Fiona Stewart
@scotdeafteacher.bsky.social
Deaf PGDE Primary Education Student at Moray House.
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***BSL INTERPRETER WANTED FOR WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS.***
Just realised that my memory is bad at the moment, an unfortunate side effect of being so busy and focused on teaching! Is this common amongst all teachers or is this just me? #probationer #primaryteacher
October 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Just realised that my memory is bad at the moment, an unfortunate side effect of being so busy and focused on teaching! Is this common amongst all teachers or is this just me? #probationer #primaryteacher
Feels surreal seeing photos of this year’s Prjmary PGDE cohort starting at @morayhouse.bsky.social! Can’t quite believe it’s been a year since I started and now I’m beginning my probationary year. I hope the 25/26 cohort enjoys every second of their PGDE! #uoepgdep
August 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Feels surreal seeing photos of this year’s Prjmary PGDE cohort starting at @morayhouse.bsky.social! Can’t quite believe it’s been a year since I started and now I’m beginning my probationary year. I hope the 25/26 cohort enjoys every second of their PGDE! #uoepgdep
Spending time chasing my access to work caseworker via video calls when I should be focusing on getting ready for starting my new teaching job next week. This is the reality of being a deaf teacher.
August 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Spending time chasing my access to work caseworker via video calls when I should be focusing on getting ready for starting my new teaching job next week. This is the reality of being a deaf teacher.
Feeling anxious about my new job as I haven’t been able to recruit a #BSL Interpreter for Wednesday, Thursday or event anyone for first week of my new job. It’s not easy being a Deaf NQT
August 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Feeling anxious about my new job as I haven’t been able to recruit a #BSL Interpreter for Wednesday, Thursday or event anyone for first week of my new job. It’s not easy being a Deaf NQT
***BSL INTERPRETER WANTED FOR WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS.***
August 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
***BSL INTERPRETER WANTED FOR WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS.***
Today’s my hometown’s Gala. Two of my new pupils are part of the retinue this year and I just saw them go past in their carriage. One of them saw me and tapped the other and said “look, it’s Miss Stewart!”, whilst waving frantically at me. My heart melted at that point. 🥹😍
July 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Today’s my hometown’s Gala. Two of my new pupils are part of the retinue this year and I just saw them go past in their carriage. One of them saw me and tapped the other and said “look, it’s Miss Stewart!”, whilst waving frantically at me. My heart melted at that point. 🥹😍
July 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
An amazing day at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social graduation for the PGDE primary at @morayhouse.bsky.social. Forever grateful for all the support from the staff and friends on course, as well as my family & friends. #EdinGrad
July 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
An amazing day at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social graduation for the PGDE primary at @morayhouse.bsky.social. Forever grateful for all the support from the staff and friends on course, as well as my family & friends. #EdinGrad
June 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I can’t believe I’ll be graduating this week! Cannot wait to see everyone from the PGDE course again. 👩🎓
June 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I can’t believe I’ll be graduating this week! Cannot wait to see everyone from the PGDE course again. 👩🎓
Met my new class today. Honestly, I cannot wait to start teaching them after the summer. P4 will be the best class at my school by this time next year!
June 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Met my new class today. Honestly, I cannot wait to start teaching them after the summer. P4 will be the best class at my school by this time next year!
Feeling nervous. Currently at my new school, meeting the SLT and finding out my class… This is getting real!
#deafteacher #primaryteacher #probationerteacher
#deafteacher #primaryteacher #probationerteacher
June 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Feeling nervous. Currently at my new school, meeting the SLT and finding out my class… This is getting real!
#deafteacher #primaryteacher #probationerteacher
#deafteacher #primaryteacher #probationerteacher
Before and after pictures from the Graduation ball.
Had a great time although I’m paying for it with a hangover and sore feet right now!
Grateful for everyone on the PGDE course.
Had a great time although I’m paying for it with a hangover and sore feet right now!
Grateful for everyone on the PGDE course.
June 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Before and after pictures from the Graduation ball.
Had a great time although I’m paying for it with a hangover and sore feet right now!
Grateful for everyone on the PGDE course.
Had a great time although I’m paying for it with a hangover and sore feet right now!
Grateful for everyone on the PGDE course.
Grateful for my group who has been so supportive of each other during the PGDE course at @morayhouse.bsky.social
#group1forever #PGDEp #uoepgdep
#group1forever #PGDEp #uoepgdep
June 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Grateful for my group who has been so supportive of each other during the PGDE course at @morayhouse.bsky.social
#group1forever #PGDEp #uoepgdep
#group1forever #PGDEp #uoepgdep
As my final placement ends today I’ve been reflecting on my time on the PGDE course & about what it means to be a Deaf BSL user teacher in mainstream schools.
May 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
As my final placement ends today I’ve been reflecting on my time on the PGDE course & about what it means to be a Deaf BSL user teacher in mainstream schools.
Reposted by Fiona Stewart
It's Deaf Awareness Week so we've picked a few of our fave books featuring characters using hearing aids and sign.
Reflecting our world means young readers can see themselves and each other equally represented and celebrated in the books they read. Books with us all in.
