Marina Robb
@MarinaRobb
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Orthodox Christian ☦, theologian, philosopher, art historian, teacher 🎓 AD⚡️HD - Archived Account Find me on Bluesky
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Joined June 2009
Aristotle: Ancient Greece’s greatest philosopher? 📣 #RSstudents and #RSteachers, check out this episode of You're Dead to Me, the @BBCRadio4 comedy podcast where @Greg_Jenner puts a historian and a comedian together. 👉 https://t.co/KeRIk2amug
#Aristotle #YoureDeadtoMe
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Join Greg and his guests to learn all about ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle.
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New blog post! Maryam Bham calls for urgent reflection on the government’s decision to remove bursaries for RE trainees. When we defund subjects that nurture empathy and moral reasoning, what kind of society will we create? https://t.co/LquxabYDpO
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📣 #RSteachers, have you seen the #OCRTrain e-course from #CambridgeOCRRS for #ALevel #ReligiousStudies? It includes marking exercises to build your confidence in the subject. 👉 Find it in Teach Cambridge under >Assessment >Exams >Online courses.
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St Edward the Confessor is one of the few early English saints of whom we still have relics (they are behind the high altar at Westminster Abbey). Until around 1350 he, St Edward Martyr and St Gregory the Great were the patron saints of England.
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Beautiful Aidan 🧵
I had the honour of being asked by His Majesty King Charles III to paint an icon of St Edward the Confessor (1003-1066 AD) for him to give as a gift to Pope Leo XIV on his state visit yesterday, 23rd October. The meeting and the exchange of gifts has been widely covered in the…
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What endures when memory fades? From alien inheritance to Plato’s charioteer and the atman–anatta debate — a classroom reminder that philosophy still matters. 🪐💭 🔗 https://t.co/03U0aTlLcT
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Always highly recommend these sessions
We had a brilliant #New2RE session this week with Lat Blaylock 😁 Here’s a snapshot of the feedback from ECTs and TWOs who are new to teaching RE. If you know anyone who is eligible, please share details of our next free session on November 10th https://t.co/IiFiqwDEKk
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Looks like he knew his job was on the line
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Just gone down a rabbit hole tracking down a reference for a widely cited quote from Lee Iacocca. Turns out most of the citations are wrong. Here's the full quote from "Where have all the leaders gone" (Scribner, 2007):
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Had a little #REteachersOnTour excursion to the @britishmuseum and the Ancient India: Living Traditions Exhibition Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism. Plus a peek into the Reading Room
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Why study religion? The study of religion prepares you for more than a career—it prepares you for life. Stanford University explains more 👉 https://t.co/HaDJEgE0z8
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Russian fingerprints are all over Reform Farage had his own show on Russia Today Russia Today was banned in the UK for being a propaganda channel for Putin Adam Banks married a Russian, found £ 8 million for Brexit & celebrated his win with the Russian ambassador & this 👇
Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges
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Nigel Farage's attendance record as an MEP was 748 out of 751, yet he turned up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian disinformation. Now one of his MEPs has admitted taking bribes to spread Russian propaganda. Why is this not all over the media?
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Sadly more people aspire to be theologians than saints.
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School starts a day later than I thought. It's like finding fiver down the back of the sofa.
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Israel bombed a hospital. Rescue workers and reporters rushed to recover the dead and the wounded. Israel bombed the hospital again. Live on TV. Read that again. Our government’s legacy will be its complicity in crimes against humanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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Two letters sent to my MP @KateOsamor this morning asking for the Govt to be held to account. Hoping for the usual positive and proactive response.
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The best way to increase the number of your students getting a grade 4 is by improving your school. Better behaviour, better curriculum, better teaching. Worrying about bell curves and stuff is a red herring. Better schools. That's the answer.
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I'm a bit touched today. Had a lovely little flurry of emails from Year 11 boys announcing their results and thanking me for teaching them 😀📝🎉
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Disabled people who rely on social care are still struggling to pay their personal assistants, more than a month after a catastrophic technology failure. https://t.co/MDZn9H8HKi
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Disabled people who rely on social care are still struggling to pay their personal assistants (PAs), more than a month after a catastrophic technology failure. The failure struck on 13 July and hit…
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