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janetifimust.bsky.social
Professor of Education. Parent/family engagement in learning is my research area. Dedicated to schooling and education that are just, equitable, available and lead to a better world. My views are mine, not my employer's.
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New paper! www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15... Parent Involvement Through a Practice Theory Lens

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I saw this chart elsewhere, and found the original source - Am I mansplaining? www.bbc.co.uk/worklife/art... Doesn't happen to me ALL that often - but I well remember saying to someone, 'You know you're explaining my own book to me, right?'

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It's a good day that starts with an article acceptance - watch for my paper on Parent Involvement through a practice theory lens in this OA special issue: www.mdpi.com/journal/educ...

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The music doesn't play unless you tell it to. Apparently just thinking that it should play... doesn't work. Who knew?

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Happy #InternationalDayOfPlay from all of us at Play Scotland! 🎉🧸 Today we celebrate every child’s right to play—let’s make time for fun, freedom, and imagination! 💫🎨🏃‍♂️ Find out more about the right to play: www.playscotland.org/policy/uncrc/ #PlayEveryDay #ChildrensRights #PlayScotland

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It's a small thing but I just learned how to extract all comments from a Word document into an excel sheet so I can see them easily. That makes commenting on/writing a report on a PhD thesis *so*much*easier*.

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To mark the 50th anniversary of the Journal of Medieval History we’ve asked eight distinguished historians each to use an article from the journal’s first five years as a jumping off point to discuss historiographical trends. @tandfresearch.bsky.social

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It's all about cowls in #showmeyourknits (yes, I'm late). This is a loom knit cowl from a couple of years ago (excuse all the cat hair)

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I have been trying to organise all the wool/yarn/cotton/etc. in this room. It's... sort of going well? I've found all kinds of things I didn't remember I owned. With the machines, I will get through some of it quite quickly but ....

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That feeling when someone cites an article that you wrote long ago, and quite like, but didn't think anyone had ever read...

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🗨️ "This announcement is a very positive one, which will benefit hundreds of thousands of children – putting them in a better place to learn in schools." Our Head of Research and Policy, @beckymontacute.bsky.social, on the expansion of free school meals access ⬇️ www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

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Joyful June - Day 4: Take a photo of something that brings you joy and share it actionforhappiness.org/joyful-june #JoyfulJune

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digitalpovertyalliance.org/tech4families/

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Have just realised the connections - I had a PhD student at Bath who was working with the Learning Foundation, which morphed into the Digital Poverty Alliance... connections. Good things.

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Shout out about Wales' inclusion of digital skills in the curriculum in the Digital Poverty Alliance launch... @proftomcrick.com @andrewjamdavies.bsky.social

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There are some things I will repeat ... until someone listens? SCHOOLS DID NOT CLOSE DURING COVID. Many BUILDINGS closed - yes (though often not, as some stayed open for various reasons). The school - as a community of teachers and learners and others - went on.

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Monday feels.... (Not sure how to add alt text to a reposted photo - it's a rabbit lying down, stretched out)

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💬 "No child should be going hungry in the UK. It is unacceptable that children in a nation as wealthy as ours are missing out on something as foundational as adequate nutrition." @lewistibbs.bsky.social on the need for government to tackle child food poverty 👇 ww.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

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Also in #Showmeyourknits - I'm very much enjoying my Sentro...

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#Showmeyourknits hand knitting from deep stash (from back when I used to buy huge job lots of unnamed wool from ebay) - 7mm needles - it's a much greener green!

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You know what? I'm going to read a philosophy of education article - because I want to. Because it's interesting. It is, indeed, relevant to my interests and I may come back and take notes from it later but just now - I'm going to read it because that, too, is scholarship. Yes.

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This academic year we had 11 parent engagement webinars at @uofgeducation.bsky.social and you can re-watch all recordings on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... and we'll now remind you about the 6 we had in 2025.

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We all know - I think - that we can't trust everything we read online. But this might just take the proverbial biscuit....

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Another story that features our Tots, Tech and Talk work - with Prof Karen Winter from QUB, who led on the statistical work involved... (the photo is not Karen!). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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It is wet and cold. But at least I have 'help' with the marking...

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