Dr Melissa Braaten @mbraaten.bsky.social Associate Professor of STEM Education and Teacher Education at University of Colorado Boulder. I study how teachers learn and grow over their careers amid often impossible circumstances. Talk to me about cooking, camping, hiking, gardening, & Italian wine.
Nev @alphukit.bsky.social Outdoors and all things nature type of guy.
I love camping, hiking, foraging and travelling anywhere, anytime.
Ed Pybus @epybus.bsky.social social policy - social justice, social security, land reform, poverty, climate change, global justice, housing...and more...mostly here to listen...plus chess ♟, house plants 🪴, woodland crofts 🌲, music 🎶, and occasional macrame 🧶.
Dr J (from Naarm/Melbourne) @expansivethinking.bsky.social Forging a new path educating, advocating and creating. Fond of slugs and the word miscellaneous. My views are my own.
https://www.qedpd.com.au
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Jenna Murray @jennamurray19.bsky.social University of Edinburgh PGDE Primary 24/25 - avid interest in ASN and play pedagogy. OCD ADHD- Dog Mum - The ‘fun’ Auntie and beach enthusiast. Views are my own.
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Claire Tyrrell-Smith @clairets.bsky.social Bookworm. Headteacher in the East Midlands. 25 years of being an optimistic SENCo/DHT before that https://youtu.be/YJTQKiOJ1GU?si=f4xsaWs9IAai5pWY
Jenny Gibson @drjennyg.bsky.social Academic, Bookworm & Coffee-Drinker. Prof
of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. #Neurodivergent #Play #DevLangDis
Eleanor Ireland @eleanorire.bsky.social Programme Head: Early Years at NuffieldFoundation.org
Views are my own
Speech Bubbles CIO @speechbubblescio.bsky.social Drama for #Communication #Creativity #Confidence #Oracy
www.speechbubbles.org.uk
@meganpacey.bsky.social @meganpacey.bsky.social
Mulberry Schools Trust @mulberrytrust.bsky.social Founded in 2017, the Mulberry Schools Trust is a flourishing multi-academy trust. We currently educate over 6,500 students across six secondary schools inc. a University Technical College, two primary schools and a planned AP School opening in 2028.
Stephen Fletcher @mrfletcher1308.bsky.social Trust Behaviour Lead | Senior Vice Principal | Salford | NPQH | Atherton LR Girls U11s Coach
KarenNemethEdM @karennemethlc.bsky.social I share news about early education and about first and second language development in young children. Visit my website for free resources! www.languagecastle.com
Daniela O’Neill @danielaoneill.bsky.social Expert on how children’s social pragmatic communication grows & developer of the Language Use Inventory (LUI) to assess this in 2- & 3-year-olds #DevLangDis | Outreach on #PlayfulLearning #language & #literacy in urban spaces @UofWaterloo 🇨🇦 #bskySPEECHIES
Meggy @thehonestchild.bsky.social ||She/Her| |Early Years Specialist| |Historian| |You'll find me talking about Politics a lot| |CCCU| |OU| |All views are my own| |Endometriosis, PCOS & Bowel Cancer Warrior| |Gamer| |Pet owner| |Mental health fighter| |Drug free since '23||
Laura Spargo @lauraspargo.bsky.social 📚✍️ Dedicated Primary English specialist.
🇬🇧🇪🇸🇦🇪 Experienced international educator.
✨️📨 Weekly blog, Glimmers in Education: https://substack.com/@lauraspargo
Jo O'Raw @jooraw.bsky.social Headteacher of Lark Hill Nursery School. Love being in the outdoors and everything Early Years related.
Mygoh (Stephen) @mygohworld.bsky.social Books and information to inspire people to be more active, take control of what they do and enjoy doing different things in their own unique way. Driven to do things differently after getting an Autism diagnosis in adulthood in 2025
NAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social UK charity for all professionals who work with children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder.
#SLCN #DevLangDis #SEND #oracy naplic.org.uk
Fiona - Play Scotland @fiplayscotland.bsky.social Play Pedagogy Lead @Play Scotland. Championing children’s right to play in Scotland, inspiring & supporting educators to embrace play-based learning in schools. MEd student, bookworm, and cake lover. ❤️ All views my own! 🙈🙉🙊
Haringey Education Partnership @haringeyeduc.bsky.social 👉Lead with confidence, improve your school, transform outcomes with HEP.
