Alison Mitchell
@alisonjmitchell.bsky.social
Educator | Professional Learning and Policy Officer: School Leaders Scotland (SLS) | #CenTCS Fellow | #ISATT Global Reps Coordinator | Editor: https://journals.gla.ac.uk/LSPE/ European 🇪🇺 | She/Her | #AntiRacist | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-mitchell
It was fantastic to meet #SLS School Leaders from rural and island communities to discuss our forthcoming #Manifesto for #Education in Scotland. All perspectives matter. Next session for #SLS members is 10am today.
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#rural #island #sls #manifesto #education #sls #manifesto #slsmembers #eventbrite #sls | School Leaders Scotland
📣 Thank you to the School Leaders from #Rural and/or #Island contexts who met with the #SLS General Secretary David Barnett and the Professional Learning and Policy Officer Alison Mitchell to discuss ...
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January 20, 2026 at 7:55 AM
It was fantastic to meet #SLS School Leaders from rural and island communities to discuss our forthcoming #Manifesto for #Education in Scotland. All perspectives matter. Next session for #SLS members is 10am today.
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Delighted that #SLS will be presenting at the #BELMAS @belmasoffice.bsky.social conference in Cardiff this summer! @uofgheadship.bsky.social @seralisen.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social
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#sls #education #manifesto #belmas | School Leaders Scotland
*School Leaders Scotland: Manifesto for Education*
#SLS is delighted to be presenting our #Education #Manifesto process and outcome at the BRITISH EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATI...
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January 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Delighted that #SLS will be presenting at the #BELMAS @belmasoffice.bsky.social conference in Cardiff this summer! @uofgheadship.bsky.social @seralisen.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social
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Happy International #Mentoring day! 17th January 2026 ❤️
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#international #mentoring #day #mentors #mentoringmatters #educationalleadership #leading #mentoring | Alison Mitchell
Today is #International #Mentoring #Day
I am grateful to have had the privilege of working with wonderful ELC, Primary and Secondary Headteacher/ELC Head #Mentors over the last few years through the...
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January 17, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Happy International #Mentoring day! 17th January 2026 ❤️
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Yesterday was an exciting day for #SLS: two productive sessions with Education Scotland and the SQA, focusing on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle and reform of qualifications in Scotland.
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#sls #curriculum #improvement #cycle #sqa #qualificationsscotland #sls | School Leaders Scotland
Today was a fruitful and inspiring day focused on Education Improvement and Reform in Scotland, for representatives from #SLS. We engaged in creative, challenging, and highly productive discussions, f...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Yesterday was an exciting day for #SLS: two productive sessions with Education Scotland and the SQA, focusing on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle and reform of qualifications in Scotland.
@olliebray.bsky.social @uofgheadship.bsky.social
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Do you have any 16/17 yr olds at home? Remember they can vote in the Holyrood 🏴 election.The more people vote,the harder it is for racist parties to win. Especially since the future will impact them more. It takes just a few mins. Please register and then vote ❎
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Register to vote
Find out how to register to vote in Scottish Parliament and UK Parliament elections.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Do you have any 16/17 yr olds at home? Remember they can vote in the Holyrood 🏴 election.The more people vote,the harder it is for racist parties to win. Especially since the future will impact them more. It takes just a few mins. Please register and then vote ❎
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Paperback is out April 2026. Out already on audiobook. www.penguin.co.uk/books/458539...
January 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Paperback is out April 2026. Out already on audiobook. www.penguin.co.uk/books/458539...
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"For 'morality' we must substitute 'megalomania' & brace ourselves for a global supermarket sweep, in which he grabs any country that takes his fancy, knocking down obstacles such as NATO as he goes." My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2575580...
Why America’s few remaining checks and balances are vanishing into the ether
THERE was a time, not long ago when my personal code prevented me from watching footage of real-life killings on the internet.
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January 11, 2026 at 9:12 AM
"For 'morality' we must substitute 'megalomania' & brace ourselves for a global supermarket sweep, in which he grabs any country that takes his fancy, knocking down obstacles such as NATO as he goes." My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2575580...
