Kirsten Darling-McQuistan
@kdarlingmcq.bsky.social
Lecturer + researcher in Teacher Eduction | Social justice, early years, sustainability and arts-based methods | she / her
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Michael Rosen Day is happening on Thursday 13th November! If you haven't signed up yet, make sure you do. There's a free live @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social event, a poetry competition and loads of great resources. Join the poetry party! #MichaelRosenDay www.michaelrosen.co.uk/michaelrosen...
October 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Michael Rosen Day is happening on Thursday 13th November! If you haven't signed up yet, make sure you do. There's a free live @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social event, a poetry competition and loads of great resources. Join the poetry party! #MichaelRosenDay www.michaelrosen.co.uk/michaelrosen...
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I'm running a webinar on adaptive teaching on 5th November. Loads of practical advice about inclusive approaches to teaching. Pay what you can to attend. Please share. Thank you! #EduSky
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching - Webinar with Sue Cowley
Sue Cowley shares ideas about adaptive teaching and offers a range of practical strategies for creating an inclusive classroom
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I'm running a webinar on adaptive teaching on 5th November. Loads of practical advice about inclusive approaches to teaching. Pay what you can to attend. Please share. Thank you! #EduSky
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
What a wonderful afternoon with our #UoEPGDEp students @morayhouse.bsky.social. We were delighted to be joined by colleagues from Education Scotland, Edinburgh Council and partner schools to be part of our play panel. And we also made some time to play ourselves…..
October 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
What a wonderful afternoon with our #UoEPGDEp students @morayhouse.bsky.social. We were delighted to be joined by colleagues from Education Scotland, Edinburgh Council and partner schools to be part of our play panel. And we also made some time to play ourselves…..
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STEAM Garden as a Provocation Day 2 has started 🌱 @morayhouse.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social and @jhanc89.bsky.social sharing a warm welcome ❤️
September 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
STEAM Garden as a Provocation Day 2 has started 🌱 @morayhouse.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social and @jhanc89.bsky.social sharing a warm welcome ❤️
We made something special today….excited about what will come next #STEAM #STEAMgarden - helping us to re-imagine and re-frame education
September 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We made something special today….excited about what will come next #STEAM #STEAMgarden - helping us to re-imagine and re-frame education
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A wonderful first session at our STEAM Garden as a provocation event at @morayhouse.bsky.social - a wonderful gathering of our widening community. Thank you @l0ur0col.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social @jhanc89.bsky.social for creating such a special opportunity for thinking and reframing. 🌱🎨💭
September 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A wonderful first session at our STEAM Garden as a provocation event at @morayhouse.bsky.social - a wonderful gathering of our widening community. Thank you @l0ur0col.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social @jhanc89.bsky.social for creating such a special opportunity for thinking and reframing. 🌱🎨💭
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I was delighted today to open our #UoEPGDEp conference event 'Including All' at @morayhouse.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social for making this happen and to our amazing student cohort for their curious and courageous participation
Huge thanks to @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social for making this happen and to our amazing student cohort for their curious and courageous participation
Our #UoEPGDEp IncludingAll mini-conference has started. @drsuechapman.bsky.social began with a clear opening message about belonging and mattering. @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social now asks questions about the ethics of care and the relational nature of teaching.Important and grounding messages for us all.
September 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I was delighted today to open our #UoEPGDEp conference event 'Including All' at @morayhouse.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social for making this happen and to our amazing student cohort for their curious and courageous participation
Huge thanks to @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social for making this happen and to our amazing student cohort for their curious and courageous participation
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Livestream of the Together for Palestine fundraiser event happening right now at Wembley, London 👇🏽
www.youtube.com/live/RWBVHFv...
www.youtube.com/live/RWBVHFv...
Together for Palestine
YouTube video by Brian Eno
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September 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Livestream of the Together for Palestine fundraiser event happening right now at Wembley, London 👇🏽
www.youtube.com/live/RWBVHFv...
www.youtube.com/live/RWBVHFv...
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Our #UoEPGDEp IncludingAll mini-conference has started. @drsuechapman.bsky.social began with a clear opening message about belonging and mattering. @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social now asks questions about the ethics of care and the relational nature of teaching.Important and grounding messages for us all.