📨 Sign-up for updates: http://eepurl.com/hl0K_H
🎧 Podcast: https://shorturl.at/cguOW
Emma Davis @emmadee.bsky.social Interim Senior Lecturer in education, writer, MH First Aider & Forest School leader. PhD student. Loves books and cats. CR: Waking Lions
JB English @jbenglishteach.bsky.social • Teaching & Learning Advisor • English Teacher & Lead • English Advisor • School Improvement and CPD • Midlands based • Primary • Secondary • A-Level
🖤 Poetry always 🖤
BECERA @becerauk.bsky.social BECERA Conference has been held annually since 2010. It aims to stimulate, support, create and disseminate rigorous, grounded and conceptual knowledge and its applications to early childhood services.
Emiley Davies @emileydavies.bsky.social Headteacher of a 3fe primary school in east London/Essex.
Pen Green Research, Training and Development Base @pengreenresearch.bsky.social Pen Green Research, Training & Development base, offers degree-level courses focused on early childhood education, professional practice, and leadership. These courses are designed to support professionals in advancing their qualifications and practice.
Paul Stanley @primaryhead.bsky.social Headteacher at large Church of England primary school in North-West England. School adviser for DBE School Improvement Services. Former MAT Education Director.
Early Years Educator @earlyyearsed.bsky.social 🤓Your publication for the 0-5 team. Exciting new content every week! 🖥️📱📰 Subscribe here: www.magonlinelibrary.com/page/eyed/subscribe
All views expressed are those of the editor.
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Rachael Wilson @rwilsonyr6.bsky.social Parent, Y6 teacher, Deputy Director @norfolkrs.bsky.social, coach, NPQSL, avid reader, MaST, chaos thriver, lifelong learner, greyhound owner
Nursery World @nurseryworld.bsky.social Nursery World is the leading early education magazine and website. Published since 1925. News, comment, features and ebulletins.
PEDAL Research Centre @pedalcam.bsky.social We are the Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development and Learning in the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Education.
Reposts aren't necessarily endorsements.
Anni McTavish @annimct.bsky.social Early arts specialist, swimmer and cook
@thepuk.bsky.social @thepuk.bsky.social
Dr Ruth Churchill Dower @ruthchurchilldower.bsky.social Postdoc researcher in Artful Sensing Practices @shu-sioe.bsky.social, Earlyarts founder, author of Creativity and the Arts in Early Childhood http://bit.ly/2V1I4cj
Dalmain Primary School @dalmainps.bsky.social Primary School in Lewisham, South East London. Dalmain is where creativity meets educational excellence.
Pupils learn through:
•Adventure 🗺️ • Acceptance 🤝🏽 • Teamwork 💪🏽
Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dalmainprimaryschool
EYFS at Dalmain Primary School @dalmainpseyfs.bsky.social EYFS classes at Dalmain Primary School in Lewisham, South East London. Dalmain is where creativity meets educational excellence.
Pupils learn through:
•Adventure 🗺️ • Acceptance 🤝🏽 • Teamwork 💪🏽
Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dalmainprimaryschool
The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social Working to change food policy and business practice to ensure everyone in the UK can afford and access healthy and sustainable food
🍏🗣️🫘📊📢🛒💚 - https://linktr.ee/FoodFoundation
National Numeracy @nationalnumeracy.bsky.social UK #Charity dedicated to empowering confidence with every day #maths and #numbers.
www.linktr.ee/nationalnumeracy
Tower Hamlets Council @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social Welcome to Tower Hamlets, the best of London in one borough. Subscribe for updates: https://shorturl.at/8LIQW 📧
Camden Council @camdencouncil.bsky.social News and updates coming soon. For enquiries visit camden.gov.uk/contact-camden
Carey Oppenheim @careyoppenheim.bsky.social Working at the Nuffield Foundation on Young People, Early Childhood, former CEO, Early Intervention Foundation. Views my own.
HEART Midlands Early Years SPH @midlandssph.bsky.social 🌳 HEART Midlands - Early Years Stronger Practice Hub
💚 Birmingham, Coventry, Herefordshire, Solihull, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
🌐 strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/wm/heart-midlands-eysph
Tales Toolkit @talestoolkit.bsky.social Highly impactful early years programme. Improving Literacy, Oracy, Creativity and PSED. Research-backed, child-led and joyful!
https://www.talestoolkit.com/
Kate Allan @kateallan.bsky.social Senior Lecturer SCPHN focussing on
health inequities, racism, stigma, bias, compassion. Interested in all things public health and nursing.