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This is horrific. And while we can hold X responsible for making the technology available, we should not forget that is is people - primarily men - who are generating this demeaning shit
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‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral
The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted
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January 11, 2026 at 9:02 AM
This is horrific. And while we can hold X responsible for making the technology available, we should not forget that is is people - primarily men - who are generating this demeaning shit
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Thank you to our #CenTCS #Fellow @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social for such a personal, powerful and compelling seminar this evening:
"Challenging Deficit Thinking and Dominant Logics: Preparing the Profession for Critical Leadership Practice"
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"Challenging Deficit Thinking and Dominant Logics: Preparing the Profession for Critical Leadership Practice"
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#centcs #fellow | University of Glasgow Centre for Transformative Change in Schools
Thank you to our #CenTCS #Fellow Alison Mitchell, Policy and Professional Learning Officer with School Leaders Scotland, for such a personal, powerful and compelling seminar this evening:
"Challengi...
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January 9, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Thank you to our #CenTCS #Fellow @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social for such a personal, powerful and compelling seminar this evening:
"Challenging Deficit Thinking and Dominant Logics: Preparing the Profession for Critical Leadership Practice"
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"Challenging Deficit Thinking and Dominant Logics: Preparing the Profession for Critical Leadership Practice"
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buytickets.at/sdhepress/20... Now more than ever, #WeKeepTelling! Join us in celebrating Palestinian writers. Tickets are free, donations to our fundraisers are welcome and encouraged.
11th January, 7 pm GMT, online.
11th January, 7 pm GMT, online.
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
buytickets.at/sdhepress/20... Now more than ever, #WeKeepTelling! Join us in celebrating Palestinian writers. Tickets are free, donations to our fundraisers are welcome and encouraged.
11th January, 7 pm GMT, online.
11th January, 7 pm GMT, online.
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📣 #AI in #Education: #Ethical #Understanding and #Application
We are delighted to offer this open, interactive, online event with @markpeart.bsky.social in partnership with #SLS and @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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We are delighted to offer this open, interactive, online event with @markpeart.bsky.social in partnership with #SLS and @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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AI in Education: Ethical Understanding and Application | School Leaders Scotland
📣 #AI in #Education: #Ethical #Understanding and #Application
We are delighted to offer this open, interactive, online event in partnership with the Scottish Educational Research Association #SERA #E...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
📣 #AI in #Education: #Ethical #Understanding and #Application
We are delighted to offer this open, interactive, online event with @markpeart.bsky.social in partnership with #SLS and @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
@seralisen.bsky.social @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social
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We are delighted to offer this open, interactive, online event with @markpeart.bsky.social in partnership with #SLS and @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
@seralisen.bsky.social @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social
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School Leaders Scotland is now on #Eventbrite Follow #SLS to keep up to date with our events and our professional learning offer!
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School Leaders Scotland
SLS is the leadership organisation for Secondary Schools in Scotland. Now representing HTs, DHTs, Faculty Heads,/PTs and Bursars/Business Managers, Private and Public Sector.24 hour turnaround for leg...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
School Leaders Scotland is now on #Eventbrite Follow #SLS to keep up to date with our events and our professional learning offer!
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📣 Secondary School Leaders! Have you joined #SLS? The only organisation that supports and speaks exclusively for HTs, DHTs, Middle Leaders and SBMs in Scotland’s secondary schools. Brilliant half price membership offer until the end of January 2026! ⭐️
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Get 2026 off to a great start and join our ever increasing community of senior leaders in secondary schools in Scotland. #SLS is here to support and represent Headteachers, Deputy Headteachers, Middle...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:17 AM
📣 Secondary School Leaders! Have you joined #SLS? The only organisation that supports and speaks exclusively for HTs, DHTs, Middle Leaders and SBMs in Scotland’s secondary schools. Brilliant half price membership offer until the end of January 2026! ⭐️
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Our next #CenTCS Seminar this Thursday @uofgsocsci.bsky.social from @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social 👇
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#centcs #centcs #headteacher #centcs #seminarseries | University of Glasgow Centre for Transformative Change in Schools
Our next #CenTCS Seminar presenter is Alison Mitchell, Professional Learning and Policy Officer with School Leaders Scotland and #CenTCS Fellow University of Glasgow, College of Social Sciences. Aliso...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Our next #CenTCS Seminar this Thursday @uofgsocsci.bsky.social from @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social 👇
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Wolf supermoon 2026 ❤️
January 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Wolf supermoon 2026 ❤️
A beautiful morning in Glasgow 🏴
January 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
A beautiful morning in Glasgow 🏴
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The US has launched an unprovoked and illegal attack on Venezuela.
