Shelagh Hirst
@shelaghhirst.bsky.social
Passions: formal/informal learning/education; faith & politics - telling truth to power; Social liberation/justice. LLM; Trade Unionist; Past President of NEU.
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As the saying goes “If the child doesn’t learn the way you teach, start teaching the way they learn.” Why? Because it’s impossible to create inclusion for all via a curriculum and a style of learning - a pedagogy - that only works for some.
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 AM
As the saying goes “If the child doesn’t learn the way you teach, start teaching the way they learn.” Why? Because it’s impossible to create inclusion for all via a curriculum and a style of learning - a pedagogy - that only works for some.
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My recent article: open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...
October 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My recent article: open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...
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#MorningPrayer
Keep us, Lord, from believing
that in our own strength
we can fulfil your will
and resist the pride
and temptations in our way.
Guide and strengthen us
in your love,
that we may give ourselves to you
in faith and service,
following your leading
rather than our own.
Keep us, Lord, from believing
that in our own strength
we can fulfil your will
and resist the pride
and temptations in our way.
Guide and strengthen us
in your love,
that we may give ourselves to you
in faith and service,
following your leading
rather than our own.
October 15, 2025 at 5:49 AM
#MorningPrayer
Keep us, Lord, from believing
that in our own strength
we can fulfil your will
and resist the pride
and temptations in our way.
Guide and strengthen us
in your love,
that we may give ourselves to you
in faith and service,
following your leading
rather than our own.
Keep us, Lord, from believing
that in our own strength
we can fulfil your will
and resist the pride
and temptations in our way.
Guide and strengthen us
in your love,
that we may give ourselves to you
in faith and service,
following your leading
rather than our own.
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No one wants to try the new Outlook so please stop asking
July 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
No one wants to try the new Outlook so please stop asking
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If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, and the needy to be treated as “parasites,” all while billionaires get richer, we’ve profoundly misunderstood the most basic elements of Jesus’ teachings.
June 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, and the needy to be treated as “parasites,” all while billionaires get richer, we’ve profoundly misunderstood the most basic elements of Jesus’ teachings.
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Off-the scale UK media bias about Labour’s 3 U-turns in a year www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
By 2022, Boris Johnson had U-turned THIRTY times www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Anyone remember the fuss the UK media made about that?
No. Me neither.
By 2022, Boris Johnson had U-turned THIRTY times www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Anyone remember the fuss the UK media made about that?
No. Me neither.
A hat-trick of U turns – and this is the most awkward of the lot
The BBC's political editor Chris Mason gives his analysis of what the climbdown over the welfare bill means for the prime minister.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Off-the scale UK media bias about Labour’s 3 U-turns in a year www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
By 2022, Boris Johnson had U-turned THIRTY times www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Anyone remember the fuss the UK media made about that?
No. Me neither.
By 2022, Boris Johnson had U-turned THIRTY times www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Anyone remember the fuss the UK media made about that?
No. Me neither.
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#MorningPrayer
You create us, Lord,
in your own image
with our own creativity,
our own freedom,
our own propensity to love.
Help us to remain ever open
to your self-giving love
that we in turn may love like you,
offering ourselves
to the building of peace,
to the blessing of all.
You create us, Lord,
in your own image
with our own creativity,
our own freedom,
our own propensity to love.
Help us to remain ever open
to your self-giving love
that we in turn may love like you,
offering ourselves
to the building of peace,
to the blessing of all.
June 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
#MorningPrayer
You create us, Lord,
in your own image
with our own creativity,
our own freedom,
our own propensity to love.
Help us to remain ever open
to your self-giving love
that we in turn may love like you,
offering ourselves
to the building of peace,
to the blessing of all.
You create us, Lord,
in your own image
with our own creativity,
our own freedom,
our own propensity to love.
Help us to remain ever open
to your self-giving love
that we in turn may love like you,
offering ourselves
to the building of peace,
to the blessing of all.
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#MorningPrayer
Instil in us, Lord,
a faith and trust in you,
in your love, in your grace,
that keeps us open
to your guidance, your call,
and your challenge
to allow our human
and worldly perspectives
to be expanded
by the vision
of your kingdom,
your purposes,
and your promises.
Instil in us, Lord,
a faith and trust in you,
in your love, in your grace,
that keeps us open
to your guidance, your call,
and your challenge
to allow our human
and worldly perspectives
to be expanded
by the vision
of your kingdom,
your purposes,
and your promises.
June 29, 2025 at 6:04 AM
#MorningPrayer
Instil in us, Lord,
a faith and trust in you,
in your love, in your grace,
that keeps us open
to your guidance, your call,
and your challenge
to allow our human
and worldly perspectives
to be expanded
by the vision
of your kingdom,
your purposes,
and your promises.
Instil in us, Lord,
a faith and trust in you,
in your love, in your grace,
that keeps us open
to your guidance, your call,
and your challenge
to allow our human
and worldly perspectives
to be expanded
by the vision
of your kingdom,
your purposes,
and your promises.
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#MorningPrayer
Lord, we long to see
the justice, peace
and wholeness
of your kingdom
prevail among us;
we yearn for release
from the impact and effect
of our turning in on ourselves,
away from our neighbour
and away from you.
Guide us to hear your call;
help us to live your love.
