ENDS TODAY!

Listening to Nik Kershaw and Howard Jones today, as if it's 1984, and I'm ten years old again.

Here's this week's teaching reflection, all about how I've used AI to create scaffolding to support lower ability students: matthewenglishfe.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/t... #AI #teaching

I received unsolicited advice from the supermarket checkout staff tonight as I purchased some mayonnaise: "Do you know some people add this into cake mixture? I can see why - it's so thick and creamy."

Hello to all my new followers 👋 Here’s a quick intro for those who don’t know me. I’m Gail, a surface pattern designer and illustrator based in Manchester. I’m married to the lovely @mjowen174.bsky.social and Pete the cat is the boss of us.

Best song of all-time, you ask? This must surely be a contender: open.spotify.com/track/5QIbR3... Atomic by Blondie.

AND it’s available as a notebook, which I just bought! Notebooks bring me joy. So many designs from @gailmyerscough.co.uk

Here's my latest weekly teaching reflection, this time featuring exam results and shoplifting! matthewenglishfe.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/t... #teaching #UKFE

Let us know your questions or concerns about copyright in FE anonymously via our form buff.ly/AnxXyBi and we will get those questions answered during our #AmplifyFE x CoOL SIG webinar on 13 Mar 2026 from 11:00 AM. Booking link for webinar buff.ly/HBPsJLk #Copyright #FurtherEducation #OnlineLearning

The Gail Sale is still on and there’s still bargains to be had. 50% OFF Christmas cards & wrap 20% OFF unframed prints Use code GAILSALE Ends 18 January 2026 gailmyerscough.co.uk

Check out one of our recent #AmplifyFE blog post from the winners of the ALT Award for Technology in Adult Learning (in partnership with Ufi VocTech Trust), Metaverse Learning buff.ly/Aia2gx6 #ALTc #ALTAwards2025 #VocTech #AwardWinners

The multi-talented @gailmyerscough.co.uk has done a marvellous job remodelling and reshaping my website. Go and have a look for yourselves and repost, if you please - ta very much 👍 www.mathew-owen.co.uk

Good morning EduPeople! It’s time for another #Edujobs #EduSky bulletin. If you’re looking for a new move in education but not in a classroom, this next hour is for you! Happy new year 🥳

Have you booked your place on our new #AmplifyFE webinars? This term's webinars are free to attend and open for booking. We have an excellent range of topics from creating resources with AI to copyright in FE through to immersive technology. buff.ly/FRvDbkR #AI #ImmersiveLearning #EdTech #Copyright

I am writing - here is my first blog of 2026. This year will be the year where I write all those things I promised myself I would write, when I had the time. Now I have the time. meganjanedixon.co.uk/2026/01/02/p...

My final book of 2025 was Blitz: the club that created the 80s by Robert Elms. #books #80s It left me wishing that I had been a teenager in 1980 instead of a 6-year-old.

This was one of my favourite albums of 2025, too: Through The Wall by Rochelle Jordan.

Had a wonderful morning walk along Brighton beach today. #Brighton

It’s the Gail Sale! 50% OFF Christmas cards & wrap 20% OFF unframed prints Use code GAILSALE Ends 18 January 2026 www.gailmyerscough.co.uk

Wearing my new t-shirt by @gailmyerscough.co.uk that I had for Christmas!

53rd book of 2025: a creepy YA horror story. Thirst by Darren Simpson.

I was given this book on Christmas Day and finished it on Boxing Day: the wonderful autobiography by @kathyburke.bsky.social Highly recommended!

As we celebrate George Michael's life and legacy today on the 9th anniversary of his passing (December 25, 2016), we're revisiting his dynamic discography. What is your all-time favorite George Michael album? album.ink/georgemichael

When I went to teacher school, everyone said teaching would be “hard.” I didn’t realize that the “hard” was demanding us to deny our own humanity at every turn, while being endlessly, and I mean endlessly, accommodating and compassionate.