This is a brazen attempt to secure control over Venezuelan natural resources.
It is an act of war that puts the lives of millions of people at risk, and should be condemned by anyone who believes in sovereignty & international law.
This is a brazen attempt to secure control over Venezuelan natural resources.
It is an act of war that puts the lives of millions of people at risk, and should be condemned by anyone who believes in sovereignty & international law.
January 3, 2026 at 10:26 AM
The US has launched an unprovoked and illegal attack on Venezuela.
This is a brazen attempt to secure control over Venezuelan natural resources.
It is an act of war that puts the lives of millions of people at risk, and should be condemned by anyone who believes in sovereignty & international law.
This is a brazen attempt to secure control over Venezuelan natural resources.
It is an act of war that puts the lives of millions of people at risk, and should be condemned by anyone who believes in sovereignty & international law.
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"I told them, then, how his dad and I had painted his nursery yellow when he was a tiny, unborn thing, known to us only as 'button'”. My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column on a paint job and the small joys that keep us from becoming bitter. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2572507...
If this sounds negative then blame ...*gestures in direction of absolutely everything
WE arrived at the flat the day before the winter solstice dressed in old clothes and ready for action. Our eldest son and his girlfriend picked up…
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December 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
"I told them, then, how his dad and I had painted his nursery yellow when he was a tiny, unborn thing, known to us only as 'button'”. My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column on a paint job and the small joys that keep us from becoming bitter. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2572507...
Out of office and spending time with @nathlebret.bsky.social! Wishing everyone a beautiful and peaceful festive break ❤️
December 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Out of office and spending time with @nathlebret.bsky.social! Wishing everyone a beautiful and peaceful festive break ❤️
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📣 Congratulations to the three winners of our #ISATT global and cross-cultural collaborative grant proposals!
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📣 Congratulations to the three winners of our #ISATT global and cross-cultural collaborative grant proposals! In no particular order:
#ResearchTeamOne
A cross-cultural exploration of how ITE provider...
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December 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
📣 Congratulations to the three winners of our #ISATT global and cross-cultural collaborative grant proposals!
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Great to meet with colleagues from #EducationScotland and #AHDS to explore #professionallearning to support our #SLS members to address #racism in all its forms and manifestations within and across school communities.
#AntiRacism
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#AntiRacism
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#amyjohnson #helenamacormack #ahds #antiracism #racism #antiracism #schoolleadership #professionallearning | School Leaders Scotland
Our General Secretary, David Barnett and Professional Learning and Policy Officer, Alison Mitchell met with Fearghal Kelly, Mélina Valdelièvre, Chereen Rain, Rona Grant and #AmyJohnson from Education ...
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December 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Great to meet with colleagues from #EducationScotland and #AHDS to explore #professionallearning to support our #SLS members to address #racism in all its forms and manifestations within and across school communities.
#AntiRacism
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#AntiRacism
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Great to meet with @olliebray.bsky.social and @educationscotland.bsky.social colleagues to discuss professional learning for #SLS membership around curriculum design and leadership. Looking forward to next steps.
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#sls #curriculum #improvementcycle | School Leaders Scotland
Our #SLS General Secretary, David Barnett and Professional Learning and Policy Officer, Alison Mitchell met with Ollie Bray, David Burgess and Lise McCaffery from Education Scotland this afternoon to ...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Great to meet with @olliebray.bsky.social and @educationscotland.bsky.social colleagues to discuss professional learning for #SLS membership around curriculum design and leadership. Looking forward to next steps.
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