Sally Brown
@profsallybrown.bsky.social
Author and independent HE consultant based in NE England. Interests include assessment, valuing teaching in promotion criteria, baking, gardening, fiction and grandchildren not necessarily in that order
I once got searched at Belfast Airport because I was carrying a Christmas pudding wrapped in silver foil and the security staff said on the x-ray in my suitcase. It looked like it could be explosives
Some very useful tips in this thread on the numerous innocent items that can end up looking somewhat suspicious on airport security scans!
Here’s a tip: if you’re travelling with a cowbell and laptop adaptors in hand luggage, don’t put the adaptors inside the cowbell because that looks suspicious.
And an extra tip from my cousin Charlotte - be careful about travelling with a pack of polenta too. Also looks dodgy.
And an extra tip from my cousin Charlotte - be careful about travelling with a pack of polenta too. Also looks dodgy.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I once got searched at Belfast Airport because I was carrying a Christmas pudding wrapped in silver foil and the security staff said on the x-ray in my suitcase. It looked like it could be explosives
Excellent work Emily
Any party that wants to scrap the Online Safety Act is not on the side of women and children.
#onlinesafety #ReformUK #UKlabour #ukpolitics #miltonkeynes #childsafety #womenssafety
#onlinesafety #ReformUK #UKlabour #ukpolitics #miltonkeynes #childsafety #womenssafety
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Excellent work Emily
Come to Newcastle please
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Written & abridged by Charles Dickens
Directed & performed by Mitch Benn
UK TOUR December 2025
Raising money for local charities
#AChristmasCarol #Dickens #mitchbenn
Dates and tickets at mitchbenn.com/tour-dates
Written & abridged by Charles Dickens
Directed & performed by Mitch Benn
UK TOUR December 2025
Raising money for local charities
#AChristmasCarol #Dickens #mitchbenn
Dates and tickets at mitchbenn.com/tour-dates
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Come to Newcastle please
You could’ve asked if they wanted it signed
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
You could’ve asked if they wanted it signed
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November 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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#LoveLD - love #LTHEchat: A human-centred approach to digital leadership: lthechat.com/2025/11/03/l... . Weds 8-9 in Blue Sky. Follow the hashtag - Join the conversation - all welcome!
LTHE Chat 342: Digital Leadership for Inclusive and Strategic Change
Join us on Bluesky with guest Alison Purvis (@dralison.bsky.social) and Beth Fielding-Lloyd (@bethflloyd.bsky.social) on Wednesday, 5th November 2025 at 20:00 GMT Digital leadership in higher educa…
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November 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#LoveLD - love #LTHEchat: A human-centred approach to digital leadership: lthechat.com/2025/11/03/l... . Weds 8-9 in Blue Sky. Follow the hashtag - Join the conversation - all welcome!
@lner.co.uk I must commend the staff on yesterday’s 15.30 much delayed train from London to Newcastle.It should’ve gone on to Edinburgh but terminated there. Considering the horrible week LNER staff have experienced. They were incredibly calm, cheerful, helpful, informative&lovely.Well done& thanks!
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
@lner.co.uk I must commend the staff on yesterday’s 15.30 much delayed train from London to Newcastle.It should’ve gone on to Edinburgh but terminated there. Considering the horrible week LNER staff have experienced. They were incredibly calm, cheerful, helpful, informative&lovely.Well done& thanks!
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So many of us in the UK want to do what we can to help the horrendous conditions in Gaza.
As Chair of the cross-party group for Aid Match, I asked the Foreign Sec about the potential use of aid match to maximise the amount we can help with getting aid into, and rebuilding, Gaza.
As Chair of the cross-party group for Aid Match, I asked the Foreign Sec about the potential use of aid match to maximise the amount we can help with getting aid into, and rebuilding, Gaza.
October 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
So many of us in the UK want to do what we can to help the horrendous conditions in Gaza.
As Chair of the cross-party group for Aid Match, I asked the Foreign Sec about the potential use of aid match to maximise the amount we can help with getting aid into, and rebuilding, Gaza.
As Chair of the cross-party group for Aid Match, I asked the Foreign Sec about the potential use of aid match to maximise the amount we can help with getting aid into, and rebuilding, Gaza.
Take it!
Barber just asked me if he should give me the Old Age Pensioner discount. 🤯🤯☹️
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Take it!
To be fair they also talked to Phillip Pullman
Having done quite a lot previously to champion children’s literature, an interesting choice for the Today programme to interview Kiera Knightly about her new kids’ book.
Probably proving why it is so hard for publishers not to go down the celeb road.
Probably proving why it is so hard for publishers not to go down the celeb road.
October 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
To be fair they also talked to Phillip Pullman
Thanks Sue!
