Autonomy isn't anarchy.
New episode with Sophie Smith-Tong on trust, control, and what it really means to give teachers their professional freedom back.
Link to full episode below
and these are just some of the references made in this wide ranging conversation about how we really need to address industrial decline, unemployment, poverty and all the impacts of adversity, including adverse childhood experiences.
It's focussed on AI in education with brilliant contributions from Sir Jim Knight and Priya Lakhani who both have excellent chapters on AI in "Unfinished Business- The Life and Legacy of Sir Tim Brighouse" and Gemma Clark, who has her own book on "AI in the Primary Classroom".
I have just posted the latest "Taking Action" with Laurie Ellis, Head of Academy Coaching at Heart of Midlothian FC. Here is the link( I think) https://t.co/k26btrzXbW
Mel is open, honest and brave and shares her own personal development in these notes and on the show, but, above all she gets stuff done which is what taking Action is all about. It's one for anyone interested in FE, culture change and courage.
Here is the link for the very first episode of Season 2 of the Taking Action podcast https://t.co/eVyFsTYH2Y... It is also available on Apple and Spotify
We are back with a bang! This episode features the indefatigable Melanie Stuart from Dundee &Angus College, lecturer, activist and more. The list of links in the show notes will give you a flavour of the range of this conversation.
It is consistently worthwhile in terms of content and reliably enjoyable. The atmosphere is so welcoming and collaborative. The catering is always great too.
If you are a teacher in Scotland or just interested in education in Scotland and, if you love a bargain, register here https://t.co/GzYBtEnrfe for the STEP conference on the 14th of March.
It is consistently worthwhile in terms of content and reliably enjoyable. The atmosphere is so welcoming and collaborative. The catering is always great too
If you are a teacher in Scotland or just interested in education in Scotland and, if you love a bargain, register here https://t.co/pCsMQQ6Qd2 for the STEP conference on the 14th of March.
To mark National Online Safety Day (Tuesday 10 February), Safeguarding Scenarios are offering a free national survey exploring confidence and attitudes around online safeguarding
Take just 2 minutes to work through a real-life online safety scenario — not to find a “right answer”, but to pause, reflect, and spark important conversations about keeping children safe in a digital world.