Is this the earliest Spring ever?
Blossom out early
Bees already buzzing
Lawns growing like it’s May
Are you seeing signs of an earlier spring where you are?
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#Spring2026 #ClimateChange #Nature #Gardening #GoingGreen
The “home workshop” has gone next level…
Dye sublimation
Laser-cut screen printing
Computer embroidery
This isn’t a hobby anymore… it’s a micro-factory.
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#Innovation #Education #Manufacturing #EdTech #Entrepreneurship
Circles. Tangents. Chords.
Why do these cause so much panic?
Because they look complicated.
In reality:
Just a handful of rules
Repeated again and again
Master the patterns → easy marks.
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#Education #GCSE #MathsTeaching #STEM
10 DAYS TO GO
– Cameras & Filming Plan
Filming in a sailing environment adds an extra layer of complexity to an already demanding learning experience.
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#Filmmaking #Sailing #ContentCreation #LearningJourney
“Another crisis is coming… apparently. Before you panic-buy 48 loo rolls, here’s the sensible approach:
1–2 weeks of food
Tinned + frozen basics
Don’t waste money
Prepared ≠ panicking.
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#Sustainability #Resilience #FoodSecurity #CostOfLiving
DIY Physics in Action
Why spend £250 on an air track when you can build one?
Aluminium tube
Drill
Air blower
Result:
Floating gliders
Near frictionless motion
Very impressed students
Best bit?
They get to see how physics equipment actually works
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I told my students that skipping generates electricity…
They believed me
Wire + motion + Earth’s magnetic field = induced current ⚡
Hold both wires together → currents cancel → nothing happens.
Best lessons come from proving the teacher wrong.
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11 Days to go The Packing begins
Space onboard is limited, so soft bags, minimal clothing, and practical waterproof storage become essential.
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#Sailing #TravelPreparation #Minimalism #RYA #Croatia
The UK is now adding folic acid to white flour.
A small tweak… but a BIG impact on preventing birth defects.
Is this smart public health — or “mass medication”?
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#PublicHealth #FoodPolicy #Sustainability #Healthcare #UK
Editing a video shouldn’t take longer than the filming… but it usually does
Rough cut first
“Good enough” beats perfect
Fix audio early
Set fake deadlines
Done is better than perfect.
Always.
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#ContentCreation #VideoEditing
Turn your garden into a science lab
Become a Garden Detective using a biological key to identify insects, plants and more.
Follow the clues. Make decisions. Solve the puzzle.
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#Biology #STEMEducation #ScienceEducation
I have an 18-135mm but its f4 and I wondered about the extra stop for low light of the 2m-70 f2.8. I might just pack that as well. My wife might not notice.😀
Day 12 – The Kit Question
Do I need salopettes for Croatia in April?
Warm… but wet Sunny… but windy
Currently: No salopettes
This may be a mistake
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#Sailing #Preparation #OutdoorLearning #RYA #Croatia
Do your Easter eggs feel smaller this year?
You’re not imagining it…
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#Sustainability #SupplyChain #ClimateChange #FoodIndustry #Easter
If you could only take ONE lens on a sailing holiday… what would it be?
For me, it’s simple:
24–70mm (full-frame equivalent)
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#Photography #SailingLife #CameraGear #DSLR #ContentCreator #BoatLife #TravelPhotography
Flexible businesses don’t rely on just one type of worker
Core workers = skilled, permanent, multi-skilled Peripheral workers = flexible, temporary, used when needed
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#BusinessStudies #ALevels #Education #FlexibleWorking #LabourMarket
What does “Competent Crew” actually mean?
Apparently more than just making tea and looking confident…
Knots, steering, sail handling & living onboard
13 days to go…
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#Sailing #RYA #LearningJourney #Teamwork #PersonalDevelopment
CO₂ levels just hit 432.5 ppm
Only weeks ago we passed 430.
That’s not a trend… that’s acceleration.
We measure it daily at Mauna Loa. We understand it. But are we acting fast enough?
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#ClimateAction #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #NetZero
Born BC (Before Calculators)
We used
Log tables
Slide rules
To turn: × into + ÷ into −
Maths wasn’t slower… just smarter.
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#Maths #STEM #Teaching #Education #SlideRule #Logarithms #BackToBasics
We went to the Moon in 1969 with 64KB of memory.
Today, your phone has millions of times more power.
How have computers changed?
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#Computing #STEM #Apollo11 #Technology #Education #DigitalSkills
Day 14 – Meet the Crew
“Who Exactly Am I Sailing With?”
Wife, Rosamund John and Emi the other winners, and Sunsail Instructor and Steve and Judy in a Catamaran with us, from Sailing Fair Isle.
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Balloons might look harmless… but every release ends as litter somewhere else.
If you wouldn’t throw plastic in a river, why release it into the sky?
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#Sustainability #EnvironmentalImpact #WildlifeProtection #GoingGreen
Why 360 cameras are taking over action filming
No more missed shots No more filming your elbow No more guessing the angle
Film EVERYTHING → choose later
Game changer for sailing, sport & teaching
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#Innovation #360Video #Education
Why do students struggle with titration questions?
They come up EVERY year… yet still cause problems.
I look at how to improve your marks.
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#Chemistry #GCSEChemistry #ALevelChemistry #Titration #RevisionTips #STEM #ScienceEducation
Struggling to play in different keys?
Learn the 1–4–5 trick:
C → C F G D → D G A E → E A B
Same pattern, different start
Stop thinking notes
Start thinking numbers
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#MusicEducation #Learning #Piano #Teaching #SkillsDevelopment
15 days to go… and I’m finally going to learn to sail properly
At 68
Croatia (near Trogir)
Crew: me, Rosamund, John & Emi
Two boats (monohull + catamaran!)
Filmed by crew of sailing Fair Isle
With Sunsail
What could possibly go wrong?
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Radioactivity…
This week students used a handheld detector to test:
common everyday objects
Even a smoke alarm!
The smoke alarm barely reads above background.
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#STEMEducation #PhysicsTeaching #ScienceEducation #GCSE #ALevel #RadiationSafety
The world may be heading into a diesel shortage…
Bad news for prices—but could it be good news for the planet?
Crises often accelerate change. Could this push us faster towards electric, hydrogen, and cleaner transport?
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#ClimateStrategy
I think I might actually be organised for our sailing holiday
Insurance
Taxi
Cash
Kit
Cameras + storage system
Big question now…
Do I need salopettes for Croatia in April?
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#Sailing #Planning #Preparation #RiskManagement #pmrsailing
Freshwater fish populations have crashed by 81% since 1970.
Not oceans. Not forests. Our rivers.
Out of sight. Out of mind. But a massive warning sign for ecosystems and water quality.
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#Sustainability #Environment #ClimateAction #Biodiversity