Jane Gatley
janegatley.bsky.social
Jane Gatley
@janegatley.bsky.social
Philosopher of education at Swansea university. Works on philosophy in schools, the curriculum, conceptual engineering as a methodology in education and professional ethics.
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Join us tomorrow for a #PhilosophyMatters webinar: Laura D'Olimpio will introduce the community of inquiry and Henry Taylor, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies and I will demonstrate how to use free resources to initiate good philosophical conversations in the classroom #philsky #edusky #PhiloFortnight2025
March 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Weekly Midgley quote:

"Philosophy, like speaking prose, is something we have to do all our lives, well or badly, whether we notice it or not."

-Beast and Man
February 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Book launch!

Meaning: A Very Short Introduction
by Emma Borg and Sarah Fisher

Wednesday, 26 February 2025
18:00-19:00

Cathays, Cardiff

Full details ––
Book launch! Meaning: A Very Short Introduction
Join us to celebrate the publication of a new book co-authored by Cardiff University philosopher Dr Sarah Fisher.
www.cardiff.ac.uk
February 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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4 of the essential skills for life are developed & enhanced through P4C. New study says govt should “incentivise & support” schools to promote the development of skills like communication, collaboration, problem-solving & creativity through its review:
'Incentivise' schools to teach 'employment skills'
Schools need support to promote the development of skills such as communication and problem-solving
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February 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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The METISS Programme: A Case-Study in Teacher Curriculum-Making and Decolonization

A guest post by visiting scholar Dr Darren Reid (McGill University, Canada), about the Teaching Migration and Empire Programme

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The METISS Programme: A Case-Study in Teacher Curriculum-Making and Decolonization
I occasionally host guest posts on this blog. Today, I am sharing a paper by Dr Darren Reid (McGill University, Canada), about the Teaching Migration and Empire Programme that has run in Scotland r…
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February 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
academic.oup.com/jope/advance... Iris Bliss and I wrote this response to a paper that we didn’t think was very fair to trans activism a while ago. It feels like an important stand to have taken and I’m glad it’s finally available.
Academic Freedom, Education and the ‘Trans Debate’: A Response to Suissa and Sullivan
Abstract. Judith Suissa and Alice Sullivan’s 2021 paper ‘The Gender Wars, Academic Freedom and Education’ holds that activism associated with the slogan ‘t
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February 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🚨 CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING NETWORK WEBINAR @ YOUTUBE

📺 Our 2024 panel by Jane Gatley featuring Αλέξανδρος Νικολαΐδης, Christian Norefalk, and Ruth Wareham on conceptual engineering in education has been released: check it out! ⬇️🔥

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Panel: Gatley, Nikolaidis, Norefalk, & Wareham @ CEN Lecture Series
YouTube video by Conceptual Engineering
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January 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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CFP: WOGAP Anniversary Conference, MIT! Some travel funding available for junior scholars.
WOGAP 25th Anniversary Conference
Call for Papers   The Workshop on Gender and Philosophy (WOGAP) will hold a conference to celebrate its 25th Anniversary, June 12-14, 2025 at MIT! The conference will include three keynotes by f...
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January 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just over a week ago I went to Belfast to present at a wonderful celebration of philosophy in schools organised by Suzanne Whitten. Here is a article capturing the event: www.facebook.com/share/1X65zu...
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January 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I’m glad that the Latin scheme in schools has been axed. That might sound heartless, but in this paper I explain why: bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Latin is currently being trialled as a subject in 40 state secondary schools in England. This paper focuses on one of the justifications of this trial: that teaching Latin in state secondary schools ...
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January 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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We are pleased to announce the publication of Vol 11 issue 2 of the open access Journal of Philosophy in Schools!

jps.bham.ac.uk/22/volume/11...

