15 minutes; no questions; government got the blame; my department to have 60% of us sacked. Apparently sacking us will lead to a ‘new, improved’ curriculum. No voluntary scheme, straight to selection and legal minimum redundancy payment.
This book features a case study chapter on School Tasking, but not in terms of a shiny 'here's why the project is wonderful' pitch.
Instead, it's an honest reflection on everything that has been difficult over 5 years (time, funding, engagement, data etc.) because maybe that's more useful...
Thanks, Pete!
Cover of Legal Education in the Classroom: The transformative potential of community engaged teaching and learning by Suzanne Egan, Deirdre McGillicuddy and Alison Struthers. Beige cover with coloured pencils.
Available for pre-order now, should legal education be your bag...or maybe you have budget to use up before year end?
Oh, wait, nobody has budget anymore.
But, available in paperback, not prohibitively expensive, & hopefully useful!
That's my pitch!
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Sea, sky and mountains.
Bright and blue out there this morning (Upper Loch Torridon 07:15)
The first #SchoolTasking Regional Final is in the bag! 🏆
Well done to the team from Stanhope Street Primary School in Dublin who will be joining us in Warwick for the Champion of Champions in June! 🤩
Beautiful ♥️
Lovely to meet you, albeit briefly, earlier, David.
The viva clearly went well!
Two more Assistant Professor roles being advertised at Warwick Law School.
We're a lovely bunch, if a little feisty.
I think about this a lot.
My brilliant PhD student, Christine Olando, has written a really interesting article for Lacuna magazine, which is well worth a read if you're interested in power dynamics within HE.
Agree with this. We came here to get away from odious people doing odious things...
Are you a school close to Warwick University & would like to join us on 17 June to watch the School Tasking Champion of Champions (hosted by me!)? 🏆
Tickets are free but transport is not covered. Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Late tide at Talisker bay #Scotland #IsleofSkye #Talisker www.damianshields.com
Reykjavík harbour with boats in the foreground, snow covered mountains behind and blue sky with clouds.
School Tasking is being piloted in Iceland this year 🤩
Hopefully the first of many international versions of the project 🤞🏼
Just back from training a brilliant student team in beautiful Reykjavík 💙
We've had more academic misconduct referrals for a single module this year than we had for the whole of the LLB last year.
Higher education is doomed on all fronts.
Whilst I'm promoting small businesses, another shout out for Maisie Parkes (@maisieparkes on Instagram) for making absolutely gorgeous tiny replicas of houses ♥️
There are so many talented humans out there that shopping on Amazon really does seem completely absurd.
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As everyone in the sector knows, Higher Education is in trouble. Funding and time for projects like School Tasking is becoming increasingly scarce and we're being forced to make choices about what we can and cannot fund as the project continues to grow. Dedicated staff and student teams at universities across the UK and Ireland are the reason that we are able to keep the joy alive, but we really do rely on the support of generous organisations in enabling us to continue reaching some of of the least-advantaged schools across both countries. With thanks this year to our generous supporters (Addleshaw Goddard, IPO Education - Cracking Ideas, English Heritage and Warwick Law) and to Alex Horne and Avalon Entertainment for last year's raffle that enabled us to roll forward funds into this year. Alex also generously gives up his time each year to run our Champion of Champions Final, which isn't the easiest thing to do when you're the busiest man on the planet. We're very much in need of additional support to keep the project afloat and would greatly appreciate any sponsor interest. We have a fundraising pack for any interested organisations and we're able to provide comprehensive data on how financial support directly benefits children in less-advantaged schools. To find out more about School Tasking and how you can get involved, please see our Fundraising Pack here: https://lnkd.in/gWjhQcuQ And you can see a glimpse of the joy of School Tasking here: https://lnkd.in/g8hA2N6J Please do reach out to us on schooltasking@warwick.ac.uk if you'd like to find out more about how your organisation could be involved. And please do share as widely as possible. We'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you
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Please do read and drop us a message if you're an organisation interested in finding out more.
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Thank you! 🙏
Dawn light over Loch Caol, Isle of Skye #Scotland #Sligachan #IsleofSkye www.damianshields.com
One of the greatest TV shows ever made.
Iceland is, quite simply, a completely wonderful country.
And the best part? I'm getting to go back next week because we're piloting @schooltasking.bsky.social with the University of Iceland (coinciding with the country getting its own version of the show) 🙌🏼
FFS 🙄
Worth noting that this information was also very much in the public domain.
These look incredible, Jeremy!
Exactly this.
Such encounters with stags really encapsulate the magic of the Scottish mountains. Stunning photo 🤍
A red pepper with what looks very much like a bottom and phallus inside. It’s a very rude pepper.
I see your sexy Valentine’s Day aubergines and raise you this sexy Valentine’s Day pepper.
Will inevitably be seeing the student in a meeting of the Academic Conduct Panel soon then…
The increase in the volume & type of cases recently is depressing indeed.
Novel to get a collusion case these days. Who needs to collude with other humans anymore? 🤷🏻♀️