Independent Thinking Press
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The voice of Independent Thinking in print. Award-winning and groundbreaking education books to take your brain for a walk.
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Ginny Bootman has started a podcast! With co-host Dr Sarah Moseley, this is where inclusive education meets real-world practice: buff.ly/mhwhvE2
📙 Ginny’s book, which offers SENDCOs 113 tips for building relationships, saving time and changing lives, is available at: buff.ly/1YaBzUS
📙 Ginny’s book, which offers SENDCOs 113 tips for building relationships, saving time and changing lives, is available at: buff.ly/1YaBzUS
Catching up with Sarah and Ginny
Podcast · Sarah and Ginny · Welcome to Catching up with Sarah and Ginny, the podcast where inclusive education meets real-world practice. Dr Sarah Moseley, literacy and SEND specialist, and Ginny…
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November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Ginny Bootman has started a podcast! With co-host Dr Sarah Moseley, this is where inclusive education meets real-world practice: buff.ly/mhwhvE2
📙 Ginny’s book, which offers SENDCOs 113 tips for building relationships, saving time and changing lives, is available at: buff.ly/1YaBzUS
📙 Ginny’s book, which offers SENDCOs 113 tips for building relationships, saving time and changing lives, is available at: buff.ly/1YaBzUS
It's Outdoor Classroom Day! 🌿
Today, classrooms around the world are taking learning outside. If you're joining in, download this free resource by @creativestar.bsky.social for an activity on finding calm in nature: buff.ly/f2f2TqM
Find more activities like this in #DirtyTeaching: buff.ly/Em34F0e
Today, classrooms around the world are taking learning outside. If you're joining in, download this free resource by @creativestar.bsky.social for an activity on finding calm in nature: buff.ly/f2f2TqM
Find more activities like this in #DirtyTeaching: buff.ly/Em34F0e
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It's Outdoor Classroom Day! 🌿
Today, classrooms around the world are taking learning outside. If you're joining in, download this free resource by @creativestar.bsky.social for an activity on finding calm in nature: buff.ly/f2f2TqM
Find more activities like this in #DirtyTeaching: buff.ly/Em34F0e
Today, classrooms around the world are taking learning outside. If you're joining in, download this free resource by @creativestar.bsky.social for an activity on finding calm in nature: buff.ly/f2f2TqM
Find more activities like this in #DirtyTeaching: buff.ly/Em34F0e
Teachers, prepare for Remembrance Day with this free assembly plan from Teachwire: 'What can the world learn from the poppy fields of Flanders?' ⬇
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📚 Extract from @willryan3.bsky.social's book, ‘Twenty-First Century School Assembly and Classroom Activities’: buff.ly/YcwSXMI
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📚 Extract from @willryan3.bsky.social's book, ‘Twenty-First Century School Assembly and Classroom Activities’: buff.ly/YcwSXMI
Remembrance assembly for KS2/3 – What have we learnt?
What can the world learn from the poppy fields of Flanders? This Remembrance assembly answers this important question...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Teachers, prepare for Remembrance Day with this free assembly plan from Teachwire: 'What can the world learn from the poppy fields of Flanders?' ⬇
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📚 Extract from @willryan3.bsky.social's book, ‘Twenty-First Century School Assembly and Classroom Activities’: buff.ly/YcwSXMI
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📚 Extract from @willryan3.bsky.social's book, ‘Twenty-First Century School Assembly and Classroom Activities’: buff.ly/YcwSXMI
Planning ahead for Outdoor Classroom Day? 🌳
Teaching outdoors doesn't have to be complicated. This free resource from @creativestar.bsky.social offers a ready-to-go activity that helps children connect with nature & find calm: buff.ly/f2f2TqM
Find more like this in #DirtyTeaching: buff.ly/Em34F0e
Teaching outdoors doesn't have to be complicated. This free resource from @creativestar.bsky.social offers a ready-to-go activity that helps children connect with nature & find calm: buff.ly/f2f2TqM
Find more like this in #DirtyTeaching: buff.ly/Em34F0e
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Planning ahead for Outdoor Classroom Day? 🌳
Teaching outdoors doesn't have to be complicated. This free resource from @creativestar.bsky.social offers a ready-to-go activity that helps children connect with nature & find calm: buff.ly/f2f2TqM
Find more like this in #DirtyTeaching: buff.ly/Em34F0e
Teaching outdoors doesn't have to be complicated. This free resource from @creativestar.bsky.social offers a ready-to-go activity that helps children connect with nature & find calm: buff.ly/f2f2TqM
Find more like this in #DirtyTeaching: buff.ly/Em34F0e
Don’t miss @itimbrell.bsky.social's virtual book launch with Belonging Effect (formerly Diverse Ed)! This event is an opportunity for teachers, school leaders & governors to gain insights from the book about how best to approach #LGBTQ+ belonging in the classroom.
