2014 statute to Helen Crummy in Niddrie Mains Road, Edinburgh. Helen was the driving force behind the Craigmillar Festival and was known as the 'heroine of Craigmillar'. Pic: Steven Robb.

I am looking for a learning professionals (teachers, librarians, EY staff etc) practicing #SensoryStories in Scotland / UK to share their insight with others who would like to try it. Please drop me a message and SHARE 🙏🏻 #ASN #Inclusion #Sensory #Teaching #Stories #Accessibility #SEND

So, BlueSky, one of my passions is the study of tea in WW2. I need you to watch this oral history from three ex-tea ladies from the Bermondsey WVS. Because you could guess for ONE THOUSAND YEARS and you would not guess where it is going... #skystorians #history #tea

I need work outside of my day job. Do you need a me? I've got a me! I am one! I can: •Write jokes! •Punch up scripts! •Provide voiceover •Consult on immersive projects •Photograph things real well! •etc! Please nose through here for examples and more info: www.guykelly.co.uk

I’m listening to Wolf Siren my Beth O’Brien as recommended by my colleague @signeru.bsky.social (who is off on tour with Beth this week). Gosh it really is something special. Absolutely deserving of its Carnegies nomination.

Just Edinburgh doing Edinburgh's thing 😉

Oh wow, Louis Theroux is speaking in Edinburgh! [Checks tickets] £55 per person 😦 (That's more than 50% of my weekly food shop) Guess not. #wealthinequality

love seeing influencers boosting UBI

To celebrate the launch of his nail-biting new thriller, #NewYouForEver, bestselling author @stevecolewriter.bsky.social discusses the importance of dystopian fiction for young readers and shares some of his top picks in the genre on our blog: collins.co.uk/blogs/barrin...

A sensitive request: I'm looking to speak *anonymously* to parents or trusted adults who have supported teenage children/relatives through early relationships that showed signs of coercive control or other forms of abuse. [Please do share this post] DM me or email [email protected]

Okay brace yourself because this is BIG! It's Monday night and it's 5pm so it's time for EPISODE SEVEN of 'How light is it in #Orkney at 5pm this week?' OH MY THE STREETLIGHTS ARE OFF AND IT'S LITERALLY THIS LIGHT! 💡

“Kelpies, selkies, changelings, imps & giants stride through these richly crafted worlds...anything is possible & unlikely heroes emerge” in CELTIC FOLK AND FAIRY TALES by @laridonwriter.bsky.social published by @florisbooks.bsky.social www.scottishbooktrust.com/competitions...

And the BAFTA goes to... huge congratulations to Dean Atta and the team behind Two Black Boys In Paradise, WINNER of the Best British Short Animation. A joy to see Dean's poem from 'There is (still) love here' brought to life like this. ninearchespress.com/publications...

Communication passports make sure information is shared and not misunderstood. Join Ceanna at 7pm on 23rd February to find out if your young person could benefit from one of these. To find out more and to register please click the link or scan the QR code below.  https://bit.ly/CALLParentWebinars

🚨 PLEASE SHARE The My Rights, My Say Young Advisors are looking for new recruits ‼️ The Young Advisors are a group of young people working together to shape the My Rights, My Say service & share their view on additional support for learning. More info 👉 myrightsmysay.scot/join-the-my-...

This reinforces the segregation of Disabled students and their exclusion from society. Our Manifesto demands the government stop building new special schools and make mainstream schools inclusive for all. Inclusive Education is a right! #EducateDontSegregate 2/2 www.allfie.org.uk/other-resour...

Yes!! This is a GREAT way to support authors-if your library doesn’t have the book, request it! Only my second year ever of PLR & it’s AMAZING to know that my books have been borrowed over 1000 times!!🥰🙏🏽 #kidlituk #ukkidlit 🐘🦜

12 Words from “Wuthering Heights” www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/wor...

Craigmillar Literacy Trust is running the Johnni Stanton Creative Writing Awards 2026. Aimed at young writers aged 8-16 who live or go to school in #Craigmillar #Niddrie #Bingham or #Magdalene 100 words on the theme of music. More info here: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

We're really proud of the platform we've built at Bold Politics in just four months and whilst we've loved having the hosts of Match of the Day and Loose Women on, it's also important that we share the stories of people without platforms too.

Order a free boxful of Scotland's Stories of Friendship for your café, community centre, school, library ... wherever you please! 📕 www.surveymonkey.com/r/scotlandss...

They’re not doing any real brain work, real creative trial & error; they’re just making simulacrums and showing up as poseurs claiming space…look like someone who can do this thing, but really just contracted it out to a hack who copied someone else’s work…and they learned nothing, yet want credit.

