Rob Caudwell | FCCT | FRSA @robcaudwell.bsky.social Co-Founder of @mosaicpenrose.bsky.social
#ITE #ITT #TeacherDevelopment
mosaic.penrose.education
Prof Tanya Ovenden-Hope @unieducator.bsky.social Professor of Education, Dean of Place & Social Purpose, Director of Context Agency Place & Education Research & Knowledge Exchange Group. Plymouth Marjon University. Committed to place-based equity in education.
Prof Sam Twiselton @samtwiselton.bsky.social OBE Emeritus Prof, Education Policy Advisor Visiting Prof UoS, Former Founding Director of SIoE,Chair of DfE ITT CCF Group, PFHEA FCCT. Proud Cumbrian
Samantha.twiselton@shu.ac.uk
Sam Sims @drsamsims.bsky.social Associate Prof of Education, UCL
Research Lead, Ambition Institute
Site: https://samsims.education/
Prof Janet Lord FCCT PFHEA @profjanetlord.bsky.social Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor; Professor of Digital Education at Manchester Metropolitan University. ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’
ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social Prof History Ed & Head of Department Curriculum Pedagogy & Assessment @ UCL’s Institute of Education. Editor HistEd Research Journal & International Rev of HistEd. Vice-Chair OHTE SAC. FRHistS. FHA. Co-Chair HEIRNET. Blog: thecamelsback.org. Own views.
Daisy Prendergast Wilson @daisywilsonart.bsky.social PGCE Art & Expressive Arts lecturer UWTSD: Art & Wellbeing practitioner: Passionate about Art provision in Primary Schools: Edinburgh College of Art alumni 💙
www.daisywilson.art
Sussex Drama @sussexdrama.bsky.social Associate Professor of Drama Education, PGCE Secondary Course Lead, PGCE Drama Course Lead, Lead Practitioner for Drama, SLT, DTEA, Chair of SCITED. Currently researching #playfulpedagogies #edusky
Kayte (pronounced Kate) @edukayte.bsky.social Mother of two super stars. FE ITE Senior Lecturer. Cofounder of FE Lit Mov. Cochair of LSRN. PhD candidate. BERA Convenor. Use of English Coeditor. SEND & Inclusion Governor UTC. External Examiner for PGCE. Bibliophile with kittens. Feminist. ✌️
Danny Nicholson (Science Fix book out now!!) @dannynic.bsky.social I help primary teachers teach science better and use AI and tech without the overwhelm. Trainer | Author | Science Fix book for primary teachers out now.
https://linktr.ee/dannynic
Colin McGill @colinmcgill.bsky.social Associate Professor of Teacher Education (Chemistry) at Edinburgh Napier University (@ENUTeacherEd)
Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social The Teacher Education team at Edinburgh Napier University
Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Prinary Education, HA trustee, Views are my own. Dogs. History. Reading. Often found wandering and pondering in woodland.
Kate Wall @katewall.bsky.social Professor of Education
Strathclyde Institute of Education
Professional learning, primary/EY, democratic ed, voice, visual methods & pedagogies for thinking. #StrathSTL #StrathEdD #StrathEduPGR
Steve O @ozzywilts.bsky.social Primary ITT lecturer (PGCE)🎓science👨🔬socialism🌹live music & festivals🎸⛺️MUFC⚽️film🎞travel✈️🌍family👨👩👦👦pets🐶😻West Country🚜amateur musician🎶good beer🍺Glastonbury volunteer🎪 Dudeism😎 #GlazersOut @eduosborne
Paul Mallaband @paulmallaband.bsky.social Co-founder of Penrose Education. Edtech, Product, boardgames and rugby
Kathryn Frost @kathrynfrost.bsky.social Initial Teacher Training Manager at Teach First. MFL teacher. Optimist
Dr Elizabeth Hidson @drhidson.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Professional Development and International Education @sunderlanduni. Chair @TPEA.
Fazana @fazanaf.bsky.social Senior Lecturer: Teacher Education (Secondary English & EAL/Multilingualism). NALDIC ITE Lead & ‘EAL Journal’ Conference Editor.
*Increasingly informed; increasingly rebellious.*
All views my own.
