Ewan McIntosh
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Founder of @NoTosh , global education firm that pioneers community-centred strategy, architecture and learning. Co-founder #TeachMeet .
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"The newsletter for education people who think differently." Is that you?
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Stephen Bradshaw still works for the Post Office, in their security department. He's clearly incompetent, a bully, who didn't understand a thing about the technology that led to hundreds being falsely accused and imprisoned. It's compelling and appalling viewing.
"I did not write this statement, we were told by Cartwright King to put that in."
Stephen Bradshaw has admitted to the inquiry that a number of his submitted witness statements were not written by him.
Latest:
📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and YouTube
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Tempest Photography have a near monopoly on school photos in Scotland. Today I’d encourage every school to consider twice using them again after they created two versions of photos, one omitting children with additional needs. What planet are they on?!
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2020 comes to a close by waking up all of Edinburgh at 0430 with
#thundersnow
. All of Edinburgh takes a geography class on Twitter at 0430 to learn what it is and why it’s not, really, the end of the world.
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In 58 minutes my children and I lose so many rights we consider “normal”. I’m hoping it’s not long before we separate to be in a Union worthy of the name. 🏴 🇪🇺
#EuropeanUnion
#ScotlandinEU
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This may well be the most important book of the decade on teaching. Opening chapters lay out the kind of thinking that might get me back here more often to talk about learning.
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The Middle Leader Manifesto: what 160 Aspiring, Middle and Senior Leaders say matters most to lead from the middle
#edchat
#leadership
#education
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The worst three projects I’ve done in the last decade have all failed to achieve the change they sought down to one common factor: the school leadership teams were actively against the change they said they wanted. Purpose and rationale have to be clear. Believe-in, not buy-in.
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Such sad news. I, for one, will continue to put creativity first. Better today than yesterday. Repeat. x
It is with heavy hearts that we announce Sir Ken Robinson died peacefully yesterday, 21st August 2020, surrounded by family after a short battle with cancer.
We will be following up with a further update as we begin to follow Sir Ken’s wishes and honour his legacy.
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The leaders’ debate is, with the exception of
@NicolaSturgeon
, all about how good THEY are. This has to be about how good our COUNTRY can be with a leader and an outlook to the rest of the world.
#BothVotesSNP
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Proud of my wife and colleagues today. Teachers in Scotland don’t earn enough to pay the bills. 5% more doesn’t work. 10% catches pay up to where it should’ve been before. (15% is what barristers got…)
#sstastrike
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IB exams cancelled for 2020. It’s the right thing to do and inevitable. Kids: you’ll be alright. Many of us have been saying for years that there’s another way to show your success...
#IBDP
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#snptour
attracts 12000 people on a Saturday afternoon to talk politics in a rock concert venue. Power to the people.
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What are your educational TWO WORD HORROR STORIES? Shoot!
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I'm sorry,
#Syria
. People I didn't vote for have decided to launch bombs that will undoubtedly kill your wives, kids & fathers for no gain.
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Listening to
@ScotParl
today and thought
@MairiGougeon
is yet another star emerging, eclipsing the level of thought and debate we see in Westminster. Here’s to real collegiality and getting the important work done.
#SNP
#bothvotesSNP
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Today was mammoth but so satisfying. Two schools in Hong Kong before breakfast, then the morning in South Africa, lunch in Dakar, afternoon tea in Oxford, then Glasgow, and finishing in Bordeaux. I’m feeling a bit jetlagged but happy.
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No country, rich or poor, has ever asked to come back to the British Empire. We have the brains & heart to make this work.
#voteyes
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Are we asking
#ungoogleable
questions? A question that comes back third year in a row at
#EduTECHAU
:
http://t.co/kmsUYarE7j
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@LSwitlyk
This is appalling. These goats walk up to you to say hello. Never come back here with your blood sport tourists - this is like shooting pets.
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About to create a multitude of How Might We Statements on learning spaces
#bastow
http://t.co/OYEWCbujVL
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I’d like
@RangersFC
players and Board to get down to
#GeorgeSquare
and clean it up. And pay for the replacement memorial benches families gave to the city. And apologise. Your fans. Your culture. Your mess. A shame on our whole country.
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The worst thing about “passion-based” learning is that nobody knows what they do not know. Be curious and interested in everything. Then work hard at what’s interesting to you.
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I don’t want our lockdown eased on Monday. Our firm has had to reinvent and adjust but we’ll not evaporate as long as we have our health. And I’ve loved being home with my family. I want everyone I love to be around a year from now, too.
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The Middle Leader Manifesto: PRINTABLE VERSION. You asked for it. We made it. Here's the high resolution, printable poster:
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@AngusRobertson
Sorry to wake up to this. PMQs will not be quite the same. Hopefully we can all still hold the Govt to account!
