Kirsten Darling-McQuistan

I’ll be dancing with friends…..💃

Lynn Taylor’s, Education Scotland, opening slide, titled ‘Play in Scottish Education’.

Presentation slide text stating ‘Actions + Emotions + Words = ‘The voice of the child’

A picture of a train set created over a hand-drawn road map and a scattering of Kapla blocks.

A row of houses and shops created from cardboard ‘junk’.

What a wonderful afternoon with our #UoEPGDEp students @morayhouse.bsky.social. We were delighted to be joined by colleagues from Education Scotland, Edinburgh Council and partner schools to be part of our play panel. And we also made some time to play ourselves…..

STEAM Garden as a Provocation Day 2 has started 🌱 @morayhouse.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social and @jhanc89.bsky.social sharing a warm welcome ❤️

It was so fun to see this all take shape in the quad. We’ll find ways to display it and make sure you see it ☺️

A collaborative artistic response to Jane Wheeler’s painting, ‘Tell me you’ll come home’. The paper is cascading down over benches and the paint drips and drips

A gathering of people surrounding and participating in an artistic intervention.

We made something special today….excited about what will come next #STEAM #STEAMgarden - helping us to re-imagine and re-frame education

A wonderful first session at our STEAM Garden as a provocation event at @morayhouse.bsky.social - a wonderful gathering of our widening community. Thank you @l0ur0col.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social @jhanc89.bsky.social for creating such a special opportunity for thinking and reframing. 🌱🎨💭

@l0ur0col.bsky.social @jhanc89.bsky.social - the ripples of STEAM continue….

Wow wow wow!!!! 🤩

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

Together for Palestine YouTube video by Brian Eno

Livestream of the Together for Palestine fundraiser event happening right now at Wembley, London 👇🏽
www.youtube.com/live/RWBVHFv...

Our #UoEPGDEp IncludingAll mini-conference has started. @drsuechapman.bsky.social began with a clear opening message about belonging and mattering. @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social now asks questions about the ethics of care and the relational nature of teaching.Important and grounding messages for us all.

This is a remarkable piece of #earlymathematics from Durham’s ‘Young Minds, Big Maths’.
If you work or have an interest in #earlyyears and/or #mathematics you really should download this **FREE** booklet 👇🏼👇🏼

A lovely brown and white dog sitting over a chalked pavement, reading ‘Stop the cuts’

Really good turnout at our UCU picket line this morning. Our doggy friends were particularly welcome #UCU #stopthecuts #dogsatpicketlines

We need to hear this 🥹

Sounds great - we need to go!

The billionaire press barons must be having a right laugh…

Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population)

Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK

Immigration isn’t draining us

Inequality is.

What an amazing experience, Morgan and so lovely to be learning with the children!

These are wonderful! 👏🏼 😍

Students working in teams to move a ball from one end to another using small prices of guttering.

Students working in teams to move a ball from one end to another using small prices of guttering.

The most challenging game in the world!

….still working on the most challenging game in the world.

Fun morning @morayhouse.bsky.social preparing for the Outdoor Learning Challenge with our new #UoEPGDEp cohort. Lots of fun, team work and energy! Big thanks to our colleague from the Outdoor Learning team 🌱

Moon tell me truth - poems by children from Palestine and beyond This poetry and photo exhibition launches with ‘Welcome to Gaza!’, a film of plays by the children of Gaza written for the Hands Up Project.

🌙 Moon, Tell Me Truth – Poems by Children from Palestine and Beyond. Join us for the launch of this poetry and photo exhibition, opening with "Welcome to Gaza!" – a film of plays by the children of Gaza for the Hands Up Project.
📅19 August
🕒3–5pm
📍MHSES
More info & booking 👉 edin.ac/4oC5HDV

Noel and Liam Gallagher’s brother charged with rape and threats to kill.

I bet there’s going to be a massive riot at the next Oasis gig, right?

Wrong, because:

1. He’s white.

2. Oasis aren’t responsible for his actions.

Just like an entire asylum hotel is not responsible for one offender…

#UoEPGDEp - some more great advice here for setting up an Early Years classroom space….

Wondering if anyone has looked at the impact on that AI generated transcriptions have on the quality and nature of transcriptions (even when then refined by a human)? I’m in the process of doing just that. AI has removed all the humanness - the ‘ems’, ‘uh-uhs’ + silences. Feels odd and a bit icky 🫤🥴

Before Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's Wedding, Venice Activists Raised Hell How Venice protesters got the world's third-richest man to move his wedding reception.

How Venice protesters got Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez to move their wedding reception.

Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/venice...

It was so lovely to meet you in person ☺️

I’m chuffed to be in great company here… some great books from @andrewcowley23.bsky.social @adrianbethune.bsky.social and @suecowley.bsky.social amongst others! Sale on til 11th July if you’re looking for a bargain! @bloomsburyed.bsky.social ⬇️

IT’S HAPPENING!

Labour MPs have launched a major rebellion to stop Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts which will plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.

Write to your MP NOW and ask them to vote against the planned cuts. You can use this handy link

action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...

Yellow poster featuring a stylised sun flower to the left and black text tobthe right

Iconic anti-war poster, originally by US printmaker Lorraine Schneider, 1966
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Image of a kerb with lots of different plant life growing from the cracks in the cement work.

I don’t know if this is a conscious Edinburgh Council decision, but I am enjoying the living, green kerbs 🌿🌱🌼

The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching - Webinar with Sue Cowley Sue Cowley shares ideas about adaptive teaching and offers a range of practical strategies for creating an inclusive classroom

Last shout for this webinar on adaptive teaching that I'm running next week. Please share. Thank you!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...