Cathy Clarkson
@cathywint.bsky.social
FE. Teacher Ed. CertTESOL. CELTA. PSET. ESOL. EdD: observing to learn, learning to observe. Co-convene ESOL research community | https://padlet.com/kathrynsidaway/your-esol-research-community-ft9b25fqqf15m1xt
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What works in ESOL? Evidence from Research. Cathy and Katharine aced this ! #natecla25
June 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What works in ESOL? Evidence from Research. Cathy and Katharine aced this ! #natecla25
Fade or flourish. Is it useful to have cross-sector discussions about language education. #BigQuestion
March 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Fade or flourish. Is it useful to have cross-sector discussions about language education. #BigQuestion
Inspiring discussions from Coalition for Language Education event, a reminder of the importance of translanguaging and a helpful reminder of this fabulous resource ourlanguages.co.uk
Our Languages
ESOL research project
ourlanguages.co.uk
March 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Inspiring discussions from Coalition for Language Education event, a reminder of the importance of translanguaging and a helpful reminder of this fabulous resource ourlanguages.co.uk
Reposted by Cathy Clarkson
Join us online on Thurs 24th April when Amy Jowett (Xenia), Becky Winstanley (English for Action London) & Mel Cooke (King's College, London) will present their research on participatory ESOL teaching. It’s free to attend, all welcome! forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... @cathywint.bsky.social
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March 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Join us online on Thurs 24th April when Amy Jowett (Xenia), Becky Winstanley (English for Action London) & Mel Cooke (King's College, London) will present their research on participatory ESOL teaching. It’s free to attend, all welcome! forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... @cathywint.bsky.social
Oh the irony of an article talking about sixth form college’s being neglected in favour of schools - with no mention of FE colleges www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on teachers’ pay: colleges don’t deserve second-class status | Editorial
Editorial: College staff deserve a pay rise along with their peers. Widening the gap with schools would be a serious mistake
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February 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Oh the irony of an article talking about sixth form college’s being neglected in favour of schools - with no mention of FE colleges www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Really looking forward to this session. There’s still time to register …… #ESOL #amplifyFE
Last year I reviewed 5 books for the #ELT journal, which you can read here: academic.oup.com/eltj/article/7…
Next Thursday at 4.30pm I’ll be presenting and discussing the relevance of these books to the U#ESOLOL context. You can register free here: forms.office.com/pages/response���
Next Thursday at 4.30pm I’ll be presenting and discussing the relevance of these books to the U#ESOLOL context. You can register free here: forms.office.com/pages/response���
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January 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Really looking forward to this session. There’s still time to register …… #ESOL #amplifyFE
#100daysofphd Some reading on action research today. Pondering the relationship between doing the (good) research and writing (well) about the research - and how these are intertwined in AR.
January 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
#100daysofphd Some reading on action research today. Pondering the relationship between doing the (good) research and writing (well) about the research - and how these are intertwined in AR.
#100daysofphd Have enjoyed a 1st class upgrade for my train ride home, the bliss of a double table all to myself as I continue the read through my final draft, coloured highlighters fully exploited.
#EdDlife
#phdlife
#EdDlife
#phdlife
January 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
#100daysofphd Have enjoyed a 1st class upgrade for my train ride home, the bliss of a double table all to myself as I continue the read through my final draft, coloured highlighters fully exploited.
#EdDlife
#phdlife
#EdDlife
#phdlife
Day 24 #researchadvent I am looking forward to an action packed 2025, both professionally and personally. There’s the ESOL research community events, the Yorkshire ESOL ITE meetings, NATECLA national conference. And most excited to have tix for Lloyd Cole, Pulp and Alannis Morissette 🎶
#ResearchAdvent
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December 24, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Day 24 #researchadvent I am looking forward to an action packed 2025, both professionally and personally. There’s the ESOL research community events, the Yorkshire ESOL ITE meetings, NATECLA national conference. And most excited to have tix for Lloyd Cole, Pulp and Alannis Morissette 🎶
Day 23 #ResearchAdvent Dare I say it, in six months I may well have graduated! Yep, it is tantalisingly close. And I need to Dig Dip and get get a paper together to submit to ……. Well, step 1 is to choose a journal to submit to!
December 23, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Day 23 #ResearchAdvent Dare I say it, in six months I may well have graduated! Yep, it is tantalisingly close. And I need to Dig Dip and get get a paper together to submit to ……. Well, step 1 is to choose a journal to submit to!
Day 22 #ResearchAdvent The perfect gift for a researcher is some
Lovely Stationary. A nice dotted notebook that can be used as a bullet journal, a nice pen and a couple of highlighters. Oh, and a desk by a window and a log burner to write in said journal. 😜
Lovely Stationary. A nice dotted notebook that can be used as a bullet journal, a nice pen and a couple of highlighters. Oh, and a desk by a window and a log burner to write in said journal. 😜
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December 22, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Day 22 #ResearchAdvent The perfect gift for a researcher is some
Lovely Stationary. A nice dotted notebook that can be used as a bullet journal, a nice pen and a couple of highlighters. Oh, and a desk by a window and a log burner to write in said journal. 😜
Lovely Stationary. A nice dotted notebook that can be used as a bullet journal, a nice pen and a couple of highlighters. Oh, and a desk by a window and a log burner to write in said journal. 😜
Day 21 #ResearchAdvent my theoretical framework is an under explored aspect of CoP, I used the four dualities of the Learning Architecture to explore the back channel environment created by the text-chat while-observing. #CELTA #ESOL #UKFE
Day 20 #researchAdvent I would like to meet other ESOL teacher educators in #FE Not just CELTA and CertTESOL, but those doing other English & ESOL specialist pathways. What is our signature pedagogy?
