New Teachers Scotland @newtscotland.bsky.social News, educational wisdom & tips for student teachers and NQTs. (Sometimes irreverent, always useful!) Sourced by Katie Illingworth, an experienced teacher and teacher-educator. Scotland-based but relevant for all. AVMO. Links not necessarily endorsements.
Miss L Gordon @misslgordon.bsky.social Scottish primary teacher. Passionate about children's rights and equality.
Des @desdelboy.bsky.social basic (L) eu 43.
“Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.”
Jean-Michel Basquiat.
“This groove is out of fashion, These beats are 20 years old”
David Byrne.
“Time is the most valuable commodity”
Mike D
Proud to be a MDANT
Ruth Hughes @ruth2729.bsky.social Mother of a wonderful son who is autistic and has a learning disability - badly failed by a broken mental health system resulting in him being locked in hospital since 2017. Now free from Carstairs - Will not stop until my boy is home 🏡❤️
In Control Scotland @incontrolscot.bsky.social Scottish charity working collaboratively to improve social care.
www.in-controlscotland.org
Harold Raitt 🎥💬📝🎓 @mrraitt.bsky.social Arts/STEAM/oracy educator. BAFTA-nominated filmmaker & resource creator. #moreincommon #progtrad #autist
👂🧠💬 #listen #think #speak
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Director @seehearteach.bsky.social
Non-edu @haroldraitt.bsky.social
CenTCS @centcs.bsky.social 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 #𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐓𝐂𝐒 University of Glasgow, School of Education. Supporting equity through a core focus on educators' transformative learning and praxis.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/centcs/
https://youtu.be/5aCKB3lTqOg
missmccormack @missmccormack.bsky.social EAL Leader of Learning in Glasgow.
Hope Virgo @hopevirgo.bsky.social Christian, author, multi-award winning campaigner, founder of #DumpTheScales
Ms M Devlin @msdevlinmusic.bsky.social Music Teacher
St Andrews RC Secondary
Darren Townsend @forrishilier.bsky.social Husband. Proud dad to 17yo boy. Codeclub leader, CoG at 3 fab schools. Digital Making advocate. RPi Certified Educator. Delivers bread.
Alex Hope @dralexanderhope.bsky.social Lecturer at UAM, Madrid. Linguist (metaphor, CLIL, conversation analysis, CDA), critical theorist (Malabou, Derrida, Deleuze, posthumanism, technicity) mountain biker, cat feeder
Janet Gooodall @janetifimust.bsky.social Professor of Education. Parent/family engagement in learning is my research area. Dedicated to schooling and education that are just, equitable, available and lead to a better world. My views are mine, not my employer's.
@eduwork.bsky.social @eduwork.bsky.social Exploring the changing landscape of work in education. We need a system focused on thriving and creating sustainable communities. Professor of Education at NTU.
Eliza Fricker (Missing the Mark) @elizafricker.bsky.social Sunday Times Bestseller. Illustrator + author + education + autism + childhood + learning + activist + art. Represented by BKS Agency
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.
Mrs Sloper @mrssloper.bsky.social 🏴Primary school & ELC leader 🏴
Sarah Connolly @sarahconnolly-1.bsky.social WDC Education Support Officer: Curriculum Development #StrathEdD Researcher: Postdigital Outdoor Learning & Play | Nature Connection | NatureTech | HCI | #TechForGood
MrsWaddell38 @mrswaddell38.bsky.social 🏴 Principal Teacher 🏴 Google Certified Trainer🏴Mote Ambassador🏴MIEE #TeamMIEEScotland 🏴Love reading, walking, movies, food and Gin.
Rowejo @rowejo.bsky.social Scottish Primary Teacher working with learners with complex needs. Particular interests in Learning for Sustainability, including Outdoor learning, UNCRC and global goals. All opinions my own.
@oconnellteach24.bsky.social @oconnellteach24.bsky.social Teacher in Scotland. Long Covid advocate
No porn, no ads, no maga
Caroline McFarlane @missmcf.bsky.social
Rea @reagourlay.bsky.social Mum of 3 and teacher of fabulously diverse young people , passionate about inclusion, connections and engagement.
Autistic 🌟
autisticandteaching.blog
Sadia Hussain-Şavuk @sadiahsavuk.bsky.social EDI Lead, Education consultant, Anti-racism consultant, Wife, Mum of two. Equality activist. Promoter of equity. All views my own.
Frankie Arundel (she/her) @frankiearundel.bsky.social ⭐️Mental Health Specialist ⭐️Coach ⭐️Head of Food and Nutrition ⭐️DEIB Lead ⭐Hypnotherapist, Reflexologist and Counsellor 🩷💛💙♾️
@shamtchK @shamtchk.bsky.social Educator, Lead Event Manager @w_regatta 2022 & an award winner for most inclusive water sports in the WM. Views my own.
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
regular slime guy @regularslimeguy.bsky.social amateur slime mold enthusiast
Scottish Refugee Council @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social Scotland's national refugee charity. Celebrating diversity and raising awareness about issues faced by refugees. Co-ordinators of #RefugeeFestScot.
https://linktr.ee/scottishrefugeecouncil
Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net Professor | history of migration and diaspora | citizens' rights | commentator | immigrant | trans inclusive feminist | she•they | my views | https://tanjabueltmann.net
Yvette Taylor @yvettetaylor.bsky.social
Young Speakers Scotland @youngspeakersscot.bsky.social Committed to reducing inequality and helping young people find their potential through speech and debate programmes. SCIO no SC050590
https://youngspeakersscotland.org.uk/
Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social Drapers Professor of French, MMLL, Cambridge; Professorial Fellow, Murray Edwards College; Lead Fellow Languages, @britishacademy.bsky.social; Hon. Professor Centre for the Study of International Slavery (CSIS). Researches travel, empire, Haiti, comics..
Pauline Lynch @paulinelynches.bsky.social
Brother’s Keeper @revdrmatt.bsky.social Teacher/Professor, Chaplain, Researcher, Husband, Dad, Navy Veteran, Amputee, Board Game Addict. Kindness Matters. True Blue. Stay. We need you - tell your story.
drmattstabletop.blogspot.com
Mark Langdon @rethinkscotland.bsky.social Lecturer in Community Education at UWS EIS member anti-facist. anti- racist, anti- capitalist. Lover of decolonial, feminist and degrowth perspectives of love, care and social and ecological justice. Radical municipalist and tree hugger ☮️🦋🇵🇸
Pamela Manley @pamelamanley.bsky.social I am PT of social subjects, and avid Dundee United fan, a trade unionist and advocate of human rights for all. The view are my own and not that of my employer.
@neeliadunoon.bsky.social @neeliadunoon.bsky.social 'You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose' #skills #DYW #PGDE #Primary All views my own.
Lena Carter @lenabellina.bsky.social Educator. Wife. Mummy to 2 grown ups. Writer of poems. Singer. Dancer when no-one is watching. Living with ADHD.
EIS Fife @eisfife.bsky.social
Natasha McMillan @nmcmillan1.bsky.social Teaching Associate
Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers @parentcarerassembly.scot The Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers is a national collective that brings together parents and carers from across Scotland to share their experiences and help shape education policy.
International Review of Education @intreved.bsky.social Hamburg-based UNESCO journal publishing research on lifelong learning policy and practice. World's oldest international journal of comparative education. Find out more: https://www.uil.unesco.org/en/journal-international-review-education
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! 🙈🙉🙊
Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social The Royal Entomological Society plays an international role in communicating insect science and connecting entomologists.
Follow our publications @respublications.bsky.social
Mariya Ivancheva 🍉 @mariya-ivancheva.bsky.social feminist sociologist & anthropologist of highered & labour in digital era; social/ist mvts; author of #AlternativeUniversity, own views
🏴 Kirsty Ferns 🎭 @kirstyferns.bsky.social glasgowcreate.online Education Support Officer
Glasgow City Council: Expressive Arts
Education Scotland Associate: Expressive Arts
Drama Teacher
Mrs McLachlan @mrs-mclachlan.bsky.social Primary Teacher
Strathclyde University PGDE 21/22
All views my own.
Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social Independent modern foreign languages & technology consultant. UK and Irish dual citizen, pro EU and free movement. AI Project Lead for National Consortium for Languages Education and former host of TES MFL forum
Mrs Davidson @mrsdavidson22.bsky.social Primary Teacher in Glasgow’s East End
Abel Macias @abelmac.bsky.social Studio in Los Angeles
www.abelmaciasstudio.com
SuzanneSCILT @suzannescilt.bsky.social
Dobrochna Futro @dobrochnafutro.bsky.social https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/education/staff/dobrochnafutro/
John Naples-Campbell @jnaplescampbell.bsky.social Educator. INH8. Award Winner. Journalist. Passionate about human rights. Real Housewives fan. Performer. Story teller. Theatre boy. Good Jewish boy! All views my own
Stella Mouroutsou @stellamouroutsou.bsky.social Lecturer in Education & Associate Dean for Internationalisation, University of Stirling| Inclusive Education |Early Childhood Education| Teacher Education| Equity and Social Justice| Education Policy Enactment.
https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257424#panel_1_
Michael Murray @mrmurrayphysics.bsky.social PGDE Physics co-ordinator at University of Strathclyde.
Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social When I am not riding my bike, paddling my canoe or wandering in the mountains, I'm focused on reviewing the Scottish Curriculum. Currently working at @EducationScotland
Sarah Johnson (was Dove) @phoenixedsarah.bsky.social President PRUsAP |Author All About SEMH, Behaving Together :A Teacher's Guide to Nurturing Behaviour |Works in behaviour, mental health, AP, PRU & hospital education | Trustee|🐈, DnD⚔️, MtG, fossils, 🦅, 🏰, travelling |Mum to 4 girls
Connect @connect.scot Connect is a charity and membership organisation for parent-run groups in Scottish schools and nurseries. We champion parent and family engagement in children's learning and school lives, supporting parents and carers with resources and info.
Strathclyde - Humanities and Social Sciences @strathclydehass.bsky.social Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Strathclyde 💭📚
Strathclyde Institute of Education @strath-ioe.bsky.social The official #BlueSky account of Strathclyde Institute of Education @UniStrathclyde. Making a positive difference to people’s lives through Education.
https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/schoolofeducation/
Laela Adamson @laelaadamson.bsky.social Lecturer in Education Policy at Strathclyde Institute of Education. Interested in language(s)-in-education and other issues of social justice in education, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Teaching with my eyes shut @eyesshutteacher.bsky.social Recently retired Primary Teacher in 🏴 teaching since 2009 in a wide range of roles & schools. Hoping to make you smile, increase your positivity & find your focus.
Often answers to Sarah, Mum or coffee
My views.
#EduSky #ScotEdu #UKEdu #EduSkyPrimary
Dr Tomasz John @tomaszjohn.bsky.social #TESOL #multilngualism #SocialJustice #internationalisation @StrathEdu Director of Global Engagement @BAALSJSIG + @lc_baalsig Comms @RefugEAP 🏴🏳️🌈🇵🇱|| views=mine
Harriet Benbow @harrietbenbow.bsky.social Primary Teacher🍎 Currently Principal Teacher of Raising Attainment 📈 Worked as an Education Support Officer for Digital Learning and Teaching 💻
BEd & PGDE at University of Dundee
Apple Certified MCE 👩💻 MIEE ✏️ GCE Level 1 🖥 Micro:bit Champion 🤖
Dana Bui @theeddesigner.bsky.social Educational Designer in the Higher Ed sector. SFHEA. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Mental Health First Aid. Empathy and reflexivity. She/her living on unceded Bunurong lands. 🩷💜💙
Kristy @hodgehegs.bsky.social Biology teacher, mum of 3, yoga teacher, chocoholic, reader, crafter...and exploring a move to primary!
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
Nika Maglaperidze 🇵🇸🍉 @musicandteach.bsky.social Teacher. Socialist . PhD student at Maynooth University, Ireland. CPEP. MA in Education (UCL IOE)
Edinburgh EIS @edinburgheis.bsky.social The official Bluesky for the Edinburgh Local Association of the Educational Institute of Scotland - Scotland's Largest Teaching Union.
Emma Seith @emmaseith.bsky.social Scottish journalist writing about education for Tes Scotland. Email me at emma.seith@tes.com; subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter here: www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/tes-newsletters
Gerard Wilkie @gerardwilkie.bsky.social Special Educational Needs Teacher
EIS trade union activist
Actor
Strathclyde University/ Beijing CNU student (CCEd Mandarin)
Parkrunner
Satya Klever @satyaklever.bsky.social Principal in Dubai
Mrs Jeffries @mrsjdraws.bsky.social Proud Head Teacher of Leith Walk Primary School in Edinburgh. 👩🏻🏫Into Headship Cohort 7 #I2H7. Also an ✍🏻illustrator, occasional 📝writer and consistent booknerd 📚. Very proud to be part of the team at #WhenTheAdultsChange.
MissC @missc1234.bsky.social 🏴Mum 👩Teacher👩🏼🏫
All views are my own!!
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Kirsten Barrett @mrskirstbarrett.bsky.social EAL
Education
Challenging Stereotypes
Children's Books
Diversity
Sustainability
Chair of SATEAL
Regional Coordinator BITC
Lizzi O. Milligan @lizziom.bsky.social Professor of Education and Global Social Justice, University of Bath. Interested in language policy, education as and for environmental/social/epistemic justice, comparative education. Also here to post/follow on 🇵🇸, Long Covid, ⚽️ and netball. Views my own
Brian Johnston @bjjohnston.bsky.social Director of ITE at University of Stirling. Interests: education, literature, music, Philosophy with Children & the outdoors.
Professor Chuixiang (Tree) Yi at City University of New York @cyi12.bsky.social Earth resilience, tipping behavior, nonlinear thinking, stability analysis, climate change, photosynthesis, soil respiration, tree mortality, Fulbright Scholar
CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social A collaborative research initiative tackling urban sustainability challenges through community-led projects in Glasgow. Focus areas include biodiversity, active travel, flooding, community energy and composting!
Dr Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social #multilingualism, #identity, heritage languages, #children, #school, multilingual #libraries, #books, #reading, #makerspaces, #co-production and participatory research, at University of Sheffield, UK. Occasional multilingual storyteller
Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social UK based writer / teacher / CPD provider / presenter. I help to run a preschool. I love gardening and my allotment. She/her. Author of 30+ books for teachers.
Please contact me via my website for CPD/INSET bookings and writing queries. www.suecowley.co.uk
Sally Zacharias @salzacharias.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at School of Education, University of Glasgow. Educational linguistics. TESOL, EAL, CLIL. Interested in metaphor and multilingualism.
Olivia Drennan @oliviadrennaned.bsky.social Faculty Head in Glasgow, interested in all things pedagogy & curriculum along with politics, history and culture. Not looking for an echo chamber but sick of Elon and his bros.
@julieainslie83.bsky.social @julieainslie83.bsky.social PT SfL @ GCC and seconded to CfTE @UofG
Henry Hepburn @henryhepburn.bsky.social Senior editor at Tes magazine https://www.tes.com/campaign/download-the-tes-magazine-app
WomenEd @womened.bsky.social Connecting and elevating current and aspiring women leaders in education. Global Charity 1201314.
Check out our website: https://womened.com/
Cristina Delgado-García @cdelgadogarcia.bsky.social Lecturer in Theatre & Performance at the University of Glasgow. Contemporary British/European playwriting, performance, dramaturgy and political theory. Next book is on Tim Crouch (MUP). Also: 🌿🚴🌈🎉 Orgullosament xarnega. Hola!
Jon Carstairs @joncarstairs.bsky.social Improving Scottish education. Former teacher. Play specialist. Passionate advocate for education reform
Prof Sarah Earle @prisciearle.bsky.social Primary science teacher educator, researcher & enthusiast. Teacher Assessment in Primary Science (TAPS) project lead. Editor for JES and RSTE.
Scottish Teachers for Enhancing Practice @steachersep.bsky.social An organisation set up by teachers for teachers. Incorporating the former Association of Chartered Teachers 🏴
https://steachersep.org.uk/
Visual Culture in Britain @vcib.bsky.social Academic journal dedicated to exploring, expanding, rethinking, and re-imagining visual culture and Britain. Published by Taylor & Francis.
recessed.space @recessedspace.bsky.social recessed.space is a platform for writing about art and architecture, and where the two intersect.
Campaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org We believe the arts make life better, and everyone should have opportunities to experience and take part in them. 🎶💃🎭🎨✍️📸🎥🧵🏛️
https://www.campaignforthearts.org/join/
Mr Das @dasmr.bsky.social Geography Teacher
CELCIS @celcis.org Official account. We are CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection, based at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. www.celcis.org
Michelle Wright @mrswrightht.bsky.social Education Quality Improvement Officer
Glasgow City Council
Quality Assurance, International Education & Improving Our …programmes.
All views are my own opinion 🌿🤍🌿
Adam Hill @adamhilledu.bsky.social Transforming teaching and learning with STEM, EdTech and student creativity | Award-winning educator and consultant | Winner of Theo Paphitis' Small Business Sunday
https://linkin.bio/adamhilledu