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Lecturer + researcher in Teacher Eduction | Social justice, early years, sustainability and arts-based methods | she / her

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Article in the National: Greens call for stricter 'AI slop' after Glasgow mural row.

Article in the National: Greens call for stricter 'AI slop' after Glasgow mural row.

The only people who benefit from replacing human creativity in our communities with algorithms are the super-rich owners of AI companies that rip off artistsโ€™ work.

We're calling for urgent regulation and safeguards to ensure people and planet are put before profit.

22.01.2026 10:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 215 ๐Ÿ” 60 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Brilliant. The children ALWAYS know what is best!

16.01.2026 19:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not seen a doily in YEARS (and havenโ€™t missed them). But this is where they have always belongedโ€ฆclearly. Thank you for sharing.

16.01.2026 19:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sign the petition to end peat sales! No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.

Itโ€™s a sad indictment of Britainโ€™s ignorance of nature that Sycamore Gap petitions - for a tree that mattered to humans but not nature - received tens of thousands of signatures but a petition to protect entire peatland habitats is stuck at 1,500 actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...

15.12.2025 08:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 192 ๐Ÿ” 142 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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๐Ÿ’ฅ Seventy thousand women have now signed our letter. Seventy thousand women saying clearly that exclusion is not in our name and that trans people deserve dignity, safety and belonging.

๐Ÿ™ Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk

#NotInOurName #Love #Inclusion #WomenUnite

10.12.2025 09:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 181 ๐Ÿ” 114 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Join our free Autism Central webinar on 19 Dec with Pete Wharmby on the โ€˜brain motorwayโ€™, where we explore more about monotropism, flow states, self-regulation and stress management: www.autismcentral.org.uk/events/brain...

03.12.2025 11:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A screenshot of a social media trending section showing โ€œPolitics ยท Trendingโ€ followed by the phrase โ€œWOKE IS BACKโ€ in bold white text. Below it, โ€œ15.3K postsโ€ indicates the number of related posts. The background is black.

A screenshot of a social media trending section showing โ€œPolitics ยท Trendingโ€ followed by the phrase โ€œWOKE IS BACKโ€ in bold white text. Below it, โ€œ15.3K postsโ€ indicates the number of related posts. The background is black.

Breaking.

05.11.2025 03:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1577 ๐Ÿ” 264 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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Michael Rosen Day is happening on Thursday 13th November! If you haven't signed up yet, make sure you do. There's a free live @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social event, a poetry competition and loads of great resources. Join the poetry party! #MichaelRosenDay www.michaelrosen.co.uk/michaelrosen...

27.10.2025 09:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These are wonderful, Morgan ๐Ÿ˜

27.10.2025 17:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching - Webinar with Sue Cowley Sue Cowley shares ideas about adaptive teaching and offers a range of practical strategies for creating an inclusive classroom

I'm running a webinar on adaptive teaching on 5th November. Loads of practical advice about inclusive approaches to teaching. Pay what you can to attend. Please share. Thank you! #EduSky
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...

20.10.2025 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 32 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Congratulations, Tracy - I canโ€™t wait to read this ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

20.10.2025 13:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ll be dancing with friendsโ€ฆ..๐Ÿ’ƒ

10.10.2025 13:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lynn Taylorโ€™s, Education Scotland, opening slide, titled โ€˜Play in Scottish Educationโ€™.

Lynn Taylorโ€™s, Education Scotland, opening slide, titled โ€˜Play in Scottish Educationโ€™.

Presentation slide text stating โ€˜Actions + Emotions + Words = โ€˜The voice of the childโ€™

Presentation slide text stating โ€˜Actions + Emotions + Words = โ€˜The voice of the childโ€™

A picture of a train set created over a hand-drawn road map and a scattering of Kapla blocks.

A picture of a train set created over a hand-drawn road map and a scattering of Kapla blocks.

A row of houses and shops created from cardboard โ€˜junkโ€™.

A row of houses and shops created from cardboard โ€˜junkโ€™.

