Great to catch up with @richardholme.bsky.social yesterday after several years. Added to my to-do list for this weekend: application for MEd (Educational Leadership, p/t online) @dundee.ac.uk from late April πππβοΈππ www.dundee.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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10 ways to achieve an βoptimalβ Scottish education system by 2050 - an RSE wish list including curriculum reform and more time for teachers tes.com/magazine/new... @emmaseith.bsky.social
A good interview with Dr Janet Brown on BBCRadioScot #bbcgms anticipating launch today of a major RoyalSocEd report on Scottish Education. There doesnβt seem to be a link yet, though here is a summary. Will certainly be a focus of sustained discussion
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βIf there is hope, it must lie in the schoolsβ
Wishing all colleagues returning to work today all the very best for 2025. Whatever contexts we work in, we have a vital and vitalising vocation. π°& β±οΈ are short, but are unquantifiable relative to π and βthe audacity of hopeβ β¦
> I also now need a βcarnetβ for my film equipment when travelling in Europe: a customs passport for every piece of π₯π€π‘π» gear, which I have to carry, declare at customs, and potentially lose hours per trip on checks. And pay for/revalidate every year. Madness. www.ata-carnet.uk/information/...
The lack of clear, easy-to-access VAT advice post-Brexit for small edubusiness (either from UK, German, French or Polish governments) has cost me at least Β£2000 so far β¦ and the inability to reclaim VAT on foreign travel expenses will run into thousands within a decade β¦ #sunlituplands >