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@mrcollins.bsky.social

Secondary school teacher in Scotland; on the EdD course at the University of Strathclyde. Interested in poverty, assessment, teachers and data, standardised testing, and Closing the Gap.

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I think of more interest is that within 15 years, half of the current cohort of secondary teachers could the retired.

19.08.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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As part of my research, I needed to find out about secondary teachers' length of service in Scottish secondaries. The current picture may have some very important findings for workforce planning...

17.08.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
What are teachers’ experiences of standardised testing in the Scottish Secondary Schools Context? to discover how teachers are using standardised assessment data and, if not, under what conditions would they make use, or increased use, of this data. It is also the purpose of the study to ascertain...

Just giving this an end of term bump...If you are a secondary teacher in Scotland, please take a moment to fill out my (short and anonymous!) questionnaire regarding standardised testing. Please share link and RT. #strathEdD
strathbusiness.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

24.06.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What are teachers’ experiences of standardised testing in the Scottish Secondary Schools Context? to discover how teachers are using standardised assessment data and, if not, under what conditions would they make use, or increased use, of this data. It is also the purpose of the study to ascertain...

If you are a secondary teacher in Scotland, please take a moment to fill out my (short and anonymous!) questionnaire regarding standardised testing. Please share link and repost. #strathEdD

strathbusiness.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

14.05.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What are teachers’ experiences of standardised testing in the Scottish Secondary Schools Context? to discover how teachers are using standardised assessment data and, if not, under what conditions would they make use, or increased use, of this data. It is also the purpose of the study to ascertain...

If you are a secondary teacher in Scotland, please take a moment to fill out my (short and anonymous!) questionnaire regarding standardised testing. Please share link and repost. #strathEdD

strathbusiness.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

14.05.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A really great programme of presentations at the
@strath-ioe.bsky.social Doctoral Showcase. Encouraging and useful insights offered and very interesting research going on! #strathEdD .

22.03.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. 😊

07.01.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As the school term ends, study time begins. If anyone has any advice, tips and recommendations for analysing qualitative interview data, I'm all ears.

20.12.2024 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantastic collection of poems, particularly the title one which I absolutely love. Definitely a poem for our times.

30.11.2024 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

24.11.2024 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Again reading school inspections. As I've noted before, there seem to be very different conclusions made about schools, and these can change very quickly. I think it reflects a fundamental aspect of the process: that they can be Rorschach tests, telling us more about the observer than the observed.

24.11.2024 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last night, a guy had to be carried out by four ushers, struggling loudly and swearily, from a poetry gig. I love you Glasgow.

20.11.2024 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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@mrcollins.bsky.social This wee guy keeps turning up at school. 😊

26.08.2023 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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