September 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Our #UoEPGDEp IncludingAll mini-conference has started. @drsuechapman.bsky.social began with a clear opening message about belonging and mattering. @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social now asks questions about the ethics of care and the relational nature of teaching.Important and grounding messages for us all.
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This is a remarkable piece of #earlymathematics from Durham’s ‘Young Minds, Big Maths’.
If you work or have an interest in #earlyyears and/or #mathematics you really should download this **FREE** booklet 👇🏼👇🏼
If you work or have an interest in #earlyyears and/or #mathematics you really should download this **FREE** booklet 👇🏼👇🏼
We've written a booklet about exploring maths through ramp play, for people who work in early years.
You can download it (for free) here:
youngmindsbigmaths.co.uk/ramp_play/
#EarlyMaths #EarlyMath #EarlySTEM #EYFS #MathsEducation
#YMBMrampplay
You can download it (for free) here:
youngmindsbigmaths.co.uk/ramp_play/
#EarlyMaths #EarlyMath #EarlySTEM #EYFS #MathsEducation
#YMBMrampplay
September 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This is a remarkable piece of #earlymathematics from Durham’s ‘Young Minds, Big Maths’.
If you work or have an interest in #earlyyears and/or #mathematics you really should download this **FREE** booklet 👇🏼👇🏼
If you work or have an interest in #earlyyears and/or #mathematics you really should download this **FREE** booklet 👇🏼👇🏼
Really good turnout at our UCU picket line this morning. Our doggy friends were particularly welcome #UCU #stopthecuts #dogsatpicketlines
September 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Really good turnout at our UCU picket line this morning. Our doggy friends were particularly welcome #UCU #stopthecuts #dogsatpicketlines
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The billionaire press barons must be having a right laugh…
Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population)
Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK
Immigration isn’t draining us
Inequality is.
Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population)
Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK
Immigration isn’t draining us
Inequality is.
August 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The billionaire press barons must be having a right laugh…
Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population)
Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK
Immigration isn’t draining us
Inequality is.
Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population)
Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK
Immigration isn’t draining us
Inequality is.
Fun morning @morayhouse.bsky.social preparing for the Outdoor Learning Challenge with our new #UoEPGDEp cohort. Lots of fun, team work and energy! Big thanks to our colleague from the Outdoor Learning team 🌱
August 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Fun morning @morayhouse.bsky.social preparing for the Outdoor Learning Challenge with our new #UoEPGDEp cohort. Lots of fun, team work and energy! Big thanks to our colleague from the Outdoor Learning team 🌱
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🌙 Moon, Tell Me Truth – Poems by Children from Palestine and Beyond. Join us for the launch of this poetry and photo exhibition, opening with "Welcome to Gaza!" – a film of plays by the children of Gaza for the Hands Up Project.
📅19 August
🕒3–5pm
📍MHSES
More info & booking 👉 edin.ac/4oC5HDV
📅19 August
🕒3–5pm
📍MHSES
More info & booking 👉 edin.ac/4oC5HDV
Moon tell me truth - poems by children from Palestine and beyond
This poetry and photo exhibition launches with ‘Welcome to Gaza!’, a film of plays by the children of Gaza written for the Hands Up Project.
edin.ac
August 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🌙 Moon, Tell Me Truth – Poems by Children from Palestine and Beyond. Join us for the launch of this poetry and photo exhibition, opening with "Welcome to Gaza!" – a film of plays by the children of Gaza for the Hands Up Project.
📅19 August
🕒3–5pm
📍MHSES
More info & booking 👉 edin.ac/4oC5HDV
📅19 August
🕒3–5pm
📍MHSES
More info & booking 👉 edin.ac/4oC5HDV
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Noel and Liam Gallagher’s brother charged with rape and threats to kill.
I bet there’s going to be a massive riot at the next Oasis gig, right?
Wrong, because:
1. He’s white.
2. Oasis aren’t responsible for his actions.
Just like an entire asylum hotel is not responsible for one offender…
I bet there’s going to be a massive riot at the next Oasis gig, right?
Wrong, because:
1. He’s white.
2. Oasis aren’t responsible for his actions.
Just like an entire asylum hotel is not responsible for one offender…
July 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Noel and Liam Gallagher’s brother charged with rape and threats to kill.
I bet there’s going to be a massive riot at the next Oasis gig, right?