Kate O @missoteaches.bsky.social Qualified EYFS teacher with 10 years of experience in Nursery and Reception
NPQEYL
Passionate about quality interactions and and developing children’s language through ShREC
Domini Choudhury (Agboeze) @dominichoudhury.bsky.social Anti-Racism Educator
Director, Inclusion Essentials Ltd. Trustee, The @BAMEedNetwork
Senior leader in education for 17+ years
English and Social Sciences teacher King's College London alumni
#EduSky
Department for Education (bluesky crossposter) @departmentforedu.bsky.social Posting everything from @educationgovuk on bluesky
UCL @ucl.ac.uk Welcome to our official page. Sharing the latest news, research and highlights of life at UCL (University College London).
London's Global University - ucl.ac.uk
Maureen Mcateer @maureenmcateer.bsky.social Interested in children, families, communities & protecting our precious planet 🌍
Daniel Rolph Author @danielrolphauthor.bsky.social Daniel Rolph grew up in the UK foster care system, experiencing firsthand the challenges that come with it. Now, he's channelling those experiences into his debut novel, Shattered Paths
Buy Now: https://geni.us/OEi75Gh
Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia @dyslex-dysgraph.bsky.social Sharing dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia resources along with some harsh truths about the systemic inequities plaguing neurodiverse populations.
QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health, world leader in social, cultural & environmental aspects of mental health. Please read more at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres/centre-for-psychiatry-and-mental-health/
Nicola Cherry @nicolacherry.bsky.social EEF Alumni Early Years Specialist | Early Years Delivery Manager @North Somerset Council | Early Years Advisory Teacher @Bath and North East Somerset Council | Independent Early Years Consultant
@hallsvillesch.bsky.social @hallsvillesch.bsky.social
Jane Scott-Gall @janescottgall.bsky.social Primary School Deputy Head
M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social Mental health capacity Building and strengthening In Global Health systems. Building capacity in mental health in Vietnam & Cambodia https://www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres/centre-for-public-health-and-policy/global-public-health-unit/m-bright/
Buffer @buffer.com The social media management platform for scheduling, publishing & analytics across every major network. Plan your content calendar in one place. This account is managed by real humans. 💙
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Home-Start HOST @homestarthost.bsky.social We help families with young children flourish during the early years of childhood.
Playworks @playworks.bsky.social Playworks believes in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid.
playworks.org
@derbyresearchsch.bsky.social @derbyresearchsch.bsky.social
Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social All about the books
Professor Karen Sands-O’Connor @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social Always thinking about ways to bring literature representing ALL children’s lives to readers, educators, and researchers.
National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social A gift beyond words.
National Book Tokens and Bookily gift cards can be spent in bookshops and online.
https://www.nationalbooktokens.com
World Book Day UK @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social 📚 World Book Day® - Thursday 5 March 2026 📚
World Book Day is a charity, sponsored by National Book Tokens. Follow here for news, bookish fun and more!
Mind @mind.org.uk Fighting for mental health – for support, for respect, for you ✊
Read for Good @readforgood.bsky.social Watch 'The Magic of Stories', our new short film capturing the joy of storytelling ✨ link in bio ✨
Read for Good is the UK reading for fun charity.
Durham University @durham.ac.uk Inspiring the extraordinary.
Official Durham University Bluesky account.
Dr Sarah Bearchell 🌻 @sarahbearchell.bsky.social Science Writer, Presenter & Trainer. Oxfordshire, UK. Making multi-sensory interactive science accessible for all! Lapsed botanist
#Inclusive #SciComm #Nature #Agriculture #Autistic
childrens-science.co.uk
Photo: making clouds for delighted children
Tanya White @tanyawhite.bsky.social Associate Headteacher with Transform Trust Wearer of many professional hats: leading Science, Assessment, Y6, Music, D&T, RE. Adoptive mum. Cat mum. Supporting NFFC Women's and Men's teams.
Opening Doors @openingdoorsld.bsky.social A charity run by and for people with learning disbailities in Norfolk
FFT Education @fftedu.bsky.social Next-day data, faster reporting, and more tools than ever to explore. FFT – supporting schools, teachers and pupils since 2001.
🔗: https://fft.org.uk/
Beth Rogers @bettyrog.bsky.social Early years teacher, passionate about evidence based teaching
Prof Verity CB @profveritycb.bsky.social Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Plymouth. Views my own.
Early years workforce, professional knowledge and skills, emotionology, child-centredness, quality curriculum
Deniz Arzuk @denizarzuk.bsky.social Lecturer/Researcher of #Childhood at UCL Social Research Institute, Co-PL MA SCCR, ActEarly RF - formerly based at Tema Barn and Ataturk Institute. Researching #childhoodstudies #histchild #sociology https://changingchildhoods.com/ (she/her)
Nuno Braz @nbraz.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Assistant @uniofreading.bsky.social | Economics of Education PhD @sriucl.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social Changing the world for the better through world-class social science research and education. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/ucl-social-research-institute
Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social UK Educator-Mathematics.
