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SENDCo & Teacher. Democratic & Libertarian Education. PhD in Education. Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching. Critical Theory | Critical Pedagogy | Visual Semiotics.

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Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.

www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

29.03.2025 18:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I certainly did! Thanks for writing it!

08.02.2025 18:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Inspectors were in this week, so, of course, I dressed up as a blue dinosaur and sang Johnny Cash to hundreds of students. #edusky

30.11.2024 14:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tait Coles' "Critical Pedagogy".

Tait Coles' "Critical Pedagogy".

This little gem arrived for us at work on Friday. Looking forward to reading, and sharing!

16.11.2024 10:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

After a relentless, but positive, half-term I've promised myself I'll sit down and do some writing on Monday.

19.10.2024 12:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looking forward to the students arriving. I'm INSETed out now.

#EduSky

03.09.2024 18:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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18.08.2024 16:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

and reposting this one too!
#EduSky
#SEND

17.08.2024 10:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just reposting this... #EduSky

17.08.2024 10:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A regular Summer "happy place" for me - Sent Antonin.

17.08.2024 10:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think a Masters *can* be perfectly manageable for many - wherever they are in their career. But I also think it's *best* doing when you can really give it as much as you can. That can be at any point. Everybody is different. Well worth doing though!

16.08.2024 20:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am. Fantastic work (as always) from Sarah.

16.08.2024 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Second Plea: Anybody interested in #CriticalPedagogy? #EduSky.

16.08.2024 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

First plea: Any #SENDCos out there who would like to connect? (Or #SEND teachers, parents etc.) #EduSky

16.08.2024 18:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I did a p/t Masters (initially in SEND and Inclusion but then my focus shifted!) and loved it. From my experience of doing it (and later marking and supervising Masters students) the two biggest challenges are 1) Time and Energy to commit fully and 2) Getting the hang of academic writing rules.

16.08.2024 14:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Proud FCCT here. Good to see you move over!

16.08.2024 13:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So liking it so far, just much more pleasant.

We however run the risk of creating a pastiche of #Edutwitter, amplifying some voices (I include myself in that) and ignoring others

There are good people with things to say and valuable viewpoints surely this is an opportunity to find those voices.

15.08.2024 15:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 180 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

You may not agree with what my views (many don't!). That's ok. I will argue for what I believe, sometimes strongly. But I have neither the power, nor the desire, to tell anyone else what to do. I welcome discussion and challenge, anything to make me think! 2/2 #EduSky.

15.08.2024 15:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For followers new (and old) I'm currently a SENDCo, HoD and secondary teacher in the Independent sector. Over the last 20 or so years I've taught in State, Special, Alternative and International schools as well conducting research, writing and dabbling in HE lecturing. #EduSky 1/2

15.08.2024 15:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fascism on trial. Education and the possibility of democracy Published in Educational Review (Ahead of Print, 2024)


My thoughts on Giroux and DuMaggio's latest book - "Fascism on Trial. Education and the possibility of democracy" - have been published by Educational Review and is available is.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3HNZT...

15.08.2024 15:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I think maybe there's a crucial distinction between - say - dialogic teaching as a 'tool' and dialogic teaching as a 'principle'. One is "informed by x" the other "informs y".

Maybe!

15.08.2024 09:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Completed Graydin's 'The Anatomy' coaching course the other day. Fantastic experience and right up my street!

25.11.2023 10:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is a picture of a school doing the rounds over on Twitter that could be the semiotic 'poster boy' for my PhD thesis. So much ideological work crammed into a single image.

If you work in school, it is worth reflecting upon what is being done by the images you produce and share.

18.11.2023 11:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today's empires are tomorrow's ashes.

In the wake of Gibb's departure it will be interesting to see which of his extremely online entourage voltes face, who cashes in their chips and who tries to dig in and hunker down in their neotrad outposts...

15.11.2023 19:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Teachers and educators should demand the same expectations and academic rigor from ourselves and our peers as we do from our students

Too many loud and influential voices haven't done their reading, don't show their working and substitute unsupported assertion for argument.

02.11.2023 09:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Orange Paper Pedagogy - or the vice of turning necessity into virtue. Towards the end of term in my final PGCE placement the Art Department I was working in ran out of white paper. There was no budget left to b...

New blog post:

www.stuartbracewell.net/2023/10/oran...

19.10.2023 13:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Busy putting together a book proposal. Any tips?

29.09.2023 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The unteachables: disability rights and the invention of black special education Published in Educational Review (Ahead of Print, 2023)

50 free eprints of my review of Keith Mayes's "The unteachables: disability rights and the invention of black special education" for @EdReview are available here...

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AZDWV...

29.09.2023 16:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Interesting contrast for me today between the "instructional coaching" of the Teaching Walk Thru books I took delivery of and the coaching training I did in the afternoon.

27.09.2023 18:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
p7 of Ranciere's Ignorant Schoolmaster.

p7 of Ranciere's Ignorant Schoolmaster.

Reading Ranciere's "The Ignorant Schoolmaster" this morning and this leapt out at me as being very apt for so much of the so-called "edutrad" discourse

21.09.2023 12:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0