Beyond Content: Relational pedagogy and the future of global learning - Lyfta Blog | Harriet Marshall, PhD Every #EarthDay (that's every day each year, obviously!) in the last 5+ years I reflect on why relational pedagogy feels increasingly essential. If the entire planet could talk right now (not just be...

Earth day post - the importance of relational pedagogy #relational #learning #earthday www.linkedin.com/posts/harrie...

A Year of Values Explore Lyfta’s Year of Values, a flexible, evidence-based course that nurtures empathy, resilience, and belonging in students through immersive storytelling and reflective learning.

Values are on every school wall - how are they lived?
We’ve created a simple Reflection Guide to help:
• Real classroom conversations
• Shared language across staff
• Stronger belonging
• No extra workload
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The role and power of #relational #pedagogy in global learning - please share and warmly welcome reflections, comments and dialogue! #gced #esd

A Safe, Informed Digital Nation

Reading the Government's new digital literacy plan - lots to be welcomed, lots of ties in with motivations for our successful #critical #media #digitalliteracy course & #BIGAI project @bigeducation.bsky.social www.gov.uk/government/p... impact.lyfta.com/cdml?_gl=1*w....

We went to Brussels to meet Cansu in our live lessons today! Forgot to sign up? Don't worry, there's more on tomorrow (link below ⬇️) Exploring #values through human stories #humanconnection

Join a Lyfta Live lesson Lyfta live lessons bring schools together for an exciting shared experience. Join us for the next round of #LyftaLive lessons

FREE Live Lessons for Schools! Teachers warmly invited to our next series of #livelessons next week. We're off to Belgium to meet Cansu! Through curious 360s & short film we'll reflect on #perseverance & #growth w/opportunity to share w/classes around country! Link below⬇️ shorturl.at/4NYN9

St Mary’s CofE Primary: A whole-school Lyfta routine to strengthen wellbeing, self-regulation and oracy - Lyfta Blog At St Mary’s, Monday mornings begin with an opportunity for children to look outward - and then, gently, back at themselves through a Lyfta storyworld. Lyfta supports a consistent, whole-school routin...

St Mary’s CofE Primary: A whole-school routine to strengthen #wellbeing, self-regulation and #oracy - Watergrove Trust www.lyfta.com/blog/post/st...

From values to lived experience: a leadership conversation A fireside chat with trust leaders exploring which values are most tested, and how we know values are landing with students.

Oooh looks interesting - might be able to make it as it's the morning! We're also hosting a webinar that day, but in the afternoon, on values education and leadership - I'm sure there'll be some overlapping themes! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-value...

Calling trust & school leaders: join us on 4th MARCH, exploring how values move from statements into lived experience. Tom Fay (Priestley Academy Trust) & Dan Morrow (CELT), in a discussion facilitated by @harrietmarshall.bsky.social - focus on practical, lived leadership experience bit.ly/4qAGGc1

📣 Call for papers: Impact special issue 2026

For the special 2026 digest issue of Impact, we are seeking papers focusing on SEND and inclusive practice.

Abstract deadline: 16th February.

Find out more: https://submittable.pulse.ly/2zvmsc4uqx

#EducationResearch #SEND #InclusivePractice

Superb keynote by @trythisteaching.bsky.social striking perfect balance between humour & raising vital points about relationship betw teacher & student #flourishing, importance of first/new/impactful experiences & #connections. Thanks for @lyfta.bsky.social shoutout, 11 yrs ago wow! #belonging

@andywolfe.bsky.social

Wonderful to be at National Society for Education's FlourishED conference here in the v beautiful St John at Hackney - looking forward to talking #flourishing, education & placing young people at❤️ of our work! #FlourishEDNational #YouthEmpowerment #hope #SEND #FutureofEducation

From managing screen time to cultivating critical digital literacy This week, my children’s school shared a new guide for parents and carers from the Children’s Commissioner on managing children’s digital lives. The guide will likely be perceived as useful as it has ...

What might a digital learning conversation look like if grounded in curiosity & #relational thinking rather than fear? Read our Dr Marshall's piece linked to #ChildrensCommissioner's guidance on managing children's digital lives & our #critical digital & #media #literacycourse tinyurl.com/2zhjcb9f

Critical Digital & Media Literacy Course Equip your students to navigate a world of misinformation, AI and algorithm bias. Critical digital and media literacy course for primary and secondary.

