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LynneJ0nes
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Primary teacher. #StrathEdD researcher. she/her. Joined August 2024
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I’m running a short research survey exploring how primary teachers and student teachers are using tools like ChatGPT and Copilot in their day-to-day teaching, with a particular focus on primary science.

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#eduskyprimary #uked
Exploring The Use of Generative AI by Primary Teachers to teach Science
Action research into AI Use 2026
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February 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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New two-part episode in our Emerging Researcher podcast series, giving some great advice to those looking to attend and present at conferences, including the IPDA conference.

Listen and submit your abstract for the Emerging Researcher Forum: ipda.org.uk/ipda-interna...
February 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
#Pedagoo plans afoot! More news to follow
January 17, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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Only a few spaces left for our training for teachers and schools this Tuesday 13 Jan! Join Alex & Fiona to explore how to create a play policy that supports consistency, confidence & shared understanding across your school.
Book here www.playscotland.org/schools-chil... #edusky #ScotEduSky #Primary
January 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Podcast: Stuart Mitchell discusses our Conference in Dublin with Aoife Brennan, IPDA Ireland Chair. Gain insight into Aoife and her work plus what we can expect in Ireland. Plus she is already prompting us to go to the pub, to continue professional dialogue of course open.spotify.com/episode/6JHx...
Conference conversations: IPDA Ireland Chair Aoife Brennan
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January 8, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Just a few highlights from a long weekend with my sister on both sides of the Channel. Currently waiting in Lille to catch a Eurostar🚆, to be followed by Caledonian Sleeper 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚆💤 back to Edinburgh later.
December 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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We are supporting the launch of Acts of Resistance by retired Drama teacher Mandy McMillan - a new collection of plays on online harms, homophobic bullying, and immigration, each designed to spark critical thinking.

🎭 Secondary schools can request free copies here: forms.monday.com/forms/68df4b...
‘Acts of Resistance’ Collection of Plays for Secondary Schools - Time for Inclusive Education
Time for Inclusive Education
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December 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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This might be of interest to any teachers in Scotland planning a class visit to a National Trust for Scotland place – including Culloden, The Battle of Bannockburn, the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum and more!
www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-res...
Using books to support your National Trust for Scotland visit
We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.
www.scottishbooktrust.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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UK aims to secure agreement to rejoin Erasmus student exchange scheme

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UK aims to secure agreement to rejoin Erasmus student exchange scheme
Britain quit EU programme after Brexit, when Boris Johnson claimed it did not offer good value for money
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Looking for seasonal ways to teach the curriculum outdoors this December? ❄️

Take a look at our festive outdoor lesson ideas! From “How to measure a Christmas tree” to “Create a snowstorm”, you’re sure to find something that fits into your lesson plans! Download for free 👇
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Outdoor Learning and Play 'Advent Calendar' | Learning through Landscapes
Download twelve free curriculum-based outdoor lesson ideas to enjoy with your pupils over the festive period.
ltl.org.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Primary teachers - here you go, a 🎄 goody from @nrichmaths.bsky.social
You’re welcome

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Advent Calendar 2025 - Primary | NRICH
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November 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Thoroughly enjoyed the 60th anniversary celebration this evening. Such wonderful stories. Best wishes for the future
Who are we❔

📚 #EducationintheNorth is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal focused on education across northern contexts and beyond.

Learn more: www.abdn.ac.uk/education/re...

Published by School of Education, @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social since 1965.
📬 Submissions welcome! #EITN60
November 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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New from @EmpirePodUK

Our series on Writers of Empire continues with a look at colonial cartoons. How should we feel about racist depictions in our most beloved children’s books? @anitaanand.bsky.social & I wrestle with the conundrum of the colonial undercurrents in comics.
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This was a super reflective session with Prof Gary Husband, University of Sunderland. Reframing practice-based researcher ‘bias’ as acknowledging insight, knowledge, history & cultural capital. Thanks to Louise McGlynn @qmuniversity.bsky.social for organising
Join IPDA Scotland for the next Professional Learning Research Network meeting, which will be led by Prof Gary Husband, University of Sunderland. We will look at how the experience and knowledge of the practice-based researcher can shape their research. ipda.org.uk/18-november-...
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🎧IPDA Emerging Researchers from 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 talk abt why & how #PGRs researching professional learning can submit proposals for @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social conference June 2026 @dublincityuni.bsky.social
📣Call for proposals open until 31/12/25
Thank you to all involved in this two-part IPDA Podcast aimed at emerging researchers. Louise speaks with colleagues about engaging in academic conferences with, lots of great information from abstracts to networking. Listen on our 2026 conference page:
ipda.org.uk/ipda-interna...
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Something for the weekend? You may enjoy this IPDA conference podcast conversation - find out about the 2026 conference theme, why we're going over to Ireland, the emerging researcher forum and much more.
👉 Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/7AMX...
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Join IPDA Scotland for the next Professional Learning Research Network meeting, which will be led by Prof Gary Husband, University of Sunderland. We will look at how the experience and knowledge of the practice-based researcher can shape their research. ipda.org.uk/18-november-...
October 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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⭐️Comics &graphic novels starring racially minoritised characters.   

With each #BeyondTheSecretGarden column by @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social & @darrenchetty.bsky.social in @booksforkeeps.bsky.social -we share the highlights at @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
#KidLitUK

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Beyond the Secret Garden: Comics and Graphic Novels
Highlights from the most recent (September 2025) Beyond the Secret Garden (BtSG) column, published by Books for Keeps*.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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As the ceasefire in Gaza comes into action, today's Empire episode goes back to the 1920s when the British occupied the region.

The Black and Tans, fresh from the Irish War of Independence, arrive in Mandate Palestine to violently impose imperial order, & tensions are rising...
October 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Come join authors from @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social for a panel discussion. Writing Scotland's Future: Perspectives from Writers of Colour takes place 15/10/25 #BlackHistoryMonth at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social The Ramshorn. Lunch provided. Register for your free place: tinyurl.com/Writing-Scot...
October 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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The IPDA Annual International Conference 2026 is coming to Dublin, Ireland on 5–6 June 2026. We are inviting submissions around our theme - The Professional Learning Atlas: Mapping Frontiers in Research, Policy, and Practice.

🌐 Full details: ipda.org.uk/ipda2026

#IPDA2026 #ProfessionalLearning
September 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History

Join us for a series of free, online lectures to explore sources of women's lived experience, intellectual and religious networks, and socio-political power in medieval and early modern Scotland.

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SHS Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History
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October 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Poverty and disadvantage often intersect with ethnicity, shaping stark inequalities in health outcomes for racialised minority communities. Effectively #ChallengingPoverty demands a better investment in communities (Day 4 #CPW25).
October 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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WE'RE HIRING! This exciting, innovative Improving Care Experiences Consultant role brings together expertise on transitions into adulthood for young people with care experience, supporting initiatives that will improve the lives of children, their families and carers: buff.ly/EqK77d5
October 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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History teachers in Scotland: teaching 'Migration and Empire' this year? Want to know how to teach about 'the impact of Scots'? Come and find out about brand new resources created by academics and teachers at this online session: 4pm, 10 Sept. Register here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/decolonisi...
Decolonising the SQA Migration and Empire module
An event for History teachers who want to bring a more critical, globally-aware perspective to the Migration and Empire unit.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM