Bruce Robertson
@brucerobertson7.bsky.social
Trustee Keep Scotland Beautiful
Visiting Professor University of Strathclyde
Former Director of Education
Visiting Professor University of Strathclyde
Former Director of Education
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Last chance for schools in Scotland to sign up for our Mother Tongue Other Tongue multilingual #poetry competition! Open to all speakers and learners of other #languages aged P1-S6. Register before midnight 28 Nov! https://loom.ly/Nhpt-3U
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Last chance for schools in Scotland to sign up for our Mother Tongue Other Tongue multilingual #poetry competition! Open to all speakers and learners of other #languages aged P1-S6. Register before midnight 28 Nov! https://loom.ly/Nhpt-3U
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A’ cur Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig nur cuimhne- 19 Dùbhlachd an ceann-latha airson geàrr-chunntasan.
Gairm Phàipearan Co-Labhairt | Call For Conference Papers: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 14−16 July 2026
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November 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A’ cur Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig nur cuimhne- 19 Dùbhlachd an ceann-latha airson geàrr-chunntasan.
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Amoebae living in a creek in Mumbai are acting as a ‘Trojan horse’ harbouring and protecting multidrug resistant bacteria, according to new research. www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathcly...
Antimicrobial resistance risks from bacteria in ‘Trojan horse’ amoebae | University of Strathclyde
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November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Amoebae living in a creek in Mumbai are acting as a ‘Trojan horse’ harbouring and protecting multidrug resistant bacteria, according to new research. www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathcly...
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🎄Looking for Christmas resources for your languages classroom? Visit our dedicated webpage which has a wide range of activities, games and ideas in French, German, Spanish, Gaelic, Italian, Mandarin, BSL and more! https://loom.ly/1nIi2tc
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🎄Looking for Christmas resources for your languages classroom? Visit our dedicated webpage which has a wide range of activities, games and ideas in French, German, Spanish, Gaelic, Italian, Mandarin, BSL and more! https://loom.ly/1nIi2tc
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Student, newly and recently qualified primary teachers working in Scotland are welcome to join me and @karen-scilt.bsky.social on Wed 26/11/25 online. We'll answer your questions and signpost you to everything you need for your 1️⃣st steps in teaching primary languages 👣
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Our ECT Signpost Sessions are for recently qualified and student primary teachers who are looking for advice on how to support multilingual pupils, strategies for teaching additional languages and networking opportunities.
The next session takes place 26 Nov.
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
The next session takes place 26 Nov.
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Student, newly and recently qualified primary teachers working in Scotland are welcome to join me and @karen-scilt.bsky.social on Wed 26/11/25 online. We'll answer your questions and signpost you to everything you need for your 1️⃣st steps in teaching primary languages 👣
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New Eurochild report out today: 'Unequal Childhoods: Rights on paper should be rights in practice'. Based on data from 84 members in 36 countries, it reveals the real state of #ChildRights & #ChildPoverty in Europe. #WorldChildrensDay 👉 buff.ly/aKSWaOO
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Our next Language Ambassadors session is on 25 November. Join us online where your secondary learners will hear from near-peer role models and be inspired to choose #languages as part of their learning! https://loom.ly/WTS0ups
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our next Language Ambassadors session is on 25 November. Join us online where your secondary learners will hear from near-peer role models and be inspired to choose #languages as part of their learning! https://loom.ly/WTS0ups
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Only two days until our Moving Forward with Languages online conference!
Designed for Higher and Advanced Higher learners, teachers can find the full programme and register their class here: https://loom.ly/42qIULk
Designed for Higher and Advanced Higher learners, teachers can find the full programme and register their class here: https://loom.ly/42qIULk
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Only two days until our Moving Forward with Languages online conference!
Designed for Higher and Advanced Higher learners, teachers can find the full programme and register their class here: https://loom.ly/42qIULk
Designed for Higher and Advanced Higher learners, teachers can find the full programme and register their class here: https://loom.ly/42qIULk
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⏰Deadline approaching! Submit your applications for a Scottish Languages Employability Award - including the Local, Green and Multilingual awards - by Friday 21 November. Find out more, and read about recent winners, our website: https://loom.ly/Hlr29as
#languages #employability #dyw
#languages #employability #dyw
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
⏰Deadline approaching! Submit your applications for a Scottish Languages Employability Award - including the Local, Green and Multilingual awards - by Friday 21 November. Find out more, and read about recent winners, our website: https://loom.ly/Hlr29as
#languages #employability #dyw
#languages #employability #dyw
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Check out this new resource! Huge thanks and credit to Lynne for creating it!
