Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education
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The Teacher Education team at Edinburgh Napier University
Want to find out more about our PGDE programmes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths & English? Want to find out what it's like to study to become a teacher at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social? Come and meet us on Thu 20 Nov at our Merchiston campus.
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Postgraduate Events
Learn more about postgraduate study by attending a postgraduate event with Edinburgh Napier. Meet academics, student support teams and current students.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Want to find out more about our PGDE programmes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths & English? Want to find out what it's like to study to become a teacher at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social? Come and meet us on Thu 20 Nov at our Merchiston campus.
www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-u...
www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-u...
The Curious Teacher Conference
Sat 04 Oct 2025
@edinburghnapier.bsky.social, Sighthill Campus
£50 (£35 for student teachers).
Registration/details: sway.cloud.microsoft/uiY35a9sitDV...
Keynotes: @nuthmani.bsky.social (Education is not neutral) and Kirsten Leask (Learning for Sustainability)
Sat 04 Oct 2025
@edinburghnapier.bsky.social, Sighthill Campus
£50 (£35 for student teachers).
Registration/details: sway.cloud.microsoft/uiY35a9sitDV...
Keynotes: @nuthmani.bsky.social (Education is not neutral) and Kirsten Leask (Learning for Sustainability)
Curious Teacher Conference 2025
Curious about improving your pedagogy? Curious about aspects of inclusion? Curious about thriving in teaching? We have the conference for you!
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August 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The Curious Teacher Conference
Sat 04 Oct 2025
@edinburghnapier.bsky.social, Sighthill Campus
£50 (£35 for student teachers).
Registration/details: sway.cloud.microsoft/uiY35a9sitDV...
Keynotes: @nuthmani.bsky.social (Education is not neutral) and Kirsten Leask (Learning for Sustainability)
Sat 04 Oct 2025
@edinburghnapier.bsky.social, Sighthill Campus
£50 (£35 for student teachers).
Registration/details: sway.cloud.microsoft/uiY35a9sitDV...
Keynotes: @nuthmani.bsky.social (Education is not neutral) and Kirsten Leask (Learning for Sustainability)
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What should you expect as a new student teacher in Scotland?
@colinmcgill.bsky.social of @enuteachered.bsky.social offers some sound advice in @tesmagazine.bsky.social
(and subscribing to TES weekly is something I'd add to his advice!)
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
@colinmcgill.bsky.social of @enuteachered.bsky.social offers some sound advice in @tesmagazine.bsky.social
(and subscribing to TES weekly is something I'd add to his advice!)
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
What should you expect as a new student teacher in Scotland?
With many students starting their teacher education journey in Scotland, Colin McGill offers some words of advice and says it’s an exciting time to join the profession
www.tes.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
What should you expect as a new student teacher in Scotland?
@colinmcgill.bsky.social of @enuteachered.bsky.social offers some sound advice in @tesmagazine.bsky.social
(and subscribing to TES weekly is something I'd add to his advice!)
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
@colinmcgill.bsky.social of @enuteachered.bsky.social offers some sound advice in @tesmagazine.bsky.social
(and subscribing to TES weekly is something I'd add to his advice!)
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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The finalised programme for Methods in Chemistry Education Research #MICER25 at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
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#chemsky #chemedresearch
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#chemsky #chemedresearch
May 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Recording of @aud2526.bsky.social presentation "Signing to Know: Unlocking chemistry concepts" from symposium in her honour last week is now on @cerg.bsky.social YouTube channel. Thanks to Dr Helen Pain for her warm introduction to Audrey and the symposium youtu.be/9cWN4oD39kw
Dr Audrey Cameron: Teaching Deaf Children Chemistry
YouTube video by RSC Chemical Education Research Group
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April 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Recording of @aud2526.bsky.social presentation "Signing to Know: Unlocking chemistry concepts" from symposium in her honour last week is now on @cerg.bsky.social YouTube channel. Thanks to Dr Helen Pain for her warm introduction to Audrey and the symposium youtu.be/9cWN4oD39kw
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The third episode of Talking Scottish Education is available now.
