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Anna Beck
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Education, School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow | Education Policy | Education Reform | Policy Networks |
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The latest article in Sceptical Scot by Walter Humes. 'Scottish education: genuine partnership or pre-election fix?'

Walter is always worth a read.
sceptical.scot/2025/09/scot...
Scottish education: genuine partnership or pre-election fix? - Sceptical Scot
"The Scottish educational establishment, over many decades, has been successful in resisting attempts to disturb its culture of complacency. Sadly, it may take a further decline in public confidence a...
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September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Breaking news! The deadline for secondment applications is now 11th June, 5pm. More information about the roles and how to submit can be found below.
alisonjmitchell.bsky.social Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · Jun 4
📣 Centre for Teaching Excellence Secondments 📣 We are delighted to share information about secondment opportunities that are now live on the Centre for Teaching Excellence #CfTE website.
Further information is available at this link 👇

www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

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June 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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1/2 🎯Be great to see student teachers at #PedagooGhlaschu & #PedagooGrampian
✅Prof learning #ByTeachersForTeachers
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🔗 🆓 bit.ly/PedagooEvents
Promotion for upcoming Pedagoo events. Text reads: Pedagoo. A sharing space for educators. Come along to one of our events. Expect thought-provoking workshops, engaging discussions, and the opportunity to meet with like-minded educators. By teachers, for teachers. For tickets head to https://bit.ly/PedagooEvents. To join the mailing list for future events email pedagoomail@gmail.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Colleagues at the new Scottish Centre for Teaching Excellence hosted @uofglasgow.bsky.social / Oilthigh Ghlaschu in partnership with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in Skye outline vision and strategy for development of #CfTE.
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March 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Professor Howard Stevenson @howardstevenson.bsky.social offers compelling closing remarks. In a climate of increasing #austerity, #authoritarianism and #automation, how do we empower and work with #teachers #first and #foremost through highest quality professional development. #courage #optimism
March 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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New article: "Beyond the city limits: Perceptions of pre-service teachers undertaking professional experience in regional, rural and remote schools", by M. Harris, D. Rhodes, C. Gray & L. Vernon.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
March 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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New journal 'Leadership, Scholarship and Praxis in Education' is now available open access journals.gla.ac.uk/LSPE Congratulations to #CenTCS Fellow @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social for leading this fantastic partnership endeavour.
Journal of Leadership, Scholarship and Praxis in Education
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March 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Our March #Bulletin is now available. Check out the latest news, events, policy, and research relating to #learningforsustainability. tinyurl.com/9nan6jet
March 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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The EduTopics: ECER webapp enables users to explore 30,000+ ECERs contributions, using natural language processing, machine learning & clustering procedures by @AlexChrist89 J Röschlein & C Schindler at @DIPF_en #EERA_NW12 https://blog.eera-ecer.de/edutopics-ecer-app/
EduTopics: ECER – A WebApp for exploring ECER contributions since 1998
In the EduTopics: ECER app, 30,000 ECER contributions are searchable due to natural language processing, machine learning and clustering procedures.
blog.eera-ecer.de
February 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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A reminder
heraldscotland.bsky.social The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · Dec 9
Nicola Killean, Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland, says 'radical reform' is required to ensure that the needs of all pupils can be met

heraldscotland.com/opinion/2477...

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January 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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“Scotland needs the recommendations from high-profile education reviews that have been commissioned by the Scottish Government to be delivered in full and at pace” 🙌
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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MSP debate should focus on education system reform, says Children’s Commissioner
Speaking ahead of today’s Parliamentary debate on education, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, Nicola Killean, is calling on MSPs to put children at the centre of reform. She stresses...
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January 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Delighted to share our recent paper entitled: The Review and Development of Professional Standards Through the Lens of Democratic Anchorage Points, doi.org/10.1002/berj....
exploring participative approaches in policy-making and offering a framework of critical questions @annadbeck.bsky.social
<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
The recent review of the Scottish professional standards for teachers, led by the General Teaching Council for Scotland, offered a unique perspective to interrogate participative approaches in policy....
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January 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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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...
ciaracreative.bsky.social Ciara Gibson @ciaracreative.bsky.social · Jan 8
Looking forward to the first Pedagoo event of the year!
January 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Thrilled that 15 May 2025 is my #book publication day! I explore #education for #environmental #sustainability in the context of #teacher #education drawing on research to consider ideas, concepts & approaches to support EfES in varied contexts & settings www.bloomsbury.com/uk/education...
Education for Environmental Sustainability
Drawing extensively on contemporary research and empirical evidence, including that from the UK, Europe, Australia and Brazil, this book sets out the key ideas,…
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December 31, 2024 at 7:33 AM
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What will be considered “less vital elements” for human flourishing?

“One of the aims in our work will be to comb back some of the less vital elements of a high-aspiration curriculum”

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‘Less vital’ curriculum areas to be ‘combed back’, says Francis
The lead on the government’s review of curriculum and assessment also expresses frustration that it can’t fully consider emerging digital technologies that are still relatively ‘untested’
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January 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM