The beauty and power of children seeing themselves in books...

'Language significantly shapes the world around us'. Inspiring thinking as always, @yfoley.bsky.social @morayhouse.bsky.social

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

Thinking differently about languages, learning and pedagogy. #pluriliteracies #languagesacrosslearning Danke for a braw morning to @richardtallaron.bsky.social et @scilt.bsky.social for showing us what can be... #uoepgdep

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

🧵 Today is World Mental Health Day and a good time to stop and think about our own mental health as educators. What do we do to switch off and recharge? How do we protect and promote our own wellbeing so that we can thrive in a caring profession? 🌍💚 Colleagues, students, friends - I have a question…

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...

@kdarlingmcq.bsky.social and her relentless commitment to giving our students the best of the best immersion in play pedagogy⬇️ Such great session yesterday!

Our #UoEPGDEp students are working with Dr Kathleen Forbes in a group #Place2Think session and focusing on anxiety in the classroom. Our partnership between @place2becharity.bsky.social and @morayhouse.bsky.social supports our student teachers to understand their own and their pupils’ mental health

Just leaving this here for any of our #UoEPGDEp students who might need a wee bit of fuel for presentation day tomorrow… 🤩🥐☕️

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

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

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?

@UoEPGDEp afternoon at the Botanics to explore outdoor learning opportunities and their Fröebelian inspired early years garden 🌿 🌺 🌲

'...dream a little before you think' One of the many wonderful thoughts shared today. #UoEPGDEp #steam

Yesterday, I taught a BSL lesson entirely in BSL without any voiceover from me or the interpreter. My mentor teacher said that she’s never seen the class stay so silent for 30 minutes! They were so focused and engrossed with #BSL #uoepgdep #languages

In technologies today, we were given the language Arabic and as a group we decided to explore how spring is celebrated differently. In Dubai, there is a spring festival which correlates with Chinese new year and celebrates rebirth and regrowth. #uoePGDEp

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....

Our new #football-themed resources and competition for learners in S2 and S3 in Scotland are available in both #French (Francofoot) and #Italian (Calciamo)! Discover how to get involved and submit competition entries by 23 April 2025! loom.ly/IMEKfeM

International Mother Language Day 2025 (21st Feb) 'Multilingual education not only promotes inclusive societies... It is a cornerstone for achieving equitable access to education and lifelong learning opportunities for all individuals.' www.un.org/en/observanc...

Wonderful to welcome primary and secondary colleagues @morayhouse.bsky.social to explore language learning.Social justice,empathy and purpose at the heart of discussions and playful methodologies too.Wonderful organisation from Janet De Vigne and thanks to presenters [email protected]

To our amazing #UoEPGDEp, We understand that today may bring mixed emotions as you say goodbye to Placement 1. However, we're excited to welcome you back...Join us for a breakfast catch-up on Monday morning – feel free to drop by anytime between 8:15am and 9am for 🥐, 🍓, and ☕. See email for info 😊

A beautiful story from one of our wonderful students: 'I've never been confident with other languages, so learning about them at uni has been a bit daunting...' (Read the rest in the replies below).

Pluraliteracies week at #UOEPGDEp has been inspiring, thought-provoking, and joyful. The little space-obsessed child in me especially loved learning how to sign the solar system in BSL so much that I've been sharing it with anyone who'll watch. 🌙💫🌠🌍🪐

Teamwork makes the dream work! A fabulous week exploring pluraliteracies. We looked at the many ways of incorporating languages into other curricular areas this week. So much fun with the team before we head out on placement ☺️ #UoEPGDEp

Week 9! 💭 Storylines was incredible! I cannot wait to use this with my very own class! Se riesco a contenere la mia eccitazione! 🇮🇹

Pluriliteracies Week....AMAZING! Thought provoking, fun and inspiring. We can meaningfully include languages into our teaching not only to teach children a different language, but to see, include and learn from children by including their language and stories #inclusion #UoEPGDEp #pluriliteracies

Sandwich and Language Part 2... Scrabble in Gaelic, Twister in Arabic, conversations in a number of other languages. Thanks again to everyone for making this brilliant!

Sandwich and Language (part 2) coming up! This Wednesday join us for more games and more languages (is it cheesy to add, and more fun?! 😁) A bien tôt!

Burke and Hare came to life today (sort of) at the tunnel in Old College #UoEPGDEp

Playing with language...mi turno, tu turno,Tapadh leat, الكواكب, 그림 물감 boardgames,space to talk about language&enjoy Japanese snacks courtesy of #UoEPGDEp Language Coord. first Sandwich and Language event. BSL, Korean, Arabic, French, Spanish, Gaelic and Japanese... T'was a privilege and pleasure😊

Well done group 1!

So much history and intrigue...#UoEPGDEp Thoroughly enjoyed ourStroll and Blether to Old College

The Foundation Stone for our beautiful university can be found in the Old Quad. Come to this week's Thursday Stroll and Blether (armed with a sandwich) and we'll wander up to Old College for a look. We'll meet at the earlier time of 12.10 at Charteris Land stairs.

Fun (and learning!) in the sun at Arthur's Seat this morning. Bucket school approach giving so much opportunity for exploration, food cycles, data handling, literacy and so much more! @louisehawxwell.bsky.social

UoEPGDEp artwork 🎨 extraordinaire is now hanging proudly in Charteris Land...but where? 🧐🤫

This looks like a really interesting book for #UoEPGDEp

If you haven't been, the Scottish Poetry Library is worth a visit #UoEPGDEp. You can set up an account and borrow lots of lovely books for placement (and beyond). This one caught my eye... Also, they have a beautiful terrace to enjoy! 😊

If tomorrow you find yourself free Come join me for a bit of poetry!😉 Thursday Stroll and Blether is here... Meet Charteris Land steps, 12.20 :-)

We visited, we saw, we created... Feeling totally inspired after a morning at the National Gallery, Edinburgh with the wonderful #UoEPGDEp @nationalgallery.bsky.social

Felt so inspired today hearing conversations around critical literacy and other big concepts; language, identity...who owns the literacies in our classrooms? How do we balance the power?Who's language/s is/are valued? #UoEPGDEp

Really enjoyed our first wee Thursday Stroll and Blether! We solved the mystery of the key 😋 then enjoyed looking at some old photos of former Moray House pupils. Brilliant bunch #UoEPGDEp

Tomorrow's first #PrimaryPGDE Thursday Stroll and Blether involves this mysterious looking key... Come along at 12.20pm if you'd like to know more. Charteris Land steps. Spread the word!! #UoEPGDEp @drsuechapman.bsky.social @louisehawxwell.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social @missjgm.bsky.social

A fantastic first week for our #PrimaryPGDE students at Moray House! @drsuechapman.bsky.social @missjgm.bsky.social @carolinegordon.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social

We believed in the sunshine and it arrived! Happy first #UoEPGDEp get-together! Who doesn't love a picnic?!