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How to grow a Poet Tree? flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Last year I bought myself Kate Clanchy’s How to Grow Your Own Poem and I have been gradually working through it, writing my thoughts into a special... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nLc
January 9, 2026 at 12:57 PM
How to grow a Poet Tree? flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Last year I bought myself Kate Clanchy’s How to Grow Your Own Poem and I have been gradually working through it, writing my thoughts into a special... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nLc
When I saw the TDC today I heard these lyrics in my head: They want you, they want you They want you as a new recruit They want you, they want you They want you as a new recruit Village People, In the Navy, I thought – yup, that will do. I searched for the official... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nL5
January 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
When I saw the TDC today I heard these lyrics in my head: They want you, they want you They want you as a new recruit They want you, they want you They want you as a new recruit Village People, In the Navy, I thought – yup, that will do. I searched for the official... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nL5
TDC5108 Pigs might fly flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKR
January 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
TDC5108 Pigs might fly flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKR
A quick look at the home page for Shetland Glow Blogs show how Glow Blog sites can be used for vital communication by schools.... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKP
January 7, 2026 at 11:54 AM
A quick look at the home page for Shetland Glow Blogs show how Glow Blog sites can be used for vital communication by schools.... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKP
Episode 3: St Andrew’s Day and Christmas Special | School of the Saltire The third episode of a pupil lead podcast from primary 5-6-7 at Athelstaneford primary in East Lothian. Please find below our St Andrew’s Day and Christmas special Episode. This includes a very... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKM
January 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Episode 3: St Andrew’s Day and Christmas Special | School of the Saltire The third episode of a pupil lead podcast from primary 5-6-7 at Athelstaneford primary in East Lothian. Please find below our St Andrew’s Day and Christmas special Episode. This includes a very... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKM
TDC5105 Meme Cat flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKJ
January 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
TDC5105 Meme Cat flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKJ
1/365 Greylag Goose flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKG
January 4, 2026 at 10:48 AM
1/365 Greylag Goose flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKG
Blackbird flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA 2.0) license A poem for TDC5104 Watching through the window as I was cooking this morning. This is what I saw Three blackbirds hop across the grass As long tailed tits hide in the bushes... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKC
January 3, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Blackbird flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA 2.0) license A poem for TDC5104 Watching through the window as I was cooking this morning. This is what I saw Three blackbirds hop across the grass As long tailed tits hide in the bushes... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKC
It's been a busy 2025. I keep pinching myself . I am so lucky to have escaped the trenches of 9-5 and I am so enjoying the move back to interesting consultancy work. I did a bit of a reflective piece at one year out mark. Mindful too that my freedom gives me scope and... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKy
January 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
It's been a busy 2025. I keep pinching myself . I am so lucky to have escaped the trenches of 9-5 and I am so enjoying the move back to interesting consultancy work. I did a bit of a reflective piece at one year out mark. Mindful too that my freedom gives me scope and... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKy
A year in photos, one photo for every day.... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKc
December 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A year in photos, one photo for every day.... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nKc
Some fireworks for today’s TDC... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nK9
December 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Some fireworks for today’s TDC... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nK9
As we draw to the end of 2025, I guess it’s time to reflect on what’s happened this year, maybe even make some predictions for next . . . I don’t think I’ll bother with the latter. Those with genuine insights (and some of those with not so genuine insights) have... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nK3
December 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
As we draw to the end of 2025, I guess it’s time to reflect on what’s happened this year, maybe even make some predictions for next . . . I don’t think I’ll bother with the latter. Those with genuine insights (and some of those with not so genuine insights) have... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nK3
356/365 Anniesland Skies flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJP
December 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
356/365 Anniesland Skies flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJP
Mugdock flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJo
December 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Mugdock flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJo
I'm delighted that my response to an article by James Marriott has been published by the Scottish Union for Education. SummaryLast month I attended a book event at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. Two authors, Kat Hill and Kristie De Garis, were there to discuss their... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJl
December 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I'm delighted that my response to an article by James Marriott has been published by the Scottish Union for Education. SummaryLast month I attended a book event at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. Two authors, Kat Hill and Kristie De Garis, were there to discuss their... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJl
About this time last year I wrote a little round up of activity, and I sort of chastised myself for not blogging enough of the year. I think I might have made, well not a resolution cos they always fail, but a little “note to self” to try and get back into the... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJd
December 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
About this time last year I wrote a little round up of activity, and I sort of chastised myself for not blogging enough of the year. I think I might have made, well not a resolution cos they always fail, but a little “note to self” to try and get back into the... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJd
Grey Goose flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA 2.0) license I woke up this morning with a jingle in my head: Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat Please put a penny in the old man’s hat If you haven’t got a penny, then... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJb
December 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Grey Goose flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA 2.0) license I woke up this morning with a jingle in my head: Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat Please put a penny in the old man’s hat If you haven’t got a penny, then... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJb
346/365 Weeping Angel flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJ9
December 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
346/365 Weeping Angel flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJ9
The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and Their Friends by Humphrey Carpenter My rating: 4 of 5 stars Essential Reading That's Even More Relevant TodayHumphrey Carpenter's biography might well remain the definitive account of that remarkable group... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJ7
December 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and Their Friends by Humphrey Carpenter My rating: 4 of 5 stars Essential Reading That's Even More Relevant TodayHumphrey Carpenter's biography might well remain the definitive account of that remarkable group... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJ7
News from Britain’s most geographically isolated school Hello! Thank you so much for visiting our website and a very warm welcome from the UK’s most remote primary school! We are a peerie (that’s Shetland dialect for small) non-denominational school situated on... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJ3
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
News from Britain’s most geographically isolated school Hello! Thank you so much for visiting our website and a very warm welcome from the UK’s most remote primary school! We are a peerie (that’s Shetland dialect for small) non-denominational school situated on... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nJ3
I saw a note from Sarah Honeychurch in an email thread about a problem with FeedWordPress, the plugin that makes the ScotEdublogs Aggregation work. This alerted Alan Levine who raised an issue and simplified the solution. Alan also had blogged about the problem, with... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nIO
December 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I saw a note from Sarah Honeychurch in an email thread about a problem with FeedWordPress, the plugin that makes the ScotEdublogs Aggregation work. This alerted Alan Levine who raised an issue and simplified the solution. Alan also had blogged about the problem, with... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nIO
Shady Map flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license On a cloudy day Still, there are moments of light Birds sing, and I smile TDC5078... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nII
December 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Shady Map flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license On a cloudy day Still, there are moments of light Birds sing, and I smile TDC5078... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nII
Hello! Today I want to talk about teachers and other educators getting involved in research, and specifically, about ‘action research’.What is action research?By action research, I mean research that reflects on and attempts to inform one’s own practice. Often,... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nIQ
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Hello! Today I want to talk about teachers and other educators getting involved in research, and specifically, about ‘action research’.What is action research?By action research, I mean research that reflects on and attempts to inform one’s own practice. Often,... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nIQ
333/365 Sunset flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nIK
December 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
333/365 Sunset flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nIK
Today’s TDC asks us to: Find a suitable image. Now cut it up into several pieces (16-32 is a good range). Now rearrange those pieces to form a different image. Bonus points if you go beyond squares and triangles. I decided to make a jigsaw, so I searched for a free,... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nIM
December 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Today’s TDC asks us to: Find a suitable image. Now cut it up into several pieces (16-32 is a good range). Now rearrange those pieces to form a different image. Bonus points if you go beyond squares and triangles. I decided to make a jigsaw, so I searched for a free,... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-nIM