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A good time to buy The Lecturer's Toolkit; A Practical Guide to Assessment, Learning and Teaching 6th edn by @philrace.bsky.social and @profsallybrown.bsky.social
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A good time to buy The Lecturer's Toolkit; A Practical Guide to Assessment, Learning and Teaching 6th edn by @philrace.bsky.social and @profsallybrown.bsky.social
www.routledge.com/The-Lecturer...
The Lecturer's Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Learning and Teaching
With a focus on practical, implementable strategies to enhance learning experiences, the extensively updated sixth edition of The Lecturer’s Toolkit is an essential guide for those new to teaching in ...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Thanks Sue!
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Join us Wednesday 22nd otber at 8pm BST for #LTHE Chat 340: Embedding Academic Skills in UK Higher Education: Why It Matters with guest @drchrism.bsky.social
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LTHE Chat 340: Embedding Academic Skills in UK Higher Education: Why It Matters
Join us on Bluesky with guest Dr Chris Martin @drchrism.bsky.social on Wednesday 22nd October 2025 at 20:00 BST When engaging in conversations with academic colleagues, the…
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October 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Join us Wednesday 22nd otber at 8pm BST for #LTHE Chat 340: Embedding Academic Skills in UK Higher Education: Why It Matters with guest @drchrism.bsky.social
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Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Games Based Teaching Tools with @dwjames.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/10/13/l...
#gamesbasedlearning
#gamesbasedlearning
LTHE Chat 339: Game Frameworks – Teaching Tools for Game Design and Beyond
Join us on Bluesky with guest David James @dwjames.bsky.social on Wednesday 15th October 2025 at 20:00 BST Games Development as a university subject has grown significantly in popularity over the l…
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October 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Games Based Teaching Tools with @dwjames.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/10/13/l...
#gamesbasedlearning
#gamesbasedlearning
And what a fantastic and brilliantly organised evening it was
Last night we celebrated our 2025 National Teaching Fellows and the winners of the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence. 🎉 Congratulations to all the awardees! Read more: bit.ly/3IETNJc #NTFSawards2025 #CATEawards2025
September 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
And what a fantastic and brilliantly organised evening it was
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We are back for the new academic year. Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat, which will explore Effective Note Making Systems from Paper to AI with @drntasler.bsky.social on Wednesday (tomorrow), 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/09/19/l...
LTHEchat 336 Effective Note Making Systems from Paper to AI
Join us on Bluesky on Wednesday 24th September 2025 at 20:00 BST At the University of Glasgow we are in our first teaching week, the topic of note making, and its related systems see…
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September 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We are back for the new academic year. Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat, which will explore Effective Note Making Systems from Paper to AI with @drntasler.bsky.social on Wednesday (tomorrow), 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/09/19/l...
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Gail's work is beautiful. One for fellow brutalism fans ⬇️⬇️
I’ve never felt so disheartened. My small business means everything to me and I want to keep going.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty crap about my small business.
It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk
It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Gail's work is beautiful. One for fellow brutalism fans ⬇️⬇️
Thanks again Paul! It’s an annual treat!
Years ago, I was footling around on the piano after a conference dinner when someone asked if I could play her favourite tune Autumn Leaves. I couldn't but went home & learnt it. Now, every year, I record it and send it to her. So, @profsallybrown.bsky.social this is for you x
youtu.be/twyxtkh6uAQ
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Les Feuilles Mortes | Autumn Leaves 2025
YouTube video by Paul Kleiman
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September 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Thanks again Paul! It’s an annual treat!
Looks lovely in the sunshine
August 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Looks lovely in the sunshine
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Whitley Bay, 1978, photo by Marketa Luskacova.
August 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Whitley Bay, 1978, photo by Marketa Luskacova.
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Tyne Pride from a back lane, Wallsend, 1975, photo by Chris Killip.
August 16, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Tyne Pride from a back lane, Wallsend, 1975, photo by Chris Killip.
I know this to be true because it’s my healthcare trust and it’s brilliant, but I can’t see it on the times site because of the paywall . Anybody got any advice on how I can get round it?
Despite all odds, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust tops the list for performance and patient satisfaction
Inside the best NHS trust in England — how does it do it?
Despite all odds, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust tops the list for performance and patient satisfaction
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August 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I know this to be true because it’s my healthcare trust and it’s brilliant, but I can’t see it on the times site because of the paywall . Anybody got any advice on how I can get round it?
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Congratulations to @lisbundock.bsky.social of @uniofbrighton.bsky.social on your #NTFS award! Lis is committed to inclusive and equitable education, focusing on creating accessible teacher training pathways. #NTFS2025 🎉 🎉
August 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Congratulations to @lisbundock.bsky.social of @uniofbrighton.bsky.social on your #NTFS award! Lis is committed to inclusive and equitable education, focusing on creating accessible teacher training pathways. #NTFS2025 🎉 🎉
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Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of Writtle College, now part of @angliaruskin.bsky.social
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
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August 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of Writtle College, now part of @angliaruskin.bsky.social
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
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August 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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