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It might be 45 years late in coming, but it’s never too late to start learning. It’s a pass! 🥂
#lifelonglearning
#drivingtest
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This week the cowbell. Next week the air horn. And lots of claps.
#clapforkeyworkers
#ClapForCarers
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Pele and just now Vivienne Westwood. Rest in peace. Can you imagine the mischief this pair will create in whatever might come next? Astoundingly creative. Originals. No copies ever survived long. Yet every great star since borrows from them. Thank you 🙏 ❤️
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I’m going to write this up later, but I’ve had such delight listening in on the breakouts of our
@EducationScot
#scotlandscurriculum
teams this week. We’re going to develop 25 stories and development packs on learner pathways & IDL to run in-school events across Scotland.
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First day at school since March 20. Five months. They’re happy. I’m ecstatic. No ties or blazers. Masks and hand gel a-ready.
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I’d like
@Chartwells_UK
to share, publicly, a hamper that meets the spec so that families can cross reference in all transparency.
@RoadsideMum
Thank you for bringing this to our attention, this does not reflect the specification of one of our hampers. Please can you DM us the details of the school that your child attends and we will investigate immediately.
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I have a 13 year old who just got super excited about politics.
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I love this (and actively pursue a few already): 100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying (need to work on the dishwasher etiquette, though)
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Many international schools have a Deputy Director level solely in charge of pedagogy. Bruce is leading the way in Scotland by having a PT level. I hope it’s just the start of an increased importance to the power of thinking and learning, across the country!
Today, Berwickshire High School appointed a Principal Teacher: Pedagogy. I am tremendously excited about the impact this is going to have on our professional learning culture, and teaching practice across our school.
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Proud of my big brother: the new editor of The Scotsman, Scotland’s National Newspaper.
Some personal news... I'm delighted to have been appointed editor of The Scotsman, Scotland's National Newspaper. All the details are here:
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Everything that kills a culture of learning - real learning - in school, by
@garystager
#ISBLbD
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My daughter has been in a 90 minute
@zoom_us
meeting on a Sunday night with her writing partner, Elise. They’re planning their debut poetry compilation publication with
@SourceLightning
. They’re ten.
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I’ve not jogged or been out for the sunrise. I’ve not even made steak pie yet. I have no resolutions or resolution, not today. It’s past noon. I’m still in bed. Happy New Year.
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@strategywoman
99 days until January 1. It’s not that long. Make every day count in one small way and it’s like compound interest. Your soul is rich by the end of it.
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1 new house.
1 new baby. Less new now.
4 new companies (all still going).
1 world’s first iPad investment fund.
1 book written
60 countries visited
72 hours in immigration
1 early trip home because of immigration.
1,656,302 miles.
1 new kitchen. Finally.
#tenyearchallenge
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“When I’m introduced I’m called ‘beautiful’. The men are introduced as ‘formidable musicians’.”
@ionafyfe
eloquently explains how the seedy side of the folk music scene in Scotland isn’t reserved for back rooms of pubs but the major stages, too, on
@BBCJohnBeattie
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On the radio they complain: “Teachers are sitting at home. Get them back to school!” My teacher wife works part time but works 6 days a week. She’s being asked to go back a week early in August. She’s offered to work two more days supply. She has no time to call radio stations.
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Why has interdisciplinary learning failed to take off in Scottish (and many other countries') schools? One reason is because the money wasn't put in to let teachers share planning, assessment and teaching. New interview today with the TES Magazine:
#edchat
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"We need to make sure that the school has leadership in the middle. We can't change direction every time a senior leader arrives or changes over"
#notosh
#leadingfromthemiddle
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Some of my fave reads all put in one place - inspiration from around the world:
http://t.co/wnnmQRgVpH
#edutech
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The team
@NoTosh
is right now helping to define the founding principles and plan the opening of four incredible schools. Every one unique. So exciting. 🇷🇴 🇨🇦 🇸🇦 🇦🇺
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First time ever seeing the northern lights on the way home from Denmark tonight. Amazing.
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Daughter
#1
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It is once more those who will not have to deal with the consequences who voted for this tomfoolery:
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If your teachers show burnout within days of returning to school, something’s wrong. The transition from what was to what is needs designed. Leadership’s capacity for communication should focus on listening first.
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I’ve been 17 years on this platform. I’ve never used it less than the last six months. The community has dwindled. The fun (and fresh learning) is hard to find. Where do we go next?
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About to Keynote and converse with brilliant middle school teachers giving up their Saturday morning to make the world a little better tomorrow, one student at a time
#ELMLEVirtual
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6.5 hours of daylight today. Then I can start to cheer up again as the days lengthen. It’s basically summer from tomorrow.
