Alison Mitchell
@alisonjmitchell.bsky.social
Educator | Professional Learning and Policy Officer: School Leaders Scotland (SLS) | #CenTCS Fellow | #ISATT Global Reps Coordinator | Editor: https://journals.gla.ac.uk/LSPE/ European 🇪🇺 | She/Her | #AntiRacist | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-mitchell
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📣 Towards #Sustainable #Teaching for the #Future: Advancing #Wellbeing, #Innovation and #Inclusivity in Education: #ISATT Regional Conference 2026 in Maseno University, Kisumu, Kenya 🇰🇪 📣
Deadline for papers : 28 Feb 2026
Conference dates: 29 June - 3 July 2026
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Deadline for papers : 28 Feb 2026
Conference dates: 29 June - 3 July 2026
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INTERNATIONAL STUDY ASSOCIATION ON TEACHERS AND TEACHING (ISATT) REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2026 | Maseno University - Fountain of excellence | ISATT (International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching...
📣 Towards #Sustainable #Teaching for the #Future: Advancing #Wellbeing, #Innovation and #Inclusivity in Education: #ISATT Regional Conference 2026 📣
There is still time to submit your paper for the ...
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February 4, 2026 at 7:10 AM
📣 Towards #Sustainable #Teaching for the #Future: Advancing #Wellbeing, #Innovation and #Inclusivity in Education: #ISATT Regional Conference 2026 in Maseno University, Kisumu, Kenya 🇰🇪 📣
Deadline for papers : 28 Feb 2026
Conference dates: 29 June - 3 July 2026
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Deadline for papers : 28 Feb 2026
Conference dates: 29 June - 3 July 2026
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This was a fabulous session led by @olliebray.bsky.social for secondary School Leaders in Scotland. I appreciated the focus on the conceptual strength of the CIC and the acknowledgement of the interdependency of all educators and agencies involved in reform.
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#cic #schoolleaders #middleleaders #seniorleaders | School Leaders Scotland
Thank you Ollie Bray Strategic Director at Education Scotland for such an engaging and informative Curriculum Improvement Cycle #CIC update session for Secondary #SchoolLeaders in Scotland. Tonight's ...
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February 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This was a fabulous session led by @olliebray.bsky.social for secondary School Leaders in Scotland. I appreciated the focus on the conceptual strength of the CIC and the acknowledgement of the interdependency of all educators and agencies involved in reform.
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Do not miss the Feb 5 webinar hosted by @centcs.bsky.social. Join Professor Tyrone Howard for his talk - Equity Now. Preparing Educators During Turbulent Times. Registration lnkd.in/eyBmVmum More details lnkd.in/eftWKzeY
February 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Do not miss the Feb 5 webinar hosted by @centcs.bsky.social. Join Professor Tyrone Howard for his talk - Equity Now. Preparing Educators During Turbulent Times. Registration lnkd.in/eyBmVmum More details lnkd.in/eftWKzeY
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Our next online seminar, presented by #CenTCS international affiliate Tyrone Howard (UCLA).
Equity Now. Preparing Educators During Turbulent Times
Thursday 5th February 2026
16:00-17:00 (UK Time) Online
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Equity Now. Preparing Educators During Turbulent Times
Thursday 5th February 2026
16:00-17:00 (UK Time) Online
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#CenTCS #SeminarSeries 2025-26
A reminder of our next online seminar in our series, presented by #CenTCS international affiliate Tyrone Howard (UCLA).
Equity Now. Preparing Educators During Turbulent...
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February 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Our next online seminar, presented by #CenTCS international affiliate Tyrone Howard (UCLA).
Equity Now. Preparing Educators During Turbulent Times
Thursday 5th February 2026
16:00-17:00 (UK Time) Online
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Equity Now. Preparing Educators During Turbulent Times
Thursday 5th February 2026
16:00-17:00 (UK Time) Online
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⚠️ Have you booked your spot at the upcoming @steachersep.bsky.social conf yet? Join colleagues from @tie.scot Education Scotland & @jazzawi.bsky.social of @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social as well as many other fab colleagues.