📆 Nov 17 at 4pm
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📆 Nov 17 at 4pm
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More Than Flags and Rainbows - Virtual Book Launch
Join us to celebrate the publication of Ian Timbrell's book.
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November 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Don’t miss @itimbrell.bsky.social's virtual book launch with Belonging Effect (formerly Diverse Ed)! This event is an opportunity for teachers, school leaders & governors to gain insights from the book about how best to approach #LGBTQ+ belonging in the classroom.
📆 Nov 17 at 4pm
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📆 Nov 17 at 4pm
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New edition alert! 🧠 Andrew Curran's The Little Book of Big Stuff About the Brain is back, now with bonus content on educational psychology by Alice Moore.
Get this accessible, light-hearted guide to how our brains really work from Independent Thinking Press: buff.ly/pckndmS
Get this accessible, light-hearted guide to how our brains really work from Independent Thinking Press: buff.ly/pckndmS
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New edition alert! 🧠 Andrew Curran's The Little Book of Big Stuff About the Brain is back, now with bonus content on educational psychology by Alice Moore.
Get this accessible, light-hearted guide to how our brains really work from Independent Thinking Press: buff.ly/pckndmS
Get this accessible, light-hearted guide to how our brains really work from Independent Thinking Press: buff.ly/pckndmS
If you’ve enjoyed any titles from Independent Thinking Press, we would greatly appreciate your feedback!
Please take a moment to leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads to help others discover these great books.
Please take a moment to leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads to help others discover these great books.
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
If you’ve enjoyed any titles from Independent Thinking Press, we would greatly appreciate your feedback!
Please take a moment to leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads to help others discover these great books.
Please take a moment to leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads to help others discover these great books.
Another fantastic review of #BecauseofYouThisisMe by @jazampawfarr.bsky.social! Thanks Chris 😊
This unmissable book is a celebration of the everyday heroes in our schools and a reminder that small actions have profound impact. Order your copy from Independent Thinking Press at: buff.ly/l1o6uQo
This unmissable book is a celebration of the everyday heroes in our schools and a reminder that small actions have profound impact. Order your copy from Independent Thinking Press at: buff.ly/l1o6uQo
October 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Another fantastic review of #BecauseofYouThisisMe by @jazampawfarr.bsky.social! Thanks Chris 😊
This unmissable book is a celebration of the everyday heroes in our schools and a reminder that small actions have profound impact. Order your copy from Independent Thinking Press at: buff.ly/l1o6uQo
This unmissable book is a celebration of the everyday heroes in our schools and a reminder that small actions have profound impact. Order your copy from Independent Thinking Press at: buff.ly/l1o6uQo
ICYMI: The revised edition of The Little Book of Big Stuff About the Brain by Andrew Curran published this summer!
October 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
ICYMI: The revised edition of The Little Book of Big Stuff About the Brain by Andrew Curran published this summer!