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Exploring how we design more entrepreneurial learning. Mindset/Skillset/Toolset resonates:
http://t.co/mQSnZ3Y7xu
http://t.co/NzCALxILkz
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Music. It’s incredible. Four voices filling living rooms around the country.
#HRHPrincePhilip
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13 years married today, 19 years together. We’re out tonight st the restaurant next to these blue doors of the Mairie.
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"Change is messy" merely reflects the OCD nature of some schooling leadership. Change = normal life for most industries
#edutechau
#askdan
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Superb advice from Klopp for anyone who is or wants to be a leader.
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It’s my birthday, marking a tipping point: longer in work than in school. But always learning.
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Googleable vs NonGoogleable questioning: striving for higher order thinking from the outset -
http://t.co/RWVlBEgJnZ
#edutech
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I used to be able to do this. 19 years ago this very month I cracked how to make it work after nine months of trying to do it alone.
Squad Goals 💪🏾🏆
1. All roles are important.
2. Be ready when it’s your turn.
3. All know the mission and vision.
4. At different times some may bear more weight than others.
5. We > Me.
#BecomeBetter
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Last school day after what feels like the longest term 🏴. 10 mths of lockdown, 6 mths of learning at home. Another all-at-school term to come. We all need to rest and switch off, ready for the next sprint to summer. 🛌 🏃♀️
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Don't understand "anti bullying" policy that clearly sides with a pain while emprisoning a bright kid fed up w/ bullies
#educatingyorkshire
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Senior government official said “Highers are the Gold Standard” in yesterday’s
@OECDEduSkills
report launch. This kind of narrow view is what any new qualifications body needs to avoid. So many pathways exist to take young people to Uni or work.
#cfe
#oecd
#learnerpathways
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Just a brilliant episode of a fab show
@fredsirieix1
. Along with Secret Service you’ve been our goût d’été. Merci! Now we’re heading back to our home at Newhaven for more 🐟!
There's an art to making fish and chips just the right amount of crispy...
#RemarkablePlacesToEat
@fredsirieix1
@cheftomkerridge
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If you want to explore those musical metaphors for leadership, check out this antique blog post from 2012:
http://t.co/WIeTIcTHyG
#edutech
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RELEASED TODAY: Our White Paper on "Leading from the Middle" - it's time to develop Middle Leaders in a different way:
#edchat
#leadership
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At
@NoTosh
we concentrate now just on asking "how" instead of "should" but also on the verb...
#smallisb
http://t.co/PtRC6QXnm0
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For the first time in about 16 months I was able to say tonight a genuine, realistic: “see you later!” And best of all: it was to mum and dad.
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What happened to
@JakeFerg3
last night? Found on the streets of Brussels the morning after
#isblbd
...
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@RogersHistory
In all seriousness, non verbals: moving into their space, hand at hip height, asking them to respond to a genuinely interesting question. Over the long term, make the learning as rich and Goldilocks challenging as consistently as possible.
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Such fun. My first ride on a motorbike and it was through the streets of Bangkok in rush hour! Thanks
@onepaulo
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In 2020
@EducationScot
published two thought papers that
@NoTosh
facilitated. The suggestions of 80+ practitioners still stand true today and should be a vital discussion point for the National Discussion
#TalkScottishEducation
. A thread 🧵
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It’s time to head back. Best of luck to all the teachers at home starting a week earlier than planned, especially the one who’s making the long drive north today!
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I imagine every teacher who went into an actual school during lockdown and did endless activities and PE lessons for key workers’ kids is just delighted that “the nation’s (self appointed) PE Teacher” got an MBE. Another emblematic **** you from the Establishment.
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My pal
@gavinoattes
has a tendency to say just the right thing at just the right time. Flying in the face of others since 1978…
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Edinburgh isn’t a bad place to be locked in after all 🔒 🏴
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“Collecting data on human learning based on children’s behaviour in school is like collecting data on killer whales based on their behaviour at Sea World” Carol Black
#aisjlearns
#edchat
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This is not the point to "stop it all", no matter how hard the day job feels. Educators must innovate while we can:
#livecurious
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@profgalloway
I can’t work out if it’s a spoof. It should be. There’s a knowing glint in his eye the whole way through.
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We may have the only nailbar guaranteed to be open during any lockdown. I might be in...
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@fredsirieix1
@patel4witham
@ukhomeoffice
My wife got the same news today. They can’t seem to work this out from a national insurance number.
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“When you’re wanting to create your next big vision to inspire the troops, don’t call it a Vision 2025, or Vision 2030 or, God forbid, Vision 2050. You haven’t a clue what’s going to happen between now and then.” —
@ewanmcintosh
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We’re in the Post! 🇦🇺 All about our international award for the original
@NoTosh
learning spaces design process with our incredible architecture partners
@eiwArchitects
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