🙋🏻♀️Come and join us. A teacher's conference by teachers for teachers 💙😊💖
🙋🏻♀️Come and join us. A teacher's conference by teachers for teachers 💙😊💖
February 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
⚠️ Have you booked your spot at the upcoming @steachersep.bsky.social conf yet? Join colleagues from @tie.scot Education Scotland & @jazzawi.bsky.social of @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social as well as many other fab colleagues.
🙋🏻♀️Come and join us. A teacher's conference by teachers for teachers 💙😊💖
🙋🏻♀️Come and join us. A teacher's conference by teachers for teachers 💙😊💖
📢 Save the date for School Leaders Scotland annual conference 2026: Thursday 12 and Friday 13 November! @uofgheadship.bsky.social @seralisen.bsky.social #Conference2026 #SLS
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📣 #SLS #Conference2026: Save the date! 📣
🗓️ Thursday 12 and Friday 13 November 2026 🗓️
Our President Kirsty Ayed and Professional Learning (PL) and Policy Officer Alison Mitchell are working with th...
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January 25, 2026 at 9:06 AM
📢 Save the date for School Leaders Scotland annual conference 2026: Thursday 12 and Friday 13 November! @uofgheadship.bsky.social @seralisen.bsky.social #Conference2026 #SLS
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📣 #ISATT Regional Conference: Maseno University, Kenya! 📣
The conference theme is:
"Towards Sustainable Teaching for the Future: Advancing Wellbeing, Innovation, and Inclusivity in Education"
29th June – 3rd July 2026, Kisumu, Kenya 🇰🇪
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The conference theme is:
"Towards Sustainable Teaching for the Future: Advancing Wellbeing, Innovation, and Inclusivity in Education"
29th June – 3rd July 2026, Kisumu, Kenya 🇰🇪
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INTERNATIONAL STUDY ASSOCIATION ON TEACHERS AND TEACHING (ISATT) REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2026 | Maseno University - Fountain of excellence | ISATT (International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching...
📣 #ISATT Regional Conference: Maseno University, Kenya! 📣
We are delighted to inform you that the Call for Participation for the #ISATT #RegionalConference2026, is to be held at the University of Ma...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:19 PM
📣 #ISATT Regional Conference: Maseno University, Kenya! 📣
The conference theme is:
"Towards Sustainable Teaching for the Future: Advancing Wellbeing, Innovation, and Inclusivity in Education"
29th June – 3rd July 2026, Kisumu, Kenya 🇰🇪
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The conference theme is:
"Towards Sustainable Teaching for the Future: Advancing Wellbeing, Innovation, and Inclusivity in Education"
29th June – 3rd July 2026, Kisumu, Kenya 🇰🇪
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I loved meeting with #MiddleLeaders tonight. A fabulous discussion around #SLS support for MLs to thrive in their current role and/or in aspirations to Senior Leadership!
Our next #MiddleLeader session is on Thurs 22 January at 4pm. Sign up here: lnkd.in/eUeNTz2x
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Our next #MiddleLeader session is on Thurs 22 January at 4pm. Sign up here: lnkd.in/eUeNTz2x
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#sls #middleleaders #professionallearning #networking #sls #middleleader | Alison Mitchell
Thank you to the #SLS #MiddleLeaders who engaged in the introductory scoping session this evening around our current and future School Leaders Scotland #ProfessionalLearning and #Networking offer. A f...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I loved meeting with #MiddleLeaders tonight. A fabulous discussion around #SLS support for MLs to thrive in their current role and/or in aspirations to Senior Leadership!
Our next #MiddleLeader session is on Thurs 22 January at 4pm. Sign up here: lnkd.in/eUeNTz2x
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Our next #MiddleLeader session is on Thurs 22 January at 4pm. Sign up here: lnkd.in/eUeNTz2x
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It was fantastic to meet #SLS School Leaders from rural and island communities to discuss our forthcoming #Manifesto for #Education in Scotland. All perspectives matter. Next session for #SLS members is 10am today.