What a wonderful afternoon with our #UoEPGDEp students @morayhouse.bsky.social. We were delighted to be joined by colleagues from Education Scotland, Edinburgh Council and partner schools to be part of our play panel. And we also made some time to play ourselvesโ€ฆ..

07.10.2025 21:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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STEAM Garden as a Provocation Day 2 has started ๐ŸŒฑ @morayhouse.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social and @jhanc89.bsky.social sharing a warm welcome โค๏ธ

26.09.2025 08:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was so fun to see this all take shape in the quad. Weโ€™ll find ways to display it and make sure you see it โ˜บ๏ธ

25.09.2025 20:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A collaborative artistic response to Jane Wheelerโ€™s painting, โ€˜Tell me youโ€™ll come homeโ€™. The paper is cascading down over benches and the paint drips and drips

A collaborative artistic response to Jane Wheelerโ€™s painting, โ€˜Tell me youโ€™ll come homeโ€™. The paper is cascading down over benches and the paint drips and drips

A gathering of people surrounding and participating in an artistic intervention.

A gathering of people surrounding and participating in an artistic intervention.

We made something special todayโ€ฆ.excited about what will come next #STEAM #STEAMgarden - helping us to re-imagine and re-frame education

25.09.2025 19:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A wonderful first session at our STEAM Garden as a provocation event at @morayhouse.bsky.social - a wonderful gathering of our widening community. Thank you @l0ur0col.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social @jhanc89.bsky.social for creating such a special opportunity for thinking and reframing. ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ’ญ

25.09.2025 17:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@l0ur0col.bsky.social @jhanc89.bsky.social - the ripples of STEAM continueโ€ฆ.

18.09.2025 19:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow wow wow!!!! ๐Ÿคฉ

18.09.2025 19:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was delighted today to open our #UoEPGDEp conference event 'Including All' at @morayhouse.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social for making this happen and to our amazing student cohort for their curious and courageous participation

17.09.2025 21:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Together for Palestine YouTube video by Brian Eno

Livestream of the Together for Palestine fundraiser event happening right now at Wembley, London ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ
www.youtube.com/live/RWBVHFv...

17.09.2025 19:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 59 ๐Ÿ” 32 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Our #UoEPGDEp IncludingAll mini-conference has started. @drsuechapman.bsky.social began with a clear opening message about belonging and mattering. @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social now asks questions about the ethics of care and the relational nature of teaching.Important and grounding messages for us all.

17.09.2025 08:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is a remarkable piece of #earlymathematics from Durhamโ€™s โ€˜Young Minds, Big Mathsโ€™.
If you work or have an interest in #earlyyears and/or #mathematics you really should download this **FREE** booklet ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

12.09.2025 11:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A lovely brown and white dog sitting over a chalked pavement, reading โ€˜Stop the cutsโ€™

A lovely brown and white dog sitting over a chalked pavement, reading โ€˜Stop the cutsโ€™

Really good turnout at our UCU picket line this morning. Our doggy friends were particularly welcome #UCU #stopthecuts #dogsatpicketlines

08.09.2025 10:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We need to hear this ๐Ÿฅน

04.09.2025 06:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sounds great - we need to go!

31.08.2025 18:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The billionaire press barons must be having a right laughโ€ฆ

Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population)

Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK

Immigration isnโ€™t draining us

Inequality is.

28.08.2025 19:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1263 ๐Ÿ” 398 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

What an amazing experience, Morgan and so lovely to be learning with the children!

28.08.2025 19:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These are wonderful! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ˜

25.08.2025 18:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Students working in teams to move a ball from one end to another using small prices of guttering.

Students working in teams to move a ball from one end to another using small prices of guttering.

Students working in teams to move a ball from one end to another using small prices of guttering.

Students working in teams to move a ball from one end to another using small prices of guttering.

The most challenging game in the world!

The most challenging game in the world!

โ€ฆ.still working on the most challenging game in the world.

โ€ฆ.still working on the most challenging game in the world.

Fun morning @morayhouse.bsky.social preparing for the Outdoor Learning Challenge with our new #UoEPGDEp cohort. Lots of fun, team work and energy! Big thanks to our colleague from the Outdoor Learning team ๐ŸŒฑ

22.08.2025 17:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0