DIVERSITY IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION 1/The annual data report tracking #MinorityEthnic teacher nos 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 has been published for 2025. Numbers remain stubbornly low with <2% of all teachers being #BAME. Still <1% are in any form of management position. Key points in the 🧵👇🏽 www.gov.scot/publications...

Climate change: Children's version Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024 - 2029. Supports learning & sets out how Scottish Government & partners will respond to impacts of climate change 2024 - 2029. www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-national-adaptation-plan-2024-2029-childrens-version/documents/

A space for collective action in hugely concerning times. The power of creating community spaces to share tools, ask questions and recognise the importance of anti-racist education. Join @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social on Monday 29th for this vital Professional Learning opportunity ⬇️

#PrimaryPGDE @morayhouse.bsky.social #OutdoorLearning

Our #UoEPGDEp IncludingAll mini-conference has started. @drsuechapman.bsky.social began with a clear opening message about belonging and mattering. @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social now asks questions about the ethics of care and the relational nature of teaching.Important and grounding messages for us all.

This is a remarkable piece of #earlymathematics from Durham’s ‘Young Minds, Big Maths’. If you work or have an interest in #earlyyears and/or #mathematics you really should download this **FREE** booklet 👇🏼👇🏼

@kdarlingmcq.bsky.social @bethchristie.bsky.social This sounds good!

We want to understand how people are engaging with freshwater spaces across the UK. The good, the bad or even the ugly. You don't need to be a swimmer, you could just enjoy going to these spaces. Either way would be great to hear your thoughts 🥰 lovewindermere.co.uk/get-involved/

Excited to see our Bucket School chapter in print! Big thanks to Nicky Bolton for being fantastic co-author, editors Lucy Sors and Ruth Unsworth for support, encouragement, kindness and patience as we wrote, re-wrote, edited and re-edited! #OutdoorLearning #PlaceResponsivePedagogies #BucketSchool

Wishing all the fabulous probationers from #PGDEPrimary @morayhouse.bsky.social a fantastic first day with their new classes! Take a moment before the children arrive this morning to take a pause, reflect and be proud of everything you've achieved to get here. Enjoy every moment! 😍😍

You're Invited: STEAM Garden as a Provocation – Teaching, Community & Transdisciplinary Research Practices. Join us for a two-day immersive experience exploring how teaching, community engagement, & collective artistic practice can shape innovative, transdisciplinary research. Book- edin.ac/44pBiRb

#UoEPGDEp - some more great advice here for setting up an Early Years classroom space….

I’m chuffed to be in great company here… some great books from @andrewcowley23.bsky.social @adrianbethune.bsky.social and @suecowley.bsky.social amongst others! Sale on til 11th July if you’re looking for a bargain! @bloomsburyed.bsky.social ⬇️

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (born #OnThisDay in 1836) was a pioneering physician and suffragette. She was the first woman in Britain to qualify as a doctor, co-founding the London School of Medicine for Women and paving the way for other women in the profession. #WomenInSTEM

Day 7 #30dayswildmultilingual - all about caterpillars and butterflies - I know this comes up on a Saturday this year, but in past years, it has been a school favourite! #30dayswild

Born #OnThisDay in 1918 was Ruth Sanger FRS. She was known for her work on human red cell antigens and the genetic mapping of the human X chromosome. Her work on blood groups helped make blood transfusions safer. #HistoryOfScience #WomenInSTEM

Day 6 #30dayswildmultilingual - from shapes to colours: blue, yellow, red...can you find them in nature and name them? Is "red" the shortest word out of the 3 in all languages? #30dayswild

Are you: ⭐the parent of an autistic child and their neurotypical sibling (both 5 - 12 years & within 5 years of each other)? ⭐in Scotland? We are recruiting for a study looking at how parents support autistic children and their siblings to play together. More info/register interest: edin.ac/4mWJsrw

Day 3 #30dayswildmultilingual - Is it raining? Talk about the weather in different languages, and if you can find a puddle, jump in it and share what sound it makes across the world! #30dayswild

Day 2 #30dayswildmultilingual: look for (or draw) daisies and name them in different languages. Maybe one big classroom daisy with different languages on each petal? #30dayswild

Did you visit Windermere as a child? Maybe you grew up by the lake or holidayed there? In partnership with Love Windermere we're collecting childhood memories of Windermere for my @britishacademy.bsky.social funded Guardians of the falls project lovewindermere.co.uk/get-involved/

Always love taking part in #30DaysWild in June, #30DaysWildMultilingual sounds fantastic! Doesn't have to be in June, can be anytime of the year! #PGDEp @morayhouse.bsky.social something for your classes to explore maybe? #Pluriliteracies #outdoors @carolinegordon.bsky.social have you seen this?