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#rural #island #sls #manifesto #education #sls #manifesto #slsmembers #eventbrite #sls | School Leaders Scotland
📣 Thank you to the School Leaders from #Rural and/or #Island contexts who met with the #SLS General Secretary David Barnett and the Professional Learning and Policy Officer Alison Mitchell to discuss ...
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January 20, 2026 at 7:55 AM
It was fantastic to meet #SLS School Leaders from rural and island communities to discuss our forthcoming #Manifesto for #Education in Scotland. All perspectives matter. Next session for #SLS members is 10am today.
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Delighted that #SLS will be presenting at the #BELMAS @belmasoffice.bsky.social conference in Cardiff this summer! @uofgheadship.bsky.social @seralisen.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social
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#sls #education #manifesto #belmas | School Leaders Scotland
*School Leaders Scotland: Manifesto for Education*
#SLS is delighted to be presenting our #Education #Manifesto process and outcome at the BRITISH EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATI...
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January 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Delighted that #SLS will be presenting at the #BELMAS @belmasoffice.bsky.social conference in Cardiff this summer! @uofgheadship.bsky.social @seralisen.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social
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Happy International #Mentoring day! 17th January 2026 ❤️
@mariemcquade.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social @uofgheadship.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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#international #mentoring #day #mentors #mentoringmatters #educationalleadership #leading #mentoring | Alison Mitchell
Today is #International #Mentoring #Day
I am grateful to have had the privilege of working with wonderful ELC, Primary and Secondary Headteacher/ELC Head #Mentors over the last few years through the...
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January 17, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Happy International #Mentoring day! 17th January 2026 ❤️
@mariemcquade.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social @uofgheadship.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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Yesterday was an exciting day for #SLS: two productive sessions with Education Scotland and the SQA, focusing on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle and reform of qualifications in Scotland.
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#sls #curriculum #improvement #cycle #sqa #qualificationsscotland #sls | School Leaders Scotland
Today was a fruitful and inspiring day focused on Education Improvement and Reform in Scotland, for representatives from #SLS. We engaged in creative, challenging, and highly productive discussions, f...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Yesterday was an exciting day for #SLS: two productive sessions with Education Scotland and the SQA, focusing on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle and reform of qualifications in Scotland.
@olliebray.bsky.social @uofgheadship.bsky.social
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Do you have any 16/17 yr olds at home? Remember they can vote in the Holyrood 🏴 election.The more people vote,the harder it is for racist parties to win. Especially since the future will impact them more. It takes just a few mins. Please register and then vote ❎
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Register to vote
Find out how to register to vote in Scottish Parliament and UK Parliament elections.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Do you have any 16/17 yr olds at home? Remember they can vote in the Holyrood 🏴 election.The more people vote,the harder it is for racist parties to win. Especially since the future will impact them more. It takes just a few mins. Please register and then vote ❎
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Paperback is out April 2026. Out already on audiobook. www.penguin.co.uk/books/458539...
January 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Paperback is out April 2026. Out already on audiobook. www.penguin.co.uk/books/458539...
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"For 'morality' we must substitute 'megalomania' & brace ourselves for a global supermarket sweep, in which he grabs any country that takes his fancy, knocking down obstacles such as NATO as he goes." My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2575580...
Why America’s few remaining checks and balances are vanishing into the ether
THERE was a time, not long ago when my personal code prevented me from watching footage of real-life killings on the internet.
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January 11, 2026 at 9:12 AM
"For 'morality' we must substitute 'megalomania' & brace ourselves for a global supermarket sweep, in which he grabs any country that takes his fancy, knocking down obstacles such as NATO as he goes." My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2575580...
