300 Chromebooks to be picked up by schools to distribute to vulnerable families across @AberdeenCC. We will also be providing 4G connectivity to many families so that learning and contact can continue. #NoOneLeftBehind#AberdeenLearns
A “Hello” 👋 from everyone at Kirkhill School this Monday morning. We are launching our Well-being Wednesday today as part of Mental Health Awareness Week and have made a little video for you to enjoy
https://t.co/68U4OZfoej
#weCARE#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
As I have said many times - it is not to do with whether maths facts are memorised, it is how we get there. Blind memorisation is not as effective as conceptual connection making. Both lead to memories.
Excellent day @TullosSchool with Better Playground Play sharing ideas of an Animal Starting XI and Team Tullos working on their Tennis skills, some for the first time!
🔴Listening
⚪Voicing opinions
🔴Family Engagement
⚪Laws of the Game
🔴Role Models
#PartnerSchools2018
Evening @JohnSwinney Just thought I would give you a wee update on my week. Phew, it is only Tuesday and I'm done in! So yesterday got off to a flying start when I arrived into work at 8am only to get a phone call that my son was ill. I had to make the age old decision -
I'm sure you are well use to this. I'll do a wee running total of extra hours this week and tweet it to you on Friday.
Oh, should I add the hours for the washing I did of children's clothes (they worry their shirts are clean, so they ask me to do it) or will I put that down as
On a day when Scottish teachers marched for a 10% pay rise, it’s increasingly difficult to articulate the challenges of the job to non-teachers. What do you think makes teaching so challenging?
Lots of strong coverage of yesterday's demo in today's papers, including this in the National. 30,000 people from a teaching population of 50,000 is an overwhelming turnout. Are you listening? @JohnSwinney@COSLA#ValueEducationValueTeachers#payattention
https://t.co/IxVzfB7Rem
We came out in our tens of thousands yesterday to support the #EIS27Oct#ValueEducationValueTeachers March and rally. How amazing to be part of something so big. Overwhelmed by the passion of everyone there. We aren't backing down! Are you listening? #PayAttention@JohnSwinney
This is what over 20,000 angry teachers starting to stream into George Square looks like. We will be waiting a while for the last ones to get here...back of demo has only just left Kelvingrove Park, 2.25 miles back. Are you listening? @JohnSwinney@COSLA#EIS27Oct#PayAttention