Ann Walker
@annwalker.bsky.social
Retired adult education specialist and campaigner. Enthusiast for lifelong learning, books, trivia and the Isle of Lewis (Niseach).
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Politicians wringing their hands over why teachers are leaving the profession. The truth is, we'd get more people staying in teaching if our various Governments understood that the real purpose of education is *not* to build a compliant workforce, but a society of well-rounded individuals...
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Politicians wringing their hands over why teachers are leaving the profession. The truth is, we'd get more people staying in teaching if our various Governments understood that the real purpose of education is *not* to build a compliant workforce, but a society of well-rounded individuals...
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🚦Did you hear about the WINNER of our 2025 PSSA Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture
Will Maclean MBE RSA and Marian Leven RSA
na Dorsan
South Galson
Isle of Lewis
FIND out HERE pssauk.org/2025-pssa-ma... @marshawards.bsky.social
Will Maclean MBE RSA and Marian Leven RSA
na Dorsan
South Galson
Isle of Lewis
FIND out HERE pssauk.org/2025-pssa-ma... @marshawards.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🚦Did you hear about the WINNER of our 2025 PSSA Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture
Will Maclean MBE RSA and Marian Leven RSA
na Dorsan
South Galson
Isle of Lewis
FIND out HERE pssauk.org/2025-pssa-ma... @marshawards.bsky.social
Will Maclean MBE RSA and Marian Leven RSA
na Dorsan
South Galson
Isle of Lewis
FIND out HERE pssauk.org/2025-pssa-ma... @marshawards.bsky.social
Paul's thoughtful writing is always worth reading. #adulteducation
Weathering the storm or changing the weather?
Challenging the dominant narrative about adult education
thelearningage.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/a...
Challenging the dominant narrative about adult education
thelearningage.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/a...
Adult education: Weathering the storm or changing the weather?
What is the point of adult education? For several decades, the dominant narrative in adult education has concerned adaptation and resilience. In times of uncertainty and rapid change, whether techn…
thelearningage.wordpress.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Paul's thoughtful writing is always worth reading. #adulteducation
Such an important issue for democracy and well worth a read.
December 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Such an important issue for democracy and well worth a read.
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Hopefully the growth of fluency in other languages will increase as Gaelic medium education grows. We already have Àrd-sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu 😊
'S e amadan a th' aige.
'S e amadan a th' aige.
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Hopefully the growth of fluency in other languages will increase as Gaelic medium education grows. We already have Àrd-sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu 😊
'S e amadan a th' aige.
'S e amadan a th' aige.
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We were recently featured in FE Week, you can read the full article via the link below
Britain’s oldest adult learning charity, @weaadulted.bsky.social is opening new doors even as others close, as it navigates the shift from skills for life to skills for work @simonparkinson.bsky.social
feweek.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We were recently featured in FE Week, you can read the full article via the link below
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Tell us what you are up to during Get the Nation Learning Week!
We want to make as much noise as possible to showcase the benefits of learning on the economy and society. Make sure to use the #GetTheNationLearning hashtag to tell us your plans for the week.
And stay tuned for lots more from us...
We want to make as much noise as possible to showcase the benefits of learning on the economy and society. Make sure to use the #GetTheNationLearning hashtag to tell us your plans for the week.
And stay tuned for lots more from us...
November 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Tell us what you are up to during Get the Nation Learning Week!
We want to make as much noise as possible to showcase the benefits of learning on the economy and society. Make sure to use the #GetTheNationLearning hashtag to tell us your plans for the week.
And stay tuned for lots more from us...
We want to make as much noise as possible to showcase the benefits of learning on the economy and society. Make sure to use the #GetTheNationLearning hashtag to tell us your plans for the week.
And stay tuned for lots more from us...
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Wonderful that this drystone sculpture, na Dorsan (the doors) commemorating the legacy of the Clearances on the Isle of Lewis, won the public vote for excellence in public sculpture. @pssatweets.bsky.social
In the 1840s the Galson estate on Lewis was cleared for sheep. Most people were put onto emigration ships to Canada. Finally in 2007 - a community buyout. This commemorative sculpture by Will Maclean & Marian Leven is shortlisted for Marsh Award. If it moves you pls vote. pssauk.org/2025-pssa-ma...