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This is horrific. And while we can hold X responsible for making the technology available, we should not forget that is is people - primarily men - who are generating this demeaning shit
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‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral
The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted
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January 11, 2026 at 9:02 AM
This is horrific. And while we can hold X responsible for making the technology available, we should not forget that is is people - primarily men - who are generating this demeaning shit
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Thank you to our #CenTCS #Fellow @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social for such a personal, powerful and compelling seminar this evening:
"Challenging Deficit Thinking and Dominant Logics: Preparing the Profession for Critical Leadership Practice"
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"Challenging Deficit Thinking and Dominant Logics: Preparing the Profession for Critical Leadership Practice"
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#centcs #fellow | University of Glasgow Centre for Transformative Change in Schools
Thank you to our #CenTCS #Fellow Alison Mitchell, Policy and Professional Learning Officer with School Leaders Scotland, for such a personal, powerful and compelling seminar this evening:
"Challengi...
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January 9, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Thank you to our #CenTCS #Fellow @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social for such a personal, powerful and compelling seminar this evening:
"Challenging Deficit Thinking and Dominant Logics: Preparing the Profession for Critical Leadership Practice"
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"Challenging Deficit Thinking and Dominant Logics: Preparing the Profession for Critical Leadership Practice"
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buytickets.at/sdhepress/20... Now more than ever, #WeKeepTelling! Join us in celebrating Palestinian writers. Tickets are free, donations to our fundraisers are welcome and encouraged.
11th January, 7 pm GMT, online.
11th January, 7 pm GMT, online.
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
buytickets.at/sdhepress/20... Now more than ever, #WeKeepTelling! Join us in celebrating Palestinian writers. Tickets are free, donations to our fundraisers are welcome and encouraged.
11th January, 7 pm GMT, online.
11th January, 7 pm GMT, online.
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📣 #AI in #Education: #Ethical #Understanding and #Application
We are delighted to offer this open, interactive, online event with @markpeart.bsky.social in partnership with #SLS and @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
@seralisen.bsky.social @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social
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We are delighted to offer this open, interactive, online event with @markpeart.bsky.social in partnership with #SLS and @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
@seralisen.bsky.social @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social
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AI in Education: Ethical Understanding and Application | School Leaders Scotland
📣 #AI in #Education: #Ethical #Understanding and #Application
We are delighted to offer this open, interactive, online event in partnership with the Scottish Educational Research Association #SERA #E...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
📣 #AI in #Education: #Ethical #Understanding and #Application
We are delighted to offer this open, interactive, online event with @markpeart.bsky.social in partnership with #SLS and @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
@seralisen.bsky.social @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social
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We are delighted to offer this open, interactive, online event with @markpeart.bsky.social in partnership with #SLS and @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
@seralisen.bsky.social @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social
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School Leaders Scotland is now on #Eventbrite Follow #SLS to keep up to date with our events and our professional learning offer!
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School Leaders Scotland
SLS is the leadership organisation for Secondary Schools in Scotland. Now representing HTs, DHTs, Faculty Heads,/PTs and Bursars/Business Managers, Private and Public Sector.24 hour turnaround for leg...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
School Leaders Scotland is now on #Eventbrite Follow #SLS to keep up to date with our events and our professional learning offer!
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📣 Secondary School Leaders! Have you joined #SLS? The only organisation that supports and speaks exclusively for HTs, DHTs, Middle Leaders and SBMs in Scotland’s secondary schools. Brilliant half price membership offer until the end of January 2026! ⭐️
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#sls | School Leaders Scotland
Get 2026 off to a great start and join our ever increasing community of senior leaders in secondary schools in Scotland. #SLS is here to support and represent Headteachers, Deputy Headteachers, Middle...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:17 AM
📣 Secondary School Leaders! Have you joined #SLS? The only organisation that supports and speaks exclusively for HTs, DHTs, Middle Leaders and SBMs in Scotland’s secondary schools. Brilliant half price membership offer until the end of January 2026! ⭐️
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Our next #CenTCS Seminar this Thursday @uofgsocsci.bsky.social from @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social 👇
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#centcs #centcs #headteacher #centcs #seminarseries | University of Glasgow Centre for Transformative Change in Schools
Our next #CenTCS Seminar presenter is Alison Mitchell, Professional Learning and Policy Officer with School Leaders Scotland and #CenTCS Fellow University of Glasgow, College of Social Sciences. Aliso...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Our next #CenTCS Seminar this Thursday @uofgsocsci.bsky.social from @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social 👇
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