VisitCardiff is the official accommodation booking provider for #BELMAS2026. They have offered specially negotiated accommodation rates for BELMAS delegates. BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATION HERE: tinyurl.com/y2xnpahk Please note that no payment is required at the time of booking accommodation.

New publication with my colleague Evelyn Pizarro: School leadership preparation and development policies and programmes: comparative perspectives from Australia and Spain. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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We’re delighted to announce our first keynote speaker for #BELMAS2026: David Gurr, Professor of Educational Leadership in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne. We’re beyond excited to welcome David as a keynote. Find out more about David, here: tinyurl.com/3as99w5k

Delighted to be at the opening session of the @weraedresearch.bsky.social / ANPED focal meeting in João Pessoa , Brazil . Greatly looking forward to 5 days of engagement, discussion & a little fun! #educationalresearch

Hello, Belgrade! #ECER2025

Congratulations, @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

“Reframing Teacher Wellbeing: Policy, Leadership, and Localized Insight through Asia as Method” Wellbeing isn't just personal, it’s shaped by policy, leadership, and culture. My new paper offers a framework grounded in Hong Kong’s context and Asia as Method. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Would you like to present at the BELMAS Conference 2026 in Cardiff, Wales? Get all the details on how to submit your abstract here: tinyurl.com/3as99w5k

And an excellent chapter it is!

📣 This just arrived at my office! I wrote chapter 10 and @julie67.bsky.social wrote chapter 13! Thank you, as always to the fabulous critical friends @uofgheadship.bsky.social and @bernimoreno.bsky.social who provide incisive and constructive feedback along the way! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Thrilled to have contributed a chapter to this important book with my colleagues: David Gurr, Helen Goode and Lawrie Drysdale: Future-Focused Approach for the Preparation and Development of Teacher and Middle Leaders.

Thanks so much for being respondent in our Sustainable School Leadership symposium @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social - & for coming to my keynote today. I talked about how the global polycrisis is impacting on children, and therefore schools/leaders - meaning they must focus on well-being & care.

Real educational change doesn’t come from policies—it comes from people. The future of education is not in bureaucratic reforms but in grassroots movements led by students, teachers, and communities. #LeadChange #EducationReform

We are excited to be part of the #ISLDN symposium @belmasoffice.bsky.social in advance of the book publication in August 2025. @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social @bernimoreno.bsky.social

Very excited to have contributed a chapter in this important book with some of my unimelb colleagues! Book coming out in August!

Alison Mitchell giving a fantastic response to the Sustainable School Leadership study BELMAS 2025. Key message - we need to look after and support our Headteachers. @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social @tobygreany.bsky.social @mikecollins99.bsky.social @tomperry74.bsky.social @belmasoffice.bsky.social

This Friday at 12pm, at #BELMAS2025 conference, The @BelmasLPDRIG will host a talk by Dr Anna Cristina D'Addio - Chief Thematic/ Policy Global Education Monitoring Report – UNESCO @GEMReport This is a hybrid event. bookings close tonight. Register here: t.co/COCHVU29YB

Gaston Bacquet on the reframing of the concept of inclusive education to include all aspects of our lived experience, with insights from Chilean teacher training #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/non-violence-inclusive-education/

Thanks to @icsei.bsky.social for inviting to provide keynote at Regional Event in Wales hosted by @cardiffmet.bsky.social & @welshgovernment.bsky.social. I thoroughly enjoyed participating in the day & look forward to further connections & collaborations @morayhouse.bsky.social @alm30.bsky.social

Congratulations to the team bringing together @icsei.bsky.social Wales 2025 Regional Event (particularly @alm30.bsky.social and Prof Michelle Jones) Cardiff Metropolitan University. Brilliant example of bringing together research, policy, and practice in a meaningful way.

The BELMAS Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 5th July during the 2025 BELMAS Conference in Brighton. Members will have the chance to submit questions in advance for the Trustee Board to address during the meeting. Find out more and submit your questions here: tinyurl.com/y2eecvew

The BELMAS AGM takes place on Saturday 5th July during the BELMAS Conference at the Leonardo Royal Waterfront Hotel in Brighton. To ensure we offer flexibility for all members to attend, the AGM will be held both in person and online. Find out more and register:

I'll be in the UK for the release! Looking forward to reading this, Andy.

My 10 top tips for early career academics - the full graphic is here. @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @hargreaves-s.bsky.social @stephanie-hill.bsky.social @uottawaedu.bsky.social @andreastringer.bsky.social @headteacherchat.bsky.social @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social @bernimoreno.bsky.social

Planning on joining us at the BELMAS Conference? If you’re travelling solo or if this is your first time at the BELMAS Conference, we will be hosting a Welcome Networking Session at 5.15pm on Friday 4th July. Check out the full programme and register here: tinyurl.com/44ywnfes

#ICSEI2026 proposal system is open with the deadline for submissions being 8 June 2025! Proposals will only be accepted through the ICSEI Conference Proposal Submission System. Find out more here: icsei.org/wp-content/u...