On day 22 of 25 days of #AmplifyFE explore the VocTech Activate grant fund call from Ufi VocTech Trust, applications open on 6 January 2026 buff.ly/qlZhk6d #VocTech

Does community play a key role in your FE career? If so, please share your experience in the short @amplifyfe.bsky.social Impact Survey 2025 to help us understand the reach and impact of the AmplifyFE community ⤵️ https://bit.ly/3MDlkfC #AmplifyFE #Education #EduSky

#TopTracks2025 #MusicSky #MusicChallenge 2. Annie & the Caldwells Funk, soul and groove. A welcome throwback… youtu.be/x4xL3OGDBX0?...

Here's my last teaching reflection of the term: matthewenglishfe.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/t... #UKFE #FE

On day 20 explore the latest #AmplifyFE blog post from Zoe Tierney about her recently shortlisted work 'Regenerate: A National Forest Immersive Collaboration Transforming creative collaboration in FE through immersive technology' #ImmersiveEducation #Jisc #ALTAwards buff.ly/zoe8hYR

On Day 17 listen to our short podcast recorded & produced by the Access & Assistance for All (AAA) Youth Champions about their campaign to make #FE more accessible by design, & to increase awareness about assistive technology. Join the 19 colleges signed up #Accessibility #AmplifyFE buff.ly/rpzfx4X

We recently counted down our consensus list of the 50 Best Albums of 2025 overall and now it’s time to share our writers’ picks for their 10 favorite albums of the year! Explore our selections via album.ink/WritersFaves25 + let us know what your favorite albums of the year are.

LAST ORDERS PLEASE! You’ve got until Wednesday 17 December to order small prints, cards, wrap and slipmats for Christmas delivery. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk

There’s still time to get your #Christmas orders in! Have a look at my prints, homewares and t-shirts inspired by midcentury design, music and architecture Designed in Manchester. Made in the UK. gailmyerscough.co.uk

On day 10 of 25 Days of #AmplifyFE we feature our #FE Diary of Events Padlet, your one-stop shop to check out all the brilliant events happening for across the sector. We'd love you to add your own so we can shout about those to the AmplifyFE Community, too! #Padlet #CPD buff.ly/JnD4Kjl

Tired of the same old Christmas cards? Want something a bit different? Get your #Christmas cards and wrap here www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...

Good morning 🌅 It’s Sunday and time for another #Edujobs #EduSky bulletin. If you’re looking for a job that’s not classroom-based or even in a school, this hour is for you. Wave if you’re watching 👀 Shout if you get one 🔈 Share if I miss one ☝🏼

Hello! It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday so if you don’t know me… I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in #Manchester I create bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards gailmyerscough.co.uk

Get on the brand spanking new @8bitnorthxstitch.bsky.social website and buy her AMAZING Christmas cards!

Still looking for #Christmas gifts? Have a look at my prints, homewares and t-shirts inspired by midcentury design, music and architecture Designed in Manchester. Made in the UK. gailmyerscough.co.uk

No surprises here! www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...

This album really is so good. Some of the tracks sound like lost songs from Bjork's album "debut", and I mean that as the highest compliment. "Fallen Cloud" and "Amnesia" in particular would fit right in. Amazing stuff. #music #albums

What are you reading at the moment? Today I finished this brilliant YA thriller: Traumaland by Josh Silver (2025). I was not emotionally prepared for the ending. #books #YA

I'm not doing Black Friday discounts this year. It’s just me in my Manchester studio. I can't compete with big brands slashing prices. Every purchase keeps my tiny business going. Shop independent this Christmas gailmyerscough.co.uk

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve attended: Robyn Prince Pet Shop Boys Janelle Monae Cyndi Lauper

Story Skeleton—Magpie Murders In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m... #storystructure #writingcommunity #booksky

New post up on the Chopping Blog 🪓🪓

Current favourite album: open.spotify.com/album/6HgcWT... Chin up Buttercup by Austra #music #albums