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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 1d

Where to start?
• personal identity
• who 'owns' the AI version? You leave the school, do they retain your AI version that they can continue to use?
• protection: will the school be able to protect against hacking? Worst case teachers discover themselves used in deep fake prn!
Just my top 3 ick!

Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 1d

Exclusive: Teachers will use 'deepfake' technology to create an AI avatar of themselves to deliver catch-up lessons for pupils who have missed school

Watch one of the school’s ‘deepfake’ teachers in our story below

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'Deepfake' teacher avatars to help pupils catch up

Academy trust staff to use AI generator to introduce resources for pupils returning to school

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · 23h

If you are an educator looking for ways to address #Islamophobia then this FREE online event in Project FREE’s #ChangingTheNarrative series is a great opportunity to explore Hidden Histories of Muslims in The UK.
Sign up and more info in this link
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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 6h

Do we know if the other unions are joining in with balloting too? I feel i remember reading something about them doing that...

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Henry Hepburn @henryhepburn.bsky.social · 22h

Dates confirmed today: the @eisunion.bsky.social statutory ballot will open on Wednesday 12 November and close on Wednesday 14 January. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Scottish teachers in strike ballot over contact time ‘dithering’

EIS union says teachers are ‘continuing to toil under excessive workload burdens’ after a wait of more than four years for the government promise of reduced contact time to be delivered

www.tes.com

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 6h

They're not returning home, they've just moved back. The deal says they will maintain presence for 'security' inside Gaza's borders for a long time yet. The occupation is not coming to an end.

Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 17h

@acitizenshipt.bsky.social @moorsee.bsky.social

Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 1d

The response it deserved.

Language matters.

#EndOccupation

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 1d

Where has the "entire world community" been up till now??

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 1d

"It has been two years since Yehuda Cohen's youngest boy Nimrod was captured by Hamas militants. Even on the eve of a ceasefire and the return of the hostages, he writes, Israel must change and recognise a state of Palestine - and Netanyahu must be held accountable - so that we may say: never again"

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

VOICES | My hostage son is coming home - here’s why I want Netanyahu gone

My hostage son is coming home - here’s why I want Netanyahu gone

www.independent.co.uk

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 1d

This is not an England problem only. Here in Scotland despite the rise in hate crimes & presence of the far right, many schools still are not acknowledging it let alone offering support to learners that are feeling anxious & scared.

That's not good enough.

www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news...

‘We don’t feel safe’: equity still missing for Black pupils in Britain’s schools, report warns - Voice Online

The lived-experiences of Black students differs majorly from equity statements in schools across Lambeth and Southwark

www.voice-online.co.uk

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 1d

The real issue we should never forget is the world allowed it all to happen and looked on. Stopping atrocities when they are happening, surely is what we should be striving for instead of always looking for justice after the fact. The lives list will never forgive us.

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 1d

Alison has been a formidable colleague in Glasgow, and a true ally in every sense of the word, raising her voice when others don't ✊🏼 Recognised this year at the @s4mee.bsky.social awards too, she'll be a huge loss to the @uofgheadship.bsky.social. #SLS will be in good hands.

Congratulations 💐🎉👏🏼👏🏼

Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 1d

📣 I am thrilled to be joining #SLS as Professional Learning and Policy Officer, from December 2025. This is a new role with a fabulous organisation that aligns fully with my values and my commitment to PL and advocacy for school leaders 🥰 @uofgheadship.bsky.social

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Why Join? | Alison Mitchell | 12 comments

📣 #ProfessionalLearning and #Policy role with #SchoolLeadersScotland I am thrilled to announce that I have been appointed to the role of Professional Learning and Policy officer with the wonderful Sc...

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 1d

The real issue we should never forget is the world allowed it all to happen and looked on. Stopping atrocities when they are happening, surely is what we should be striving for instead of always looking for justice after the fact. The lives list will never forgive us.

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 2d

Disgraceful

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

www.theguardian.com

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 1d

Yet not being acknowledged properly by govt, the public or our institutions.

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 1d

Well that is what it is I guess.

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sure teachers have given many reasons repeatedly... But who cares what they say?

Look forward to what they find.

news.stv.tv/scotland/uni...

University to study rise of violent behaviour in Scottish schools

More than 80% of schools experience violent and aggressive incidents on a weekly basis.

news.stv.tv

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 1d

Liar.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Nigel Farage says UK teachers are ‘poisoning our kids’ and predicts strikes as PM

Exclusive: Reform UK leader, speaking at event for private US college, also claimed the ‘Marxist left’ controls education Nigel Farage has predicted teachers would go on strike within weeks of a Reform UK government, and accused them of “poisoning our kids” by telling them that black children are victims and white children oppressors. The Reform UK leader set out his view on British schools in an event for a private US Christian college in Michigan, claiming the “Marxist left” was “now in control of our education system”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 2d

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Nga refugjat palestinez në fitues i Çmimit Nobel: Historia e jashtëzakonshme e jetës së Omar Yaghit

Kimisti Omar Yaghi i Universitetit të Kalifornisë (UC), Berkeley, është vlerësuar me Çmimin Nobel të Kimisë për vitin 2025, duke e ndarë atë me Richard Robson të Universitetit të Melburnit, Australi, ...

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Educators for Peace @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social · 2d

On today’s workplace day of action 9.10.25 and every day until a just and lasting peace is established, we stand in solidarity with Palestinians.

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 2d

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 2d

"Education is emancipation"
Frederick Douglas

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BBC News - 'Half my mind is still in Gaza': Evacuated teacher begins studies in UK
www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Half my mind is still in Gaza': Evacuated teacher begins studies in UK

Sanaa el-Azab is one of 58 people who have been evacuated from Gaza to study at universities in the UK on scholarships.

www.bbc.com

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 3d

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 2d

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 2d

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