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Our MAPE cohort came together to celebrate Halloween in style. It was great to see groups from across the programme years out celebrating and having fun. Thanks to the EdBudds for organising the event, Christmas Ceilidh up next @uoe-pe.bsky.social @morayhouse.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

On a damp and dreich Friday afternoon, the MAPE Spirit shone through. Teams from Years 1, 2, and 4 came together to raise funds for charity @uoe-pe.bsky.social @morayhouse.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social EdBudds

Wishing our @morayhouse.bsky.social #UoEPGDEp students a fantastic start to their Early Years placements. Enjoy meeting your mentors, colleagues and the children you’ll be teaching and learning with! We can’t wait to hear how you get on!

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!

Ex-Olympian Susan Egelstaff says councils should not cut physical activity The Accounts Commission says the amount councils are spending on culture and leisure services is not keeping up with rising costs.

In a recent BBC article, Professor Grant Jarvie highlighted how sport, leisure and culture face disproportionate cuts — despite their £2.5bn contribution to Scotland’s economy and vital role in wellbeing and inclusion.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Language significantly shapes the world around us'. Inspiring thinking as always, @yfoley.bsky.social
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Your first workshop announcement is here!

Lifelong Strength: Are we built to last?

Presenters: Dr Helen Collins & Callum McGregor

Register here: edin.ac/3V5EsEj

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📢Join Dr Katie Cebula, Dr Kirsten Verity & Alan Thornburrow for this year's Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre lecture, where they will discuss the challenges faced by neurodivergent children navigating a neurotypical world.

➡️Find out more edin.ac/42SMHrw

I am honoured to be invited to be the keynote speaker for the 2025 David Raffe memorial lecture at @morayhouse.bsky.social . My thanks to @henryhepburn.bsky.social for agreeing to chair the lecture. Registration for in person or online open now.

At @morayhouse.bsky.social we never stop supporting our postgraduate researchers

PGDE Secondary History students recently visited Comely Bank Cemetery with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 🌿
The tour offered powerful insight into the stories behind the headstones and the CWGC’s work preserving these places of remembrance.

Organisation Walking Scotland poster

To practice what we preach, the return of the guided Walk and Wheel will take place during the conference lunch, organised by our wonderful colleagues at Walking Scotland.

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A SPARC conference poster detailing registration info

With only 1 month to go until registration closes, there's still time to get your ticket for this year's SPARC Conference 2025.

Register here: edin.ac/3V5EsEj

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Year 2 Group B controlling the runaway train as part of their session on Metzler's Cooperative Learning model @morayhouse.bsky.social

📢 Professional development for teachers📢 Please join @writingrocks.bsky.social and I for a series of professional development sessions for UK primary school teachers and school leaders: education-sport.ed.ac.uk/improving-ch....

🎓 Want to become a teacher?
Join our PGDE sessions to learn how you can take the most direct route into teaching. Hear from Programme Directors Dr Sue Chapman & Steve McLeister, our admissions team, alumni, & get your questions answered.
📅Primary: 2–3pm
📅Secondary: 3:30–4:30pm
🔗Book: edin.ac/4hff0q0

Movement for Health is moving! As of April 2026, the coalition of Scotland’s health charities will be hosted by PAHRC, at the University of Edinburgh.

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🎓 Thinking about postgraduate study?
Join Moray House School of Education and Sport for our Postgraduate Virtual Open Days (19 - 21 Nov) to explore our PGT & PGR programmes, meet academics, and discover how our community is shaping change in education, sport, and society. 💻 Book now: edin.ac/3ILyZQu

Dr Jung-Woo (Jay) Lee & Dr Louis Nolte recently represented the Scottish Centre of Olympic Research & Education at the Olympic Studies Centre, German Sport University Cologne.
They taught on the IOC-supported Master’s in Olympic Studies & visited the German Sports & Olympia Museum.

Are you looking for funding to support your project or initiatives? Alumni-funded Student Experience Grants annual round is open for applications and the good news is you are probably eligible to apply!
Deadline 6 Nov 2025 student-experience-grants.ed.ac.uk

The Scottish Centre of Olympic Research & Education (SCORE) welcomed Craig Burn from sportscotland as part of our Olympic Studies Seminar Series. He shared insights on challenges in Scotland’s sport industry & how events (2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games) will shape future talent & high performance.

📢Exciting opportunity: Explore the MA Learning in Communities undergraduate degree programme.

👉Hear from Programme Directors who outline the programme's structure and opportunities, connect with current students and explore potential career paths!

Register ⬇️

edin.ac/4o8JOLp

Year 2 Group B getting into the #TeamSpirit of #SportEducation through basketball. It's all about the team! @morayhouse.bsky.social

Pleased to have our latest article published: “Developing Non-Positional Teacher Leadership of Formative Assessment Practices: Findings from the Teacher-Led Learning Circles Project” in International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership. journals.sfu.ca/ijepl/index.... @morayhouse.bsky.social

Ada Lovelace Day 2025: a celebration of women in STEM. Tuesday 14 Oct 2025. Talks, activities, training throughout the day! Find out more: http://edin.ac/ada2025

Come celebrate achievements of Women in STEM with us this Ada Lovelace Day.
Learn about women in Archaeology, Engineering, Geoscience, Comp Sci & more!
edin.ac/ada2025

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Why Scotland must renew commitment to primary school PE New campaign calls for more support to raise standard of PE in primary schools and underlines that the subject should be a pivotal part of the curriculum

Proud to see Moray House expertise leading the national conversation on PE in Scotland. In TES, Dr Nicola Carse & Dominic Tollan (SATPE) call for specialist training, investment, and 2 hours of quality primary PE each week. Read full article: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Students observing snails

Students observing snails

Students observing snails

Students observing snails

Lots of new learning in Primary Science #PGDEP this week @morayhouse.bsky.social - taking science outdoors in Bucket School and exploring first hand experiences and developing observation skills by learning with snails!

A pop up card showing a duck whose beak opens and closes as the card opens and closes

Examples of paper springs, and slider mechanisms

Examples of mouth folds, box folds and slider mechanisms

Drawing a monster face ready to create a model

Exploring mechanisms in Primary Technologies - making different types of pop ups and moving models #PGDEP @morayhouse.bsky.social

On #WorldTeachersDay, I wish to express my appreciation of and thanks to teachers, teacher educators, and people studying to become teachers around the world and especially at @morayhouse.bsky.social Interested in becoming a teacher? Come and study with us: education-sport.ed.ac.uk/study/teache...

Dr Michele Saraiva Carilo and workshop 1 MSc Language and Intercultural Communication students had a great discussion about how key concepts in Language and Intercultural Communication Pedagogy can be visited and revisited based on diverse sociocultural contexts.