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December 21, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Day 21 #ResearchAdvent my theoretical framework is an under explored aspect of CoP, I used the four dualities of the Learning Architecture to explore the back channel environment created by the text-chat while-observing. #CELTA #ESOL #UKFE
Good luck to Bradford College, a finalist for the #ESOL Beacon Award www.aoc.co.uk/awards/beaco... #FE
Beacon Awards 2024/25
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December 20, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Good luck to Bradford College, a finalist for the #ESOL Beacon Award www.aoc.co.uk/awards/beaco... #FE
Day 20 #researchAdvent I would like to meet other ESOL teacher educators in #FE Not just CELTA and CertTESOL, but those doing other English & ESOL specialist pathways. What is our signature pedagogy?
#ResearchAdvent
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December 20, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Day 20 #researchAdvent I would like to meet other ESOL teacher educators in #FE Not just CELTA and CertTESOL, but those doing other English & ESOL specialist pathways. What is our signature pedagogy?
Day 19 #ResearchAdvent my approach to analysis was Reflexive Thematic Analysis, with a twist of Action Research. There was an extended ‘familiarisation’ stage through each cycle, before coding started once all data was collected and transcribed. And I didn’t present my ‘findings’ by theme ….
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December 19, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Day 19 #ResearchAdvent my approach to analysis was Reflexive Thematic Analysis, with a twist of Action Research. There was an extended ‘familiarisation’ stage through each cycle, before coding started once all data was collected and transcribed. And I didn’t present my ‘findings’ by theme ….
Day 18 #ResearchAdvent having to dig deep this late in the year to think of inspiration and motivation. I talk about my EdD as my ‘at home adventure’, it’s my Everest. That has carried me through this last 6 years. And I get inspiration from all my fellow doctoral travellers.
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December 18, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Day 18 #ResearchAdvent having to dig deep this late in the year to think of inspiration and motivation. I talk about my EdD as my ‘at home adventure’, it’s my Everest. That has carried me through this last 6 years. And I get inspiration from all my fellow doctoral travellers.
@natecla proposal submitted 🤞 @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social and I hope to be doing a session linked to our ESOL Research Community. It’s the Must Attend Event of the ESOL calendar www.natecla.org.uk/news/natecla...
NATECLA’s Annual Conference 2025: Submit your workshop proposal — NATECLA
NATECLA is currently inviting applications from workshop leaders with an interest in ESOL and English Language Teaching to deliver relevant sessions at our 2025 Annual Conference on 27th and 28th June...
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December 18, 2024 at 5:51 PM
@natecla proposal submitted 🤞 @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social and I hope to be doing a session linked to our ESOL Research Community. It’s the Must Attend Event of the ESOL calendar www.natecla.org.uk/news/natecla...
Day 17 #ResearchAdvent I get professional nourishment from my action research www.bera.ac.uk/blog/the-act.... Rest - well. As a peri-menopausal woman need I say more? Health - tennis, swimming, woodland walks and batch cooking of veggie goodness (and the occasional *hic* 🍪 🍫 🍷)
December 17, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Day 17 #ResearchAdvent I get professional nourishment from my action research www.bera.ac.uk/blog/the-act.... Rest - well. As a peri-menopausal woman need I say more? Health - tennis, swimming, woodland walks and batch cooking of veggie goodness (and the occasional *hic* 🍪 🍫 🍷)
Day 16 #ResearchAdvent Public engagement has been vital throughout my EdD. Selfishly it’s helped move my thinking forward at all stages of my research & im a huge advocate of practitioner research being systematic enquiry made public.
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December 16, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Day 16 #ResearchAdvent Public engagement has been vital throughout my EdD. Selfishly it’s helped move my thinking forward at all stages of my research & im a huge advocate of practitioner research being systematic enquiry made public.
Day 15 #ResearchAdvent 1st favourite place to study is on my small ikea desk by the bay window overlooking the garden. But I’m also partial to a good train journey, it’s a real treat to go 1st class to London on the Grand Central line.
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December 15, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Day 15 #ResearchAdvent 1st favourite place to study is on my small ikea desk by the bay window overlooking the garden. But I’m also partial to a good train journey, it’s a real treat to go 1st class to London on the Grand Central line.
Day 14 #ReaearchAdvent In three years I’ll look back and think ‘I’ll never get tired of people calling me Dr Cathy’ 😆
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December 14, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Day 14 #ReaearchAdvent In three years I’ll look back and think ‘I’ll never get tired of people calling me Dr Cathy’ 😆
Day 13 #ResearchAdvent The thing I love most about doing my EdD is the joy of creating something. The struggles of the blank page rewarded by words that become a thesis.
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December 13, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Day 13 #ResearchAdvent The thing I love most about doing my EdD is the joy of creating something. The struggles of the blank page rewarded by words that become a thesis.