*What makes or breaks teaching for young people?* I have a new open-access paper out in @berj-2025.bsky.social bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Teacher-makers and teacher-breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching 🧵(1/11)

I'm feeling very forswunk this week. Slightly concerned as it's only September and there's another 10 months of the academic year to go 🙈

Finding ways to make Bluesky work for me 🦦🦦🦦

Reward for getting up and out early this morning 😍 #run #menorunner #10ktraining

Next up we have the inspiring, education rock star God (determined by @draimeequicks.bsky.social), @domwyse.bsky.social

An exciting morning of cross-phase teacher learning for primary and secondary ITE at @leedstrinity.bsky.social organised by the fabulous @aligriff.bsky.social and Jo Hopton. Staring with inspirational botheredness from @hywelroberts.bsky.social

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Education reform deserves language that reflects its complexity. When policy borrows corporate vocabulary, we risk reducing teaching to a transaction rather than a deeply human, transformative process, says Dr O'Donnell. #ECER2025 #EduSci...

Loved this session! It was great to work with such supportive colleagues and to feel so much joy in the room for narrative methods and social justice ❤️

Happy to share that after an exciting collaboration (herding cats) with excellent co-authors @draimeequicks.bsky.social @edpodesta.bsky.social and Megan Stephenson our research paper on challenging the golden thread in ITE is now available open access 🎉 @beranews.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/berj...

Big paper and big pens at the ready! Counting down to our workshop at #BERA2025. Hope to see lots of colleagues there for some story telling, networking and future planning 📚✏️

Live footage of the training for the new Ofsted framework....

In a very fitting metaphor for July in academia I seem to have killed the office plant.... #academicsky

Aries: The only thing holding you back from your dreams is you, and the threat of imprisonment.

Cat has nailed the ultimate summer body sunbathing pose 😎

A provocative start from Prof Paul Miller, challenging us to think about colonialism, decoloniality and curriculum. Lots to take forward with our ITE students.

Looking forward to a day of rich and challenging conversation about social justice in HE with @leedstrinity.bsky.social colleagues.

Such a privilege to present our work with student teachers @isatt2025.bsky.social today with my bestie colleague @aligriff.bsky.social

Really important work on the assault of personhood and doppelgangers of student teachers in the ITTECF from Prof Lisa Murtagh and Dr Mandy Pierlejewski @isatt2025.bsky.social #ISATT2025

Thanks @drannlopez.bsky.social for provoking this pondering about equity in Teacher Education #ISATT2025

Aries: It may seem like things are hopeless, because they are.

Enjoyed this very thought-provoking session from colleagues at University of Melbourne #ISATT2025 How do we prioritise (and resource!) teachers' professional learning that is meaningful and nourishing? @isatt2025.bsky.social

Fàilte! Very happy to be at @isatt2025.bsky.social

Same here Boris, same here...

Enjoyed this very thought-provoking masterclass with @vikkihill.bsky.social about potential of pass/fail.assessment in HE. Lots to take away and think about for future practice!

June is Pride Month. Let's call out companies who show support for LGBTQ+ people while also advertising on GB News, a channel that pumps out LGBTQ+ hate. Tell these companies to pick a side - hate or Pride: action.goodlawproject.org/pick-side-ha...

If this isn't a sign to go out and buy wine, I don't know what is...

This week on Wonkhe: The Department for Education has opened applications for new ITT accreditation. Megan Stephenson worries lessons haven’t been learned from the last go-round

Loved our co-creation event today with fabulous @leedstrinity.bsky.social PGCE students. Thinking about representations of our past, present and future selves in the teaching profession. Incredible thought-provoking discussions and lots of creativity in the room @aligriff.bsky.social

That Friday feeling when you send a full draft paper to your lovely co-authors, knowing it's now not your problem until Monday 🙌

⚡NEW PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT COMING SOON⚡ How are mental health problems portrayed in TV shows, films and music, and what impact does this have? Does it help us understand better? Can it ever be unhelpful? A new project from Dr Lucy Foulkes & Isaac Winterburn Follow this account for updates!

Really enjoyed this blog! Lots that will resonate with our newly developing @llalliance.bsky.social professional learning network

Working-class women aren’t supposed to say this. But I did. And I want to hear it from you too. Join me. Tell me about your work. Your words. What you’ve built. kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/working-clas... #WritingCommunity #Author #Scotland #UK #Work #WorkingClass #Women #Books #BookTok

"It won't start - Elon says it must have been hacked by the Ukrainians"

On #InternationalWomensDay I'd like to celebrate these two legends. Big Nan who lived life to the fullest. Mum who has been there through everything and nearly exploded with pride at my doctoral graduation. From mill worker to academic in three generations 💗

And just as a side note, lots of fabulous birthdays in March 🌷😎

Really pleased to have this out (open access!) about the importance of race and empire as powerful knowledge in relation to teaching 19th century texts. And what else can you call it but #canonincolour? #LitInColour www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thanks for sharing @apf102.bsky.social. I haven't had my teeny tiny violin out for ages, so time to blow off the teeny tiny cobwebs and get to work with the teeny tiny bow 🎻

I feel seen 😬

Very pleased with this article! Delighted with the editorial comment that I have "troubled" traditional hierarchical structures with my perspective. Bring it on! my.chartered.college/impact_artic...

Totally unsurprised that economic gaps persist across intergenerational support. I felt lucky to get a fiver in a birthday card from Big Nan every year until I was 18. But I gained much more investment from love, ginger biscuits, library trips, card games and Friday bingo down the Working Men's.

Truth

Oh look, still £0 for Primary. At what point do we stop assuming that (mainly female) early year and primary teachers should make a financial sacrifice because they are joining a vocation, and see them as highly educated professionals who are as worthy as STEM?

How cold is it today for WFH? It's 'cat refuses to move off the laptop because it's the warmest place in the house' cold 🥶

Ah. Turns out that if you have a socialist government that protects workers' rights, swerves culture wars, welcomes migration and invests in transport and green energies, you can grow the economy after all. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Yes.

As a proud member of the Bradford community, it's great to see more positive press about the city. We've still got a long way to go to change the narrative, but so many great initiatives are already underway 🙌