In it @stuartphysics.bsky.social & I speak with Carole Ford & Lindsay Paterson on the importance of a knowledge-based curriculum, the role of assessment, and the need for coherence in educational practices.
In it @stuartphysics.bsky.social & I speak with Carole Ford & Lindsay Paterson on the importance of a knowledge-based curriculum, the role of assessment, and the need for coherence in educational practices.
April 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The third episode of Talking Scottish Education is available now.
In it @stuartphysics.bsky.social & I speak with Carole Ford & Lindsay Paterson on the importance of a knowledge-based curriculum, the role of assessment, and the need for coherence in educational practices.
In it @stuartphysics.bsky.social & I speak with Carole Ford & Lindsay Paterson on the importance of a knowledge-based curriculum, the role of assessment, and the need for coherence in educational practices.
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📢The Curious Teacher Conference: a 1 day professional learning event to enhance knowledge, skills and wellbeing of school teachers.
Keynote speaker: @olliebray.bsky.social (update on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle).
Keynote speaker: @olliebray.bsky.social (update on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle).
March 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
📢The Curious Teacher Conference: a 1 day professional learning event to enhance knowledge, skills and wellbeing of school teachers.
Keynote speaker: @olliebray.bsky.social (update on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle).
Keynote speaker: @olliebray.bsky.social (update on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle).
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#MICER25 update:
Prof. Paul Ashwin will be leading a workshop on the use of interview data and phenomenography.
MICER takes place at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social on Wednesday 21 May 2025.
Details at micerportal.wordpress.com
#ChemEd #ITeachChem #ChemEdResearch #ChemSky
Prof. Paul Ashwin will be leading a workshop on the use of interview data and phenomenography.
MICER takes place at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social on Wednesday 21 May 2025.
Details at micerportal.wordpress.com
#ChemEd #ITeachChem #ChemEdResearch #ChemSky
Methods in Chemistry Education Research Portal
Post by @seerymk.
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April 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
#MICER25 update:
Prof. Paul Ashwin will be leading a workshop on the use of interview data and phenomenography.
MICER takes place at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social on Wednesday 21 May 2025.
Details at micerportal.wordpress.com
#ChemEd #ITeachChem #ChemEdResearch #ChemSky
Prof. Paul Ashwin will be leading a workshop on the use of interview data and phenomenography.
MICER takes place at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social on Wednesday 21 May 2025.
Details at micerportal.wordpress.com
#ChemEd #ITeachChem #ChemEdResearch #ChemSky
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I'm really looking forward to hosting a full day focusing on evidence informed and actionable feedback strategies for the classroom. This includes written, verbal, self & peer assessment, the use of technology & whole class feedback. More info & tickets events.bookitbee.com/lead-equate-...
April 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I'm really looking forward to hosting a full day focusing on evidence informed and actionable feedback strategies for the classroom. This includes written, verbal, self & peer assessment, the use of technology & whole class feedback. More info & tickets events.bookitbee.com/lead-equate-...
New books available at @enulibrary.bsky.social:
@strickomaster.bsky.social @katejonesteach.bsky.social @brucenextlevel.bsky.social @johncattedu.bsky.social
@strickomaster.bsky.social @katejonesteach.bsky.social @brucenextlevel.bsky.social @johncattedu.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Memory is the residue of thought: “one of the most useful questions when teaching or observing a lesson: who is thinking about what right now?”
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We may have nodded along with the expression "memory is the residue of thought" but this powerful piece of advice should be at the forefront of our planning
www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
We may have nodded along with the expression "memory is the residue of thought" but this powerful piece of advice should be at the forefront of our planning
www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
What I got wrong about my students’ learning
I created engaging and interesting lessons, writes Mark Enser, but I had lost sight of one crucial aspect of pedagogy
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February 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Memory is the residue of thought: “one of the most useful questions when teaching or observing a lesson: who is thinking about what right now?”
