If you're starting uni this year (or if you just want to give your brain a break) now is the perfect time to content block phrases like 'Freshman 15' on your social media before algorithms start vomitting diet culture at you

I have found this frankly wonderful archive of a Northern Ireland primary #school disco in the 1960s while working on a report and it might be the best thing I’ve ever seen.

Our maternal Grandma (aka Grandma Seaside), before she married Grandpa, had a boyfriend called Jimmy, who was a soldier & amateur artist. His travelling sketchbook from 1934 (a gift to him from Grandma) is such a lovely insight into the era. Thread:

After the opportunity to rapporteur an excellent discussion on Culture, Education and the Digital World yesterday, I'm excited to be heading back to Culture Summit to see what the theme of Culture and Sustainability has in store...

#EdCultureSummit 2022! 🔵 It was a pleasure to welcome Ministers and Cultural Policy delegations from over 30 countries to this year's Summit. Check out some of the highlights from last weekend ▶️ youtu.be/3UtKRDdyP18

I have had such an interesting and motivating time at the summit over the past 4 days. I think this video captures some of those most exciting strands and I'm looking forward to seeing the work and impact that evolves as a consequence of this.

It's me! Follow this adventure on @SYPSlam on Instagram and Scottish Youth Poetry Slam on Facebook!

The pic shows our tear-down of a disposable vape by the way, that big lozenge in the middle is the lithium battery. 2 million a week sold in the UK. All thrown away.

Let's all enjoy magical bookshops together

On the train home from @SYPSlam and my mind is still unpacking and sifting through everything I heard and watched. It was so wonderful to be in a space filled with such creativity and passion. I have laughed and clapped and been moved and loved every second of it! More please...

"I can't have that in the house." "Don't leave me alone with those!" "That candy is my weakness!" "I was so bad today." "I'll have do an extra workout tomorrow." Kids hear some pretty scary things at Halloween.

Grappling today with one of life's greatest injustices: why do women's clothes never have any pockets when babies (who famously don't carry stuff for themselves) always have loads of pockets in their clothes?

Spookiest halloween thread out there👻

I have spent a large part of this week joyfully imagining all the children getting their special, exciting Bookbug bags and all the wee readers losing their absolute marbles over having their own books

Word of the day is a reminder of ‘sparple’ (14th century): to deflect attention from one thing by making a big deal of something else entirely.

BOOK GIVEAWAY! On 13 Feb 1997, nearly 5m bits of Lego fell into the ocean when a cargo ship was hit by a huge wave. To mark the occasion, we’re giving away 2 copies of our book Adrift, a voyage into the lingering legacy of a cargo spill. To enter, just like and retweet this post

Did you catch last night's episode of The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland? Catch up on BBC iPlayer. Want more? OU Connect has exclusive additional content. Sophie Reid from Scottish Youth Parliament shares her experience as a young woman in politics. connect.open.ac.uk

Making #WorldBookDay2023 fortune tellers and bunting today - we are in one of my favourite weeks of youth work!

📣 Calling Scotland's young people! 🗨️ The Scottish Youth Parliament election process launches today ✏️ Find out more how you can #StandForSYP at syp.org.uk/elections youtu.be/CSvgksMV-TE

While I was gallivanting in the Canadian wilderness for 3 months, a short story of mine has been published in this anthology! I can't explain how exciting it feels to know my wee word witch is out in the world and casting her ✨Spell for Comfort✨