October 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Wonderful that this drystone sculpture, na Dorsan (the doors) commemorating the legacy of the Clearances on the Isle of Lewis, won the public vote for excellence in public sculpture. @pssatweets.bsky.social
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I have been busy preparing for the 4th Artist-Teacher in Adult Community Learning Conference, taking place online on 21st March 2026.
This year’s theme, Making Space!
Abstract submissions open Monday, 17th November 2025!
@nsead.bsky.social
This year’s theme, Making Space!
Abstract submissions open Monday, 17th November 2025!
@nsead.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I have been busy preparing for the 4th Artist-Teacher in Adult Community Learning Conference, taking place online on 21st March 2026.
This year’s theme, Making Space!
Abstract submissions open Monday, 17th November 2025!
@nsead.bsky.social
This year’s theme, Making Space!
Abstract submissions open Monday, 17th November 2025!
@nsead.bsky.social
Just spotted the Cross Inn in an i Weekend newspaper feature on 'The 20 best cosy pubs for autumn". Ness is described as remote with freezing winds and nights that last almost all day.🙄 How do folk cope? #IsleofLewis #Hebrides #CrossInn
October 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Just spotted the Cross Inn in an i Weekend newspaper feature on 'The 20 best cosy pubs for autumn". Ness is described as remote with freezing winds and nights that last almost all day.🙄 How do folk cope? #IsleofLewis #Hebrides #CrossInn
Sad to learn of Brian Patten's death. The Mersey Sound poetry collection was one of the first books I bought for myself. I read it so many times over the years. #BrianPatten #TheMerseySound #Poetry
October 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Sad to learn of Brian Patten's death. The Mersey Sound poetry collection was one of the first books I bought for myself. I read it so many times over the years. #BrianPatten #TheMerseySound #Poetry
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In the 1840s the Galson estate on Lewis was cleared for sheep. Most people were put onto emigration ships to Canada. Finally in 2007 - a community buyout. This commemorative sculpture by Will Maclean & Marian Leven is shortlisted for Marsh Award. If it moves you pls vote. pssauk.org/2025-pssa-ma...
September 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In the 1840s the Galson estate on Lewis was cleared for sheep. Most people were put onto emigration ships to Canada. Finally in 2007 - a community buyout. This commemorative sculpture by Will Maclean & Marian Leven is shortlisted for Marsh Award. If it moves you pls vote. pssauk.org/2025-pssa-ma...
Celebrating this old boy on #InternationalDogDay.
August 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Celebrating this old boy on #InternationalDogDay.
#TiumpanHead Lighthouse #IsleofLewis #NationalLighthouseDay. Great place for spotting whales, dolphins and other sealife.
August 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
#TiumpanHead Lighthouse #IsleofLewis #NationalLighthouseDay. Great place for spotting whales, dolphins and other sealife.
Today is #NationalLighthouseDay in the USA but this is the #MuseumofScottishLighthouses in Fraserburgh, Scotland.
August 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Today is #NationalLighthouseDay in the USA but this is the #MuseumofScottishLighthouses in Fraserburgh, Scotland.
#PostboxSaturday High Street, Grantown-on-Spey
August 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
#PostboxSaturday High Street, Grantown-on-Spey
#AdoorableThursday in the shepherd's hut bothy on the #ShiantIsles. Only puffins, kittiwakes, other seabirds and sheep for company.
July 31, 2025 at 6:49 AM
#AdoorableThursday in the shepherd's hut bothy on the #ShiantIsles. Only puffins, kittiwakes, other seabirds and sheep for company.
#WindowsonWednesdays in the shepherd's house bothy on the #ShiantIsles.
July 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
#WindowsonWednesdays in the shepherd's house bothy on the #ShiantIsles.
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This is one of the best ideas I've heard in ages.
July 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This is one of the best ideas I've heard in ages.
