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Ms Walters @MsWaltersENG

Principal Teacher of Equity and English teacher at Smithycroft Secondary, Enthusiastic Anti-Racist, book lover and LGBT Champion (She/Her).

Joined August 2019
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Ms Walters@MsWaltersENG
17 Mar 2022
I wrote a thing! ๐Ÿฅณโค๏ธ #antiracism
Professional Learning and Leadership@EdScotPLL
17 Mar 2022
"On my first day of teacher training I glanced around. I was one of the few brown faces I could see, a tiny minority in a huge cohort of future teachers." In our blog, Gemma Walters writes about the importance of Building Racial Literacy in education: ow.ly/VTe450IlvOx
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Glasgow Educational Psychology Service@GlasgowEPS
2 Apr 2025
Autism Education Trust have co-created Educator Packs with Autistic Young Experts to support staff to confidently foster young peopleโ€™s understanding of autism and to ensure a sense of belonging and inclusion for all autistic children and young people autismeducationtrust.org.uk/โ€ฆ #AAM

Neuroinclusive Education Network

Helping you support autistic children and young people since 2007

nen.org.uk
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Our incredible young leaders always making us proud ๐Ÿฅฐ
Jane Arthur@Jane_Arthur_
2 Dec 2024
Brilliant job from @smithycroft282 ๐ŸŒŸ Lots to facilitate with #curriculum AND #DYW ๐Ÿ˜ณ You did a superb job ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Thank you! @OurVoiceGSF @garycondie67 @EdISGlasgow @Doug_GCC @CDavren @JeanMil09459364 @wendycameron09
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Miss Calvert@MissHCalvert_PE
2 Dec 2024
๐Ÿ’ซBest night ever at Glasgowโ€™s Sport Awards 2024๐Ÿ’ซ An evening celebrating Sport, Physical Activity and Wellbeing โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿชฉ It truly is a privilege to be apart of @smithycroft282 and to work with such an incredible team @SmithycroftPE and young people everyday๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ‘ @Glasgow_Sport
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AdRESS@AdRESScotland
12 Nov 2024
Please share far and wide. AdRESS is the type of service that everyone should know about before they need to use it!
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Miss J. Smith@MissJSmithDHT
4 Nov 2024
โœจ SMITHY ATTENDANCE SUPPORT โœจ ๐Ÿ“ฉ We would like to extend a warm invitation to our @smithycroft282 families to attend our ๐Ÿ†• Attendance Support Sessions! More Info below โฌ‡๏ธ Heather @StPaulsYF offers friendly advice to support Attendance & Hot ๐Ÿซ–โ˜•๏ธ Pop in #BecauseWeCare ๐Ÿ’š
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Educator@DrAnnLopez
14 Oct 2024
The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality. - James Baldwin
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Rebeca Long@becabecalong
14 Oct 2024
Great evening with @MsWaltersENG @UofGlasgow listening to the inspirational Prof Patricia Hill Collins #antiracism #activism
University of Glasgow
@UofGlasgow
14 Oct 2024
Professor Patricia Hill Collins delivers the inaugural University of Glasgow Racial Justice Lecture in the James McCune Smith Learning Hub on Black Youth, Violence and Political Activism. #BlackHistoryMonth
Patricia Hill Collins stands for a photograph with a purple, white and gold graphic in the background on a screen that reads: Inuguaral Racial Justice Lecture Series Racial Justice Black Youth, Violence and Political Activism by Professor Patricia Hill Collins, University of Maryland

ALT Patricia Hill Collins stands for a photograph with a purple, white and gold graphic in the background on a screen that reads: Inuguaral Racial Justice Lecture Series Racial Justice Black Youth, Violence and Political Activism by Professor Patricia Hill Collins, University of Maryland

Audience in a large lecture theatre as Patricia Hill Collins delivers her lecture

ALT Audience in a large lecture theatre as Patricia Hill Collins delivers her lecture

Exterior of the James McCune Smith Learning Hub with the University Tower in the background

ALT Exterior of the James McCune Smith Learning Hub with the University Tower in the background