#18 "Keep your nose to the ground & stay close to the action, & you will pick up things long before other people notice them in larger patterns or before they surface in official policies". 31 quotes in 31 days fom The Making of an Educator. @tobygreany.bsky.social @belmasoffice.bsky.social

Excited to see my latest publications with such esteemed colleagues. www.emerald.com/insight/cont...

#13 "Teaching is more akin to community medicine, eldercare, or mental health, where the evidence is less clear than in clinical, surgical, or pharmacological practice". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @bernimoreno.bsky.social @intlednews.bsky.social @learningpit.bsky.social

Join us on Thursday for the next event from the International and Comparative Education RIG entitled ‘Beyond Binaries: Cosmopolitan Nationalism in US Global Education Initiatives’, with guest speaker, Professor Laura Engel. Registration closes at midnight (UK) tonight! tinyurl.com/4h33nk8a

The Journal Editors of Leadership and Policy in Schools are calling for papers for a special issue entitled ‘Collaborative Innovation in Education: Exploring the Roles of Leadership and Policy’. Full papers may be submitted between 1st June and 30th November 2025, here: tinyurl.com/25z6p7bv

Welcome to the official account for the BELMAS Leadership Preparation and Development RIG! This account is managed by co-convenors: @bernimoreno.bsky.social @debouthwaite.bsky.social and Susanne Sahlin. Please follow us! 😊 @belmasoffice.bsky.social

New from EMAL: ‘Principal Discipline Decision-Making: Choices and Challenges’ By Amy McLaughlin, Jeff H Walls and Sharon Kruse. Read it here: tinyurl.com/5xwhbmxj

The 2025 BELMAS Conference takes place 4th – 6th July in Brighton, England. This year’s theme is ‘Turbulence, Reform and Development in Educational Leadership, Management and Administration’ For a taste of what to expect and to secure your tickets, head here: www.belmas.org.uk/events/belma...

There isn’t long left to apply for the second round of BELMAS Bursaries. The Doctoral Bursary and Leadership and Practitioner Bursary applications are only available until midnight (UK time) on Sunday 30th March. Make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to apply! tinyurl.com/48z78nfs

www.linkedin.com/posts/alison... @whitehillsec.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

Apply now for the second round of BELMAS bursaries. There are four Doctoral Bursaries at £2000 each and one Leadership and Practitioner Bursary at £1000 available. Applications close on Sunday 30th March. Find out more and apply. tinyurl.com/48z78nfs

Bluesky – we’re so happy to be here!

Excellent presentation today on the career progression of AP’s in Victoria. Many similar themes within the Irish context and the significant role Principals play in mentoring and supporting middle leaders. #serendipity @bernimoreno.bsky.social #UniversityofMelbourne @icsei.bsky.social

Brand new #WomenEd online event celebrating #InternationalWomensDayon March 8th. For all women and girls 🙋🏽‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️🧕🏼🤰🏻 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womened-ri...

Loving Patagonia! What a trip 🇨🇱

Call for Proposals to #ECER2025 Belgrade "Charting the Way Forward: Education, Research, Potentials and Perspectives". 8 - 12 September 2025. #EdResearch #EduSci #EmergingResearchers Submission deadline: 31 Jan 2025. The Call: eera-ecer.de/fileadmin/us...

Wonderful Wise Women right here 👇

Part 2 of @womened.bsky.social special issue on Women & Leadership is out! What an enriching experience being guest co-editor with Deb Outhwaite, Lizana Oberholzer and @vivienneporritt.bsky.social Huge thanks to Alma Harris and Michelle Jones. Editorial here! t.co/5IVfE8UVnF

Congratulations to the #educationalresearch community in Latin America who have launched the Latin American Association for Research in Education (ALIE) www.clacso.org/lanzamiento-... @weraedresearch.bsky.social @ecer-eera.bsky.social @beranews.bsky.social @esai-irl.bsky.social #edusky

Come and lead our Faculty of Social Sciences at #Stirling University which includes our fab #Education Division www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS617/d... @markrpriestley.bsky.social

This is going to be a brilliant congress with a great lineup of school visits, network exchanges, paper sessions, roundtables, innovate sessions and keynotes #ICSEI2025 2025.ICSEI.net

What a line up!

One of our FREE research articles is on balancing motherhood and senior leadership! What an amazing opportunity to work with 3 incredible women leaders for this #SpecialIssue of @slamjrnl #WomenEd. Emily, Jo, Lucy and Nicola, you are amazing! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9PMQH...