Ruth Luzmore

A laptop screen with a ppt presentation called 'Timeless Terrains: Medieval and Modern Mental Landscapes Today' by Ruth Luzmore, University of Southampton, and Katherine Weikert, University of Winchester. At the bottom are the logos for both universities alongside that of the Institute for Applied Thought Leadership.

The logo of the Landscape Consortium, with those words below a wandering pathway uphill through trees, with a tower and small gabled building on the horizon. All in brown on cream background.

I'm taking a turn back into medievalism and society in my #imc2025 paper with @rluzmore.bsky.social this year. Part of the #landscapeconsortium sessions, we'll be talking about medieval landscapes today and the ideas-informed society in #s1737 on Thursday. #medievalsky @imc-leeds.bsky.social

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'Children go free' entrance to a station in Oslo... what a way to make them welcome!

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Teachers, leaders and alternative provision(ers)!

Currently recruiting for a market testing study @uoseducation.bsky.social examining how we can better support teachers & educational professionals in addressing misinformation & promote positive idea engagement in educational settings...

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Two steps forward, twelfty steps backwards.

We're looking for those with at least two years experience (KS2 - KS4) and commitment involves 2 X 45-60 min online focus groups with a £25 voucher per session. Register interest here: southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

#edusky #teachers #schoolleaders #education #alternativeprovision

Teachers, leaders and alternative provision(ers)!

Currently recruiting for a market testing study @uoseducation.bsky.social examining how we can better support teachers & educational professionals in addressing misinformation & promote positive idea engagement in educational settings...

Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research Fellow in Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE) We are delighted to welcome applications for the position of Research Fellow within a new ERC-funded research group on Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE): Rethinking Conceptual, Ontologi...

The ERC have given me 5 years to figure out what Europeans really think about democracy. If you would like to come and join me in the endeavour, then I am currently hiring a postdoc @sotonpolitics.bsky.social.

Deadline: 30 April | Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky

Latest ITT statistics are somewhat positive, with most secondary subjects - especially shortage ones - recruiting better than last year. Primary down a smidge, English down due to bursary cut

But majority still likely to be below target (this is last year's targets: new actuals out next month)

Logged myself sick today, but am spending the day (under blankets) doing what? Working...

I seemingly cannot action what I would advise others to do. This is nothing to do with my employers and everything to do with me!

This must be really tough to manage. I'm glad you've got a supportive working relationship with the school!

Precisely - and all co-exist within the same classroom let alone system! For every child you can point to with genuine anxiety about school, I can point to family not seeing value of school in the form it is in (and sometimes I sympathise), or cheap holidays, or insufficient SEND it goes on and on.

There's a huge unanswered Q about what's happened in school/society. "Pandemic" or "Gove" or "child poverty" are the common answers but none are entirely satisfactory.

“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.”

- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training

There's no quick fix here. The solution requires both hard graft with systematic approaches, data analysis and persistent outreach alongside the soft power from relationship building, cultural shifts and community engagement. Love to hear others thoughts...

Making schools places where students actually want to be. This may require some uncomfortable mirror-gazing for all of us in education. Are our environments truly places students & their parents are keen for them to be to be in? And if they aren't what do we need from policy-makers to get us there?

But we also need to be thinking about our messaging and relationships with our communities. The uncomfortable truth is that some parents simply don't buy into our arguments about education's importance – a challenge we must acknowledge rather than dismiss. The most crucial element?

We need our staff to have the capacity to be able to put in the time with students and to pick up these cases quickly before habits set it. But schools can't do this alone. We need communities to reinforce the value of education through consistent messaging and support.

When students feel genuinely connected to their school community, attendance improves. This requires consistent relationship-building from teachers and staff who show students they're valued beyond their academic performance. I know staff are working tirelessly to do this. It also requires resource

Anyone who has experienced this battle knows that threats/fines pale in comparison to the daily emotional/practical challenge and genuine struggle parents face managing a child who simply refuses to attend. From my experience what goes a long way to improve attendance is strong relationships...

In light of @edupolicyinst.bsky.social report on unauthorised absence today, I wanted to share some reflections from my perspective as former head, school governor, and from working alongside school leaders. The data tells a clear story, but as the report suggests the solution isn't straightforward

Surrey Square: The school that education policy forgot What can we learn from a school that provides a blueprint for many of Labour’s education reforms?

Wonderful profile of Surrey Square part of the @bigeducation.bsky.social family. Particularly love their take on 'joy time' that's not earned or lost, but fundamental for all. Definitely something I'd do differently if I was back in headship. #edusky #joytime
schoolsweek.co.uk/surrey-squar...

You never really forget your first style guide. No matter how many years pass, its rules on caps will always seem natural to you and any deviation from them a kind of biblical perversion.

NFER dashboard highlights why teacher shortages are a key challenge facing Government’s opportunity mission A new blog from Senior Economist Michael Scott discusses some of the findings from the updated teacher recruitment and retention in England data dashboard.

A key thing our new data dashboard highlights is the teacher supply plight of schools with the most pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. And the gaps have grown wider as the supply challenge has deepened.

Read my colleague Michael Scott's blog on the key findings: www.nfer.ac.uk/blogs/nfer-d...

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"The schools are doing alright, but are the kids?"

@missmc.bsky.social on the wellbeing of children, from our podcast on The Schools Bill.

🎧 Listen to the episode: ifs.org.uk/articles/sch...

Wonderful! So vibrant. And what a place @butserancientfarm.co.uk is. Hoping to do one of their 'hot technology' workshops soon.

At your most brilliant when completely unconscious