Andrea Priestley

Lovely light on Dumyat this evening

News Presidential visit Magas next project is to fix 'broken Britain'

Musk is one of those pushing for regime change. There were plenty of points where British and US politics have been out of sync and it was fine - Blair and Bush. But in the Maga movement, there is something else: Maga wants to export Maga. In Nigel Farage, it has someone who positions himself as "first friend"

What follows the pageantry, then, is a test of nerve. Washington's Anglophiles are not content to cheer Britain from the stands; they want to rewrite its rulebook and cast Westminster as the next front in their domestic struggle. The test for Sir Keir Starmer is whether he can welcome the friendship without importing the fight.

Quite incredible this is even being discussed.
Quoting Charlie Kirk and Musk’s plans for us. And traitorous Farage as their way in.
All those moronic Brexiters calling for ‘control’ and ‘sovereignty’, now happy to be kicked around by American fascists.
It’s horrific and it must not happen.
(Times)

Privately educated still have ‘vice-like grip’ on most powerful UK jobs Those in top roles are five times as likely to have been to private school than general population, study finds

A stark reminder that wealth and social capital are what matter in the UK

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Education for the future? Critical evaluation of education for sustainable development goals Building on the Millennium Development Goals, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Education for Sustainable Development Goals (ESDG) were established. Despite the willingness of many ed...

Why is Education for Sustainable Development Goals #SDSs not enough to equip students to achieve #Sustainability and what can be done better www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Chamonix with @andreahgp.bsky.social after 4 big mountain days - Lac Leman to Servoz 😁

Trekking in Baltistan with @andreahgp. Magnificent views and the friendliest most hospitable people we’ve had the pleasure to meet

Now available for preorder

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/teacher-a...

MORE THAN 24H ABOVE ZERO ON TOP OF MONT BLANC!

The station located at Colle Major, 4750 m, on Mont Blanc recorded a maximum of +3.7°C on 28/06, while the minimum today, 29/06, was +1.1°C, more than 24 hours above zero!

But don't worry, it's summer... 🙃😱

Data source @meteovalledaosta

Britain in 2025: sick man of Europe battling untreated illness crisis As poverty deepens across Britain, the Guardian visited some of the hardest-hit places where leaders are aiming to shift healthcare from hospitals to communities

This distressing situation is a terrible indictment of 14 years of Tory misgovernment, but the neglect goes back decades. The UK - the ‘sick man of Europe’ and the result of deliberate policy decisions

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Do read this article. It is an important area to understand.

Curriculum, Qualifications and Assessment Reform: progress to date and next steps Scotland is making important changes to its curriculum, qualifications and assessment system to better support children and young people from ages 3 to 18. The document provides an initial timeline to...

Link to the timeline for Scotland’s education reform programme. Plenty here of interest to education professionals

www.gov.scot/publications...

Really delighted to see this collaborative research which is on such an important area & from a great team of colleagues. Many congrats to you Nuzhat and @andreahgp.bsky.social and @stellamouroutsou.bsky.social @stir.ac.uk

My privilege to contribute to this research study & article alongside @andreahgp.bsky.social & @stellamouroutsou.bsky.social looking at how our student's understanding on issues of #SocialJustice evolves through engagement in #InclusiveEducation
#TeamStirling 🎉

doi.org/10.1002/curj...

Happy birthday 🥳 Hope you had a great day 😀 Enjoy 50s 😊 xx

Happy Birthday 🥳 Xx

Our book, Teacher Agency: An Ecological Approach, was published in 2015. The 2nd Edition - substantially updated - has just been submitted to the publisher- should be published next year 😁

How a £1 bet sparked a Scottish hill race now run 50 times A hill race in Stirling which was started for a bet in the 1970s has just celebrated its 50th event.

Watch this vieeo about the Dumyat hill race - something that @andreahgp.bsky.social and I have done a few times

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

We look forward to the final #EPA session today and thank
all colleagues for such high quality contributions. @uofgheadship.bsky.social @markpriestley.bsky.social @rushtondr.bsky.social @bruceadamson.bsky.social @sineadgormally.bsky.social #StephenMcKinney #HelenMartin #ChrisChapman #SeonaidhBlack

My students this term have been *passionate* in their rejection of generative AI. I think the wildfires have something to do with it – the environmental impact of data centers, the scarcity of water, the terrible losses they’re seeing. . . it makes the ‘abstract’ of the climate crisis very real.

Definitely worth coming along to hear @kaysoclearn.bsky.social

Here is a link to my newly published post on the @beranews.bsky.social blog

Curriculum making: A brief history and future directions

@scrcm.bsky.social

www.bera.ac.uk/blog/curricu...

Nature Discovery Map Scotland

The Nature Discovery Map Scotland is a suite of six map-based tools developed by @NatureScot on behalf of @scotgov with teachers & pupils to support Learning for Sustainability.
nature.scot/professional-advice/young-people-learning-outdoors-and-developing-skills/nature-discovery-map-scotland

Superb evening

**Breaking News**

I'm exploring the gap in research on #AntiracistEducation in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 thro my EdD.I'm launching 👇🏽network to connect with others doing similar work in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 schools,further or higher education.

If you're involved in this or know anyone that is,please get in touch and share. Thanks so much.

Another lovely Highlands day. Fine traverse of Meall Greigh, Meall Garbh, An Stuc, Ben Lawers, Meall Corranaich and Ben Glas with @andreahgp.bsky.social and the hounds

Strava flyover at strava.app.link/9XofW0kziSb

Simply stunning 😊

Fabulous day yesterday on some Crianlarich Munros - Looking to Ben Lomond 😊

It was stunning 🤩

Hopefully a wake up call to the Government - some big concerns here that the CIC alone will not fix, welcome though it is. No mention in the article of the large elephant in the room - the measurement/audit culture that distorts so many good policy intentions

Interesting @beranews.bsky.social blog on language ideologies by @iancushing.bsky.social

www.bera.ac.uk/blog/documen...