#ScotCareersWeek25 #ShapeTheFuture with this 🆕🆓primary teaching resource from @scilt.bsky.social . Referencing 🔝materials from @myworldofwork.bsky.social & BBC Bitesize & Lingo Flamingo. Highlighting #employability & #languages skills together! view.genially.com/68640baca127...
Make languages work Primary Teaching Resource | Genially
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November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Check out this new resource! Huge thanks and credit to Lynne for creating it!
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Our ECT Signpost Sessions are for recently qualified and student primary teachers who are looking for advice on how to support multilingual pupils, strategies for teaching additional languages and networking opportunities.
The next session takes place 26 Nov.
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
The next session takes place 26 Nov.
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our ECT Signpost Sessions are for recently qualified and student primary teachers who are looking for advice on how to support multilingual pupils, strategies for teaching additional languages and networking opportunities.
The next session takes place 26 Nov.
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
The next session takes place 26 Nov.
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
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👀A cracking programme for @saltlangs.bsky.social #LanguageLearningInMotion bit.ly/SALT2025Prog...
🎯Just ahead of #ScotCareersWeek2025 @sheenascilt.bsky.social & I co-present a #SALT2025 input for secondary & primary teachers abt Making languages work for your learners #DYW in action
See you there!
🎯Just ahead of #ScotCareersWeek2025 @sheenascilt.bsky.social & I co-present a #SALT2025 input for secondary & primary teachers abt Making languages work for your learners #DYW in action
See you there!
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
👀A cracking programme for @saltlangs.bsky.social #LanguageLearningInMotion bit.ly/SALT2025Prog...
🎯Just ahead of #ScotCareersWeek2025 @sheenascilt.bsky.social & I co-present a #SALT2025 input for secondary & primary teachers abt Making languages work for your learners #DYW in action
See you there!
🎯Just ahead of #ScotCareersWeek2025 @sheenascilt.bsky.social & I co-present a #SALT2025 input for secondary & primary teachers abt Making languages work for your learners #DYW in action
See you there!
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Voting is open for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards & we’re so proud to see so many Fèis Rois people nominated! Including our very own @fionadalgetty.bsky.social, for Industry Person of the Year!
Voting closes on 16th Nov - www.surveymonkey.com/r/STMAvoting...
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Voting closes on 16th Nov - www.surveymonkey.com/r/STMAvoting...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Voting is open for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards & we’re so proud to see so many Fèis Rois people nominated! Including our very own @fionadalgetty.bsky.social, for Industry Person of the Year!
Voting closes on 16th Nov - www.surveymonkey.com/r/STMAvoting...
@handsupfortrad.bsky.social
Voting closes on 16th Nov - www.surveymonkey.com/r/STMAvoting...
@handsupfortrad.bsky.social
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The Gaelic Medium open afternoon includes a fun session of stories and song with Linda Macleod.
You do not need to speak or understand Gaelic to come along and take part.
For further information contact [email protected]
#Gaelic #Gàidhlig
You do not need to speak or understand Gaelic to come along and take part.
For further information contact [email protected]
#Gaelic #Gàidhlig
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The Gaelic Medium open afternoon includes a fun session of stories and song with Linda Macleod.
You do not need to speak or understand Gaelic to come along and take part.
For further information contact [email protected]
#Gaelic #Gàidhlig
You do not need to speak or understand Gaelic to come along and take part.
For further information contact [email protected]
#Gaelic #Gàidhlig
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All parents of pre-school children in the #Nairn area interested in finding out more about Gaelic medium education are invited along to this event at Millbank School, Nairn
📍 Monday 10th November
⌚ 1.30pm to 3pm
📍 Monday 10th November
⌚ 1.30pm to 3pm
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
All parents of pre-school children in the #Nairn area interested in finding out more about Gaelic medium education are invited along to this event at Millbank School, Nairn
📍 Monday 10th November
⌚ 1.30pm to 3pm
📍 Monday 10th November
⌚ 1.30pm to 3pm
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November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is an issue for Scottish society to address. Anyone else scunnered with this blight on our beautiful country?
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Does litter make you embarrassed of your neighbourhood? Does it make spaces feel unsafe for children?
Yesterday we revealed the scale of Scotland’s massive litter problem, and the impact it has on… |...
Does litter make you embarrassed of your neighbourhood? Does it make spaces feel unsafe for children?
Yesterday we revealed the scale of Scotland’s massive litter problem, and the impact it has on ho...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This is an issue for Scottish society to address. Anyone else scunnered with this blight on our beautiful country?
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❄️ Winter’s on its way!
Make sure you’re prepared for any weather-related school closures.
