Welsh exile. Tester & accessibility specialist. Married to @illogicalowl. Carer, vociferous reader, Methodist/Anglican, lefty pragmatist. He/they 🏳️‍🌈

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Breaking my Twitter absence to share this incredible tool built by my colleagues, it's AI-powered (ChatGPT 4o) but tuned to provide high quality, age-appropriate content, without annoying Americanisms & AI howlers. If you know any teachers that could benefit, send it their way!
Whether it’s creating bespoke resources or helping you tailor content to your class, Aila can transform your lesson prep. Aila will help speed things along —giving you more time to bring your lessons to life.
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Image alt text: Introducing Aila Our free AI-powered teaching assistant [Photo of a smiling teacher typing at a laptop in a classroom]
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Please be aware that currently the M11… who did NOT die.
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SKY NEWS HAS A VIRTUAL LARRY
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General Election Voting Info Pls share 1. Register to vote. If you're not registered, you must do it by 18 June for the General Election. gov.uk/register-to-vote 2. Voting in person? You need valid photo ID. Check if yours is valid electoralcommission.org.uk/v… 3. Apply for postal vote by 19 June. If you'll be away, or want a postal vote do it here... gov.uk/apply-postal-vote
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Come work with me at @OakNational! We're hiring for up to 2 QA Analysts. You'll be embedded in one of our product squads, and also communicating & promoting quality as a culture across engineering, design & product functions. app.beapplied.com/apply/njjh… Remote role, £55k salary.
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Replying to @MartinSLewis
There’s been a lot of speculation online about new rules requiring online marketplaces to share certain details with us, and what this means for taxpayers. The reality? There are no changes to tax rules for people who use online marketplaces. More info 👇 x.com/HMRCgovuk/status/17426…

There’s been a lot of speculation online about new rules requiring online marketplaces to share certain details with us, and what this means for taxpayers. The reality? There are no changes to tax rules for people who use online marketplaces. More info 👇 ow.ly/kVYQ50QnwsY
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Pls share. Many are worried after reports that Etsy, eBay, Vinted etc will start automatically passing sales info to HM Revenue. To set your mind at rest, best to read our full guide at moneysavingexpert.com/news/2…, but in brief 1. There is no new tax 2. Unless you're 'trading' selling your old stuff isn't taxed 3. Only sales over c£1,700 or more than 30 items a year are reported
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Judging by the mass of bins put out on my road one day early, clearly not enough of my neighbours are avid users of the Leeds Bins app. I for one welcome the dawn of the age of @thomasforth!
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Happy New Year! Start your 2024 the right way by watching a livestream of my guinea pigs tearing up their cage in anticipation of imminent feeding: twitch.tv/rightsaidjames

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I wrote about setting New Year intentions when you have a chronic illness/disability & why they’re the solution if you struggle with a resolution. #pwME #MECFS #NewYearsResolutions #Substack open.substack.com/pub/slowli…

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I've updated my accessibility for designer kit: - the checklist now has the AA WCAG2.2 criteria - new component to annotate mockup areas (landmarks for example) - a list of resources Get it here: shop.stephaniewalter.design/…
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My cartoon for this week’s @GuardianBooks / @GdnSaturday
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Really thrilled to have been involved in making this happen - exploring all these curriculum plans via our shiny new visualiser almost makes me want to go back to school 😀 (Almost.)
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Our new curriculum plans cover: 📚English 📐Maths 🧪Science 👑History 🌍Primary geography 🎶Secondary music We created them with a team of partners and subject experts and each is aligned to the national curriculum. Take a look: thenational.academy/
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⏰ In the coming days we’ll start sharing @OakNational’s new curricula and teaching resources. I’m so proud of the work of our partners and team. But I always try to be honest. So, in @tes I've shared three limitations and one thing we have learnt. Here's the summary🧵👇
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📢 Our second round of open procurement has launched today offering opportunities for education organisations across the sector.

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I’m unable to run my guinea pig Twitch stream today because this little rascal is persistently humping her cagemates (for dominance purposes, I assume) and I think that sort of scandalous behaviour would get me banned from the platform!
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