Hi, interested in this project - have worked in field of #GCED for 25++ yrs & now work as Director of Education & Impact @lyfta.bsky.social .Also wld love to hear recording of webinar w/Gert Biesta - we have pedagogically innovative #criticaldigital & media #literacy course tinyurl.com/879aakaa

Wish I could duplicate myself so that I had the time to also share each beautiful data story, large-scale and small, of @lyfta.bsky.social impact throughout 2025 - especially around power of #relationalthinking & #metacognition when used in partnership with #Lyfta's beautiful real life resources! ⬇️

Critical Digital & Media Literacy Course Equip your students to navigate a world of misinformation, AI and algorithm bias. Critical digital and media literacy course for primary and secondary.

Critical Digital and Media Literacy course like no other with a human connection & self-discovery methodology - check it out! impact.lyfta.com/cdml @lyfta.bsky.social #criticalliteracy #digitalliteracy #medialiteracy for curiosity, connection & compassion #education #schools #learning

Another 2800 students joined us yesterday for #WorldValuesDay yesterday - truly brilliant contributions from young people from Year 1 to Year 7 in a variety of schools around the UK and beyond! See more info here www.linkedin.com/posts/lyftae...

First Lyfta #LiveLessons went really well today, so much engagement from the 2000+ students who joined us. More on tomorrow and not too late to sign up teachers (link in post below)! #WorldValuesDay #values #education #indonesia #inclusion

Lyfta Live Lessons for schools A world of human stories - delivered straight to your classroom 45 minute sessions, delivered by Lyfta's in-house teacher live, via Zoom. The sessions bring together many different schools from around...

Calling all teachers! Have you joined in one of our free #lyftalivelessons yet? Kids love them - next one is linked to #values and we share how human stories from around the world can support the exploration of respect & inclusion. Find out more & sign up here - please share on! shorturl.at/xiWnp

The Case for Global Learning calls for a national strategy on Global Learning and we'll be launching our campaign in Parliament in the spring.

Read more about the campaign and download your copy of the report here - buff.ly/3LiTBgu

@tglnonline.bsky.social
#GlobalLearningFortnight

Watched #oceans or, like many in our team, love whales & #marine life? Big warm invite to teachers far and wide to bring a @lyfta.bsky.social live lesson into their classrooms! Looking forward to seeing you there - register in link below. #worldoceanday

If you haven't checked out the @lyfta.bsky.social storyworlds I would highly recommend them to support education for sustainability & promote empathy. I can't wait to see the new one on whales and sonic pollution 🩵🐳
Great to get to finally give you a hug in person @harrietmarshall.bsky.social 💚

Excellent day thanks to @ministryofeco.bsky.social, grateful 4invite - fab to learn from innovative #teachers in #climatechange #ESD #GCED world! Lovely to get @lyfta.bsky.social shout out & ❤️catching up w/ @merylbatchelder.bsky.social, Paul Turner & meet @projectearth.bsky.social @dalevince.com

A wonderful message from a local parent 💚🌳
"Thank you to you and the team for bringing the magic of the forest close to us and sparking our imaginations. May this flame always stay alive."

Our Guide is GO!!! ✨

Find everything you need to explore Wokingham’s Forest of Imagination 🌳 at Dinton Pastures this weekend!

Meet the artists, locate the map, discover the installations, uncover the workshops and get ready to play 🙌 🌱

Discover more with the link in our bio 💚

#ImagineWokingham

Please read this in its entirety! Thank you so much for sharing @rachtomlinson.bsky.social - a truly wonderful story to share.

Great, looks interesting & great to connect! I’m actually just down the road from you in Newbury, so if your research or teaching interests ever take you into the field of #globalcitizenship education & human connection methodologies, lmk and I’ll show you what we’re up to at Lyfta! Www.lyfta.com

🎉 Lyfta turns 9 today! In our fast-changing world, our mission to build empathy and understanding through real stories is more vital than ever. Explore 9 ways digital and media literacy can transform learning with our new course.

Read the full blog here: www.lyfta.com/blog/post/9-...

Human stories for #hope - relational thinking for #connection - metacognitive activities for #understanding & recognising potential & power of shifting thinking… even just a little - non-deficit ed pedagogies & teacher-student co-learning. Beautiful 360 resources lifting the world into view #Lyfta.