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terraglowach.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead in Initial Teacher Education. Canadian-Bristolian with 20 years classroom teaching experience. Social and environmental justice, critical literacy, teacher-activism. https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/TerraGlowach
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I apologise for being quiet on here. Been running and raising money for this charity close to my heart. Hoping to get to 100k next week. If you can spare a pound, I’d be grateful. socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...

AQA GCSE English Lang P1 and 2 changes announced today - first examined June 2026. Here’s a specimen paper: ‘The Whole Town’s Sleeping’ and a set of PPT slides Q by Q with models and scaffolds to reflect these changes. Help yourself 😊 #teamenglish www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/bd6qg...

UN: “The real theft of aid since the beginning of the war has been carried out by criminal gangs, under the watch of Israeli forces…” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

With the superb @tomfwright.bsky.social 👏🏽👏🏽 www.eventbrite.com/e/in-person-...

Our Subject in Focus this month is Pollution from the KS3 Science curriculum covering: ⚙️ What is pollution? ⚙️ Water pollution ⚙️ Air pollution ⚙️ Light & noise pollution Helping you add extended reading across Science, Geography, & History. literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Encouraging Wide Reading for Pleasure Included in our 2-for-1 Bring a Colleague for Free Offer! Simply book two places on the course and apply code WR241-25 to only pay for one. Book by: 8am on 13th June tinyurl.com/u6e25dhw

EMC CPD Face-to-Face: English and Inclusion – Putting Students at the Heart of the Subject! Included in our 2-for-1 Bring a Colleague for Free Offer! Simply book two places on the course and apply code Inc241-25 to only pay for one. Book by: 8am on 9th June tinyurl.com/2ry4rxke

"An excellent course that has given me lots of practical and innovative ideas to bring to my classroom." Bookings close: 8am on 29th May buff.ly/ZGMLELD

Head still spinning a bit from this article about Nishnaabeg pedagogy. Got me wondering though if this kind of knowing is still found in England now or whether our own knowledge systems have been so distorted by colonial thinking that those systems are lost...

No time to read the #research around good #EAL practice? No problem! In the latest #NALDIC EAL Journal, we have summarised 12 research papers for you! Read it on pages 12-13! naldic.org.uk/publications...

‘England’s average socioemotional skill levels were found to be well below the OECD average … Inequalities in emotional control, stress resistance, assertiveness and perseverance in England were also higher than in any of the other 31 participating countries.’

NEW PAPER OUT: Equalities law and safeguarding policy are core issues for school leaders, but when it comes to racism, a harmful policy-practice gap remains in English secondary schools. Please share with all those working in school leadership, safeguarding and anti-racism. doi.org/10.1080/1363...

Nature literacy has inspired creativity and innovation for thousands of years.

Teachers of #edusky, this article is gold dust. A full explanation of how farts work! I would have a pile of these printed and ready for kids without reading books.

A Bristol welcome for Reform UK candidate Arron Banks ahead of metro mayor election transport-themed hustings for the West of England at the Watershed in Bristol

Key points from this (which I hope they also note for the ECF/ CCF) particularly liked the note that blogs are not research and that teaching to the test is not ‘doing English’ well- which I’d argue is a social justice issue. This plus @engmediacentre.bsky.social response are v good

Our annual conference ! All welcome! Join in ! Lots to think about, including @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social on the purpose of poetry in education 💫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ea-confere...

So @barbarableiman.bsky.social + @andrewemc.bsky.social have written a response to the interim report for the Curriculum + Assessment Review. Some positives, but some aspects to ask serious questions about too englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/emc-res...

“[Knowledge rich] leads departments to emphasise pedagogical strategies focused on the transfer of that knowledge, rather than its meaningful integration with pupils wider experiences and understandings.”

Undersea rewilding initiative to restore a kelp forest in West Sussex is celebrating amazing results for marine biodiversity. Rewilding is needed just as much at sea as on land. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Elbows up, Canada.

My first solo authored paper! How can we use systems leadership to address systemic social injustices, e.g. racism, in schools? A systematic review of international literature offers several concrete steps forward... #edusky www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

With great sadness we've just heard of the death of Alex Wheatle, one of our favourite YA writers. We loved working with him + recommending his books. Here he talks about his work for EMC Language Laboratory. Our thoughts are with his friends + family www.englishandmedia.co.uk/videos/colle...

To my great dismay, have learned that BBC music stations will soon be unavailable outside of the UK. Some great English teacher content here that can be downloaded for future reference:

English teachers! Join us this Wed after school. We’ll be talking about closing the Primary-Secondary divide, reading skills, social justice and eco-critical literacy 🔥🤟🏼 #edusky #teamenglish www.bera.ac.uk/event/englis... www.bera.ac.uk/event/englis...

I’m thinking the answer to the mental health crisis might be more capybaras.

🚨🚨SAFEGUARDING - A really important report has been published by the Child Safeguarding Review Panel focusing on race, racism and racial bias. This is a MUST read for anyone working in education. #safeguarding #childprotection #edusky #schoolleaders #schools www.gov.uk/government/p...