📝 NEW BLOG POST Education staff wellbeing and workload: ‘Causing concern’ in the proposed Ofsted inspection toolkits Megan Stephenson, @draimeequicks.bsky.social & Phil Wood Read here: www.bera.ac.uk/blog/...

So, let's try doing #duvetknowitschristmas here this evening? People are literally Driving Home For Christmas right now, which MIGHT JUST mean that they'll be sleeping somewhere unusual. 1/

New blog post out where @draimeequicks.bsky.social and I look at issues in teacher education research www.bera.ac.uk/blog/teacher...

Teacher educators’ experiences of research: ‘My time goes on chalk face survival’

In 2021 we began a research project,[1] looking at the experiences of academics working in initial teacher education (ITE) in England, and the survey and follow-up interviews continue annually,...

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Today’s poem is called ‘Needles’.

THANK YOU to all the students, ECTs & mentors who have taken part in focus groups on ITE well-being… we have learnt so much! If you haven’t yet and would like to, new dates 2nd, 6th, 9th Dec, details here, sign up! £10 book token if eligible forms.office.com/e/RyaBnXyN89

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Are you a UK ITE mentor, ECT or student teacher? Come and tell us what you would like ITE providers to know about well-being! £10 book token for eligible participants.

Dr. Aimee Quickfall @draimeequicks.bsky.social · 2y ago

New dates added for our student teacher well-being research - 2nd, 6th, 9th Dec. All UK student teachers, ECTs and mentors welcome and £10 book tokens for eligible participants as a thank you! Come and help us support student teachers! Link below.

This was amazing last year - highly recommended if you can get there.

Leeds Learning Alliance@llalliance.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 Fewer than 50 tickets remaining for the LLA Conference 2025! Our expert workshop leaders include @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, CEO of The Education Alliance (TEAL MAT). Don't miss this opportunity for professional development - register today: bit.ly/3UjkUfD #LLA2025

New dates added for our student teacher well-being research - 2nd, 6th, 9th Dec. All UK student teachers, ECTs and mentors welcome and £10 book tokens for eligible participants as a thank you! Come and help us support student teachers! Link below.

Dr. Aimee Quickfall @draimeequicks.bsky.social · 2y ago

Well-being research - we need your help! Next focus group is on Monday.Are you UK based and either a student teacher, an early career teacher or a mentor? We want your top tips, advice and wisdom… all info here: forms.office.com/e/RyaBnXyN89 kindly funded by @beranews.bsky.social

New dates added for our student teacher well-being research - 2nd, 6th, 9th Dec. All UK student teachers, ECTs and mentors welcome and £10 book tokens for eligible participants as a thank you! Come and help us support student teachers! Link below.

Dr. Aimee Quickfall @draimeequicks.bsky.social · 2y ago

Well-being research - we need your help! Next focus group is on Monday.Are you UK based and either a student teacher, an early career teacher or a mentor? We want your top tips, advice and wisdom… all info here: forms.office.com/e/RyaBnXyN89 kindly funded by @beranews.bsky.social

Join us! BOOK NOW: Rewilding the Curriculum: Creative pedagogies for collective wellbeing, positive relationships and learner agency | Events | Leeds Beckett University Initial Teacher Education at Carnegie School of Education Chol Theatre Grimm and Co

We have added some dates if you haven’t been able to make it so far… next one is Monday. If you are a UK ITE student, ECT or mentor, please share your advice! £10 book token thank you for participants. Info below.

Dr. Aimee Quickfall @draimeequicks.bsky.social · 2y ago

Well-being research - we need your help! Next focus group is on Monday.Are you UK based and either a student teacher, an early career teacher or a mentor? We want your top tips, advice and wisdom… all info here: forms.office.com/e/RyaBnXyN89 kindly funded by @beranews.bsky.social

❤️‍🩹 'The pressures now common in our schools are eroding the connection that professionals have with their own sense of purpose' Sinéad Mc Brearty reveals the results of this year's Teacher Wellbeing Index schoolsweek.co.uk/government-m...

Why fewer teachers are coming along for the ride

The 2024 teacher wellbeng index reveals a profession cycling uphill without a bike chain

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Starter pack - lovely ITE people! Tell me who i have missed… go.bsky.app/RnB1Uab

New paper by @draimeequicks.bsky.social and me. We look at the long term processes which have made the work of schools and leaders in England incredibly difficult. journals.uclpress.co.uk/lre/article/...