Emma Luckhurst @emmaluckhurst.bsky.social Principal Lecturer and Head of Primary Education @ University of Wolverhampton. Passionate about Initial Teacher Education
⭐️ Be informed
⭐️ Be inspiring
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Views my own
Ruth Unsworth @ruthunsworth.bsky.social Lecturer, University of Glasgow. Interested in new materialisms and (shh!) a smidge of Lacan on the side.
Terra Glowach @terraglowach.bsky.social Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead in Initial Teacher Education. Canadian-Bristolian with 20 years classroom teaching experience. Social and environmental justice, critical literacy, teacher-activism.
https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/TerraGlowach
Matt Perks @dodiscimus.bsky.social 11-18 physics teacher, now at University of Southampton in Initial Teacher Education. School governor. Mostly edu-guessing.
By teaching, we learn!
Dr Claire Pescott @pesky1975.bsky.social • Lecturer • USW 🏴•
• PGCE Primary Course Leader •
• Academic • Writer • Research interests 🤓 •••
• Childhood, Identity & Social Media, CfW and Pedagogy, Creative Methodologies •
• All opinions are my own 🦩•
Thomas Breeze @thomasbreeze.bsky.social Senior lecturer, programme leader for PGCE Music at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Co-presenter, ‘Emma & Tom Talk Teaching’ podcast (@talkteachingpod.bsky.social)
Jon Haines @hainezee.bsky.social Senior-Lecturer in Education & Co-Director Secondary PGCE Newcastle Uni / BSc / NPQLTD / VEO Co-founder / Director: VEO_App / Science Teacher / Coach / Mentor. Bass guitarist & electronica in DanicaDares / Echolines. Proud Dad:)
Lucy Westley @lucyw20.bsky.social Senior lecturer in ITT - programme lead for PGCE primary at UON. PhD student researching preservice teachers and their relationship with mathematics.
Bronwen Duggan @bron75.bsky.social Senior lecturer UW | PGCE English lead | RfP ambassador & OU/UKLA TRG lead | YA RfP enthusiast | ECT Ambition fellow
Leanne Buckley @leanne-buckley.bsky.social Senior Lecturer - DL-PGCE; MA Transformative Education and MSc Digital Pedagogy - Carnegie School of Education.
✨Lover of running, hiking, cats, books & wine ✨
Mehrunissa Shah @mehrushah.bsky.social English Education lecturer at UCL IOE. English and English with Drama PGCE subject leader. Chair of London Association for Teachers of English (LATE). Sometimes writes stuff about reading; working-class teachers & student identities.
Genevieve Smith-Nunes @readysaltedcode.bsky.social an academic, educator, artist, entrepreneur. PhD from Cambridge University. Lecturer Digital Media & PGCE computing.
Interested in #DataEthics #ballet #CreativeComputing #immersive
Cath @cathdalton.bsky.social Co-headteacher for a primary school in Suffolk. Senior tutor for CTSN SCITT. Passionate about teacher training and recruitment. Spends any free time on the edge of a freezing football pitch for my two children.
Rebecca Smith @rebeccaintled.bsky.social All about the power of education, intled, higher education, teacher training & development focused on improving the student experience. Business Growth Manager at Penrose Education.
Keith Ellis @kellisscittddir.bsky.social Deputy Director of Leicester and Leicestershire SCITT / former lecturer in Primary Education at Uni of Leicester / Former Primary Headteacher / Fellow of Chartered College of Teaching / NCETM Maths Professional Development Lead
Embrace SCITT @embracescitt.bsky.social North West #Teacher Training 2024. Proudly collaborating to train Expert Teachers in all sectors @SeaViewTrust #ITT #TeacherTraining DfE Provider code 4E5
Ben Sperring @bensperring.bsky.social Director of School Improvement
The LETTA Trust
SCITT, Apprenticeships, FdA, School Improvement
James Findlay-Pidcock @embracejames.bsky.social 👨👨👦👦🌈
👨🏻🏫 Head of Embrace SCITT ~ a proud teacher
📝 SEND & PP Reviewer
🎓 BA. (Hons) PGCert NPQSL NPQH
📚NPQEL *pending*
Essex and Thames SCITT Teacher Training @etscitt.bsky.social Outstanding ITE Teacher Training Provider for Primary and Early Years in Essex and London. Offering QTS, PGCE, Assessment Only, Apprenticeships, ECT support. ITT / ITE.
https://etpscitt.co.uk/
#traintoteach #getintoteaching
Eleanor French @3lmo75.bsky.social Originally from Manchester but honorary Essex girl for the last 42 years. Former Primary School Teacher and now SCITT Manager for Essex and Thames SCITT. Bolton Wanderers Fan and lover of labradoodles.
