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Play Scotland @playscotland.bsky.social · 8h

Hospital says toy MRI scanner helps save £150k

A miniature toy MRI machine for children to play with has reduced stress, cost, and waiting times at Grantham District Hospital

What a wonderful example of the power of play 💪

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hospital says toy MRI scanner helps save £150k

Children can play with the Kitten Scanner to prepare them for a real scan.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jenny Murray @missjgm.bsky.social · 2d

This Thursday 10th is World Mental Health Day 💚🗓️ A good time to reshare the practical, adaptable ideas I have collated for primary teachers and support staff in my book. (There’s also a discount @bloomsburyed.bsky.social just now!) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/100-ideas...

100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Wellbeing

No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · 4d

Exploring mechanisms in Primary Technologies - making different types of pop ups and moving models #PGDEP @morayhouse.bsky.social

A pop up card showing a duck whose beak opens and closes as the card opens and closes

Examples of paper springs, and slider mechanisms

Examples of mouth folds, box folds and slider mechanisms

Drawing a monster face ready to create a model

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · 4d

Playing Tree Trumps to learn more about the trees in our area

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · 4d

Lots of new learning in Primary Science #PGDEP this week @morayhouse.bsky.social - taking science outdoors in Bucket School and exploring first hand experiences and developing observation skills by learning with snails!

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 9d

DIVERSITY IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION

1/The annual data report tracking #MinorityEthnic teacher nos 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 has been published for 2025. Numbers remain stubbornly low with <2% of all teachers being #BAME. Still <1% are in any form of management position. Key points in the 🧵👇🏽

www.gov.scot/publications...

Diversity in the teaching profession: annual data report 2025

Fifth edition of an annual publication which aims to gather and share data relating to the diversity of the teaching profession in order to inform and evaluate future work.

www.gov.scot

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · 12d

Love this Morgan!

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · 12d

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Helen O’Sullivan @hosphdmuses.bsky.social · 12d

Yes!!!

My brother used to have several "poodys" each day when he was a teenager. Me and my cousin used to joke it's because he was eating too many "poody" eggs. Don't ask what that means though 😂

Welsh word from Race Across the World added to OED - BBC News share.google/s4nq4fj0DuKI...

Welsh word from Race Across the World added to OED - BBC News

Fin Gough and Sioned Cray's saying poody confused producers but is in the Oxford English Dictionary.

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Education Scotland Learning for Sustainability @edscotlfs.bsky.social · 15d

Climate change:
Children's version Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024 - 2029. Supports learning & sets out how Scottish Government & partners will respond to impacts of climate change 2024 - 2029.
www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-national-adaptation-plan-2024-2029-childrens-version/documents/

Climate change - Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029: children's version

This is a children's version of the Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-29. This version can be used to support learning and sets out the actions the Scottish Government and partners will take to r...

www.gov.scot

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · 15d

Aww, great to see these faces! Hope you are all well!

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Jenny Murray @missjgm.bsky.social · 15d

A space for collective action in hugely concerning times. The power of creating community spaces to share tools, ask questions and recognise the importance of anti-racist education. Join @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social on Monday 29th for this vital Professional Learning opportunity ⬇️

Educators for Peace @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social · 17d

Sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/responding...?

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks Juliet! 🙂

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · 21d

#PrimaryPGDE @morayhouse.bsky.social

#OutdoorLearning

Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social · 27d

7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools - article in TES published today #OutdoorEd #EnvironmentalEd #outdoorplay #OutdoorLearning #OutdoorEducation #ForestSchool #EduSky #EarlyYears #PrimaryEducation #UKEd #EduSkyUk
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools

Class teachers must be given flexibility to go out into school grounds and beyond, says leading outdoor-learning expert Juliet Robertson

www.tes.com

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Jenny Murray @missjgm.bsky.social · 21d

Our #UoEPGDEp IncludingAll mini-conference has started. @drsuechapman.bsky.social began with a clear opening message about belonging and mattering. @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social now asks questions about the ethics of care and the relational nature of teaching.Important and grounding messages for us all.

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Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 26d

This is a remarkable piece of #earlymathematics from Durham’s ‘Young Minds, Big Maths’.
If you work or have an interest in #earlyyears and/or #mathematics you really should download this **FREE** booklet 👇🏼👇🏼

Rachel Oughton @racheyo.bsky.social · Sep 6

We've written a booklet about exploring maths through ramp play, for people who work in early years.
You can download it (for free) here:
youngmindsbigmaths.co.uk/ramp_play/

#EarlyMaths #EarlyMath #EarlySTEM #EYFS #MathsEducation
#YMBMrampplay

The front cover of 'Ramp play: child-led exploration of maths through ramp play in early years settings'

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · Sep 4

I've found food colourings in bottles to very wishy washy and not good too. Food colouring gels are much better, but unfortunately more expensive. Thanks for the tip about powders Danny!

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · Sep 2

@bethchristie.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social Yes!!! Let's get a plan sorted!

Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sorry, forgot to tag you too @l0ur0col.bsky.social :)

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · Aug 31

@kdarlingmcq.bsky.social @bethchristie.bsky.social This sounds good!

Dr. Helen Kopnina @helenkopnina.bsky.social · Aug 31

Pleased to be invited to give a talk at the @Botanical Society of Scotland and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Garden, Edinburgh on 15th JANUARY 2026. The lecture Requiem for the weeds will be based on publications www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Requiem for the weeds: Reflections in Amsterdam city park

Human and plant relationships are described within the rich tradition of multispecies ethnography, ethnobotany, and political ecology. In theorizing t…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️‍🌈🌍🇪🇺 @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social · Aug 27

We want to understand how people are engaging with freshwater spaces across the UK. The good, the bad or even the ugly.

You don't need to be a swimmer, you could just enjoy going to these spaces. Either way would be great to hear your thoughts 🥰

lovewindermere.co.uk/get-involved/

Get Involved – Love Windermere

lovewindermere.co.uk

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · Aug 23

Love this, what a great way to spend a Friday! Could you and the children explore the orchard regularly over the year and notice any changes to the space? Great way of observing over time, noticing seasonal changes (got to get science in there!) 🔍🐞🐝🦋

PS How did I miss a mention of snails?! 🐌🐌🐌

Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · Aug 22

Excited to see our Bucket School chapter in print!
Big thanks to Nicky Bolton for being fantastic co-author, editors Lucy Sors and Ruth Unsworth for support, encouragement, kindness and patience as we wrote, re-wrote, edited and re-edited! #OutdoorLearning #PlaceResponsivePedagogies #BucketSchool

Book open at the start of our chapter. The chapter is titled "'No Badge Required': A Bucket School Approach to Support Teaching and Learning in the Outdoors"

Front cover of the book - The BERA Guide to Outdoor Learning: Place Responsive Pedagogy in Educational Research and Practice

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · Aug 19

I would love to know what they were thinking at this point..

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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · Aug 17

@annken.bsky.social

Dr Jo Science @drjoscience.bsky.social · Aug 17

How many bales of straw?
How do you know?
How did you work it out?

#Arrays #Grouping #TimesTables #Estimating #ConcreteManipulatives #RealWorldSTEM #MathsInAction
#STEM #MathsIsEverywhere #Maths #BeCurious #ScienceIsEverywhere #DrJoScience #STEMEducation

Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · Aug 13

Wishing all the fabulous probationers from #PGDEPrimary @morayhouse.bsky.social a fantastic first day with their new classes!
Take a moment before the children arrive this morning to take a pause, reflect and be proud of everything you've achieved to get here. Enjoy every moment! 😍😍

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