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CoolPlay for MacOS X

Posted on April 5, 2015 by blogmywiki

What is CoolPlay? A Coldplay tribute band? Well, yes it is – but it’s also a piece of Windows audio play out software written for BBC News between 2000 and 2010. At its simplest, it allows you to load audio … Continue reading →

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Updated list of BBC network radio URLs

Posted on April 3, 2015 by blogmywiki

Update March 2021 Please note this is a VERY old blog post and the BBC is closing the streams listed below. I mainly listen online to Fip which is not affected. Have a look here for new streaming addresses and … Continue reading →

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I’m a personality prototype – you can probably tell

Posted on March 31, 2015 by blogmywiki

I’m increasingly distrustful of personality profiling. I’m also suspicious of the ‘fixed versus growth mindset’ ideas, but the more I think about pigeonholing people into personality types, the more I think the growth mindset people like Matthew Syed are on … Continue reading →

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Supply & demand: the school staffing crisis

Posted on March 21, 2015 by blogmywiki

There is, I believe, a looming crisis in school staffing. In fact, I think it’s already here. We already know that the number of new teachers being trained is falling, and that schools struggle to retain staff after a few … Continue reading →

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Brew School

Posted on March 8, 2015 by blogmywiki

I was lucky enough to get a last-minute place on the Brew School at the Brockley Brewery in Lewisham, London. I’m a huge fan of their porter, and have always wanted to have a go at home brewing so this … Continue reading →

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