The Scottish Sensory Centre, is hiring a Teacher of Autistic Children and Young People with Sensory Impairment. Full-time post until March 31st 2026. May also be offered as a secondment. Be quick - closes 12th June! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Do you: ⭐work in a UK school with a sensory room/garden AND ⭐work with pupils with additional support needs/special educational needs? If so, please complete this questionnaire for a study to help develop resources for using multi-sensory environments to best support pupils. Grateful for reposts!

If you a care experienced adult (16+ years) in Scotland OR the supporter of a care experienced child/adult in Scotland (e.g. foster parent) join us online on Fri 30th May to talk about how sib relationships of care experienced people could be better supported. Sign up and more info: edin.ac/4cIYdcs

More amazing science explorations and investigations from Natalie and P5! #PGDEp @morayhouse.bsky.social #PrimaryScience

Amazing skeletons! Fantastic to see Morgan and her P5 class taking science outdoors! #PrimaryScience #PGDEp @morayhouse.bsky.social

As your baby grows as a language user, they are absorbing and practicing many things all at once. Check out this fantastic little “reader” shared to TT by carrierad. (Thread 🧵)

Sir David Attenborough has supported us since Learning through Landscapes was founded over 35 years ago. Today, on #OutdoorClassroomDay and Sir David's 99th birthday, Carley Sefton reflects on the importance of storytelling for inspiring a connection with nature. Read 👇 ltl.org.uk/news/inspire...

Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

#PGDEp @morayhouse.bsky.social looks like a great book to support learning and teaching in science!

These are fantastic Fiona @scotdeafteacher.bsky.social Thank you so much for creating and sharing them!

Calling river-lovers: your river needs you! The Big River Watch runs until 1 May. Spend 15 mins by your local river, record what you see in the free BRW app––& help create a clearer picture of UK river health. I'm taking part. More here. @theriverstrust.bsky.social theriverstrust.org/take-action/...

There is a "machine" here that extracts CO2 from the atmosphere, produces oxygen, builds itself, is cheap and additionally delights us with its splendor and beauty.💚🌱🌿☘️🌲🌳🍀💚 👇👇👇It is called tree👇👇👇

A pedagogy of hope is found in authentic relationships, with the children, colleagues and parents. It is found in small acts of kindness. 1

#UoEPGDEp @morayhouse.bsky.social #OutdoorClassroomDay falls during your UY placement...how will you celebrate the day with your classes?

"Happy Sign Language Week!" – Alison Hendry, Student Adviser, with her Hearing Dog, Gerry! 🐶✨ Celebrating BSL & ISL, marking 21 years since BSL was officially recognised in the UK. Stay tuned on Instagram (@morayhouseuoe) for signing demos & our BSL journey! #SignLanguageWeek #BritshSignLanguage

Just a reminder #PGDEp @morayhouse.bsky.social that it's British Science Week this week (7-16 March). Loads of great stuff out there to explore science with your classes while on placement, including the activity packs from British Science Association www.britishscienceweek.org/activity-pac....

Some great ideas here for teaching electricity - thanks @dannynic.bsky.social for sharing! #PrimaryScience #UoEPGDEp

Synchronised Starlings Studland - by Dorset artist, and children's book author & illustrator, Gill Williams... who knows a thing or two about painting murmurations! More of this artists wonderful murmurations (and other landscapes and seascapes) here: gillwilliamsart.weebly.com #birds #birdart 🪶🌿

earlymaths.org Family postcards; support for mixed year group maths, story books linked to maths, increasing the maths value of your settings, classrooms & continuous provision, are all **HERE & FREE** 👇🏼 along with our spatial reasoning work with Surrey Uni 👇🏼👇🏼 Please do take a look around 🙌🏼

Lovely day / overnight trip near Jedburgh catching up with friends this weekend. Spent the evening chatting and watching the local wildlife on the 'wildlife cam'!

If you want to share a really special gift this #ValentinesDay, read to a child. It's an expression of love that will last a lifetime ❤️ @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

11 February 2025 is the 10th International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Gender equality in science is crucial for building a better future for all, yet women and girls continue to face barriers in pursuing scientific careers. #womeninstem Read more: buff.ly/31I43X2 and buff.ly/40xxxHo

Tomorrow is the 10th International Day of Women & Girls in Science - exploring the critical role of women in scientific innovation & discussing the need for inclusive media representation to challenge stereotypes. Progress being made but much still to do. unes.co/u2dirj

British Science Week activity packs now available at www.britishscienceweek.org/activity-pac...

Another opportunity to engage your classes with live lessons during British Science Week! @morayhouse.bsky.social #PGDEp #PrimaryScience