Wrong, because:
1. He’s white.
2. Oasis aren’t responsible for his actions.
Just like an entire asylum hotel is not responsible for one offender…
I bet there’s going to be a massive riot at the next Oasis gig, right?
Wrong, because:
1. He’s white.
2. Oasis aren’t responsible for his actions.
Just like an entire asylum hotel is not responsible for one offender…
#UoEPGDEp - some more great advice here for setting up an Early Years classroom space….
A few thoughts for those about to set up a new classroom for Primary 1, Reception or Kindergarten. #EduSkyPrimary
🌿 Setting Up Your Primary 1 Classroom
You will no doubt be considering vast lists of what your classroom needs: a home corner, role play, small world, library area, quiet zone, art and maths stations, writing nook, water and sand play,…
primary1help.wordpress.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#UoEPGDEp - some more great advice here for setting up an Early Years classroom space….
Wondering if anyone has looked at the impact on that AI generated transcriptions have on the quality and nature of transcriptions (even when then refined by a human)? I’m in the process of doing just that. AI has removed all the humanness - the ‘ems’, ‘uh-uhs’ + silences. Feels odd and a bit icky 🫤🥴
July 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Wondering if anyone has looked at the impact on that AI generated transcriptions have on the quality and nature of transcriptions (even when then refined by a human)? I’m in the process of doing just that. AI has removed all the humanness - the ‘ems’, ‘uh-uhs’ + silences. Feels odd and a bit icky 🫤🥴
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How Venice protesters got Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez to move their wedding reception.
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/venice...
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/venice...
Before Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's Wedding, Venice Activists Raised Hell
How Venice protesters got the world's third-richest man to move his wedding reception.
www.teenvogue.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
How Venice protesters got Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez to move their wedding reception.
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/venice...
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/venice...
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I’m chuffed to be in great company here… some great books from @andrewcowley23.bsky.social @adrianbethune.bsky.social and @suecowley.bsky.social amongst others! Sale on til 11th July if you’re looking for a bargain! @bloomsburyed.bsky.social ⬇️
📚The Bloomsbury Education Summer Sale is HERE!🌞
Get 30% OFF all Bloomsbury Education books from 6 June–11 July!
Stock up, plan ahead, and treat yourself to some inspiring reads 👉 bit.ly/4dUGsrC
#EduTwitter #TeachingResources #SummerSale
Get 30% OFF all Bloomsbury Education books from 6 June–11 July!
Stock up, plan ahead, and treat yourself to some inspiring reads 👉 bit.ly/4dUGsrC
#EduTwitter #TeachingResources #SummerSale
June 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I’m chuffed to be in great company here… some great books from @andrewcowley23.bsky.social @adrianbethune.bsky.social and @suecowley.bsky.social amongst others! Sale on til 11th July if you’re looking for a bargain! @bloomsburyed.bsky.social ⬇️
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IT’S HAPPENING!
Labour MPs have launched a major rebellion to stop Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts which will plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.
Write to your MP NOW and ask them to vote against the planned cuts. You can use this handy link
action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...
Labour MPs have launched a major rebellion to stop Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts which will plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.
Write to your MP NOW and ask them to vote against the planned cuts. You can use this handy link
action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...
June 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
IT’S HAPPENING!
Labour MPs have launched a major rebellion to stop Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts which will plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.
Write to your MP NOW and ask them to vote against the planned cuts. You can use this handy link
action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...
Labour MPs have launched a major rebellion to stop Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts which will plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.
Write to your MP NOW and ask them to vote against the planned cuts. You can use this handy link
action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...
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Iconic anti-war poster, originally by US printmaker Lorraine Schneider, 1966
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
June 22, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Iconic anti-war poster, originally by US printmaker Lorraine Schneider, 1966
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
I don’t know if this is a conscious Edinburgh Council decision, but I am enjoying the living, green kerbs 🌿🌱🌼
June 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I don’t know if this is a conscious Edinburgh Council decision, but I am enjoying the living, green kerbs 🌿🌱🌼
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Last shout for this webinar on adaptive teaching that I'm running next week. Please share. Thank you!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching - Webinar with Sue Cowley
Sue Cowley shares ideas about adaptive teaching and offers a range of practical strategies for creating an inclusive classroom
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Last shout for this webinar on adaptive teaching that I'm running next week. Please share. Thank you!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
