Steve Hall 🇺🇦

Reflective learning practitioner; educationalist; husband; step-dad; and sailor. Passionate, irreverent, innovative, non-conformist learner. Queen still rock!

[Steve Hall 🇺🇦 @aboutlearning]

Credit unions help people access fair, ethical finance. But an outdated law is holding them back.

I’ve signed this petition to update the rules so credit unions can grow and serve more communities.

Sign here 👇 https://t.co/aE3O9TNUsP

[Steve Hall 🇺🇦 @aboutlearning]

@MichaelRosenYes Heath Hayes 391 - spoken with a special, uncharacteristic telephone voice when answered by an adult of course!

[Steve Hall 🇺🇦 @aboutlearning]

@MichaelRosenYes Since leaving headship in 2008 & moving into HE it’s been interesting, frustrating and at times horrifying how much further away from the real job of teaching children and young people that the commercialisation of schooling through the academy system has pushed education in UK

[Steve Hall 🇺🇦 @aboutlearning]

@MichaelRosenYes Since leaving headship in 2008 & moving into HE it’s been interesting, frustrating and at times horrifying how much further away from the real job of teaching children and young people that the commercialisation of schooling through the academy system has pushed education in UK

[Steve Hall 🇺🇦 @aboutlearning]

@MichaelRosenYes I couldn’t agree more @MichaelRosenYes - I worked in schools for a local authority for 35 years, 18 of which as a primary school headteacher and although I was a maverick HT & therefore a major thorn in their side, the help, support and guidance we received in schools was great.

[Fabians' Education Policy Group @EduFabians]

Really looking forward to hearing from the brilliant Mick Waters, Marilyn Leask and David Jackson on Open Schools in our Zoom meeting on Monday 26th January. Zoom link will be sent to members. More details below.
@MarilynLeask @deb_outhwaite @sarahyounie @ThePiXLNetwork

[Geoff Barton @RealGeoffBarton]

As Charles Darwin wrote in his autobiography: “If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week”: the ⁦@guardian⁩’s editorial on the power of the arts: https://t.co/ptLJdnyNlf

[YMCA North Staffordshire @ymcans]

We’ve been nominated! ✨

Our Youth Consultation in Stoke-on-Trent & North Staffordshire project has made it to the finals of the Youth Matters Awards in the Training & Education Project of the Year category! 🙌

This project gave young people the platform to speak up, be heard, and shape the future of our community – and now it’s being recognised nationally. 💬💛

Your vote could help us take home the win! 🗳️
It takes less than a minute to cast your vote and show your support.

📲 Vote here: https://t.co/0Fyk9G5Enn

[Stoke Creates @StokeCreates]

We did it! Stoke-on-Trent achieves World Craft City status! Huge thanks to all our partners that worked so hard with us achieve this for our city - we're incredibly proud to share this fabulous news with you. https://t.co/llTZH0m8Wl #StokeonTrent

[Steve Hall 🇺🇦 @aboutlearning]

Learning systems that are community led and are based on both collaborative and co-operative principles are ‘all together better’ and represent the future. Centralised, competitive and commercialised systems have failed because they serve the needs of the few rather than the many

[Gregg Behr @greggbehr]

How do you activate a #learningecosystem? Make #learning everyone's business, so that no one goes it alone.

https://t.co/FfYfQ7fBIL

[Steve Hall 🇺🇦 @aboutlearning]

@stephenheppell Glad to see that you appear to be kitted out ready to run away to sea if given half a chance! 🌊
I hope this episode has a happy, successful & timely conclusion Stephen. Good luck - like many others I’ll have fingers crossed for you, well for a bed at least!🤞😀👍

[Steve Hall 🇺🇦 @aboutlearning]

Completely agree with this...what a turnaround in a matter of a week.
Surely there is yet hope that (some) politicians might learn the productive art of cooperative working so that we can mend the broken systems in this country - or am I just being naïvely over-optimistic?

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

I’m stunned. I really mean that.

Rishi Sunak has, since his loss, transformed into an eloquent, measured, witty, gracious, sombre statesman who is truly interesting to listen to… attentively.

Where was this man before? I’m asking in all seriousness.

[Mike_Blamires @mike_blamires]

Perhaps now is the time for Cooperative Community Clusters of schools?
Read our proposal then comment and share.
@MarilynLeask @aboutlearning
@edufabians @CoopParty @UKLabour @guardian @bphillipsonMP @JonAshworth
https://t.co/CHESfOf4Ua 
#AllTogetherBetter4Education

[Steve Hall 🇺🇦 @aboutlearning]

@katie_leonard1 @NSEAD1 That’s brilliant Katie - well done and well-deserved!

[Cormac Russell @CormacRussell]

I just had an amazing three-day trip to Estonia where I heard a lot of great stories about the power of community-led development. I was hugely impressed by some of the community-led museums that had more community involvement than mainstream museums. Additionally, I saw a volunteer emergency response unit that were faster than many ambulances, road signs that pointed towards the gifts and skills of the neighbors, and community cinemas with thousands of movies dating back to the Soviet era. I also met with hundreds of dedicated practitioners and policymakers and heard many inspiring community stories. I also had the pleasure of being hosted by the Community Development studies team at Tartu University who are amazing people with great integrity. I am looking forward to coming back again soon!

[Cormac Russell @CormacRussell]

The truth is that those who are needed need the needy more than the needy need the needed. Society, however, perpetuates the opposite story because there is an entire segment of the economy that commodifies human needs. This is a form of colonization, albeit a subtle one. In my opinion, this needs to change. Instead, we should adopt our street and become community connectors. #ABCD

[Steve Hall 🇺🇦 @aboutlearning]

Congratulations to @ArchStaffsUni on this exciting achievement. Thanks for sharing @Abohela

[Islam Abohela @Abohela]

So glad to announce that the RIBA Exploratory Board recommended that our @ArchStaffsUni be given candidate course status; a mandatory step before full validation is achieved after we graduate our first cohort! @ArtDesignStaff1 @staffsuni_dta @StaffsUni @StaffsUniNews @NSSARiba

[Steve Hall 🇺🇦 @aboutlearning]

@CoopParty Great news from the Co-operative Party! I really like the principles and values that drive this party’s policies and plans for a fairer and more just society where communities come first.

[anna francis @annafrancisart]

We are a small creative community organisation, growing fast with an ambitious arts programme &capital project which is already under development on site. We are looking for a new permanent Chair and up to 2 additional Board Members https://t.co/rpPZvscmuf Please share 🍀

[anna francis @annafrancisart]

We are so excited to share that our #neighbourhoodworkshop programme launches on 26th March - street level learning to build a healthier neighbourhood- utilising the opportunity of our capital building project to leverage more support for households across the area and beyond