Aimie Brennan @aimiebrennan.bsky.social Dean of Education at Marino Institute of Education (www.mie.ie) | 🇮🇪 Teacher Educator #ITE #EducationalResearch #EdPolicy | Sociologist | Founder of STER (www.ster.ie) | Views = Own #SpéirGhorm
Daniel Muijs @danielmuijs.bsky.social Professor of Education, Queen’s University Belfast
Jo Smith @jojophysicsgirl.bsky.social ITE assistant prof 👩🎓
Primary teacher EYFS to Y6 👩🏫
Secondary (physics) 💫
Engineer👩⚕️
Well-being of trainee teachers 🧚🏻♂️
First generation at uni 🙋🏼♀️
Anything physics, but love space🔭
mum👨👩👧👦
views mine, always learning
Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social Senior lecturer in primary ITE. PGCE and primary history lead. South Devon. Here for history, books, art, the outdoors - and all things education! Views my own.
Yassamin @yassamin.bsky.social It is not just any job... It is a job I love.
Developing teachers
@unitedteaching.bsky.social
#OnceUnitedTeachingAlwaysUnitedTeaching
Dr Lizana Oberholzer @drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social Educator, Author, Executive Leadership Coach, Leadership Development, Strategy, Senior Lecturer, Doctoral and MA supervisor, Doctoral Examiner, HE External Examiner, Director, Trustee, Governor and Researcher
Website: https://mentoringandcoaching.education
Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social Professor of mentoring and coaching at Academica Uoas. Director of PD at All Saints MAT, English teacher for 15+ years. Speaker. Author. CCT Council. ECF & NPQ facilitator. DfE Associate. UCL Associate. English Lead at Embrace SCITT
Dr James Shea @englishspecial.bsky.social Principal Lecturer Teacher Education | ITE UG & PG Portfolio Leader | Trustee The Pyramid Schools Trust | Author | Editor http://peerreviewededucationblog.com
Jennifer Chung @doctorchungie.bsky.social Associate Professor @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk focusing on Early Years Education, Finland's education system, and Nordic education in general.
Dr Lisa Reed fHEA @phdindeed.bsky.social Teacher Education and Research (Scotland): Social Networks, Capital, Agency, Morphogenesis, Resilience, Complexity, and Sustainability.
BERA ECR Convenor
WERA UK-BERA ECR Representative
Claire Cooper @clairecooper78.bsky.social Scottish Business Education Teacher - Edinburgh
Lecturer - Education - ITE- PGDE BusEd - QMU
Love a spreadsheet, Comic Sans makes me sad.
Mum of 3 and avid fan of all things tea @theteamummy on insta! 🫣
All opinions and thoughts are very much my own.
Kirsty Hair @khairbused.bsky.social Teaching Fellow (Business Education) at The University of Strathclyde. Former middle leader (curriculum). Passionate about supporting teacher learning and all things digital #MIEExpert #AppleTeacher
Claire Hadfield @literatelady.bsky.social Senior lecturer in ITE at Plymouth Marjon Uni. English specialist. PhD candidate. Trustee at @devondeved Curious and enthusiastic about life and learning. Views are my own.
Dr. Jonathan Firth @jwfirth.bsky.social Teacher, author, researcher focusing on applying psychology to education.
Check my free Memory & Metacognition Updates (CogSci, edu etc) – firth.substack.com/archive
Russell Hobby @russellhobby.bsky.social CEO, Teach First
Blog: russellhobby.com
Miss Bains @missgbains.bsky.social Assistant Headteacher | MA Ed Leadership |@TeachFirst Ambassador | Maths Teacher | ✝️ | Views are my own
Dr Amanda Nuttall @dramandan.bsky.social Associate Professor in Teacher Education at Leeds Trinity (university, not the shopping centre). Lover of reading and all things narrative.