📻 If you're looking for an inspiring listen, check out this Edufuturists episode with Jaz Ampaw-Farr, where she discusses the transformative power of teachers and the importance of human connection in education: buff.ly/MXgCU8M
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Edufuturists #312 Because of You, This Is Me with Jaz Ampaw-Farr
In this episode of the podcast, we have a profound conversation with Jaz Ampaw-Farr, an educator and author, about the transformative power of teachers and the importance of human connection in…
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October 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
📻 If you're looking for an inspiring listen, check out this Edufuturists episode with Jaz Ampaw-Farr, where she discusses the transformative power of teachers and the importance of human connection in education: buff.ly/MXgCU8M
@jazampawfarr.bsky.social
@jazampawfarr.bsky.social
In her exclusive interview with Natalie Hood (@heard-edublog.bsky.social) for Twinkl’s QE Insights, @jazampawfarr.bsky.social explores the importance of leading with empathy & developing a relational approach to behaviour in schools. 💙
Read part 1 of this inspiring 2-part series at: buff.ly/lb6mqxa
Read part 1 of this inspiring 2-part series at: buff.ly/lb6mqxa
October 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
In her exclusive interview with Natalie Hood (@heard-edublog.bsky.social) for Twinkl’s QE Insights, @jazampawfarr.bsky.social explores the importance of leading with empathy & developing a relational approach to behaviour in schools. 💙
Read part 1 of this inspiring 2-part series at: buff.ly/lb6mqxa
Read part 1 of this inspiring 2-part series at: buff.ly/lb6mqxa
Have you ordered your copy of #BecauseofYouThisisMe by @jazampawfarr.bsky.social yet? Check out these amazing comments from Natalie Hood's review! 👇
Keep an eye out for Natalie's interview with Jaz, coming to Twinkl's 'Quality Education Insights' soon!
📚 Order your copy at: buff.ly/G03QXZq
Keep an eye out for Natalie's interview with Jaz, coming to Twinkl's 'Quality Education Insights' soon!
📚 Order your copy at: buff.ly/G03QXZq
October 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Have you ordered your copy of #BecauseofYouThisisMe by @jazampawfarr.bsky.social yet? Check out these amazing comments from Natalie Hood's review! 👇
Keep an eye out for Natalie's interview with Jaz, coming to Twinkl's 'Quality Education Insights' soon!
📚 Order your copy at: buff.ly/G03QXZq
Keep an eye out for Natalie's interview with Jaz, coming to Twinkl's 'Quality Education Insights' soon!
📚 Order your copy at: buff.ly/G03QXZq
Wonderful news – Juliet Robertson's poetry reading from her Scotland Outdoors interview was chosen as James Crawford's Pick of the Week! buff.ly/R0GcBp9
Her full interview with Rachel Stewart on BBC Sounds covers her career in outdoor education, poetry & living with terminal cancer: buff.ly/LdZ5eMK
Her full interview with Rachel Stewart on BBC Sounds covers her career in outdoor education, poetry & living with terminal cancer: buff.ly/LdZ5eMK
Pick of the Week - James Crawford - BBC Sounds
James Crawford presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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October 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Wonderful news – Juliet Robertson's poetry reading from her Scotland Outdoors interview was chosen as James Crawford's Pick of the Week! buff.ly/R0GcBp9
Her full interview with Rachel Stewart on BBC Sounds covers her career in outdoor education, poetry & living with terminal cancer: buff.ly/LdZ5eMK
Her full interview with Rachel Stewart on BBC Sounds covers her career in outdoor education, poetry & living with terminal cancer: buff.ly/LdZ5eMK
Join the movement. Be Bothered. 💻
Visit the new #Botheredness website now: buff.ly/W6pnUS9
@hywelroberts.bsky.social #EducationMatters #TeachingWithHeart #Edusky
Visit the new #Botheredness website now: buff.ly/W6pnUS9
@hywelroberts.bsky.social #EducationMatters #TeachingWithHeart #Edusky
October 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Join the movement. Be Bothered. 💻
Visit the new #Botheredness website now: buff.ly/W6pnUS9
@hywelroberts.bsky.social #EducationMatters #TeachingWithHeart #Edusky
Visit the new #Botheredness website now: buff.ly/W6pnUS9
@hywelroberts.bsky.social #EducationMatters #TeachingWithHeart #Edusky
'When times feel tough, please remember you could be saving a child's life... just by being you' – from @jazampawfarr.bsky.social's letter to #EverydayHeroes in schools in the latest issue of @teachprimarymag.bsky.social (p.17): buff.ly/ZB5Nd8v
📚 #BecauseofYouThisisMe is out now: buff.ly/G03QXZq
📚 #BecauseofYouThisisMe is out now: buff.ly/G03QXZq
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October 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
'When times feel tough, please remember you could be saving a child's life... just by being you' – from @jazampawfarr.bsky.social's letter to #EverydayHeroes in schools in the latest issue of @teachprimarymag.bsky.social (p.17): buff.ly/ZB5Nd8v
📚 #BecauseofYouThisisMe is out now: buff.ly/G03QXZq
📚 #BecauseofYouThisisMe is out now: buff.ly/G03QXZq
Over the past few years, we've shared a Thunk a week on our social media during term time—thanks to a collaboration with @crownhousepub.bsky.social and Thunks creator @itlworldwide.bsky.social.
