Fiona MacDonald

Head Teacher. Lover of learning with a special interest in supporting teachers’ learning…views expressed are my own.

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@weegieexpat I saw the eels and thought Colin Firth 🤣😂.

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@Headteacherchat Stuck zipper expert
Stuck photocopier expert
Sound and lighting engineer (and trainer)
Mediator … children…staff…parents
Dessert maker for staff lunch
Smile passer on
Shopper

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@karynlharrison Thanks Karyn, hope you’re well

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@Lykx25 Thanks Lindsay. Appreciate your help, you spurred me on to ask for a different supervisor which was the best move ever.

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@JulieR282 @UCUGlasgow Signed

[East Renfrewshire @EastRenCouncil]

Pupils and staff at @crossarthurlie Primary are celebrating after achieving a great report from inspectors🌟

During the week-long inspection, the school was evaluated on 2 areas - receiving a very good evaluation for both👏

Well done to everyone for such a great achievement🙌

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@DrRLofthouse I agree. Too much thrown at teachers and not enough time to think. And along comes social media and, because there’s so much to do but so little time to think practices are adopted which have no depth but look good.

[Rachel Mears (Lofthouse) @DrRLofthouse]

Why I coined the term ‘Pedagogy of Professional Decline’. If this bothers you too. Keep calling it out. https://t.co/koK9xeDx0O

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@NovaLauderScott I started my EdD (Glasgow) in 2016 and am still at it. A wee thing called Covid kinda got in the way… as well as some not so good writing in my part…submitting in August 🙏🏼

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@SP_ECYP I love and am fully committed to children accessing outdoor residential opportunities, but I don’t think enshrining it in law is the way forward. It creates a minefield for schools and LA.

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@weegieexpat @Gillian_Philip Enjoying mine 😊. Really enlightening

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@ChrisChapmanGla Hideous! No trust in the profession or young people. A horrible devaluing of the crucial relationship between teachers and children.

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@anitaclark Especially Glasgow to Edinburgh

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@kate_wall98 @rupertwegerif A long, complex and thought provoking read. Thanks, for sharing. I loved it.

[Kate Wall @kate_wall98]

Well this got my brain working on a Wednesday morning: turning the outside inside ... A really useful read, thanks @rupertwegerif

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@jacquimacd1 @paulinescott222 @apmmy92 Yip, I’ve already listened to it 😊. There’s also a fab conversation with him and Adam Grant on @BreneBrown Dare to Lead

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@anna_d_beck @DEE_DDelaney The knock on effect of this one is quite considerable. P1 classes in the next few years will see children aged 4-6 and this range in classes moving forward.

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@weegieexpat Me too, especially as the visual conjures up such different emotions.

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@kate_wall98 A heartbreaking time Kate, especially when it is sudden. Your mum sounds like one amazing woman.

[Fiona MacDonald @FimacdonFiona]

@WPshonamcarthur @sharonhayward68 Came across it today. Looks really interesting