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@lesley-wa24.bsky.social @lesley-wa24.bsky.social Professional Learning @Education Scotland, Trustee @Long Covid Scotland, former teacher, trade unionist and public health specialist. Long Covid, ME/CFS, neurodivergence, access and inclusion. Views my own.
Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised @letterssounds.bsky.social Validated by DfE, Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised is a complete phonics and early reading programme available to schools via annual membership.
Teach reading: Change lives!
The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social Founded in 1906 to support, promote, and celebrate the discipline of English Studies (registered charity 1124890). www.englishassociation.ac.uk/join-us/
National Association for the Teaching of English @natecommunity.bsky.social Empowering English teachers to inspire young people. A not-for-profit charitable organisation, established in 1963.
www.nate.org.uk
UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social A supportive community for literacy educators.
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Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust @edincityoflit.bsky.social Edinburgh is celebrating 20 years as the world's first UNESCO City of Literature. Connecting you to Scotland's stories since 2004.
CILIP Scotland @cilipscotland.bsky.social The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland.
HarperCollins @harpercollins.bsky.social Publishing great authors since 1817. ๐
Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social A national charity dedicated to changing lives with reading and writing. Home of Bookbug, Book Week Scotland and Reading Schools.
National Literacy Trust @literacytrust.org.uk We empower people with the literacy skills they need to succeed in life.
Patrick James Errington @pat-err.bsky.social writer (recent poetry collection THE SWAILING w/ MQUP) | translator (E.M. Cioran's Notebooks, forthcoming) | Researcher & UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Rewriting Wor(l)ds | lecturer @ UofEdinburgh | co-Director @ The Literacy Lab
World Book Day UK @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social ๐ World Book Dayยฎ - Thursday 5 March 2026 ๐
World Book Day is a charity, sponsored by National Book Tokens. Follow here for news, bookish fun and more!
Professor Sarah McGeown @profsarahmcg.bsky.social Professor of Literacy, University of Edinburgh. Connecting research and practice. Website: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/literacylab/
Centre for Teaching Excellence @uogcfte.bsky.social
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
Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social Runs @theseislands.bsky.social. โcannot stand the awesome reality of Scotlandโs energy wealthโ - Alex Salmond. Posting in a personal capacity.
The Columbo Podcast @columbopodcast.bsky.social Welcome to the Columbo Podcast with Gerry & Iain, an informal retrospective of every Columbo episode. AND NOW: The Cozy Crime Classics Podcast!
Claire Badger @clairebadger.bsky.social Head of Teacher Professional Development at InnerDrive.
Bradley Busch @bradleybusch.bsky.social Psychologist. Author. Research Illuminator. Director at InnerDrive
School Literacy Network @schoollitnet.bsky.social All the Primary English support you need from a network of trusted experts and peers to plan, teach and assess English in your school(s).
Part of Libraries Unlimited.
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Mike Hobbiss @mikehobbiss.bsky.social Psychology teacher and cognitive neuroscience researcher. Neuroscience, education and all the layers in between. Emma Turner's "new favourite geek". Book: 'How to Teach Psychology' https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1915261953/
@julie67.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social
University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School @uofgasbs.bsky.social Triple accredited Business School.
We create enlightened, engaged and entrepreneurial graduates who make a positive impact on culture and society.
#TeamUofG
University of Glasgow, Innovation & Economic Development @uofgied.bsky.social Working to transform our research, expertise and talent into high-impact #innovation for the benefit of #Glasgow and the world. Main account @glasgow.ac.uk
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@margery25.bsky.social @margery25.bsky.social
SERA Leadership in Scottish Education Network @seralisen.bsky.social
Future of Headship @uofgheadship.bsky.social Leadership programmes for aspiring and new Headteachers | Headship/ Principalship Research | University of Glasgow | #IntoHeadship | #InHeadship | #PoliticalAwareness | #Mentoring | #EthicalLeadership | #AntiRacism | Eds.: https://journals.gla.ac.uk/LSPE/
Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social Educator | Professional Learning and Policy Officer: School Leaders Scotland (SLS) https://www.sls-scotland.org.uk | #CenTCS Fellow | European ๐ช๐บ | She/Her | #AntiRacist | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-mitchell
Hachette Learning Professional Development (formerly John Catt) @hlearningpd.bsky.social Hachette Learning Professional Development combines an established and expansive suite of books, guides, courses, and community opportunities that empower educators to feel confidence in and ownership over their teaching practice.