Lord, we long to see
the justice, peace
and wholeness
of your kingdom
prevail among us;
we yearn for release
from the impact and effect
of our turning in on ourselves,
away from our neighbour
and away from you.
Guide us to hear your call;
help us to live your love.
June 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
#MorningPrayer
Lord, we long to see
the justice, peace
and wholeness
of your kingdom
prevail among us;
we yearn for release
from the impact and effect
of our turning in on ourselves,
away from our neighbour
and away from you.
Guide us to hear your call;
help us to live your love.
Lord, we long to see
the justice, peace
and wholeness
of your kingdom
prevail among us;
we yearn for release
from the impact and effect
of our turning in on ourselves,
away from our neighbour
and away from you.
Guide us to hear your call;
help us to live your love.
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#MorningPrayer
Inspire in us, Lord, day by day,
a growing understanding
of your delight in us,
of your welcome to us,
of your embracing us
as your family.
Divert us from a focus
on that which does not last;
draw us rather
to the life of your kingdom,
our inheritance in your love.
Inspire in us, Lord, day by day,
a growing understanding
of your delight in us,
of your welcome to us,
of your embracing us
as your family.
Divert us from a focus
on that which does not last;
draw us rather
to the life of your kingdom,
our inheritance in your love.
June 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#MorningPrayer
Inspire in us, Lord, day by day,
a growing understanding
of your delight in us,
of your welcome to us,
of your embracing us
as your family.
Divert us from a focus
on that which does not last;
draw us rather
to the life of your kingdom,
our inheritance in your love.
Inspire in us, Lord, day by day,
a growing understanding
of your delight in us,
of your welcome to us,
of your embracing us
as your family.
Divert us from a focus
on that which does not last;
draw us rather
to the life of your kingdom,
our inheritance in your love.
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#MorningPrayer
Steer us away, Lord,
from a path on which
our lives are ensnared
by the enticements
of selfish gain and
selfish ambition,
at the expense
of everyone else.
Guide us rather
on the path of peace,
of seeking
the mutual wellbeing
of the common good,
of living your love.
Steer us away, Lord,
from a path on which
our lives are ensnared
by the enticements
of selfish gain and
selfish ambition,
at the expense
of everyone else.
Guide us rather
on the path of peace,
of seeking
the mutual wellbeing
of the common good,
of living your love.
June 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
#MorningPrayer
Steer us away, Lord,
from a path on which
our lives are ensnared
by the enticements
of selfish gain and
selfish ambition,
at the expense
of everyone else.
Guide us rather
on the path of peace,
of seeking
the mutual wellbeing
of the common good,
of living your love.
Steer us away, Lord,
from a path on which
our lives are ensnared
by the enticements
of selfish gain and
selfish ambition,
at the expense
of everyone else.
Guide us rather
on the path of peace,
of seeking
the mutual wellbeing
of the common good,
of living your love.
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#MorningPrayer
In a world that so often
seems obsessed with
power and profit, Lord,
inspire us to be
builders of peace.
May we be
catalysts for community
and restorers of relationship.
May we wield your wisdom
rather than our
weapons of war,
as we work for
your justice,
your way.
In a world that so often
seems obsessed with
power and profit, Lord,
inspire us to be
builders of peace.
May we be
catalysts for community
and restorers of relationship.
May we wield your wisdom
rather than our
weapons of war,
as we work for
your justice,
your way.
June 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
#MorningPrayer
In a world that so often
seems obsessed with
power and profit, Lord,
inspire us to be
builders of peace.
May we be
catalysts for community
and restorers of relationship.
May we wield your wisdom
rather than our
weapons of war,
as we work for
your justice,
your way.
In a world that so often
seems obsessed with
power and profit, Lord,
inspire us to be
builders of peace.
May we be
catalysts for community
and restorers of relationship.
May we wield your wisdom
rather than our
weapons of war,
as we work for
your justice,
your way.
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Labour has a whopping great majority and four years left to turn this country around.
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
May 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Labour has a whopping great majority and four years left to turn this country around.
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
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#MorningPrayer
Before dawn, Lord,
the women went to your tomb:
fearful, despondent; all was over.
They returned with joy and hope,
with exhilaration
at your new life bursting forth,
and excitement
in the new dawn of your kingdom.
May our lives be transformed
by your resurrection.
Before dawn, Lord,
the women went to your tomb:
fearful, despondent; all was over.
They returned with joy and hope,
with exhilaration
at your new life bursting forth,
and excitement
in the new dawn of your kingdom.
May our lives be transformed
by your resurrection.
April 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#MorningPrayer
Before dawn, Lord,
the women went to your tomb:
fearful, despondent; all was over.
They returned with joy and hope,
with exhilaration
at your new life bursting forth,
and excitement
in the new dawn of your kingdom.
May our lives be transformed
by your resurrection.
Before dawn, Lord,
the women went to your tomb:
fearful, despondent; all was over.
They returned with joy and hope,
with exhilaration
at your new life bursting forth,
and excitement
in the new dawn of your kingdom.
May our lives be transformed
by your resurrection.
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Thank goodness for Bluesky Social to save me from the toxic X and Elon Musk. Very happy to be here now.
March 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thank goodness for Bluesky Social to save me from the toxic X and Elon Musk. Very happy to be here now.