@emmabolger.bsky.social
20+ years' experience in education and careers as a lecturer and careers practitioner | Advocate for parent voice and board member @connect.scot | Mum of neurodivergent children | More about me and my work at: https://linktr.ee/emmabolger
It is Seachdain na Gàidhlig - World Gaelic Week 2026! On Wednesday 25th February, I will be delivering a keynote speech about my research on the impact of Gaelic Medium Education on young people’s careers.
#SeachdainNaGàidhlig2026, #SnG2026 #CleachdINoCaillI
www.emmabolger.co.uk/2026/02/seac...
Thanks to sector colleagues at @thecdi.bsky.social @graduatefutures.bsky.social ICEGs and NICEC for inviting me to speak.
My book, The Career Professional's Guide to Research can be purchased from @trotmanpublishing.bsky.social (Sign up to the Trotman newsletter to get 25% off your first order): trotman.co.uk/products/the...
For more information about the innovative researcher skills development module YXM830, Advance your independent learning, that I tutor on for @openuniversity.bsky.social go to: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...
I'm the Keynote speaker today at the National Research Conference for Career Practitioners. In my keynote I speak about the how we need to shake up our perspectives on how we value research.
Slides, links and more information here: www.emmabolger.co.uk/2026/02/keyn...
📣Announcement 📣
Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Trustees at Scottish Charity @connect.scot
www.emmabolger.co.uk/2026/02/chai...
@thecdi.bsky.social @trotmanpublishing.bsky.social
Free to research? News of a forthcoming conference and some collated resources, all for free!
#NRC26
Right then, no one asked for it (everyone seems quite happy with last year's!) but here we are anyway, your #DuvetKnowItsChristmas 2025 bingo card! Some returning classics, some we missed last year and some new ones. Enjoy team, donation link below once Rhodri posts it!
Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
Are you interested in our work on Gaelic Medium Education and Careers? Sign up for project updates via the link on our Linktree at linktr.ee/gmecareers
#Gaelic #Ghaidlig #Gàidhlig #Education #Billingualism #Multilingualism #Careers #CIAG
Looking forward to presenting a case study of our project, Guidance for Life, Work and Career at the @thecdi.bsky.social annual conference. The amazing artwork for our project has been created by the hugely talented @laurasorvala.bsky.social
I have had the pleasure of 2 visits to @uofglasgow.bsky.social in the past 24 hours for the #ESRCFestival I was presenting on AI and the future of work yesterday, in the context of career guidance and then this morning I was back attending the excellent @uofgpolicy.bsky.social event on childcare.
I'll be speaking at the thecdi.bsky.social National Conference 2025 on 18-19 November in Birmingham. Join me for the opportunity to connect with fellow careers professionals and enjoy two days packed with inspiration, learning and networking. Book your place here: ow.ly/irxK50TAbzq
#CDICONF2025
I'm the guest on this week's Careers Café podcast. Link below!
open.spotify.com/episode/7adm...
A busy day ahead of promotion for my book. At midday I'll be with the @thecdi.bsky.social for a Meet the Author Webinar, then I'm recording a podcast about all things practitioner-led research with my long-term friend and collaborator Uuganaa Ramsay. Looking forward to a day of good conversations!
CDI Members, a reminder that I am the author in tomorrow's "Meet the author" webinar. Midday, UK time - book in via the link below. It would be great to see you there to discuss all things practitioner-led research.
www.thecdi.net/training-and...
The companion resources for my book, The Career Professional’s Guide to Research, are now available! You can take a look at them to get a snapshot of the style and approach of my book, and follow the link at the bottom of the page to purchase your copy.
trotman.co.uk/pages/the-ca...
It is Dyslexia Awareness Week 2025. So many myths still to bust, one or me is the assumption that dyslexia cannot be identified until a child is approaching the end of primary school. Re-sharing our feature from the Dyslexia Voice magazine from earlier this year that tells my son's story.
Our survey for Gaelic Medium Education leavers closes on Tuesday and is doing very well on responses, but please help us to give it a final push so we can capture as many people's voices as possible before we head into a month of data analysis! #gaelic #gaidhlig #gàidhlig #educationresearch #careers
We're the furthest we've been yet on our focus group travels.
Bha sinn ann an Steòrnabhagh agus bidh sinn ann na Hearadh anns à mhadainn.
(And with each trip my learner's Gaelic is slowly improving!)
"Gaelic? It's a great flex."
An update on our Gaelic Medium Education and Careers Project, as we reach the mid-point in our data collection period.
Thank you to everyone who has shown such brilliant support for our project - we really appreciate it!
www.emmabolger.co.uk/2025/09/gael...
Our fieldwork is underway for our GME Careers project. This week we've been out conducting the first of our focus groups with school pupils and our survey for school-leavers and young adults is live! More information here: linktr.ee/GMECareers
#gaelic #gaidhlig #gàidhlig #educationresearch #careers
