Stewart McPhail

Director of MIPathway and Director of Moine Caledonian Projects
Retired Head Teacher Sanday Junior High School

[Police Scotland Orkney @PSOSOrkney]

We have officers back in Sanday today. They will be carrying out community engagement surgeries, visibility patrols, traffic enforcement, schools visits and possibly emu welfare checks...

Surgery is likely to be at the fire station between 2pm and 4pm.

[Peter Bain @PeterBa1n]

Imagine working in Tiree. Any Primary Gaelic teachers looking to teach great kids alongside friendly colleagues. DM me.😊

[Police Scotland Orkney @PSOSOrkney]

Nice impromptu visit to #Sanday School. One of our local officers drumming up some attention prior to our drugs talks to the S1/S2.

[Police Scotland Orkney @PSOSOrkney]

Some brilliant photos from our trip to #Sanday yesterday. Great to see so many of you at our surgery - especially the bairns.

[Police Scotland Orkney @PSOSOrkney]

A few photos of an impromptu visit from #Sanday School!

Fortunately, Constable Price was available to speak with them outside. Although with @odd_zoe walking past, she may have stolen some of Constable Prices' thunder!

@OrkneyDrugsDog

[Police Scotland Orkney @PSOSOrkney]

Constable Price enjoying a cycle round #Sanday on Friday the 20th August. She thoroughly enjoyed speaking to bairns of Sanday School.

#communitypolicing #Islandlife

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

@suziemdick @DYWNAC @RosJLee @CTBethell @LiziElliott1 @linzie_sloan @MarwickMrs @CassellsAngela @Merrilees_RMPS @MissMcNeilGeo @kazmuir4 @BusElliot @lorrainecliff @liz_sullivan1 @MoragFish @PhysicsDrew @Garnock_club @MissCTomelty @HealthNac @LynnR04 @SeySusan @hegkat @DYWAyrshire @hopkins_dennis @AlanMacDougall2 @tjstew1972 @barrybssmith @rehanashanks @SuzanneCulshaw @ConzieSays Life is not a rehearsal

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

@suziemdick Send me the file :)

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

@edublether @MrKidd19 I live on the school grounds, so my walk to work takes approximately 18 seconds!

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

Thank you @MarinaDiamandis for spending 11 hours with me this year on @Spotify. You are my #1. #spotifywrapped https://t.co/Bch4pqbptg

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

@suziemdick @edublether I went to a Child Protection course and enjoyed meeting the partner agencies in person

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

@suziemdick @edublether I have completed loads of online courses for Orkney now and I value the fact that I didn't have to go to Kirkwall.

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

@suziemdick @edublether The Authority made some meetings and trainings only 2 hours long in response to complaints by Mainland HTs, but still a whole day away for me

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

@suziemdick @edublether As a new Head Teacher in a new Authority for me, I am expected to attend courses that I may have done with my previous authority. They are sometimes 9 to 5 to make them full and worthwhile but due to lack of planes and ferries that means 2 nights away from home.

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

@suziemdick @edublether Having previously worked in remote Scottish schools I noticed that a reluctance to take part in and attend meetings and trainings was detrimental to career prospects

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

@suziemdick @edublether HMIE tried to Skype with me today and failed, I do not blame them, or me :) but I live and work on remote North Island in the Orkney Islands

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

@suziemdick @edublether There are plenty of opportunities for professional development but to physically attend means missing far more time away from school than when you live in an urban and connected area

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

Go for it! @Edublether @suziemdick #edublether - get the debate going on what professional learning should be for those of us in remote/ rural areas!

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

Looking forward to starting my new role as Head Teacher at Sanday Junior High School in the Orkney Islands

[Stewart McPhail @S700MCP]

@HeavyWhalley Junction just North of the weather station at Altnaharra