Steve Chalke @stevechalke.bsky.social Founder Oasis Charity: schools, housing, children’s, youth & family work, local churches & more…Former UN Special Advisor, Canon @ Southwark Cathedral. Live @cpfc & patron of Palace for Life
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Steve Rollett @steverollett.bsky.social Deputy CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST). All opinions are my own.
👋 Sam Fitzpatrick @sam-fitzpatrick.bsky.social Work stuff here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samfitzpatrick89
Thoughtful stuff here: https://samfitzpatrick.substack.com/
Silly stuff here.
Helen Wakefield @eduwake.bsky.social Senior Deputy Headteacher, East Midlands
Geography PGCE University of Bristol @uobgeogpgce.bsky.social Nicola Warren-Lee and Michelle Graffagnino. Supporting strong, research-informed geography teachers to bring life, energy, ideas, and passion into secondary schools.
Tom Campbell @tom-campbell.bsky.social CEO at E-ACT
Lisa @lloaizas.bsky.social
Dawn @newlydawned.bsky.social Mum, headteacher, owner of furloughed school dog. Love our school. Work with amazing people. Happy days.
James Toop @jtoop.bsky.social Chief Executive Bite Back
Former Chief Executive Ambition Institute
Chair Education for the 21st Century
Rockefeller-Acumen Food Systems Fellow 2022
All views my own.
Unleashing_Me @unleashingme.bsky.social
@christianturton.bsky.social @christianturton.bsky.social
Jade Pearce @mrspearce.bsky.social Trust Head of Education. Evidence Lead in Ed. NPQH. Primary governor. FCCT. NPQ facilitator. Passionate about evidence-informed practice & school improvement.
Andy Wolfe @andywolfe.bsky.social Executive Director of Education, National Society for Education (Church of England & Church in Wales); Author of ‘Flourishing Together’; Developing Leaders, Shaping Policy, Growing Faith.
Will Teece @mrteece.bsky.social Dad of Two, Principal, Husband, Historian, Learner, Thinker, Tomorrow's Heads Cohort and Adrenaline Chaser. All views are my own but open to new views.
Rachel Johnson @rachelpixl.bsky.social Author (Time to Think 1 and 2), podcaster (PiXL Pearls and PiXL Leadership Bookclub), obsessive reader, governor of a Primary school and CEO of PiXL.
Fe Brewer @mrsbrew.bsky.social Lead Professional Mentor for Leicester SCITT - English Specialist - Mummy Bear - Slightly bonkers redhead
Isabelle Jones FCCT NPQSL @icpjones.bsky.social AAHT-CPD,EVC,ITT NPQSL Governor, MFL HOD in 2 schools, A Level Spanish marker, translator, interpreter, FCCT, ALL National Council, researchED Cheshire organiser, conference speaker, author.
Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social Eats and writes for The Financial Times. Piano for the JR Sextet; chairs Kitchen Cabinet for R4. Doesn’t accept comps. jay.rayner@ft.com
https://linktr.ee/jayrayner1
Jason Sawle @gis4schools.bsky.social Global Schools Manager at Esri. Supporting schools to teach with and about GIS. Working on the new National Geographic MapMaker app www.esri.com/mapmaker.
#GIS4Good #Equity #CTE #XR
He/Him/His. Views are my own. Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Becky @beckyaston11.bsky.social Head of Humanities | International Teacher 🇲🇾 | Curriculum & Development | Teaching & Learning | Geographer | Wife | Mother | Christian |
Tim Marston @tmarstonht.bsky.social Headteacher with a new challenge.
Sir David Carter @carter59.bsky.social Former Teacher, Headteacher, Trust CEO and Schools Commissioner. Now loving life outdoors, playing golf and listening to music, supporting Cardiff City FC and all things Wales
Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social Geographer in East Yorkshire. Retired teacher. Write a bit, garden a lot. Working on my tennis - could be the most exacting challenge yet. Set up the "Cloud Images" feed https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j3jv7g73iyxesdm26wcp7phm/feed/aaaaw4ugntl2g Oh, & UTV
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Ungainly on land
Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social Author of Doughnut Economics, Co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab, Senior Teaching Fellow at Oxford Uni Environmental Change Institute. doughnuteconomics.org
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social Alan Parkinson. Geographer, teacher, & author. Vice President RGS - GA President 2021-22. HoD @ King's Ely Prep. Mission:Explorer. Tivy Medal winner. Here, there & everywhere. Open to offers. Norfolk based
Karen Wespieser @karenwespieser.bsky.social Education evidence geek. COO @TeacherTapp Trustee @GreenshawTrust. @Leaders_Plus mentor. Editor ResearchEd Guide To SEND. Mum to mini-piesers.
Josh Goodrich @joshpd.bsky.social Founder/CEO of @steplab.bsky.social
Former English teacher, SLT & MAT PD Lead
Book → Responsive Coaching
Blog → http://steplab.co/resources
Debs Butler @missbutlerbikes.bsky.social PE Teacher
Sports fan
World cycle tour 2015-17
Doug Belshaw @dougbelshaw.com "Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it." (Epictetus)
Notes: https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com
Setting up FIELD STATION https://fieldstation.xyz
Niche @mr-n-wood.bsky.social Maths Teacher. MCCT. Middle School AHT CTeach (Leadership) #UKTeaching 🎓
PP lead, Curriculum lead
#UkMathsChat #TeachersWhoRun
Human: like you.
Thankful for my wife, kids, family & friends.
https://viewfromthemiddle.home.blog/
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 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
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
⭐️ Be influential
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
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 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
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
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
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