Our survey for Gaelic Medium Education leavers closes on Tuesday and is doing very well on responses, but please help us to give it a final push so we can capture as many people's voices as possible before we head into a month of data analysis! #gaelic #gaidhlig #gàidhlig #educationresearch #careers

We're the furthest we've been yet on our focus group travels. Bha sinn ann an Steòrnabhagh agus bidh sinn ann na Hearadh anns à mhadainn. (And with each trip my learner's Gaelic is slowly improving!)

"Gaelic? It's a great flex." An update on our Gaelic Medium Education and Careers Project, as we reach the mid-point in our data collection period. Thank you to everyone who has shown such brilliant support for our project - we really appreciate it! www.emmabolger.co.uk/2025/09/gael...

Our fieldwork is underway for our GME Careers project. This week we've been out conducting the first of our focus groups with school pupils and our survey for school-leavers and young adults is live! More information here: linktr.ee/GMECareers #gaelic #gaidhlig #gàidhlig #educationresearch #careers

Information on our project researching Gaelic Medium Education and career outcomes can be found here:

I contributed a short piece to the current Comann nam Pàrant (Nàiseanta) newsletter, regarding the additional support needs (ASN) in Gaelic Medium Education (GME) group that is now running here in Glasgow. (see page 4) www.parant.org.uk/_files/ugd/5...

I am in this summer's Dyslexia Scotland magazine, Dyslexia Voice, talking about the journey to identification for children who have co-occurring conditions such as #autism and the often later identification process in #gaelicmediumeducation #GME Full text at: www.emmabolger.co.uk/2025/06/dysl...

This is also brilliant - the campaign and the TV programme.

This is brilliant - please watch if you haven't already!

I work for Scottish Book Trust and we’re running a survey for parents/teachers/kids book enthusiasts about how they find books for kids. I’d be enormously grateful if anyone can spare 5-10 mins to share their thoughts. #KidLitUK forms.office.com/e/EdVhWA0T0n

Removing bins from Glasgow park has led to 'piles of rubbish', says councillor

Full text below on my website of my guest blog post for @worldwebb.bsky.social's #TheWeekInCareers (if you work in careers and you're not subscribed on LinkedIn, I recommend you do so now! www.emmabolger.co.uk/2025/05/the-...

In 30 mins on BBC Two and @bbciplayer.bsky.social

When work doesn’t feel like it’s working.

Join us at out Paisley campus on 24 April to celebrate the Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice (ASCPP). Hear from new Director, Professor Louise Ritchie, in her lecture: "Living a Purposeful Life with Dementia." Register now 👇

You're invited! ➡️ First 100 Days of the Trump Presidency 📅 14 May, 4-5.30pm Join Professor Murray Leith as he looks back over the first 100 days of the Trump Presidency 2.0. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uws-lecture-first-100-days-of-the-trump-presidency-tickets-1291229234399

We're going to keep this open until the end of the day on Monday 21st, so if you needed a little bit longer to work on your application, or if you're not quite sure if this is for you, please do still apply! #Gaelic #Gaidhlig

Information on my forthcoming book ⤵️

A long-running study of working lives in the UK reveals surprising shifts in skills, satisfaction and inequality.

Closing date this coming Thursday, 17th April 2025! #Gaelic #Gaidhlig #Gàidhlig

**Breaking News** I'm exploring the gap in research on #AntiracistEducation in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 thro my EdD.I'm launching 👇🏽network to connect with others doing similar work in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 schools,further or higher education. If you're involved in this or know anyone that is,please get in touch and share. Thanks so much.

Hello and welcome to BlueSky to a number of new sign-ups and followers who found their way here this week via my Starter Pack. 👋

BlueSky Starter Pack for #careers sector practitioner-researchers. Let me know if you'd like to be added, or have suggestions for people that could be added to it.

I am recruiting for a Gaelic speaking Research Assistant, for my research project "Gaelic Medium Education: a career advantage for school leavers in Scotland." Please get in touch if you would like to find out more. A link to the vacancy is here: ce0974li.webitrent.com/ce0974li_web...

The Government has said they want to get Britain working - but their biggest cut has been to a disability benefit that is paid to people regardless of employment status. @ruthcurtice.bsky.social explains 👇

Families of children with autism say schools are so broken that they’ve now turned against the policy of inclusion Mainstream schools aren’t educating their children, they say, they’re damaging them I speak to them for my @heraldscotland.bsky.social Big Read www.heraldscotland.com/news/2502982...