Audience in a large lecture theatre as Patricia Hill Collins delivers her lecture

ALT Audience in a large lecture theatre as Patricia Hill Collins delivers her lecture

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British Library Learning@BL_Learning
10 Oct 2024
English teachers, have you signed up for our free CPD on Othello? eventbrite.co.uk/e/othello-iโ€ฆ Join us on 23 October, for a rich discussion with Professor Emma Smith, teacher & author @MichaelDonkor, and teacher & founder of Shakespeare, Race & Pedagogy, Dr Wendy Lennon @writerlennon
Photograph of actors Joanna Vanderham and Hugh Quarshie in Othello, 2015.

ALT Photograph of actors Joanna Vanderham and Hugh Quarshie in Othello, 2015.

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Angel Hinkley@MsAHinkley
4 Oct 2024
Anti-racism Mentor Training today. As always with #EdScotBRL @EdScotPLL CLPL sessions, it was full of inspiration, empowerment, learning, love, and deep reflection. So many notes taken and connections made with like-minded, inspiring people. Thank you.
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Jeremy Corbyn
@jeremycorbyn
4 Oct 2024
Today is the 88th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, when thousands of East-Londoners stood alongside Jewish and Irish communities to drive out Oswald Mosley and his fascists. Never forget: working-class unity can defeat the far right for good.
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They were overjoyed to show me their results- great work team BGE and great work Mrs Craik!
Mrs Craik@MrsCraikGeo
3 Oct 2024
Shoutout to @smithycroft282โ€™s BGE class and their amazing map skills test results ๐ŸŒ Special recognition for Ruby (95%) and Madison (90%) - What an outstanding achievement ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป @SmithySocSub weโ€™ll be studying climate change next โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒง๐ŸŒช
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Smithycroft English@SmithycroftEng
26 Sep 2024
Enjoy the September weekend everyone! An excellent chance to visit the library, pick up a book and get stuck in! ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ˜
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Stand Up to Racism - Scotland@SUTRScotland
7 Sep 2024
#RefugeesWelcome #NaeNazis protest against the far right opens with drumming from @SheBOOMers in Glasgow. Thousands assemble to say no to racism and Islamophobia. #NoracismNofascism
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Kevin Williamson@williamsonkev
7 Sep 2024
George Square Glasgow right now. Racists and far right massively outnumbered by decent people of Scotland #naepasaran
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RT @gtcs: We have published a report on increasing diversity in teaching using a Sponsoring approach to enhance career progression among Blโ€ฆ

News > GTC Scotland produces report on increasing diversity in teaching for Scottish Government

GTC Scotland has published a report on increasing diversity in teaching by using a Sponsoring approach to enhance career progression among Black and Minority Ethnic teachers.

gtcs.org.uk
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Some simple changes you can make in your lessons to aid struggling readers, from a person whose job is literally Teacher of Reading. A thread ๐Ÿชก ๐Ÿงต:
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Living Streets Scotland@LStreetsScot
28 Aug 2024
Today we're at the Glasgow Junior Road Safety Officer (JRSO) Induction @GlasgowCC, talking about WOW and the benefits of walking & wheeling to school. ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿฆฝ We look forward to welcoming lots of new Glasgow schools to the WOW Programme this year! #GCCRoadSafety
A member of the living streets team is on a stage in front of an audience in an affluent looking hall at Glasgow City Chambers. There's a screen behind the stage showing a video about WOW - the walk to school challenge.

ALT A member of the living streets team is on a stage in front of an audience in an affluent looking hall at Glasgow City Chambers. There's a screen behind the stage showing a video about WOW - the walk to school challenge.

Two tables filled with colourful information leaflets about WOW - the walk to school challenge in a gilded room in the Glasgow City Chambers.

ALT Two tables filled with colourful information leaflets about WOW - the walk to school challenge in a gilded room in the Glasgow City Chambers.
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Worth remembering as we all start with new young people in our classes!
Brendan O'Sullivan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ@ImtaBrendan
12 Aug 2024
Supporting nuerodiversity in the class by @miss_aird Link below sites.google.com/view/miss-aโ€ฆ
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