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let’s get petition to 5K. Only 229 to go. As well as this write to your MP, DCMS + all broadcasters BBC ITV Ch4 Ch5 (iTN), Sky. Don’t forget radio too &OFCOM. Let them know we want plural coverage in a multi party country. No over platforming Democracy at stake petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times
We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for cover...
petition.parliament.uk
July 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
let’s get petition to 5K. Only 229 to go. As well as this write to your MP, DCMS + all broadcasters BBC ITV Ch4 Ch5 (iTN), Sky. Don’t forget radio too &OFCOM. Let them know we want plural coverage in a multi party country. No over platforming Democracy at stake petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
#Noculescent clouds are in the news today. This photo is from #Ness, #IsleofLewis, taken in July 2024.
July 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
#Noculescent clouds are in the news today. This photo is from #Ness, #IsleofLewis, taken in July 2024.
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Heads up, you do NOT need to be affiliated with a college or university to get access to JSTOR! Here's how to sign up as an independent researcher! You can read up to 100 articles per month. You cannot download or print PDFs. All of this is FREE.
support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/art...
support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/art...
How to Register & Get Free Access to Content
What's in this article:
What is a personal account?
Who uses a personal account?
How do I register for a personal account?
What can I do with a personal account?
What is a personal account?
A re...
support.jstor.org
July 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Heads up, you do NOT need to be affiliated with a college or university to get access to JSTOR! Here's how to sign up as an independent researcher! You can read up to 100 articles per month. You cannot download or print PDFs. All of this is FREE.
support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/art...
support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/art...
The C&G report shows that investment in adult education is now 40% less in real-terms vs 2010. That's bad BUT in 2008 the loss of 1.5 million adult learner places in the previous two years prompted a multi-agency campaign. It's a continuing and catastrophic decline.
tinyurl.com/ye3nsmax
tinyurl.com/ye3nsmax
July 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The C&G report shows that investment in adult education is now 40% less in real-terms vs 2010. That's bad BUT in 2008 the loss of 1.5 million adult learner places in the previous two years prompted a multi-agency campaign. It's a continuing and catastrophic decline.
tinyurl.com/ye3nsmax
tinyurl.com/ye3nsmax
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📣 PM open letter - adult education isn’t an extra, it’s essential.
Dipa Ganguli OBE, CEO & Principal, just sent an open letter to the PM demanding a proper funding strategy for adult learners.
Read: www.wmcollege.ac.uk/funding-for-...
Contact your MP
#AdultEd #SkillsCrisis #LifelongLearning
Dipa Ganguli OBE, CEO & Principal, just sent an open letter to the PM demanding a proper funding strategy for adult learners.
Read: www.wmcollege.ac.uk/funding-for-...
Contact your MP
#AdultEd #SkillsCrisis #LifelongLearning
An Open Letter To The Prime Minister: Why We Must Act Now For Adult Education
Dipa Ganguli OBE calls for urgent government action on funding for adult education in the UK. Read the open letter to the Prime Minister.
www.wmcollege.ac.uk
July 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
📣 PM open letter - adult education isn’t an extra, it’s essential.
Dipa Ganguli OBE, CEO & Principal, just sent an open letter to the PM demanding a proper funding strategy for adult learners.
Read: www.wmcollege.ac.uk/funding-for-...
Contact your MP
#AdultEd #SkillsCrisis #LifelongLearning
Dipa Ganguli OBE, CEO & Principal, just sent an open letter to the PM demanding a proper funding strategy for adult learners.
Read: www.wmcollege.ac.uk/funding-for-...
Contact your MP
#AdultEd #SkillsCrisis #LifelongLearning
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Hello people of #booksky ! I am asking for responses to my survey looking into book reader culture in Scotland. If you are an adult in Scotland who considers yourself a reader, please fill out my quick survey! On average so far, it takes about 4 minutes to fill it out.
forms.office.com/e/WR37aGcjFF
forms.office.com/e/WR37aGcjFF
June 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Hello people of #booksky ! I am asking for responses to my survey looking into book reader culture in Scotland. If you are an adult in Scotland who considers yourself a reader, please fill out my quick survey! On average so far, it takes about 4 minutes to fill it out.
forms.office.com/e/WR37aGcjFF
forms.office.com/e/WR37aGcjFF