United Nations report recognises LGBT Inclusive Education in Scotland - Time for Inclusive Education
A report from the United Nations Independent Expert, Graeme Reid, has recognised Scotland's approach to LGBT Inclusive Education.
βAt a time when calls for ideological anti-LGBT censorship in schools are growing across the world, we must protect and strengthen our approach here in Scotland.β
π° United Nations Independent Expert emphasises that safe and inclusive schools are a prerequisite for realising the right to education.
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Amazing turn out of Edinburgh University staff outside the parliament building right now to defend education against needless cuts
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Great turnout at the Edinburgh UCU rally at parliament to demand an end to the University of Edinburgh management reckless budget cuts and redundancies!
#StopStaffCutsatUoE @ucu.org.uk
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Good luck to all our @morayhouse.bsky.social #UoEPGDEP students going out on their very first placement today! You are ALL amazing and we know you're going to be brilliant. Don't forget to enjoy it!
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Beach for us (not this one, sadly) - the rhythmic certainty of the waves on the shore is absolutely my go to (and it helps that Maeve quite enjoys it too!).
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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
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ADHD is thinking about all the things you have to do, getting stressed about all the things, worrying about the consequences of not doing the things, but still feeling stuck and unable to do any of the things.
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descriptions. The routine kindnesses.
There are many ways to measure the culture of an organisation. Routine kindness is one of the best.
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Throughout history, education has been used as both a means of oppression and a tool for #resistance
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Are you a care experienced adult (16+ years) or the supporter of care experienced children/adults in Scotland (e.g. foster parents, residential carers)?
If so, the University of Edinburgh βSibling CafΓ©β team invite you to come along to one of their βSibling Cafesβ in May.
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GIFCon 2025: Queering the Fantastic β Programme β Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic
Giving my first ever keynote, about my femslash book, Fanfiction as Queer Healing, at GIFCon 2025 *Friday 9th May 2025, 12:45pm (UK time)* online conference, free to attend, and available on YouTube (link to follow). Swan Queen fans, you're invited π Sign up: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
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Fantastic work here from the Times - for anyone wanting to buy a Trans-rights-supporting bath bomb, here's the link!
www.lush.com/uk/en/p/libe...
(I feel some gift-buying coming on!)
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@treacy.bsky.social but not this Sue Chapman. Please check your tagging. I am a UK based academic.
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@ssonick.bsky.social please check your tag and delete your post. I am a UK based academic and not the person featured in this article.
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there is no empirical relationship between a teacher's accent and their ability to teach. but there is a long-standing ideological relationship which frames non-dominant and non-standardised accents as signs of imagined pedagogical illegitimacy.
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You're amazing Jordan. Thank you for sharing this π
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Very proud to work every year with TIE to explore what LGBT Inclusive Education looks like for our #UoEPGDEp student teachers @morayhouse.bsky.social (and also that we were the first ITE provider in Scotland to host Jordan, back in 2021!).
Great to see you over here @tiecampaign.bsky.social !
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Council of Europe experts praise LGBT Inclusive Education in Scotland - Time for Inclusive Education
Time For Inclusive Education
The latest report on the UK by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has commended our approach to LGBT Inclusive Education.
π¬ βECRI considers the embedding of LGBT inclusive education in schools in Scotland, including with the help of specialised NGOs, a good practice.β
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Slide from Bennie's presentation that reads: "Be where you are celebrated , not tolerated."
Attended a brilliant #BESA event this week and one of my highlights was definitely @benniekara.bsky.social 's talk, 'Do we have enough spoons? Resilience in education'. π‘One o the quotes that really stuck with me was: "Be where you are celebrated, not tolerated."π @hannahwilson.bsky.social
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I was working with some student teachers this week and I talked about the idea of sticking with your values and subverting from within the system. I do believe it's possible and that we move forwards incrementally. Progress is slow for sure but also inevitable, even when we temporarily drop back.
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Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: enquiry when you are not classroom based. It is really important that educational leaders are engaged in enquiry and model process, we mustn't see it as just domain of early career or classroom based colleagues /1 π§΅
#PractitionerEnquiryTotW
#EducationalResearch
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The day has arrived! First day of first placement for our @morayhouse.bsky.social #UoEPGDEp students of 24/25!
You are all AMAZING and we are so proud of the progress you have made in the last ten weeks, as well as your courage, commitment and effort.
Have a wonderful day and ENJOY your placement!
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It was a βpinch yourselfβ day for me today. What a joy to be in a room with such inspiring people all sharing their expertise and experiences of play pedagogy (or just pedagogy?). I was equally inspired by our studentsβ insightful questions, curiosity + openness π #UoEPGDEp @morayhouse.bsky.social
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You are in exactly the right place!!
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