This special issue contains 8 original articles on #Literature & #Philosophy in #schools #philsky #edusky #academicsky
Literature and philosophy in schools | Journal of Philosophy in Schools
The Journal of Philosophy in Schools ISSN 2204-2482 focusses on research into philosophy with school-aged children. What was once called Philosophy for/with Children (P4C) has developed into a sub-dis...
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December 26, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 🚨

If not amended, certain clauses of the Children's Wellbeing Bill would have the potentially unintended consequence of reverting back to levels of religious selection not seen in English schools since 2007.

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Unintended consequences: Shake-up in Schools Bill would bring back 100% selective faith schools
Humanists UK has raised concerns over potentially unintended consequences of measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would, if not amended, pave the way for a new generation of 100%...
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December 20, 2024 at 9:47 AM
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Here is the latest Education Scotland paper on the CFE reform cycle. To be read by all working in Scottish education. The beginning of the end for CfE’s outcomes-based framework

Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC): Towards an Evolved
Technical Framework

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December 19, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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🔍 We’re Hiring: Academic Researcher 📚
We’re looking for a researcher to shape a Glossary on Ethical, Multi-Belief & Values Education for Educate Together & ETBI. If you're passionate about education, apply now!
📝 Apply by 13 Jan 2025: www.educatetogether.ie/about/careers/
#EthicalEducation
December 11, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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With Closer to Truth and @philipgoff.bsky.social we made a video about our religious journeys. Philip is moving toward Christianity, I am moving away. I was in quite severe pain that day so I had to recline but it went well, I think. Prepare for earnest and deep (will air some time next year)
December 15, 2024 at 3:44 AM
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#philosophy I know this comes late, but I just joined bsky a few days ago. Maybe some of you have something fitting in the drawer.
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Borderless Philosophy 8 (2025), Third and Final Call For Submissions (November 2024)
Borderless Philosophy 8 (2025), Third and Final Call For Submissions (November 2024)
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December 10, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Emerging from a weekend without electricity. I most missed electric light in the mornings. 1 year olds like the dark morning hours. The 1 year old had a ball though. He did a fire dance around the wood burner and didn’t once have to toss my phone away.
December 9, 2024 at 7:26 AM
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Four doctoral research fellowships in philosophy at the University of Oslo, good salary and conditions. #philsky
Four Doctoral Research Fellowships in Philosophy (270477) | University of Oslo
Job title: Four Doctoral Research Fellowships in Philosophy (270477), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
December 5, 2024 at 6:37 AM
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Come join us (in person or online) for this amazing workshop next Friday run by @lvself.bsky.social, Tracy Llanera, and me! We’ll be talking tradwives, baddiecore, endo support groups, gender critical websites, and more…

Registration below ✨

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December 4, 2024 at 8:56 AM
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Last chance to register for the Society of Women in Philosophy Ireland conference, "World-Building in Times of Violence", NUI Maynooth, this Friday and Saturday 6th and 7th of December. #philosophy #feministphilosophy #SWIP #philsky
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9th SWIP Ireland Conference 2024
9thSWIP Ireland Conference 2024 Welcome! We very much look forward to seeing you at our 9th Conference in Maynooth University. Conference date December 06th to 07th, 2024 Conference Fee Standard - 100...
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December 3, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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I shall repost a few articles from my blog over the next few days. This one on knowledge and the curriculum, authored with Joe Smith and @rushtondr.bsky.social, elicited plenty of interest earlier this year.

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The position of knowledge in Curriculum for Excellence – a response to the paper tabled at CAB, 30/01/2024
The following paper was circulated to the Scottish Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Board in January. I am posting it here, as there has been some interest in the paper, following publi…
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December 1, 2024 at 8:33 AM
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Eighty-three universities are now making redundancies. That number will rise to 90 and then 100+ during 2025. qmucu.org/qmul-transfo...
UK HE shrinking
This is a live page of all the redundancies, restructures, reorganisations, and closures taking place across the sector at the moment. Solidarity to all. This sector is vital to the country’s…
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November 27, 2024 at 8:40 AM