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It's book launch day! Listen to myself and Jamie talking about The Essentials of Learning to Teach: Thriving as a new secondary teacher
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February 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It's book launch day! Listen to myself and Jamie talking about The Essentials of Learning to Teach: Thriving as a new secondary teacher
open.spotify.com/episode/1Wcr...
open.spotify.com/episode/1Wcr...
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NEW EPISODE: Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast.
Myself and @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social discuss "Cheat Codes for New Teachers"
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Myself and @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social discuss "Cheat Codes for New Teachers"
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Cheat Codes for New Teachers
Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast · Episode
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February 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NEW EPISODE: Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast.
Myself and @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social discuss "Cheat Codes for New Teachers"
open.spotify.com/episode/2QxI...
Myself and @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social discuss "Cheat Codes for New Teachers"
open.spotify.com/episode/2QxI...
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"So, instead of turning on the ‘bells and whistles’ of teaching when the material is complex, do the opposite. Streamline and simplify instruction."
I was recently asked to consider one piece of advice I'd give to teachers. And, after thinking about it for a bit, I guess I'd suggest doing less, not more. More may be too much.
https://theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/02/18/less-is-more-more-is-too-much/
https://theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/02/18/less-is-more-more-is-too-much/
February 18, 2025 at 6:54 AM
"So, instead of turning on the ‘bells and whistles’ of teaching when the material is complex, do the opposite. Streamline and simplify instruction."
Interested in secondary teaching? Want to show your passion for teaching Maths, English, Biology, Chemistry or Physics? Check out our webinar for more info about our PGDE programmes at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/Y3sVT9I...
www.youtube.com/live/Y3sVT9I...
PGDE Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (FT/PT) at Edinburgh Napier University
YouTube video by Edinburgh Napier University
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January 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Interested in secondary teaching? Want to show your passion for teaching Maths, English, Biology, Chemistry or Physics? Check out our webinar for more info about our PGDE programmes at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/Y3sVT9I...
www.youtube.com/live/Y3sVT9I...
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“We’re producing less literate, less numerate people than society used to… What we expect by the end of primary school is weaker than what was expected in the past.”
A fascinating read from @NeilMackay speaking to Prof Lindsay Paterson.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2485038...
A fascinating read from @NeilMackay speaking to Prof Lindsay Paterson.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2485038...
Scotland’s schools are accused of ‘harming pupils permanently’ with curriculum
Professor Lindsay Paterson talks to our Writer at Large about the decline and fall of the once great Scottish school
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January 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
“We’re producing less literate, less numerate people than society used to… What we expect by the end of primary school is weaker than what was expected in the past.”
A fascinating read from @NeilMackay speaking to Prof Lindsay Paterson.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2485038...
A fascinating read from @NeilMackay speaking to Prof Lindsay Paterson.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2485038...
This morning, our PGDE Scientists got fantastic input from @roysocchem.bsky.social and @stuartphysics.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This morning, our PGDE Scientists got fantastic input from @roysocchem.bsky.social and @stuartphysics.bsky.social
The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 24
Responsive Teaching: The challenge and necessity of checking in on every student by @teacherhead.bsky.social
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Responsive Teaching: The challenge and necessity of checking in on every student by @teacherhead.bsky.social
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Responsive Teaching: The challenge and necessity of checking in on every student.
The theme of so much of my recent blogging and discussions in schools has been the very real challenge of teaching everyone in a class effectively – simultaneously. I still don’t t…
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December 24, 2024 at 7:26 AM
The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 24
Responsive Teaching: The challenge and necessity of checking in on every student by @teacherhead.bsky.social
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Responsive Teaching: The challenge and necessity of checking in on every student by @teacherhead.bsky.social
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The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 23
You’re Already Harnessing the Science of Learning (You Just Don’t Know It) by @retrievelearn.bsky.social
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You’re Already Harnessing the Science of Learning (You Just Don’t Know It) by @retrievelearn.bsky.social
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You’re Already Harnessing the Science of Learning (You Just Don’t Know It) - EdSurge News
Ten years ago, I read an article in the New York Times with dismay. It was about how clickers were all the rage in schools across the country. It ...