(For the uninitiated: #Thunks are philosophical questions designed to make your brain hurt!)
(For the uninitiated: #Thunks are philosophical questions designed to make your brain hurt!)
October 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Over the past few years, we've shared a Thunk a week on our social media during term time—thanks to a collaboration with @crownhousepub.bsky.social and Thunks creator @itlworldwide.bsky.social.
(For the uninitiated: #Thunks are philosophical questions designed to make your brain hurt!)
(For the uninitiated: #Thunks are philosophical questions designed to make your brain hurt!)
Teaching isn’t just a job - it’s a human art. Botheredness is a movement for educators who care deeply, reflect often and teach with heart.
Explore the new site 👉 buff.ly/W6pnUS9
@hywelroberts.bsky.social #Education #TeacherLife #EmotionalIntelligence #Botheredness
Explore the new site 👉 buff.ly/W6pnUS9
@hywelroberts.bsky.social #Education #TeacherLife #EmotionalIntelligence #Botheredness
October 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Teaching isn’t just a job - it’s a human art. Botheredness is a movement for educators who care deeply, reflect often and teach with heart.
Explore the new site 👉 buff.ly/W6pnUS9
@hywelroberts.bsky.social #Education #TeacherLife #EmotionalIntelligence #Botheredness
Explore the new site 👉 buff.ly/W6pnUS9
@hywelroberts.bsky.social #Education #TeacherLife #EmotionalIntelligence #Botheredness
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Thank you Radio Scotland Out-of-Doors programme for creating a podcast from our blether about outdoor learning, impact of the outdoors on ourselves and much more. Listen at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #outdoor #learning #education #cancer #geese #poetry #blether #leukaemia
BBC Sounds - Music. Radio. Podcasts
Listen without limits, with BBC Sounds. Catch the latest music tracks, discover binge-worthy podcasts, or listen to radio shows - all whenever you want.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Thank you Radio Scotland Out-of-Doors programme for creating a podcast from our blether about outdoor learning, impact of the outdoors on ourselves and much more. Listen at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #outdoor #learning #education #cancer #geese #poetry #blether #leukaemia
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Blood Lines is a fundraising book. If you want to see which charities I've chosen look here: julietrobertson.substack.com/p/where-are-... #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BloodLines
October 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Blood Lines is a fundraising book. If you want to see which charities I've chosen look here: julietrobertson.substack.com/p/where-are-... #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BloodLines
Excited to be at the @nationaledshow.bsky.social with @itimbrell.bsky.social today! Come see us at stand 33 to chat all about building #inclusive schools 📚
October 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Excited to be at the @nationaledshow.bsky.social with @itimbrell.bsky.social today! Come see us at stand 33 to chat all about building #inclusive schools 📚
The theme of this year’s #NationalPoetryDay is play – and in #BloodLines, Juliet Robertson shows us what it means to play and dance with feelings. Through poetry, she reminds us that even our darkest emotions can be met, moved with and accepted.