Accidental triathlete. Cross-stitcher (mainly swear words). Always learning.
Ed Podesta @edpodesta.bsky.social #PGR at University of Leeds, researching English Teachers’ curricular autonomy. Education academic and consultant, crap saxophonist, deficient in the attention dept. I'll follow if you've got a bio or real-world descriptor.
Not here for Edu-Culture Wars.
Kate Sida-Nicholls @sidanicholls.bsky.social Completed PhD on teacher professional
identity. Previously, SLT at post-16 colleges for 3 years. Teacher education for 10 years and English teacher for 18 years. Founding Fellow of CCT and Network Lead for WomenEd. Author of 2 books for Routledge.
Karl Bentley @bentleykarl.bsky.social Self opinionated with a focus on edu, ethics and human rights apparently. Master craftsman, engineer, teacher, academic and researcher. Senior Lecturer in ITE. Let's see how it goes
Jacqui Howard @jacquihoward.bsky.social Leadership,Learning&Laughter.
EMCC Coach&Mentor. Teaching&ITE. Culture&Change. Education,education,education.
Cats,Moomins,Eurovision,politics.
Previously taught/led in primary/secondary/FE/HE.
Also an independent celebrant! 💜
Personal views. NW UK.
Deborah @drdebs1.bsky.social Academic, lecturer, teacher educator, educational researcher, science specialist, former teacher
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
Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social Full Professor of Education at Dublin City University(DCU),President-Elect World Educational Research Association (WERA).President European Alliance for Social Science & Humanities (EASSH).Researching education & evaluation.Lover of sports,reader of books.
Carol Campbell @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social Head of School/Dean and Personal Chair of Education at Moray House School of Education & Sport, University of Edinburgh @morayhouse.bsky.social
Interested in making a difference with and for people in and through education. https://education-sport.ed.ac.uk
Gemma Molyneux @elementcoaching.bsky.social MEd Coaching and Mentoring; ILM qualified coach; SCITT Curriculum Development Adviser; FunkyPedagogy organiser and collaborator; MTPT Project volunteer.
Sarah Brownsword @sarahbrownsword.bsky.social Primary PGCE Course Director, English & Languages Lead at UEA.
Researching diverse children's literature used in primary schools.
UKLA English in ITE SIG convenor.
@GrammarSlammer on Tiktok.
Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social Lecturer of Physical Education & Teacher Education — Postgraduate PE Programme Lead at Plymouth Marjon University — Education Consultant for PE Scholar & host of the PE Insights Podcast. External Examiner at Birmingham City Uni. Husband and Father 👋🏼 #EduPE
Matt Wimpenny-Smith @mwimpennys.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, ITE and Computing
At Oxford Brookes University, CAS Master Teacher, BCS Cert Computing Teacher, Computing Hub Lead, RPi Cert Edu, formerly AHT, #FCCT, #FHEA #QTS
Derek Boyle @ittmentoring.bsky.social SCITT Director, PhD student and curious about ITT mentoring.
SFHEA, MA, FCCT
Andy Chandler-Grevatt @mosssafari.bsky.social Teacher, Author, Researcher. Education, science, biology. Founder of Moss Safari - microscopic adventures to learn about microscopy and microbiology. 🔬💚 Diversity in every sense of the word 🏳️🌈.
Come, join the adventure.
www.mosssafari.com
Holly Kirkbride @hollykirkbride.bsky.social Experienced in Secondary SLT, Science Education and Leading CPD. Currently Secondary ITT Lead (Biology) at Best Practice Network.
Hannah Pinkham @hannahpinkham.bsky.social Southerner in West Yorks, slowly modifying my vowels.
Head of Curriculum & Assessment.
Over-sharer.
Under-ironer.
Primary governor.
Mum of twins + 1 🧒🏽🧒🏼🧒🏼.
She/her.
Sarah Watkins @minilebowski.bsky.social Associate Lecturer, ex primary teacher, ex Head, Chartered College Fellow, outdoor learning (Dandy Lions), author.
