Make subject knowledge CPD your resolution for 2026 #SKPT blended learning with f22 sessions, online content & a school subsidy on completion ⏰Still time to book for sessions on #Electricity #Energy & #MatterAndSpace Find dates & details & book now https://loom.ly/OlTEmjM

It’s a sad indictment of Britain’s ignorance of nature that Sycamore Gap petitions - for a tree that mattered to humans but not nature - received tens of thousands of signatures but a petition to protect entire peatland habitats is stuck at 1,500 actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...

Soil is a miracle material providing us with food and medicine, and yet we treat it like dirt. Find out more about the wonder of soil on #WorldSoilDay. Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmJUj4Aa2kM

How amazing is this image? Stunningly beautiful. @aud2526.bsky.social have you seen this?

Primary teachers - here you go, a 🎄 goody from @nrichmaths.bsky.social You’re welcome nrich.maths.org/advent-calen...

Looking for seasonal ways to teach the curriculum outdoors this December? ❄️ Take a look at our festive outdoor lesson ideas! From “How to measure a Christmas tree” to “Create a snowstorm”, you’re sure to find something that fits into your lesson plans! Download for free 👇 ltl.org.uk/advent-calen...

Here's a nice readaloud idea for Parents/Teachers in the buildup to Christmas. Wrap all Xmas/Winter books up individually and read 1 a day from Dec 1st. @mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads

@hosphdmuses.bsky.social thought you might be interested in this

Meliorism - a wonderful word for a wonderful world…

Interested in advancing your career in Inclusive Education? Join Dr Lisa Fernandes and Dr Martin Toye for an overview of our MSc Inclusive Education and PgDip pathways for teachers of Deaf and Visually Impaired learners. 📅 Wed 19 Nov 2025 | 🕚 11–12 pm (Online) 👉 Register: edin.ac/43gcbiM

#PGDEp students @morayhouse.bsky.social Something to think about this week while on EY placement? Maybe take this as an opportunity to go outside with your classes? #OutdoorLearning #Play #GetOutside

A big good luck to our @morayhouse.bsky.social #UoEPGDEp students as they start their Early Years placement today! Enjoy every minute of getting to know your classes and schools and learning with them over the next six weeks. Keep in touch and let us know how things are going!

There is a moment at this time of year when the word ‘apricity’ really comes into view. For those who don’t know it, it was recorded only once, in 1623, before slipping out of view. Apricity is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.

Start a learning journey towards sustainable futures with 2 free courses 🌐🌳🤝​ ​ Choose a 5-week course (running now) or join our 2-week course which runs in parallel with the UN #COP30 #Climate Conference. Act now: edin.ac/4ppht4G edin.ac/4qeo9Dn

So many reasons not to use these fake cobwebs - please think carefully if you're planning to decorate for Halloween. Real cobwebs look so much more beautiful

🌟 Join the Primary Insights Network! 🔗 https://www.ase.org.uk/events/primary-insights-relevant-and-real-world-contexts Explore the EEF Improving Primary Science report & see what it looks like in real classrooms. 👩‍🏫 Session: Relevant & Real-World Contexts with Jennie Crompton-Muir. #PrimaryScience

🎓 Want to become a teacher? Join our PGDE sessions to learn how you can take the most direct route into teaching. Hear from Programme Directors Dr Sue Chapman & Steve McLeister, our admissions team, alumni, & get your questions answered. 📅Primary: 2–3pm 📅Secondary: 3:30–4:30pm 🔗Book: edin.ac/4hff0q0

Today for #AdaLovelaceDay, which celebrates the achievements of women in STEM, read about the 10 most influential women in British science history, as chosen by leading female scientists: #WomenInSTEM royalsociety.org/about-us/who...

10th October and it’s World Mental Health Day. Keep talking. Keep listening. Keep being kind (to yourself and others). We are Nature and I’ve found this is where I heal best. Love to you all.

NEARIMeet 23 October at 18.00 online on "Teachers as Researchers". Guest speaker: Prof Marilyn Cochran-Smith Book your place at www.eventbrite.ie/e/1419147150... Details at www.eari.ie/2025/09/30/a... @mairinglenn.bsky.social @marygtroche.bsky.social @marymcateer.bsky.social #research_in_practice

Might be of interest for some #uoepgdep @morayhouse.bsky.social #PrimaryScience

On today’s workplace day of action 9.10.25 and every day until a just and lasting peace is established, we stand in solidarity with Palestinians.

Hospital says toy MRI scanner helps save £150k A miniature toy MRI machine for children to play with has reduced stress, cost, and waiting times at Grantham District Hospital What a wonderful example of the power of play 💪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This Thursday 10th is World Mental Health Day 💚🗓️ A good time to reshare the practical, adaptable ideas I have collated for primary teachers and support staff in my book. (There’s also a discount @bloomsburyed.bsky.social just now!) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/100-ideas...

Exploring mechanisms in Primary Technologies - making different types of pop ups and moving models #PGDEP @morayhouse.bsky.social

Lots of new learning in Primary Science #PGDEP this week @morayhouse.bsky.social - taking science outdoors in Bucket School and exploring first hand experiences and developing observation skills by learning with snails!

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