I have another #buyastrangerabook day offer for you. @mrslscarles.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a book by the brilliant Olaf Falafel. Here's what I can get right now. If there's one that you'd like, get in touch.

📣 Introducing the Workshops for Children in Scotland’s Annual Conference 2026! 🔗 Pre-register now for your chosen workshops to guarantee your place. Tickets and workshop information can be found on our conference hub: childreninscotland.org.uk/event/childr...

We're thrilled to announce the acquisition of #TheMulberryHallMurders, a brand new murder mystery series from #LucyStrange, illustrated by #HannahPeck. The first book MURDER ON A MIDSUMMER NIGHT will publish in July 2026. Can you work out the culprit before they strike again?

As an indie publisher, we LOVE indie bookstores, and so we're proud to support #ReadItForward 2026! Buy ANY children's book on Bookshop.org during February, and @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk - you'll be supporting indie bookshops with every purchase!

Find this year's Quick Reads here: readingagency.org.uk/get-reading/... #ReadingForPleasure #NationalYearOfReading

The poetry of Joshua Seigal

Wednesday 3rd February 10 am Education Committee will hold its first evidence session as part of their new inquiry into the benefits of children reading for pleasure Watch the session live on YouTube: lnkd.in/eGa-tnRs Find out more: lnkd.in/eVE7Nd2A

Let's talk about who funds Reform. Let's talk about how disastrous Brexit has been. Let's talk about why Gorton & Denton must vote Green & stop Reform. Why so quiet, Nigel Farage?

Yes, it's that time of year again! The Chinese/Lunar New Year - this year it's 17th Feb and it's the Year of the Neigh Neigh! Or Horse. If you want a fun book that would attract boys who are reluctant readers tell them about Tiger Warrior: Rise of the Lion Beast.

£500 given out to a working class writer every month. Details in link. Please share :)

Students with reading difficulties often face barriers to independence, confidence, and motivation. Text-to-speech technology can help! Join Mary from Aventido to explore built-in-tools, reader pens, software solutions & a web app. Register at bit.ly/webinar25226 or via the QR code. #FreeWebinarWed

Anyone who says that people are lazy and won't work if there is UBI are telling on themselves. Many people volunteer for charities, help neighbours in need, organise community events all the time without getting paid for it. People want to feel valuable., that won't change.

"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs." Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo

Gosh, what a book. A tender and heart wrenching story told with utter authenticity. There’s so much intensity and vulnerability, hope and fear - it ended up being just what I needed to read right now. Truly superb. Thanks to @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social for the proof. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

Is your child starting school in 2026? Stanmore House School offers specialist education and therapeutic support for disabled children and young people aged 5–18. They support Primary 1 transitions and provide enhanced provision: www.facebook.com/share/p/17u8... #Scotland #disability #Primary #ASN

Waterstones are running an ADVENTUREMICE PRIZE DRAW. Pre-order the new book, Of Mice and Mummies, before 25th Feb and you’ll have a chance to win an original portrait of yourself* as a mouse by Sarah McIntyre, and a cuddly Steiff mouse. www.waterstones.com/win/adventur... *Or your child, of course!

Are there any authors I know who are good at school visits but also have some availability around WBD this year? School in South East London.

Being part of a two-author household with flucuating income, I wholeheartedly support something like the Irish basic artist income model -- it would be a gamechanger in so many ways. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Hoping @angusrobertson.bsky.social is able to both see the benefits & a way forward...

Holocaust Memorial Day A video telling the true story of what happened to my family, with photos, maps, documents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iR_...

Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social wrote this:

I am reading this at the moment. It is a detailed and chilling account of how Germany changed from 1933 onwards under Hitler. It feels very relevant to the USA today.

When you're next furious that MN kids are going hungry, well, there's a fund for that; & when you're livid that brave observers may struggle with rent, there's one for that; & when you're heartbroken about pets being left behind when their owners are kidnapped, well, there's a fund for that, too.

Keep me and my colleagues employed, nobody needs bands of unemployed booksellers roaming the streets trying to put things into alphabetical order and grabbing strangers to recommend books like an even more demented version of the ancient mariner

New display in the children's library. If you don't get it, ask a young person. (you probably still won't get it but don't worry - we don't get it either) #67meme

Are ye somebody wi stories tae share? Or a teacher wirkin wi young scrievers we should ken aboot? We're luikin for oor next Scots Writer o the Year. Deadline: 8 July 2026. www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...

Hello new arrivals from the latest Xodus! If you're a Scottish theatre professional you might like these starter packs (scroll down for the second one). Comment if you want to be added.