researchED Scotland is back and the speaker programme is our biggest ever! See you in Edinburgh on November 1st researched.org.uk/event/resear... #rEDEdinburgh

Really interesting, @hugheshaili.bsky.social & @nansiellis.bsky.social: schoolsweek.co.uk/an-impoveris... I think @robin-macp.bsky.social & @katejonesteach.bsky.social's book, 'The Teaching Life', is really good on this. www.amazon.co.uk/Teaching-Lif... 2/2

2️⃣ more in person events coming soon 🎯 Excellent professional learning #ByTeachersForTeachers 🔗 🆓🎟️ bit.ly/PedagooEvents ⭐️10/05 #PedagooGhlaschu with @senoract.bsky.social ⭐ 31/05 #PedagooGrampian with @robin-macp.bsky.social 🤩Connect with & learn from curious educators like you

🤩 #PedagooGrampian on 31/05 at Robert Gordon’s College hosted by @robin-macp.bsky.social 🎯 Grassroots professional learning by teachers, for teachers ❓See you there? 🔗 To lead a workshop forms.gle/NRLEFVNkmePT... 🔗 🆓 🎟️ To attend bit.ly/PedagooEvents

8/Excellent final session with a panel discussion abt our experiences of belonging.Lovely to share the space with @robin-macp.bsky.social & to meet in person for the 1st time.Let's keep collaborating!Was also able to share my Antiracist Critical Thinking Model as a tool for planning for equalities.

7/Excellent talk next from @benniekara.bsky.social on considerations of #Intersectionalities. Loved the phrase about #microaggressions being "death by a 1000 cuts". Very true. #DiverseEd

6/After a nice lunch, we're now listening to Laura McConnell, teacher and neuro-inclusion campaigner. Asking ua to consider the difference between inclusion v accessibility. I see that as the difference between equality and equity. #DiverseEd

5/Next up is @eisunion.bsky.social colleague & early years teacher Kelsey-Ann focusing on the history of #LGBT policies & inclusive education, highlighting the work of @tie.scot & how to embed themes across the curriculum. #DiverseEd

2/Moving on to speakers, 1st with Sadia Hussain-Savuk sharing important msgs abt #Antiracist practice, highlighting Ed Scot Antiracist curriculum principles & the deeply powerful video from Newark Primary on children's experiences of #racism. #DiverseEd

🧵1/Lovely to meet @hannahwilson.bsky.social for the 1st time having connected online for many years. The start of the conf covered what we mean by belonging. I also pointed out that schools could be doing a grt job but cyp are still impacted by societal factors that must be recognised in schools.

BLOG: a reflective piece on #Holocaust commemoration, with thanks to my colleagues at @beyondsrebrenica.bsky.social for all their efforts on genocide education. robin-macpherson.com/2025/01/31/8...

We are so proud of Sabina’s participation in last night’s Holocaust Memorial commemoration in London and her moving story about her experiences of the Bosnian genocide.

He says that he spent most of his life in silence, watching. Watching Jews in Post war East London being hated for being Jews. "What I saw was that hate didn't affect the person to whom it was directed but it affected the person who perpetrated it"

Paul O’Kane and Jackson Carlaw open the Holocaust Memorial Day at the Scottish Parliament

Petra Saric, a Bosnian who's family fled Banja Luka in NW Bosnia now playing Adagio in G by Albinoni to facilitate a moment of reflection.

The new front and back covers for The Teaching Delusion, including a great quote from @robin-macp.bsky.social’s brilliant foreword: “My suspicion is that classroom teachers will read this and feel liberated, whereas many school leaders will find good reason to pause and reflect soberly.”

Third of three will be #PedagooGrampian on 31/05 @ Robert Gordon’s College, Aberdeen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 hosted by @robin-macp.bsky.social & TeamRGC. Follow bit.ly/PedagooEvents or email 📧 [email protected] to be notified when registration opens #ByTeachersForTeachers

RIP David Lynch. A towering genius. Film director David Lynch dies at 78, family says www.bbc.com/news/article...

A lovely post on LinkedIn for my chapter on professional development through instructional coaching for the ResearchEd Guide to Leadership. Still available now, and chocked full of wisdom from a huge range of great minds. Edited by @stulock.bsky.social

Teachers in Scotland! Check out #DiverseEd taking place on Feb 3rd in Edinburgh. Some amazing speakers here (not including myself in that 😉), so come along if you can 🙏 @hannahwilson.bsky.social @nuthmani.bsky.social @benniekara.bsky.social www.scis.org.uk/professional...

#Pedagoo events are an excellent way to share ideas, find out about other teachers' approaches and to meet up with some of the most generous and welcoming folk in education. You should go.

Looking forward to the first Pedagoo event of the year!

The Pedagoo Team are v excited for 2025. We’ve 3️⃣ in person events lined up already! 🟠 Perth 🔵 Glasgow 🟣 Aberdeen 1️⃣st up #PedagooPerth 22/02 💬Sign up to lead a workshop forms.gle/dxu97S1hEr9p... Get your 🆓 ticket to attend www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pedagoo-pe...

Delighted to be hosting this at Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen - PEDAGOO MUCKLE IS COMING HOME!!! 🙌

BLOG: why we need to promote HEAL careers to boys, with links to further reading. robin-macpherson.com/2024/12/30/h...

A massive win for the RGC 1st XV today at the HIVE Murrayfield! Super proud of these guys for their commitment and big game mentality! Totally deserved to run out champions today 🙌🏆

"This blog is the first in a series exploring how school leaders can leverage professional development to support teacher retention & close the achievement gap caused by socio-economic inequality." Sarah-Louise Johnston of Essex Research School: researchschool.org.uk/essex/news/c...

Happy International Men’s Day! This piece celebrates my colleagues who work in our nursery, Junior School, and Out of Hours Care. We need more like men like them in education! www.rgc.aberdeen.sch.uk/newsarticles...

My piece for the TES on why we need to promote careers in HEAL to boys 👇 www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

On educating boys about positive masculinity: "An obvious push in schools is to promote careers in 'Heal' (health, education, administration & literacy) to boys." School leader @robin-macp.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

BLOG: do you want to teach more African history in your curriculum? This blog gives you some resources and ideas. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM robin-macpherson.com/2024/10/19/t...

An inspiring day at the Beyond Borders International Festival, with colleagues from Beyond Srebrenica who helped to bring genocide survivor Nedzad Avdic as a guest speaker from Bosnia. His testimony never ceases to amaze me.

Cognitive load theory isn’t everything, but it’s an extremely useful set of ideas for teachers to know about. There are other guides to the theory but I wrote a short book. au.sagepub.com/en-gb/oce/a-...

Since this is doing so well over there, now over here: The Venetian method for electing a Doge was literally insane, or genius

@katejonesteach.bsky.social & @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social “Are you joining Bluesky? Me: “I’m not falling for another Mastodon!” Also me: “Ach, go on then…” 😂

🌟 *Pupil Wellbeing – my first Bluesky Post* 🌟 It’s been a year since my book's release, and I've had the privilege of sharing its message through speaking events, education festivals, CPD sessions, and speeches. Now, it's time to clarify what pupil wellbeing is NOT 🛑 (1/6)

What is like to be a 17 year old with #ADHD? Read on... robin-macpherson.com/2024/07/15/m...

My first ever follower on Bluesky is the legend that is @drchendrick.bsky.social. My work here is done 💪

For any new teachers: Five Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Teaching carlhendrick.com/2017/05/06/f...