Bookmark our school closures page now 👉 www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures
Stay informed, stay safe, and check updates.
Make sure you’re prepared for any weather-related school closures.
Bookmark our school closures page now 👉 www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures
Stay informed, stay safe, and check updates.
October 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
❄️ Winter’s on its way!
Make sure you’re prepared for any weather-related school closures.
Bookmark our school closures page now 👉 www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures
Stay informed, stay safe, and check updates.
Make sure you’re prepared for any weather-related school closures.
Bookmark our school closures page now 👉 www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures
Stay informed, stay safe, and check updates.
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Last chance to register for the next open access workshop for primary teachers & education students! Increase your confidence integrating languages and outdoor learning. Share experiences. Make new connections. We would love to see you: https://loom.ly/MsAaU2o
#PrimaryTeaching #MultilingualClassroom
#PrimaryTeaching #MultilingualClassroom
October 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Last chance to register for the next open access workshop for primary teachers & education students! Increase your confidence integrating languages and outdoor learning. Share experiences. Make new connections. We would love to see you: https://loom.ly/MsAaU2o
#PrimaryTeaching #MultilingualClassroom
#PrimaryTeaching #MultilingualClassroom
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Families living with food insecurity often sacrifice healthier foods like fruit & veg due to money worries.
The latest Food Foundation insecurity stats show:
🔹 64% report cutting back on fruit
🔹 50% report cutting back on vegetables
Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j
The latest Food Foundation insecurity stats show:
🔹 64% report cutting back on fruit
🔹 50% report cutting back on vegetables
Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j
Roadmap to Reducing Food Insecurity in the UK
New Food Foundation report: Roadmap to Reducing Food Insecurity in the UK published as millions struggle to access a healthy diet
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October 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Families living with food insecurity often sacrifice healthier foods like fruit & veg due to money worries.
The latest Food Foundation insecurity stats show:
🔹 64% report cutting back on fruit
🔹 50% report cutting back on vegetables
Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j
The latest Food Foundation insecurity stats show:
🔹 64% report cutting back on fruit
🔹 50% report cutting back on vegetables
Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j
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Our Mother Tongue Other Tongue (#MTOT) poetry competition is back! This year's focus is on the written word (BSL entries can still be videos). Open to pupils P1-S6 who speak another language at home or are learning one! Find out more and register by 28 Nov: https://loom.ly/SVsNS_U #poetry #languages
October 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Our Mother Tongue Other Tongue (#MTOT) poetry competition is back! This year's focus is on the written word (BSL entries can still be videos). Open to pupils P1-S6 who speak another language at home or are learning one! Find out more and register by 28 Nov: https://loom.ly/SVsNS_U #poetry #languages
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Our 2025/26 CISS scholars are studying #Mandarin in Tianjin and sharing their experiences through blogs & vlogs. Share with pupils and show how #languagelearning can open new worlds! Applications for the 2026/27 scholarship are open until 31 Oct 2025. https://loom.ly/h2AwaMY
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our 2025/26 CISS scholars are studying #Mandarin in Tianjin and sharing their experiences through blogs & vlogs. Share with pupils and show how #languagelearning can open new worlds! Applications for the 2026/27 scholarship are open until 31 Oct 2025. https://loom.ly/h2AwaMY
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Our next Language Ambassadors session is next week! Join us online for your secondary learners to hear from near-peer role models and be inspired to choose languages as part of their learning! Sign up for 29 October: https://loom.ly/D7AaB1M
October 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Our next Language Ambassadors session is next week! Join us online for your secondary learners to hear from near-peer role models and be inspired to choose languages as part of their learning! Sign up for 29 October: https://loom.ly/D7AaB1M
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'Growing Italian in Your School' will be of interest to teachers in Scotland at all stages of their journey in #Italian. Register now for the Teachers of Italian in Scotland (TOIIS) network webinar on 30 October! More info and registration: https://loom.ly/Idl3iyY
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
'Growing Italian in Your School' will be of interest to teachers in Scotland at all stages of their journey in #Italian. Register now for the Teachers of Italian in Scotland (TOIIS) network webinar on 30 October! More info and registration: https://loom.ly/Idl3iyY
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#WorldFoodDay 16th October 👓👇
Register now for a fast-paced global talk series which will explore the #FutureOfFood & agriculture through the lens of @fao.org’s #4Betters.
Hosted by Dan Saladino and Yasmin Khan.
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#WorldFoodDay #FAO80
Hosted by Dan Saladino and Yasmin Khan.
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#WorldFoodDay #FAO80
October 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
#WorldFoodDay 16th October 👓👇