🚫DMs 🏳️🌈 safe space
Katie Lockett @katielockett.bsky.social Teacher Development Lead (ITT & ECF) | School Governor | Independent Consultant on MFL Leadership | Freelancer for an Exam Board | Former HoD MFL #MFLBlueSky
Victoria Crooks @victoriacrooks.bsky.social Associate Professor History Education at University of Nottingham
Co-Chair @htenuk.bsky.social
Co-author: https://tinyurl.com/vj36v3hu
Blog: https://uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/
@UoNSoEHistory in other places
Rachel Peckover @rpeckover.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Primary Education, University of Nottingham. Former DHT. AuDHD. School Governor. Interested in inclusion, primary maths, CPD, and school leadership. Views my own.
Dave Stacey @davestacey.bsky.social Husband, Father, Head of ITE at UWTSD, Teacher, Geek, Occasional Blogger. Ignoring the warning about what curiosity did to the cat since 1978!
David Rawlings @davidrawlings.bsky.social Bristolian | PGCE History Subject Lead - University of Bristol | Researcher in social justice, coloniality and history education
Jake Halford @thefrozensea.bsky.social History Teacher educator at university of Leicester
Tremaine Baker @tremainebaker.bsky.social Secondary Phase Lead at Middlesex University. History and Geography ITE. Interested in environmental education and interdisciplinary learning.
Helen Carr @helenfcarr.bsky.social History teacher educator, historian of education and Holocaust educator. Lecturer in Secondary Education at University of Birmingham. Co-Secretary @htenuk.bsky.social
Also a lover of Columbo and running.
Rupert Knight @knight-rupert.bsky.social Classroom talk / oracy, primary education, teacher education, teacher professionalism. Former teacher. Now in HE.
Corey @coreysoper.bsky.social Lecturer at UCL Centre for Holocaust Education. Studying for an EdD at the IOE.
I dig weightlifting, rolling D20s and succumbing to the woke mind virus.
Bleating about history, nature, nerd stuff, fitness, politics and education. 📚🌿🗳🤓💪🏳️🌈
He/him
Cat Batch @catbatch.bsky.social Head of History at Teach First Teacher Development | MA Ed. L’ship UO Warwick | Associate Fellow Royal Historical Society | Governor | Gymmer + reader | Views all mine.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-batch-46380462/
Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social PGCE Tutor and former history teacher with an American West obsession. All views my own…I think. #UKTeaching #historyteacher #PGCE
Ali Messer @freereed59.net History. Trad music. Teacher Education. #HistoryEducation #TeacherEducation #UKteaching #SSChat #ContraDancing
📒🕰🎓🗺 No DMs unless we talk irl.
https://intheoryandinpractice.wordpress.com/2023/04/11/and-then-the-bell-rang/
https://linktr.ee/Freereed59
Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social Director ITE, Uni of York; UCET Chair; teachereducator; history education advocate; lifelong learner; likes nothing more than being outside esp. in the North. Derbyshire lass. Views my own. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇰🇪🇸🇪🇨🇦🇬🇧
Giles Freathy @gilesfreathy.bsky.social Associate Dean for Partnerships in the School of Education at Plymouth Marjon. Co-creator of The RE-searchers Approach (https://www.reonline.org.uk/teaching-resources/re-searchers-approach/).
Lis Bundock @lisbundock.bsky.social Academic Subject Lead & Principal Lecturer. Education, social justice & #LGBTQ lives 🏳️🌈 l Trans Incl. Feminist. 🏃♀️ 🏊♀️ 🚲. EdD. Views my own. She/Her
Bitterne Park Teacher Training Alliance @bitterneparkitt.bsky.social An alliance of secondary schools across Hampshire working in partnership with the University of Winchester to offer a postgraduate school-led route into teaching. www.bitterneparkschool.org.uk/train-to-teach/welcome #pgce #qts #traintoteach #UKTeaching
Andy Bloor FRSA @ajbloor.bsky.social Education academic in the broad field of Social Justice. PhD candidate. Gay. Disabled and neurodivergent. All views my own personal.
Katie Smith @katiesmith-edu.bsky.social Strategic Lead for North West Learning Partnership Initial Teacher Training programmes, based in Merseyside, UK.
Occasionally also found around a campfire⛺️
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