More via our bio 📚 #kidlit
Reflecting our world means young readers can see themselves and each other equally represented and celebrated in the books they read. Books with us all in.
More via our bio 📚 #kidlit
May 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
It's Deaf Awareness Week so we've picked a few of our fave books featuring characters using hearing aids and sign.
Reflecting our world means young readers can see themselves and each other equally represented and celebrated in the books they read. Books with us all in.
More via our bio 📚 #kidlit
Reflecting our world means young readers can see themselves and each other equally represented and celebrated in the books they read. Books with us all in.
More via our bio 📚 #kidlit
Delivered a deaf awareness session during a whole-school assembly to children from Primary 1 to 7 and the staff yesterday.
May 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Delivered a deaf awareness session during a whole-school assembly to children from Primary 1 to 7 and the staff yesterday.
This week is the Deaf Awareness Week. I’ve created some tips on how to communicate with deaf people. Enjoy!
#deafawarenessweek2025
#deafawarenessweek2025
May 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This week is the Deaf Awareness Week. I’ve created some tips on how to communicate with deaf people. Enjoy!
#deafawarenessweek2025
#deafawarenessweek2025
Reposted by Fiona Stewart
Happy Deaf Awareness Week!
This week we'll be sharing staff and student stories, tips, and guidance to support Deaf inclusion. Moray House students — visit the MHSES Student Hub for more info.
This week we'll be sharing staff and student stories, tips, and guidance to support Deaf inclusion. Moray House students — visit the MHSES Student Hub for more info.
May 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Happy Deaf Awareness Week!
This week we'll be sharing staff and student stories, tips, and guidance to support Deaf inclusion. Moray House students — visit the MHSES Student Hub for more info.
This week we'll be sharing staff and student stories, tips, and guidance to support Deaf inclusion. Moray House students — visit the MHSES Student Hub for more info.
Does anyone know the sign for Persephone character in the Greek Mythology? I’ve seen some signs for other Gods and Goddeses by Deaf Greeks before but not for Persephone. If anyone could tag someone who’s a Greek sign language user, that would be great! #signlanguage #greekmythology
May 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Does anyone know the sign for Persephone character in the Greek Mythology? I’ve seen some signs for other Gods and Goddeses by Deaf Greeks before but not for Persephone. If anyone could tag someone who’s a Greek sign language user, that would be great! #signlanguage #greekmythology
This week on placement, my P5 class had been learning about David Hockney and his photo joiner collages. So we all did our own joiner collages of spring flowers, mostly tulips. Really pleased to see how their works turned out! #uoepgdep #expressivearts #DavidHockney
May 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This week on placement, my P5 class had been learning about David Hockney and his photo joiner collages. So we all did our own joiner collages of spring flowers, mostly tulips. Really pleased to see how their works turned out! #uoepgdep #expressivearts #DavidHockney
Half way through the first week of my final placement. Slowly starting to get to know my new class. But after bumping into the kids from my previous placement class, I found myself really missing my old class. Is that normal to feel that during a placement? #PGDEPrimary #uoepgdep
April 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Half way through the first week of my final placement. Slowly starting to get to know my new class. But after bumping into the kids from my previous placement class, I found myself really missing my old class. Is that normal to feel that during a placement? #PGDEPrimary #uoepgdep
Finally finished watching #Reunion featuring Matthew Gurney & Rose Ayling-Ellis. I was engrossed in it all the way through. I want more! I was also impressed with Lara Peake who played Gurney’s daughter. Her BSL was good & you wouldn’t know that she had no BSL skills before being cast in this drama.
April 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Finally finished watching #Reunion featuring Matthew Gurney & Rose Ayling-Ellis. I was engrossed in it all the way through. I want more! I was also impressed with Lara Peake who played Gurney’s daughter. Her BSL was good & you wouldn’t know that she had no BSL skills before being cast in this drama.
Just finished watching #reunion by @wlmager.bsky.social and oh my goodness! It’s so good. Love seeing #BSL being used in a mainstream tv drama and the fact it featured Deaf people. I’ve always liked him but Matthew Gurney is AMAZING in this drama. Nice to see a cameo from @thisduffy.bsky.social too.
April 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Just finished watching #reunion by @wlmager.bsky.social and oh my goodness! It’s so good. Love seeing #BSL being used in a mainstream tv drama and the fact it featured Deaf people. I’ve always liked him but Matthew Gurney is AMAZING in this drama. Nice to see a cameo from @thisduffy.bsky.social too.
Enjoyed today’s workshop on using digital pedagogy. Explored using bee-bots and micro-bits, especially the bee bots which was fun. Tried spelling my name out with the bee-bot which went well until I realised that I’d missed out a letter in my name… 🤦♀️ should I be a teacher??! #uoepgdep
April 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Enjoyed today’s workshop on using digital pedagogy. Explored using bee-bots and micro-bits, especially the bee bots which was fun. Tried spelling my name out with the bee-bot which went well until I realised that I’d missed out a letter in my name… 🤦♀️ should I be a teacher??! #uoepgdep