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LynneJ0nes
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Primary teacher. #StrathEdD researcher. she/her. Joined August 2024
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@senoract.bsky.social & friends would love to see you at #PedagooGhlaschu2026 on 16/05/26. Professional learning by teachers, for teachers. Meet like-minded educators for connection & conversation.
✅Sign up to lead a session forms.gle/tW86XZiypr6P...
🆓🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pedagoo-gh...
Why Pedagoo? Because pedagogy is messy (pedagogy x goo)
Do you Pedagoo? Sure you do! Pedagoo pals assemble!
@senoract.bsky.social & friends would love to see you at #PedagooGhlaschu2026 on 16/05/26. Professional learning by teachers, for teachers. Meet like-minded educators for connection & conversation.
✅Sign up to lead a session forms.gle/tW86XZiypr6P...
🆓🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pedagoo-gh...
February 19, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @educationscotland.bsky.social Our Developing and Sustaining Reading for Pleasure (Primary) course is now open for applications. Apply here: www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and...
Developing and Sustaining Reading for Pleasure (Primary) course
Endorsed by Education Scotland
www.scottishbooktrust.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:49 PM
@senoract.bsky.social & friends would love to see you at #PedagooGhlaschu2026 on 16/05/26. Professional learning by teachers, for teachers. Meet like-minded educators for connection & conversation.
✅Sign up to lead a session forms.gle/tW86XZiypr6P...
🆓🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pedagoo-gh...
February 19, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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We're looking for learning professionals to share a 7-10 minute presentation at our upcoming online knowledge‑sharing event.

Topic: Using sensory stories in your setting.
Date: 28 April
Time: 3:45-4:45
Where: Online - FREE

To learn more, contact signe.rudovica@scottishbooktrust.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:58 PM
📣 librarians, EY practitioners & primary teachers
🥳 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ marks the 4️⃣0️⃣years of 📖 The Jolly Postman by Janet & Allan Ahlberg. The Postal Museum in London, UK invites schools to join the celebrations & send them some Fairy Tale Mail inspired by the book
🔗 www.postalmuseum.org/visit-us/sch...
Send us your Fairy Tale Mail - The Postal Museum
In 2026, we’re opening a new exhibition marking 40 years of The Jolly Postman and we’d love schools to join in with the birthday celebrations.
www.postalmuseum.org
February 18, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Curious to learn more about independent filmmaking? - Improve your screen skills at our filmmaking masterclass on Wednesday 18th Feb @ 1.30pm. More info and register here:

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Film Education CPD for Secondary School/College Teachers
Invitation to our free CPD filmmaking education workshop @ University of Strathclyde. Our event maps on to key film and screen learning areas in the Scottish (draft) film and screen curriculum: camera
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February 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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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.

forms.gle/bqPHtwq4mzBd...

Please share!

#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
open.spotify.com
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

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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 👇
ltl.org.uk/advent-calen...
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
nrich.maths.org
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*.
uk.bookshop.org
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