*NEW BOOK summer 2026* 👆🏼“Playful mathematics”- award winning: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/playful-mathematics/book276080
Early Childhood Mathematics Group https://earlymaths.org/
Blogs:
https://info125328.wixsite.com/website
National Society for Education in Art & Design @nsead.bsky.social We are the art, craft and design educators’ trade union, professional subject association and learned society.
linktr.ee/nsead
@hazelburysch.bsky.social @hazelburysch.bsky.social
Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social Stephen Parsons. Speech and Language Therapist, trainer and author. Chair of RADLD. Co-Chair of SLCA. Vocabulary, spoken language, oracy, Developmental Language Disorder #DevLangDis. #BskySpeechies thinkingtalking.co.uk
Debi Keyte-Hartland @debikeyte-hartland.bsky.social Early childhood pedagogical consultant, speaker, author. Fascinated in children’s creativity, creative & participatory pedagogies, expressive arts & 100 languages of children. Associate consultant with Early Education. Associate tutor with CREC.
Alison Nulty @alinulty.bsky.social PhD Candidate and Part-time Lecturer in Early Childhood Education @DCU_IoE • Researching Cross-Sector Professional Learning for Continuity & Progression in Vocabulary Learning across the ECE continuum • B.Ed Primary, M.ES Early Childhood Education
Professional Educators and Managers Ireland @pemi-ire.bsky.social Professional body for the Early Childhood and School Age Profession in Ireland
https://www.pemireland.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/professional-educators-and-managers-ireland-pemi/
Dr Gemma M Ryder @gemryder.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood at UEL 🧸| Researcher💡| Author 📚Neurodivergent Academic 🧠 | Self-Confessed Geek 🤓 | Coffee Lover ☕️ & *spoilers* 🤫🏳️🌈
Doug O’Brien @dougobrien.bsky.social 🧭 Director of Insights and Strategy
🏫 CELT School Improvement Team
👨🏫 Deputy Headteacher at Penrice Academy
🔬 Former Head of Science
📚 Curriculum, Assessment and QofE
https://linktr.ee/Doug.OBrien
Jo @jopsych2.bsky.social Educational Psychologist. Interested in loads of things - literacy, emotions & learning, social justice, equal access to arts & nature for children & young people. Views personal not representative of any organisation.
Lucy Gambier @lucygambier.bsky.social CELT Director of Secondary Education. Exceptional staff, creating exceptional opportunities for our exceptional young people.
Jo Tedstone @j0tedstone.bsky.social Change Lead for Education @ YEF. PhD student @ Lancaster University exploring associative stigma & children living with parental alcohol misuse. Chair of Governors. Romans 8:18 🙏🏼 Views are my own.
Fran (she/they) @drfranzanatta.bsky.social Lecturer Mental Health at NIHR ARC NT UCL
Counselling Psychotherapist with CYP at Step Forward
JJ Cutuli @jjcutuli.bsky.social I'm a scientist studying resilience w/ children & families who experience adversity, like homelessness & loss.
RG: www.researchgate.net/profile/J-J-Cutuli/publications
Substack: https://joewillard.substack.com/
What’s The Debate @whatsthedebate.bsky.social Tackling Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse through RSHE and PSHE. Resources, Training and Consultancy
www.whatsthedebate.co.uk
Harry Madgwick @hmadgwick.bsky.social Spend most weeks listening to teachers and supporting practical use of educational research. Former English teacher. Often running, cycling & watching the Arsenal. Views mine.
Sarah Siggs @ssiggs.bsky.social Former SEND Teacher. Jumped land to live on a ship. Author of MUD BOY - an anti-bullying resource for young children - published by JKP. Author of HUG WORDS - helping children to worry less and wonder more.
Dr Bronia Arnott @broniaarnott.bsky.social Evidence, practice, & public involvement to improve health & wellbeing from infancy. Newcastle University
Public Involvement & Engagement Methodologist - NIHR RSS
Knowledge Exchange Broker - NIHR PHIRST
Voluntary Sector Evaluation Scheme lead - NIHR SPHR
Georgina Mayes @gem77.bsky.social Proud health visitor 💙
Passionate about improving the lives of babies and children
The OEAP @theoeap.bsky.social Outdoor learning and educational visits advice and guidance
Sean HC🦋 @seanhc.bsky.social Teacher, robotics coach & occasional blogger. Optimist & incremental revolutionary. Introvert. Idealist. I enjoy audiobooks, long gravel rides, travel & coffee. Wabi-sabi proponent.