Zach Groshell @mrzachg.bsky.social Teacher now developing teachers | PhD | Obsessed with improving schools | Progressively Incorrect๐๏ธ
Author of Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Teaching
Mme Lockhart @mmelockhart.bsky.social Second Language teacher with SpecEd and Orton-Gillingham Training. Using my M.Ed to bridge the gap b/w research & classroom practice. Sharing resources to support classroom teachers, families and students. #ScienceOfReading advocate๐จ๐ฆ
Andrew Watson @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social I do professional development work with schools, focusing on the practical classroom application of cognitive science. I've written 3 books, edit the Learning and the Brain blog, and enjoy travel more than I should.
Dr. Molly Ness @mollyness.bsky.social I read and write about reading and writing. Shameless fan of Bruce Springsteen, the coast of Maine, and independent bookstores. #scienceofreading
Education Week @edweek.org Inspiring and empowering you to make a difference in your K 12 community.
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Tricia Millar 'That Reading Thing' @trttricia.bsky.social SOR #literacy for teens & adults wherever they are: secondary mainstream, MLD/SEMH/PRU etc, prisons, post-16 & community settings. Shame-free grown-up #phonics is powerful stuff. I'm a ๐จ๐ฆ in ๐ฌ๐ง whoโค๏ธs pro cycling, ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ rugby, family history
Knowledge Matters Campaign @knowledgematrs.bsky.social We promote excellent instructional practices in schools and raise awareness of the importance of content knowledge to reading comprehension & critical thinking.
Ben Rogers @benrogersedu.bsky.social UK teacher writing about subject knowledge, cognitive science and literacy. Also physics and primary science. Blogging at readingforlearning.org. author of the Big Ideas in Physics and Primary Science in a Nutshell.
WomenEd @womened.bsky.social Connecting and elevating current and aspiring women leaders in education. Global Charity 1201314.
Check out our website: https://womened.com/
Tracy Goodyear FCCT FRSA @missgoodyear.bsky.social Director of Teacher Development at The Mercian Trust, Founder and Chair of Trust-Wide CPD Leaders' Forum, Founding Fellow and Assessor for Chartered College of Teaching and Mentor for Social Mobility Foundation. Most importantly, proud Mum of two boys ๐ฉต๐ฉต
Keziah @keziah70.bsky.social Executive Headteacher. Co-founder WomenEd. Co-chair of Headteachersโ Roundtable. FCCT. Writer of Punk Leadership. Pug wrangler. From Bath to Brum.
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
Dr Debra Kidd @debrakidd.bsky.social Teacher, doctor, author, Leader of Learning and Teaching at the British School of Brussels.
Books: Curriculum of Hope, Teaching Notes from the Frontline, Uncharted Territories and Becoming Mobius. A Pedagogy of Power currently gestating!
Dr Clare Otter @clareotter.bsky.social Freelance educational psychologist
Mainly here for all things #edpsychs and #edusky
(But maybe also some pop culture, politics, nature, 90s nostalgia, travel and cheese!)
Sam Gibbs @samgibbs.bsky.social Trust Teacher Development & Curriculum Lead, GMET | Deputy Chair,TrustCPDLeads | Speaker,co-Auth โThe Trouble With Englishโ, โLove the One Youโre With-Why Teachers Stay & What We Can Learn From Themโ. | LeadingTrusts100 | Running, Reading, Red | Views Own.
Chris Curtis @xris32.bsky.social English teacher, head of department, geek, avid reader of books, blogger
Blog: https://learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/
Andrew Percival @andrewpercivaled.bsky.social Deputy Headteacher at Stanley Road Primary in Oldham. Interested in curriculum development, teaching and behaviour.
Helen Skelton @drhskelton.bsky.social Head of Science. T&L Lead Practitioner. Curriculum. CogSci. CogSciSci. Assessment. Evidence informed edu. Chemistry. MA Expert Teaching. #UKTeaching
Blog: elementsoflearning.home.blog
Yamina B @msybibi.bsky.social English Teacher | Author of โA Little Guide for Teacher: Thriving in Your First Years of Teachingโ | Former DHT | Education Project Specialist | FCCT |@WomenEdLondon Network Leader | @DiverseEd Associate| She/Her
Rachel Ball @mrsball.bsky.social PD specialist; Steplab. Former Teaching and Learning Lead and History teacher. Co-editor What is History Teaching, Now? co- author The Scaffolding Effect. NPQLTD facilitator. FCCT. Reader. Blogger; https://theeducationalimposters.wordpress.com/
Isaac @isaacmoore7.bsky.social Deputy headteacher
Curriculum/Assessment/Reading/CPD
Co-author of Desirable Difficulties In Action
Rachel Higginson FCCT @creativehigg.bsky.social Curriculum thinker.
