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Laura Baird
@misslbairdfc.bsky.social
Education Support Officer & Probationer Manager within Falkirk Council's Education Services. All views are my own.
Exploring how to lead a team using the lenses of culture, relationships and school structures with our To Lead or Not to Lead? participants today.We also had an opportunity to consider agile approaches to improvement planning & how to identify priorities.Thanks to Darren @braeshighschool.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Huge thanks to Caroline & Lesley at Denny HS for leading this week's Secondary Probationer CLPL sessions on meeting the needs of learners. A chance to consider literacy & numeracy support across the curriculum and explore communication rich learning environments #DigitalTools #VisualSupports
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A great To Lead or Not to Lead?session with aspiring middle leaders this afternoon, focusing on creating a rationale for change. Rich discussion around the role of data and the pros & cons of a range of data gathering methodologies. Thanks to Darren @braeshighschool.bsky.social for co-facilitating.
November 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Thanks to the @digilearnfalk.bsky.social team for facilitating our probationer CLPL sessions this week. A hands-on, practical session and great opportunity to explore the effective use of @connectedfalk.bsky.social devices to support learning, teaching & assessment.
October 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Exploring Assessment for Learning approaches & strategies with secondary probationers during this week's central CLPL sessions. Huge thanks to David @braeshighschool.bsky.social for sharing his expertise and encouraging some healthy debate #AfL
September 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It's been a pleasure to welcome our new Secondary Probationer colleagues to our central CLPL sessions over the last couple of weeks.Thanks to Julie & George from @braeshighschool.bsky.social for their input this week, Getting It Right in School, which developed ideas from our previous GIRFEC session
September 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A very reflective morning for the final session with our 2024/25 DHT Leadership Programme participants. Thanks to them all for their engagement, criticality & enthusiasm across the year. #Values #KnowYourWhy
April 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Thanks to Jonathan @wallacestoneps.bsky.social for joining our To Lead Or Not To Lead? session, discussing key issues,policies& drivers in educational leadership before an exploration of @gtcscotland.bsky.social professional values& reflection on our own leadership journey @mrpatersonlhs.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM