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Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Aug 21

For any other lighthouse fans: www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...

Five incredible lighthouses from around the world - BBC Bitesize

Introducing five amazing lighthouses from across the globe. Full of legend, history, art and wonder.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Jun 12

Enjoy it all 🙂

Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · May 31

An easy read... www.forbes.com/sites/trueta...

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Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · May 24

Love it ot hate it, here comes the future... openai.com/sam-and-jony... (and it will arrive quickly).

Watch the film | Sam and Jony introduce io

Building a family of AI products for everyone.

openai.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 23

“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ

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Education Scotland Learning for Sustainability @edscotlfs.bsky.social · May 19

Why #LearningforSustainability is now key for student teachers in Scotland. Important article in TESScot about the new #LfS framework for initial teacher education supporting #Target2030 #LfSforAll @rushtondr.bsky.social @lfsscotland.bsky.social @olliebray.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Why sustainability is now key for student teachers in Scotland

A new framework will help teachers at the start of their career in Scotland to respond to urgent environmental and sustainability challenges

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Scottish Teachers Association of RME @teachersofrme.bsky.social · May 2

Keynote Speaker @olliebray.bsky.social is kicking the day off by sharing where Education Scotland are and planning on going with the Curriculum Review
#starme25

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Andy Hargreaves @ahargreaves.bsky.social · Apr 28

Get lost! Well, Millenials & Gen Z will if they over-rely on GPS instead of Maps+Apps. As good a case as any for physical+digital solutions. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @olliebray.bsky.social @appalachiantrail.bsky.social @markrpriestley.bsky.social @hargreaves-s.bsky.social

We now leave navigation to our phones. The result: more of us are getting hopelessly lost | John Harris

The blue dot of GPS has cut us off from a basic human skill. It’s no wonder mountain rescuers are being called out so often, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

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Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Apr 22

High levels on the Middle Findhorn towards the end of the week...

Lorna Bray @lornabray.bsky.social · Apr 22

@olliebray.bsky.social on the middle Findhorn 🛶

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Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Apr 22

You smashed it! :-)

Lorna Bray @lornabray.bsky.social · Apr 22

I should know by now that when my husband says ‘5k’ he actually means 15! Rule of 3 🤪
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Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Apr 22

Got a lot of paddling done last week and finally got a float down the Beauly - spectacular gorge at the end....

Lorna Bray @lornabray.bsky.social · Apr 22

26km down the river Beauly 🛶 one of the most beautiful rivers I’ve paddled.
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Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Apr 12

😂😂😂

Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Apr 12

The polar ears living in an abandoned arctic weather station - www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

The polar bears living in an abandoned Arctic weather station

A photographer's iconic shots of polar bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shines a spotlight on wider changes in their behaviour.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Apr 8

Out and about on the Jurassic Coast with @lornabray.bsky.social

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Scottish Teachers Association of RME @teachersofrme.bsky.social · Apr 7

Announcing our Keynote Speaker
@olliebray.bsky.social

#scottishteachers #teachscotland #educationscotland #primaryteacher #secondaryteacher

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Henry Hepburn @henryhepburn.bsky.social · Apr 2

NEW: The final paper on Scotland’s 'curriculum improvement cycle' (or CIC) has been published - we reveal its key messages tes.com/magazine/new... @olliebray.bsky.social @emmaseith.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

CfE review success depends on ‘broader ecosystem’

Just one ‘misaligned’ component - be it inspection, teacher education or qualifications - could ‘disrupt the balance of the entire system’, warns a new Education Scotland paper

tes.com

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Colin McGill @colinmcgill.bsky.social · Mar 26

📢The Curious Teacher Conference: a 1 day professional learning event to enhance knowledge, skills and wellbeing of school teachers.

Keynote speaker: @olliebray.bsky.social (update on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle).

The Curious Teacher Conference
Edinburgh Napier University (Sighthill Campus)
Saturday 07 June 2025
£35 (£18 for student teachers)
Lunch and great chat included

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Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Mar 30

Got the sail up on the canoe today...

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Dr Charlaine @charlainesi.bsky.social · Mar 12

@olliebray.bsky.social kicking off the conference with provocations around strategy and strategic change

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Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Mar 3

Was good to see you Paul and thanks for the contributions 🙂

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Future of Headship @uofgheadship.bsky.social · Feb 28

Exciting to be at the stage of ‘snagging’ for the new Journal of Leadership Scholarship and Praxis in education! We are looking forward to the launch next week when #LSPE will be open access! @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social @douglashutchison.bsky.social @mbcph.bsky.social

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Kirsty Ferns 🎭 @kirstyferns.bsky.social · Feb 10

This webinar will be a good opportunity to hear about what “evolved framework” will look like, why it it needs to evolve and its role in the #CIC 👇🏻

Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Feb 10

In December Education Scotland published a Curriculum Improvement Cycle discussion paper called ‘Towards an Evolved Technical Framework.’

Sign up to our webinar to learn more about this paper.

👉ow.ly/T6hT50UJrax

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Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Feb 10

In December Education Scotland published a Curriculum Improvement Cycle discussion paper called ‘Towards an Evolved Technical Framework.’

Sign up to our webinar to learn more about this paper.

👉ow.ly/T6hT50UJrax

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Ollie Bray @olliebray.bsky.social · Feb 5

Thanks John.

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John Anderson @jmganderson.bsky.social · Feb 5

Great listen for anyone interested in the Currixulum Improvement Cycle in Scotland by @olliebray.bsky.social and Andy Creamer. Particularly interesting differentiation between knowledge and content - certainly the best explanation I’ve ever heard! educationscotland.podbean.com/e/the-curric...

The Curriculum Improvement Cycle episode. Part 1: The background and case for change | Education Scotland podcast

The Curriculum Improvement Cycle episode. Part 1: The background and case for change A process is now in place for reviewing and evolving Scotland’s Curriculum - this is known as the Curriculum Impro...

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