Speaker.
Myatt&Co collaborator.
Chartered College Fellow.
'Finding my Voice' curator.
https://higginsoncreativeeducation.com/
Miriam Hussain @miriamhussain.bsky.social Vice Principal. Teacher of English. Writer.
www.miriamhussain.education
Stephen Sawchuk @stephen-sawchuk.bsky.social Assistant Managing Editor at Education Week, editing curriculum & instruction coverage. I make ugly pots.
Science of Reading Classroom @katasolow.bsky.social We share videos, pictures, and work samples from #SoR classrooms! Teachers, please send us yours! https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceofReadingClassroom
Claire Cain Miller @clairecm.bsky.social Covering gender, families and education @nytimes.com
@natejoseph.bsky.social @natejoseph.bsky.social
Gavin Newsom @gavinnewsom.bsky.social Husband and father. 40th Governor of California. Former Lt. Governor of California. Former San Francisco Mayor. Personal account.
Karen Vaites @karenvaites.bsky.social I want excellent schools for all kids, and I write about literacy, math, curriculum, & trends in K-12 Ed. Founder, Curriculum Insight Project. Words at karenvaites.org.
Natalie Wexler @natwexler.bsky.social Author of Beyond the Science of Reading and The Knowledge Gap, co-author of The Writing Revolution. Free Substack newsletter, Minding the Gap (https://nataliewexler.substack.com/).
Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com Dad | Professor of applied sciences @AcademicaUoAS | Dubliner | PhD @KingsCollegeLon | Keats devotee | persecuted by an integer
https://www.carlhendrick.com/
Education Scotland @educationscotland.bsky.social The official account of Education Scotland. Education Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government. We are responsible for the design and improvement of the curriculum in Scotland.
Enquire | Reach @enquirereachasl.bsky.social Scotland's national advice service for additional support for learning (ASL).
Supporting Scotlandโs Inclusion Ambassadors and partners in the My Rights, My Say service.
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Eurochild @eurochild-org.bsky.social With 234 members in 41 countries, Eurochild is the largest network of organisations and individuals working with and for children in Europe. Join our #childrights community: https://eurochild.org/
Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) @together-sacr.bsky.social An alliance of 600 charities & professionals that promote & protect the rights of children in Scotland as set out in the UNCRC & other human rights treaties #HumanRights #UNCRCScotland #BabyUNCRC #RightsOnTrack
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Children in Scotland @childreninscotland.bsky.social Scotland's national charity working to improve children's lives.
Services: Enquire | Resolve | Reach | My Rights, My Say
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Carmel Bones @carmelbones.bsky.social Works extensively in schools providing solutions! Interested in all things learning and teaching.
New book ๐ coming Spring 2026 https://amzn.eu/d/ej9PmsV
CenTCS @centcs.bsky.social ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ #๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ 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/
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University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences @uofgsocsci.bsky.social We are proud to showcase world-changing social sciences research from across our 5 Schools #TeamUofG
Service Design Academy @learnwithsda.scot Flexible, accredited training in service design. Accredited by Service Design Network.
now&next @nowandnext.bsky.social now&next deliver executive education and mentoring in service design to organisations large and small. Led by Anja Kluver and Clive Grinyer, you can find us at www.nowandnext.today
Andy Jones ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @andyjones.bsky.social Head of Design (Content, Service and Interaction Design) - Dept for Education.
Ex-Dog dad, plant dad. Lover of coffee, cake, all things Scandinavian, design and architecture. Neurospicy, ADHD and colourblind.
Canโt get messages.
Cathy Dutton @cathydutton.co.uk Service Design & Delivery at the Department for Education. CSS enthusiast, Intrinsic Design fan.
www.cathydutton.co.uk
Richard Ruddick @richardruddick.bsky.social Convinced your classroom needs more graphic novels.
