Jen Hodson

It was great to get together with learners from our secondary schools and hear how they would like to influence their schools and communities as part of Midlothian's Learners Conference! Fantastic key note from our new Children's Commissioner, what a fab day! @CYPCS @mideduteam

If we really want to increase pupils' sense of belonging in schools, we need to find ways to measure the concept, writes @JeanGrossCBE tes.com/magazine/teach…

Secondary Teacher – Digital Campus x6 (Online, via the Midlothian Digital Campus) myjob.scot/TQT8qX #midgovjobs

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Join me for an online session on "Promoting Racial Literacy in the Classroom". Use the link below to register for the event: eventbrite.co.uk/e/promoting-ra… @Eventbrite

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@Teachers4Perm Thank you for the clarity!

This data comes from our 2025 STFP Probationer Survey, which had responses from over 350 probationers across all many Scottish councils. While we acknowledge this isn’t the full cohort of ~3,000, it represents over 10%—a strong voluntary response rate for this kind of sector-specific feedback. We’re transparent about our methodology and welcome constructive engagement. The full report and breakdown are available on our website if you’d like to explore the data in more detail.

@Teachers4Perm What survey did this data come from? There's close to 3000 probationers in Scotland and this survey looks like it's only accounting for around 300 probationers?

Over 160 probationer teachers rated their council support just 1 out of 5 ❌ Councils like Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dundee are at the bottom of the rankings for support during the probation year. These are the same councils expected to: •Tackle the teacher shortage 👩‍🏫 •Deliver ASN provision 🧩 •Reduce class sizes 🏫 How can they do that when new teachers feel this unsupported? This isn’t just about satisfaction — it’s about retention, workload, and the future of Scottish education ⚠️ Time for proper planning, accountability, and action.

💭An extremely thought provoking 2 days @YouthSportTrust Conference Awards 25. 🏆Beyond proud of @NewbattlePE being highly commended for outstanding secondary practice amongst UK & International schools. 🧡Feeling very fortunate to be surrounded by such inspiring invidiuals!

Adaptive teaching = high quality teaching Often good teachers don’t realise what they are actually doing to adapt to learners’ needs; it’s done on autopilot. Breaking down the granular detail of practice&being able to verbalise WHY it works for each learner is so valuable.

Are you a GTCS registered teacher aiming to achieve the post of headteacher within the next 2-3 years? Into Headship recruitment is now open. Contact your local authority or visit the webpage for details. bit.ly/4h8ttDh

Thanks for having me @NewbattleCHSHT I learned so much from my discussions with your students. The diversity of pathways was so impressive - everyone spoke so confidently about the purpose of their learning, how the school supports them - and their aspirations for the future.

Thank you very much to @GGillHHam1 for the time spent in our school. Our students spoke brilliantly about their learner pathways and how the wider SCQF helps them. #proudHT #AIMHIGHER

@Doug_Lemov Not a book, but watching Still Game and Scot Squad is a must.

Tweeps: Daughter is studying in Scotland next semester. I need xmas book ideas for her- ideally something a bit like Kate Fox’s “Watching the English”- funny but useful guide to culture & norms of daily life. If not that then just really funny. Thoughts?

Another fantastic session with our primary NQTs this time with a focus on grammar and teaching sentence structure. Lots of 💡moments and great enthusiasm from all that were there! @mideduteam @HoddersJ

We loved seeing so many of our Midlothian NQTs today at our session on Reading Comprehension. Thanks to those who volunteered to wear our 'summarising sombreros' to demonstrate summarising the story of Little Red. 🐺

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1/2 - Join us as Prof Laura Lundy explores how a rights-based approach can be used to help school staff address complex decision making in the classroom, including how to handle exclusions or interventions that reduce learning hours. Sign up (in-person): ow.ly/ze5350TUw94

Delighted that our very own Miss Forbes was quoted in @afPE_PE sharing how children's rights are at the core of PE lessons in @LasswadeHSC: "A respectful PE lesson... involves positive relationships, highly differentiated practice and student voice & autonomy" Well said! @midgov

Thank you so much for coming and sharing your views. We were delighted to hear from you all. #qualitylearnervoice @midgov @mideduteam

A fantastic, busy Friday afternoon in the ☀️Thanks @mideduteam probationers who came along to our 1st of 2024 Midlothian PL Academy - Outdoor Learning Session . So many curriculum links & impacts, tasks & experiential learning 👏Midlothian Rangers who supported too.