Great to see our #StrathI2H10 gang this week. Huge thanks to @g-fmcn.bsky.social and @katewall.bsky.social for doing all the hard work! Working at @strath-ioe.bsky.social gives me THE best people in my life. 💗

#StrathI2H10 teaching this week was all about evidence! We explored a range of tools to gather evidence in pedagogically appropriate ways with @katewall.bsky.social & learned about #StrathI2H9 Karen Sim’s (HT Thornlie PS) approach. Another brilliant day of learning🌟 @novalauderscott.bsky.social

Our #StrathI2H10 @strath-ioe.bsky.social school leaders took much from yesterday’s National Professional Learning Event. Such a great opportunity to explore their strategic change initiatives with others across Scotland. TY for hosting @educationscotland.bsky.social. @novalauderscott.bsky.social

29 years. We must never forget. #Dunblane 💔

Fab week on #StrathIntoHeadship thinking about socially just leadership. We are so grateful to colleagues @williamquirke.bsky.social & Deirdre Grogan for their inputs on #learningforsustainability and #pedagogicalleadership respectively. We are the @strath-ioe.bsky.social @g-fmcn.bsky.social

Great @strath-ioe.bsky.social StrathPGR session with @ProfCRobinson on the puzzles of methodology this morning. Spent the afternoon in the company of my #StrathEdD buddies outlining my methodology chapter and considering positionality. Productive day after a week of leave.

@strath-ioe.bsky.social #StrathEdD writing group this morning. Participant information and invites sent to my pilot participants. Another step forward. The company of my #StrathPGR pals makes the travelling more fun. @katewall.bsky.social

Some people might think that getting your nails done to match your academic hood is a bit much….but that someone is not me!🤣🤣💅 @strath-ioe.bsky.social #StrathIntoHeadship

What a privilege it is to do the job we do! Cohort 9 will forever have a special place in our hearts as it’s our first together as a team @novalauderscott.bsky.social. A pleasure to have learned alongside these school leaders, who we are so proud of! ❤️

@g-fmcn.bsky.social and I could not be any more proud of @strath-ioe.bsky.social #StrathIntoHeadship Cohort 9. A fantastic celebration of them in the beautiful Barony Hall today. The leadership of Scotland’s schools is in great hands. We are @unistrathclyde.bsky.social ♥️

#StrathIntoHeadship Important messages here for school leaders. We will be talking about some of Kate’s brilliant work on our “data day” in March. #creativemethods #measuringwhatwevalue

Great morning at the @strath-ioe.bsky.social #StrathPGR writing group. Problems solved, interesting chat and milestones achieved. So very grateful for this community of doctoral pals. My revised literature review is complete and in the folder called “Good Enough For Now.” Data collection awaits. 😁

The Balloon Of Joy is mine!

Today was the day to dust the cheese off my brain and reacquaint myself with my thesis. Glad to have the company of @garvachy11.bsky.social @charlainesi.bsky.social @lynnej0nes.bsky.social at #StrathPGR writing group this morning. Carried on for a few hours this afternoon. Good to be back.

Christmas is coming at the Manse. Missing our wee waggy boy very much. Grateful to dear friends for tree ornaments to remember him.

5 hours at my desk with my EdD thesis today. Grateful for the support of my writing group pals for the first half, and for my husband bringing me a breakfast roll to sustain me. Doctorates Demand Calories!

Doing a doctorate can be slow and laborious, but recently I’ve enjoyed real progress. Delighted to have kept up momentum on this snowy Saturday. 1500 words written to finish a section on #mattering and lots of new articles downloaded for my next section on #ProfessionalLove.

Perfect weather conditions for a #StrathEdD Saturday. Online PGR writing group this morning, followed by an afternoon at my desk working on my thesis. I know it makes me a geek to be excited about this but I’m embracing my aca-geek! Keeeeep writing.✍️

Visited two very different but equally lovely schools this week. Lovely to witness caring, compassionate relationships and a genuine love for children. Especially loved the four-year old who said she thought I was 24! Taking that as a win.😁

This might be the most beautiful thing I have ever seen on social media. “Money is not the currency of the world; relationships are.” www.instagram.com/reel/DCKMv7x...

This looks really interesting. 👀

Have come over the rainbow to where skies are bluer and, hopefully, people are kinder.