Reading for Pleasure (The Open University) @openuni-rfp.bsky.social The Open University's Reading for Pleasure Research and Practice Coalition. Transforming #RfP in schools and beyond. Training & CPD from Prof. @teresacremin.bsky.social and The Open University's RfP Team๐๐โจ
Visit our website at ourfp.org
BAPT British Association Of Play Therapists @bapt.info Supporting Mental Health and Well-being, in children and young people. https://linktr.ee/britishplaytherapy https://www.bapt.info/
Voice 21 @voice21oracy.bsky.social The UK's national oracy education charity.
Become a Voice 21 Oracy School: https://membership-hub.voice21.org/membership-hub
Amy Gaunt @amygaunt.bsky.social Director of Learning, Impact and Influence @voice21oracy.bsky.social. Co-author of 'Transform Teaching and Learning through Talk: The Oracy Imperative'. Interested in: teaching & learning, education policy and all things oracy.
Osiris Educational @osirisedu.bsky.social Inspiring educators & empowering learners to achieve more.๐ฉโ๐Passionate about improving the life chances of children ๐ #Osirisfamily
CAST @cast-udl.bsky.social CAST is a global leader in inclusive education. We researched and authored the UDL Framework and the CAST UDL Guidelines for inclusive learning.
Bloomsbury Education @bloomsburyed.bsky.social We publish the education books everyoneโs talking about ๐โจ
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Shirley Hughes & Friends @shirleyhughes.bsky.social We will be posting from Shirleyโs books and archive, along with news and updates.
Karen Faulds @karen-scilt.bsky.social Professional Development Officer @ SCILT, Scotlandโs National Centre for Languages. Supporting teacher learning and development, promoting languages and cultures.
SATEAL Scotland @satealscotland.bsky.social SATEAL exists to foster and develop the teaching of English as an Additional Language (EAL) in a multi ethnic environment through our conference and website.
Louise Selby Dyslexia @louiseselby.bsky.social Author of Morph Mastery & All About Dyslexia (Primary & Secondary). Trainer, consultant, assessor, teacher & adviser in dyslexia, Spld, send & literacy. Lover of The Muppets.
Jamie Clark @xpateducator.bsky.social English Teacher | Head of Professional Growth | Author of Teaching One-Pagers ๐๐ | ADE | Information Designer | Research Translator | Podcaster
Haringey Education Partnership @haringeyeduc.bsky.social ๐Lead with confidence, improve your school, transform outcomes with HEP.
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Steplab @steplab.bsky.social Steplab is a complete professional development platform for sustainable, whole-school CPD with tools, resources, videos & analytics.
Learn more ๐ steplab.co/book-a-demo
Elle McNicoll ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟโพ๏ธ @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social Autistic. Bestselling author and award winning screenwriter. Agent: Lauren Gardner.
Winner of Blue Peter Award & Overall Waterstones Children's Book Prize, 21. Emmy nominated #AKindOfSpark streaming on BBC iPlayer!
Professor Catherine Lee MBE @profcatherinelee.bsky.social Professor of Inclusive Education and Leadership Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean. Researching LGBTQ inclusion. Italian Greyhound owner Lavenham Suffolk UK
Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com Professor of Education and Economics. Former high school humanities teacher. Proud papa & volunteer soccer coach. Reading as much as I can about climate change. www.matthewakraft.com
OUP Education @oupeducation.bsky.social For news from the Education team at Oxford University Press, head to @oxfordeducation.bsky.social
OUP Primary @oupprimary.bsky.social For news from the OUP Primary team at Oxford University Press, head to @oxfordeducation.bsky.social
Louise Pennington FCCT @pdlouisep.bsky.social Head of Professional Development Oxford Uni Press/NPQLTD/ teacher/author/NASENCO/ex LA SEND team lead @Mathematical_A PD Committee Chair & Trustee Views mine
AR @psalisbury.bsky.social Headteacher in a challenging school. Rugby. Alex and Rudi. Jeff and Elaine. Claire. Sandals. History.
Was @llewelyn20 on Twitter
Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social Experienced primary teacher, school leader and author.
Feel free to DM if you are looking for professional development relating to reading or just free advice.
Strathclyde Institute of Education @strath-ioe.bsky.social The official #BlueSky account of Strathclyde Institute of Education @UniStrathclyde. Making a positive difference to peopleโs lives through Education.
https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/schoolofeducation/
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