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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thanks, Stephen!

Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Jul 11

🎉Hooray! 🎉

Transforming Your Tutor Time Curriculum is officially out today!

To celebrate, I’m giving away three free copies.

Simply like or share this post to enter, winners will be announced on Friday 18th July.

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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · Jun 12

"This book aims to support consistency, relationships, and good systems to help support excellent school outcomes." @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social's new book, out from Routledge on 27th June - available to pre-order now: www.routledge.com/Transforming...

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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · Feb 9

Webinar: Tutor Time Reimagined: Strategies for Whole-School Impact, Weds 19 March 4-5.30pm. @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social, educator & author, will lead this research-driven webinar offering a fresh perspective on transforming Tutor Time into a powerful catalyst for whole-school improvement... 1/2

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Feb 10

Is Tutor Time worth the effort?

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The Question of Tutor Time - KC Education | Professional Development for Schools, Teachers & Parents

Since the launch of my second book, Transforming Your Tutor Time Curriculum: 100+ Activities to Support Wellbeing, Strengthen Culture and Supercharge Success,

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Jan 28

What do these amazing people have in common? 👇🏼

@barryblackne.bsky.social
@jillberry102.bsky.social
@jwfirth.bsky.social
@hugheshaili.bsky.social
@drchendrick.bsky.social
@henryhepburn.bsky.social
&
@marymyatt.bsky.social
Click amzn.eu/d/iFleNtk and read the editorial reviews to find out 😉

Transforming Your Tutor Time Curriculum: 100+ Activities to Support Wellbeing, Strengthen Culture and Supercharge Success

Buy Transforming Your Tutor Time Curriculum: 100+ Activities to Support Wellbeing, Strengthen Culture and Supercharge Success 1 by Colquhoun, Kirsten (ISBN: 9781032998794) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Jan 24

We could have spoken for hours!

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Cassie Young @moderncassie.bsky.social · Jan 18

ICYMI: New blog ‘Making inclusion a reality, not a rhetoric'

‘Children with SEND deserve more than our compassion. They deserve our competence.’

moderncassie.blogspot.com/2025/01/maki...

'Making inclusion a reality, not a rhetoric'

We all love a good speech, don’t we? A room full of nodding heads, a leader passionately declaring their commitment to inclusion and how e...

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Dec 27

New blog post:

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In Pursuit of Belonging - KC Education | Professional Development for Schools, Teachers & Parents

Recently, I noticed an increase in blogs, posts and articles about the importance of belonging in schools and education. The concept resonates deeply with me,

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Dec 4

Any pointers or tips for fully migrating here, please? Please tag essential edu contributors I should follow. TIA

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 24

I read your tweet twice wondering ‘who is giving their kids medicine so regularly?’’ 🤭

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 21

Sounds very similar! I’m a bit disappointed tbh. I was loving the blue sky way

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 21

Is anyone else getting increasing numbers of DMs? 🙄

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Elisabeth Bowling @ebowling.bsky.social · Aug 17

I want to hear your funny classroom stories please. The ones you tell at dinner that make people jealous that we get to spend time with kids cracking up. I’ll go first - a wonderful child found she didn’t have a chair in the classroom so instead of asking for

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌱 Remember: teachers aren't born; they're made. #EdLeadership #ProfessionalDevelopment (6/6)

Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 20

🏆 Much like Yusuf Dekat, our best teachers make the impossible look easy. But behind the scenes, it's their relentless pursuit of excellence that drives success. (5/6)

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 20

🔄 The 'Teacher Expertise Paradox' means it’s easy to overlook complexity. How often do we hear the myth that great teachers are simply "born"?

💡 In reality, we know categorically that excellent teaching is the product of continuous effort, professional learning - commitment to mastery. (4/6)

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 20

But here's the truth: it's not. Not even close.

🎓 Teaching is one of the most complex tasks out there. It's a careful blend of expertise, experience, and skill—a recipe developed over years of dedication and growth.

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 20

🥈 Yusuf is a master his craft. Watching him perform, you'd think it was effortless. But that’s the paradox of ability: as he refines his skills, he makes it look easy.

✨ This is exactly what we see with the best teachers. They make teaching look natural, effortless, almost instinctive. (2/6)

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 20

🧵 Thread: The Teacher Expertise Paradox

During a recent professional development session, I introduced Olympian Silver medalist, Yusuf Dekat. This summer, his cool and calm demeanour turned him into the subject of memes. But there's much more to his story

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 20

Glad to see you here!

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hi Toria, i have a book out later this autumn. Last year I wrote: A Practical Guide to Pupil Wellbeing: Strategies for classroom teachers amzn.eu/d/dRAuxP5

A Practical Guide to Pupil Wellbeing: Strategies for classroom teachers : Colquhoun, Kirsten: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Buy A Practical Guide to Pupil Wellbeing: Strategies for classroom teachers by Colquhoun, Kirsten (ISBN: 9781398388871) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orde...

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 17

Hi, I’m in Scotland. I work in pastoral care, I’m an author and speaker too. Keen to connect with other educators 🤍

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Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 16

its the packed lunch prep I'm glad to be done with!

Kirsten Colquhoun (Col-hoon) @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social · Aug 15

@phoenixedsarah.bsky.social

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