Re the thieving techbros at #Meta, writers of work that's been anthologised should search the database by editor name. I found seven of my short stories and one of my essays have been fed to the machine this way. @societyofauthors.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Lots of great sessions for researchers coming up during the @openuniversity.bsky.social forthcoming #OpenResearchWeek

Starter Pack: I've put together a BlueSky starter pack for Careers Practitioner-Researchers and added a few of us to it. If you'd like me to me add you to it, please let me know in a reply to this post or by sending me a chat message.

As a parent of neurodiverse children I'll be attending and participating in as much as I can to learn more. The stereotypes and misconceptions misled us for so long, not realising that what we were seeing in front of us, from day 1, was neurodiversity. #neurodiversitycelebrationweek2025

An excellent opportunity!

I am very much looking forward to being the Keynote Speaker at this year's Skills Development Scotland and Scottish Graduate School of Social Science PhD partnership annual event in the summer.

For #InternationalWomensDay #IWD25 here are a couple of work/employment relevant pieces from my archives: Article contributor to The Limitations For Women In The Workplace: www.businessbecause.com/news/insight...

It’s important to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay, but what happens on the day after IWD, and the day after that? Gender inequality is a year-round problem. This #IWD25, to create change, your actions must speak louder than words. #AccelerateAction

There are lots of free online events you can attend to support your personal and professional development and wider awareness of neurodiversity during #NeurodiversityWeek Book your place here: www.neurodiversityweek.com/events

In conjunction with @glasgowcc.bsky.social Education Services, I have organised an Additional Support Needs in Gaelic Medium Education meet up for World Gaelic Week @sngaidhlig.bsky.social tomorrow in Glasgow. Soft play, playworkers, refreshments - and lots of space to chat! DM for more info!

This month's member CPD newsletter from @thecdi.bsky.social focuses on wellbeing, particularly practitioner wellbeing. As a previous editor of Veilederforum.no, when commissioning articles I asked authors to be mindful of how the issues discussed might impact personally on the career counsellor. 1/

My volunteering started young when I was a first aid cadet with @stjohnambulance.bsky.social Since then I've volunteered for charities close to my heart such as BEAT and @breastcancernow.bsky.social I am never off duty these volunteering in education, learn more about what I do in this post:

I will be co-presenting a webinar today with Dr Tania Lyden on ethics and careers practitioner-led research for HE professionals. This webinar is AGCAS members-only, but do contact me if you'd like me to talk about practitioner-led research at a future training event for your organisation.

The deadline for the UK Career Development Awards led by the @thecdi.bsky.social is fast approaching. You can see this year's categories and nominate your chosen individuals/organsiations via the link below. www.thecdi.net/training-and...

I will be co-presenting a webinar with Dr. Tania Lyden on ethics and careers practitioner-led research for higher education professionals next week. Looking forward to this, as I get to talk about some of the principles/concepts I cover in my forthcoming book on careers practitioner-led research. 1/

It's a Saturday which means it's volunteer roles time for me. I was at a board meeting for @connect.scot first thing. You might not who or what Connect is, unless you are on a PC or PTA in Scotland, but any school community here will have reaped the benefits of their existence 1/

🌟 Exciting news: I am writing a book! 🤩 Even more exciting news for you: I am looking for career development professionals to provide some input and ensure the book is exactly what you need. 📖 Find out more in the article below. www.emmabolger.co.uk/2025/02/exci...

It seems to be a national week for a lot of things that matters to me this week! So starting with one that's close to, well, my every waking minute, it's #TinnitusWeek Do any of my connections similarly also have a noisy companion in their ears? #Tinnitus A wee🧵 with my experiences follows...

It has been another busy week for my volunteer activities! Details confirmed for our next ASN in Gaelic Medium Education meet-up for parents, carers and children which will take place during Seachdain Na Gàidhlig/World Gaelic Week. #seachdainnagàidhlig #seachdainnagàidhlig2025 #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #ASN

A Saturday conference (with some of the best women working across education in Scotland)! #SWCE24 #SWCEducation25

There has been a lot of discussion about school refusal and non attendance here in the UK over the last year or so, due to significant rates of pupil absence. Here's a reminder that attendance issues aren't unique to the UK. theconversation.com/is-it-school...