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The theme of this year’s #NationalPoetryDay is play – and in #BloodLines, Juliet Robertson shows us what it means to play and dance with feelings. Through poetry, she reminds us that even our darkest emotions can be met, moved with and accepted.
Don't miss Ginny Bootman on the Beat Teacher Burnout podcast! She shares her journey as a #SENCO + practical ways to protect wellbeing & keep children at the heart of everything: buff.ly/ltpZ4wt
📙 For more time-saving & burnout-busting advice for busy SENDCOs, discover Ginny's book: buff.ly/z3Xqfl9
📙 For more time-saving & burnout-busting advice for busy SENDCOs, discover Ginny's book: buff.ly/z3Xqfl9
EP : 64 SENCO Secrets: How to Stay Sane and Love Your Job
Beat Teacher Burnout! · Episode
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September 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Don't miss Ginny Bootman on the Beat Teacher Burnout podcast! She shares her journey as a #SENCO + practical ways to protect wellbeing & keep children at the heart of everything: buff.ly/ltpZ4wt
📙 For more time-saving & burnout-busting advice for busy SENDCOs, discover Ginny's book: buff.ly/z3Xqfl9
📙 For more time-saving & burnout-busting advice for busy SENDCOs, discover Ginny's book: buff.ly/z3Xqfl9
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Like Gavin and Stacey and American democracy, all good things come to an end.
Here are all 142 of the Thursday Thunks we and @crownhousepub.bsky.social posted over the last few years though.
Fill yer boots!
www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/al...
Here are all 142 of the Thursday Thunks we and @crownhousepub.bsky.social posted over the last few years though.
Fill yer boots!
www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/al...
All the Thursday Thunks | Independent Thinking
How do you get students thinking for themselves? How do you get them to think creatively, critically and philosophically? These 142 Thursday Thunks will help.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Like Gavin and Stacey and American democracy, all good things come to an end.
Here are all 142 of the Thursday Thunks we and @crownhousepub.bsky.social posted over the last few years though.
Fill yer boots!
www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/al...
Here are all 142 of the Thursday Thunks we and @crownhousepub.bsky.social posted over the last few years though.
Fill yer boots!
www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/al...
Catch @itimbrell.bsky.social on the latest episode of The Queer Economy podcast, where he talks about moving from 20 years in teaching to founding More Than Flags and Rainbows 📻: buff.ly/aa8GDUy
📚 For more on creating truly inclusive schools, see Ian's new book: buff.ly/iUTgAVr
📚 For more on creating truly inclusive schools, see Ian's new book: buff.ly/iUTgAVr
Ian Timbrell: Redefining LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Education and Community
In this episode of The Queer Economy, host Ben Ferney sits down with Ian Timbrell, founder of the UK nonprofit More Than Flags and Rainbows. Ian shares his journey from 20 years as a teacher and…
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September 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Catch @itimbrell.bsky.social on the latest episode of The Queer Economy podcast, where he talks about moving from 20 years in teaching to founding More Than Flags and Rainbows 📻: buff.ly/aa8GDUy
📚 For more on creating truly inclusive schools, see Ian's new book: buff.ly/iUTgAVr
📚 For more on creating truly inclusive schools, see Ian's new book: buff.ly/iUTgAVr
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Delighted to see another positive review about #BloodLines esp. the comment "Unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library cancer and medical issues..." #cancer #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology
Delighted to see #BloodLines by Juliet Robertson (@blood-lines.bsky.social) reviewed in the Midwest Book Review!
This moving poetry collection exploring her journey with cancer offers comfort & hope, plus all royalties go to charity.
👉 Read more: buff.ly/4S5j2ZF
📖 Get the book: buff.ly/n7GJYHV
This moving poetry collection exploring her journey with cancer offers comfort & hope, plus all royalties go to charity.
👉 Read more: buff.ly/4S5j2ZF
📖 Get the book: buff.ly/n7GJYHV
September 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Delighted to see another positive review about #BloodLines esp. the comment "Unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library cancer and medical issues..." #cancer #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology