Soizic Le Courtois

PhD graduate with PEDAL @ University of Cambridge. Also mother, teacher, amateur writer, ant enthusiast, tea pot lover, book hoarder, nature fan. She/her.

[Dr Jill Berry @jillberry102]

"I believe that there is a need in education for the ‘good-enough’ teacher, particularly in response to the tyranny of the ‘outstanding’ teacher (which is a form of perfectionism, in my opinion). The good-enough teacher goes their best to care for & educate their class…" 1/2

[Kristine Langhoff @kehickle]

There is no formula for writing/recording/communicating info about young people in a trauma-informed way but @InnovateProj research helped us identify some helpful things to consider. Check out this amazing graphic @MichiMathias created to help us share our learning 👇

[Soizic Le Courtois @soiziclc]

https://t.co/Y4MVTidmJM

[Soizic Le Courtois @soiziclc]

It's part time and I still have 1 day a week to play with, so if there are any jobs going (teaching or research) that can be done on a Thursday then please send them my way!

[Soizic Le Courtois @soiziclc]

So I guess it's official - I'm going back to teaching in September!

[Margaret Mulholland (mmulholland.bsky.social) @MargaretMulhol2]

What false economy. UCL is closing its flagship EP course due to lack of govt funding. Today govt research confirms - there aren't enough EPs! https://t.co/lENSIlgvhU?

[Soizic Le Courtois @soiziclc]

I find Twitter rather depressing these days, but this has lifted my mood to no end. Crying actual tears of laughter at some of the comments ('Magma Carta' *snort*).

[Stephanie Insley Hershinow @S_Insley_H]

5yo: What’s Romeo and Juliet?
Me: Well, it’s a story about two people who fell in love, and…

[2 parents, both English professors, one a Shakespearean, give a long and age-inappropriate synopsis]

5yo: Wow.
Me: Yeah. It’s sad.
5yo: Yeah. I can’t believe they FELL in LAVA!

[Jon Yates @jonpayates]

🚪What I saw today behind this door might seriously reduce violence in our country. Read this 🧵for a burst of hope …👇 (1/)

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

The gardening of babies.

A THREAD of GIFS that demonstrate how to nurture *trust* so that it takes root in a baby’s biology.

1. Put your arms out & wait.

[School 360 @School360_]

Come and hire a space in our friendly community building - one room now available for hire. Find out more and apply here: https://t.co/sPq5iqxrrl
#spaceforhire#community

[Soizic Le Courtois @soiziclc]

@Moll_etheridge Using my outlook calendar as a writing planner, putting in blocks for each section I was working on. I often didn't keep to it, but it gave me short targets to work towards.

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

17/end. So, because I walk in t footsteps of so many brave young people, whose Rights we have championed through the #UNCRC , I wanted to say aloud: Please don't sacrifice compassion for children when times get hard for adults. The needs of both can be met. Through relationships.

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

9. A trauma-informed approach isn't abt feeling sorry or making excuses. It is abt understandng that biological states (inc distress) drive human behaviour. If you don't apply this insight, you make things worse. If you don't pay attentn to relationships, you make things worse.

[Icona @iconawrites]

I say this as an Italian: regardless of whether you want to be a parent, children are people who belong in restaurants and cafes and libraries, and wanting them out of all public spaces has become far too disturbingly normalised in the Anglosphere.

[Soizic Le Courtois @soiziclc]

@Keir_Starmer Please take this kind of research into account when developing your education policy for the next general election! Reform is needed to improve educational outcomes and experience of students, not more toxic talk of 'raising standards'.

[More Than A Score @MoreThanScore]

A new report by @‌EduPolicyInst discusses how #SATs are embedding the idea of failure in children from an early age, and not encouraging the ability to learn from one’s mistakes.

Read the summary report here arrow_right https://t.co/BelkRpMzTJ

#MoreThanAScore

[Big Education 🌎 @_bigeducation]

We're recruiting for the Next Big 10, a two year whole school transformation project for schools who want to develop innovative education practices and shout louder about the possibility of doing education differently!
📨Click here to get in touch - https://t.co/nBt6zO9cH9

[Dr Stephanie Nowack @Steph_KaNo]

*Free* interdisciplinary workshop (in-person and online) on Decolonial Research Methods.

[Soizic Le Courtois @soiziclc]

@iamconscious2 I believe it's available here: https://t.co/XS64sH2WUz Do let me know what you think! Hope all is well with you too. All good on my side - currently on mat leave so not very active research-wise, but very much enjoying this special time.

[Soizic Le Courtois @soiziclc]

@naomicfisher Thank you, really glad to hear it! I'm currently on mat leave so very much in baby world at the moment. I'm hoping to write some related papers for my PhD, though, so will let you know when I do!

[Soizic Le Courtois @soiziclc]

Don't know who else needed to hear this.

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

A Tale of Everyday Parenting
When I arrived in the bakery queue there was a small boy standing alone in front of me. He was crying. His parents were standing awkwardly nearby.

’Go ahead’ the mother said to me. Then she said to the man, “I’ll handle this, see you at home” 1/