More dates added and the next one is tomorrow - if you are a UK student teacher, ECT or mentor, please consider sharing your wisdom on well-being… £10 book tokens to eligible participants to say thanks!

Dr. Aimee Quickfall @draimeequicks.bsky.social · 2y ago

Well-being research - we need your help! Next focus group is on Monday.Are you UK based and either a student teacher, an early career teacher or a mentor? We want your top tips, advice and wisdom… all info here: forms.office.com/e/RyaBnXyN89 kindly funded by @beranews.bsky.social

Well-being research - we need your help! Next focus group is on Monday.Are you UK based and either a student teacher, an early career teacher or a mentor? We want your top tips, advice and wisdom… all info here: forms.office.com/e/RyaBnXyN89 kindly funded by @beranews.bsky.social

Insightful data from @draimeequicks.bsky.social and @processed.bsky.social 14 years of messages that ITE doesn't belong in universities seems to have been heard by university leaders...

We really want to hear from some more mentors and ECTs, if anyone can spare some time to join a focus group. We have book tokens for eligible participants. Link below.

Dr. Aimee Quickfall @draimeequicks.bsky.social · 2y ago

Are you UK based and either a student teacher, an early career teacher or a mentor? Want to take part in some research on student teacher well-being? We want your top tips, advice and wisdom… all info here: forms.office.com/e/RyaBnXyN89 kindly funded by @beranews.bsky.social

Are you UK based and either a student teacher, an early career teacher or a mentor? Want to take part in some research on student teacher well-being? We want your top tips, advice and wisdom… all info here: forms.office.com/e/RyaBnXyN89 kindly funded by @beranews.bsky.social

One of our papers (me and @draimeequicks.bsky.social) is finally in print bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@draimeequicks.bsky.social and I discuss this in our book on teacher recruitment and retention. It's what we've called the problem of social triage in schools. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Call to investigate impact of existing mental health support on pupils

NEU says schools ‘do not have the resources or staff to continue carrying the weight of a broken system’

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Two weeks in and I’m on 63 miles! Thanks everyone who has sponsored me and people at @BERANews who reminded me to get my trainers on…Not too late to chip in if you are more confident now that I will finish it!

Dr. Aimee Quickfall @draimeequicks.bsky.social · 2y ago

Right lads - a week in and I have done 30 miles, so on track…Thanks to everyone who has sponsored me, it has really helped. I am @BERANews conference next week so if you see me, remind me to run! t.co/Rsh752wsLJ

Right lads - a week in and I have done 30 miles, so on track…Thanks to everyone who has sponsored me, it has really helped. I am @BERANews conference next week so if you see me, remind me to run! t.co/Rsh752wsLJ

Today's report from Universities UK and London Economics tackles head on anyone who doubts the value of the UK's #HigherEducation sector. It's full of knock-out stats: • Total value of HE to UK economy is >£265Bn (that's over 10% of GDP) www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/p...

The economic impact of higher education, teaching, research and innovation

The higher education sector contributes more than £265 billion to the UK economy.

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Delighted to be presenting research by @processed.bsky.social and I on academics in ITE… if you are going to BERA, say hi! #bera2024

Tomorrow is the start of my 100 mile month… you can still sign up to take part for Cancer Research UK, or you can sponsor me if you like! fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/aimees-...

Aimee's Giving Page

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I’m running 100 miles in September to help raise money for Cancer Research UK, in memory of my amazing Mum. Please show your support and help fund life-saving ...

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Hello #EduSky - as you brace yourself for the return to school, remember that Education Support is there for you no matter what you need to talk through. Call 08000 562 561 to speak to a qualified counsellor, any time of day - or term! Please make sure your team know we’re here for them too

Training to teach in 2024/25? Student teachers, teacher educators and mentors… we made a toolkit for student teacher well-being which is open access and free - itewellbeing.org - in English, Danish and Finnish. Please pass on!

ITE WELL BEING

Teacher recruitment, retention and well-being are ongoing issues in Europe and internationally. Well-being and stress-related issues relating to student teachers are not well researched, possibly...

itewellbeing.org

Training to teach in 2024/25? Student teachers, teacher educators and mentors… we made a toolkit for student teacher well-being which is open access and free - itewellbeing.org - in English, Danish and Finnish. Please pass on!

ITE WELL BEING

Teacher recruitment, retention and well-being are ongoing issues in Europe and internationally. Well-being and stress-related issues relating to student teachers are not well researched, possibly...

itewellbeing.org