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December 23, 2024 at 7:55 AM
The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 23
You’re Already Harnessing the Science of Learning (You Just Don’t Know It) by @retrievelearn.bsky.social
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You’re Already Harnessing the Science of Learning (You Just Don’t Know It) by @retrievelearn.bsky.social
www.edsurge.com/news/2018-07...
The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 22
On building relationships by @drcastelino.bsky.social
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On building relationships by @drcastelino.bsky.social
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On building relationships
Recently, I heard a teacher say how good they were at building relationships in their classroom. They suggested that their subject (PE) meant they found it easier to do so and that as a result the …
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December 22, 2024 at 7:04 AM
The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 22
On building relationships by @drcastelino.bsky.social
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On building relationships by @drcastelino.bsky.social
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The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 21
Writing A Better Multiple-Choice Question: What Does Research Indicate? by @blakeharvard.bsky.social
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Writing A Better Multiple-Choice Question: What Does Research Indicate? by @blakeharvard.bsky.social
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Writing A Better Multiple-Choice Question: What Does Research Indicate? - The Effortful Educator
Writing A Better Multiple-Choice Question: What Does Research Indicate?
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December 21, 2024 at 7:01 AM
The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 21
Writing A Better Multiple-Choice Question: What Does Research Indicate? by @blakeharvard.bsky.social
theeffortfuleducator.com/2018/09/26/w...
Writing A Better Multiple-Choice Question: What Does Research Indicate? by @blakeharvard.bsky.social
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I'd forgotten that I'd written this - I think it still holds up.
The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 19
Putting theory into practice by @ensermark.bsky.social
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Putting theory into practice by @ensermark.bsky.social
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Putting theory into practice
I love a good teaching and learning book, as anyone who has popped into my classroom or tried to find something on my desk can attest. I also really enjoy attending research conferences (I’m …
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December 19, 2024 at 8:23 AM
I'd forgotten that I'd written this - I think it still holds up.
The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 20
Problem solving or explicit instruction: Which should go first when element interactivity is high? by @gregashman.bsky.social
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Problem solving or explicit instruction: Which should go first when element interactivity is high? by @gregashman.bsky.social
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Problem solving or explicit instruction: Which should go first when element interactivity is high?
I have had a paper that I have co-written with my PhD supervisors accepted for publication in Educational Psychology Review. Having studied the copyright statement, I am clear that I am able to pub…
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December 20, 2024 at 7:05 AM
The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 20
Problem solving or explicit instruction: Which should go first when element interactivity is high? by @gregashman.bsky.social
gregashman.wordpress.com/2019/07/30/p...
Problem solving or explicit instruction: Which should go first when element interactivity is high? by @gregashman.bsky.social
gregashman.wordpress.com/2019/07/30/p...
The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 19
Putting theory into practice by @ensermark.bsky.social
heathfieldteachshare.wordpress.com/2018/04/23/p...
Putting theory into practice by @ensermark.bsky.social
heathfieldteachshare.wordpress.com/2018/04/23/p...
Putting theory into practice
I love a good teaching and learning book, as anyone who has popped into my classroom or tried to find something on my desk can attest. I also really enjoy attending research conferences (I’m …
heathfieldteachshare.wordpress.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:04 AM
The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 19
Putting theory into practice by @ensermark.bsky.social
heathfieldteachshare.wordpress.com/2018/04/23/p...
Putting theory into practice by @ensermark.bsky.social
heathfieldteachshare.wordpress.com/2018/04/23/p...
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The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 18
The power of “by” by @adamboxereducation.bsky.social
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The power of “by” by @adamboxereducation.bsky.social
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The power of “by”
Quick heads-up: this blog uses a lot of technical jargon that you may be unfamiliar with. The jargon springs from the work of Doug Lemov and Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, and if you wish to know more, the…
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December 18, 2024 at 7:02 AM
The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 18
The power of “by” by @adamboxereducation.bsky.social
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2021/04/27/t...
The power of “by” by @adamboxereducation.bsky.social
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2021/04/27/t...