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Allan Crosbie

@acrosbie.bsky.social
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English teacher. EIS activist, currently Ex-president. Own views.

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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Hi Matt. This platform is not letting access my messages. Can you email me? 👍
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Edinburgh EIS @edinburgheis.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Great speech from @eisunion.bsky.social president @acrosbie.bsky.social. Educationalists and trade unions say #StopTheWar and #CeasefireNow. #WelfareNotWarfare #EducatorsForPeace
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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We Can Make an Impact.
We Need Wealth Taxes on the Super-Rich, Not More Cuts
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
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Stop Donald Trump from Addressing the UK Parliament
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I don't know how likely this unfolding is, but everyone should read it and decide for themselves. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. medium.com/@aletheisthe...
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On April 20th, 2025, the United States will Cross the Point of No Return.
That’s the day Donald Trump’s advisory committee is expected to release its findings on whether he should invoke the Insurrection Act — a move that would allow him to deploy the military domestically…
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Lecturers at RGU are on strike today to protect jobs, stand up for quality education and oppose compulsory redundancies. Our members have been left with no other option but to take strike action to fight back against the University's cost cutting measures.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Lecturing staff at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have begun their first day of strike action in a determined effort to protect jobs, stand up for quality education and oppose compulsory redundancies. www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/...
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RGU Lecturing Staff Commence Strike Action in Defence of Jobs
Lecturing staff at RGU have begun their first day of strike action in a determined effort to protect jobs, stand up for quality education and oppose compulsory redundancies.
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
"Matt Wrack, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union until his re-election bid was defeated in January, would be the first leader in the NASUWT’s history to have never been a qualified teacher or lecturer." @theguardian.com What do people think? www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Ministers raise concern over NASUWT move for ‘combative’ ex-FBU chief
Matt Wrack in line to become leader of traditionally moderate union despite lack of teaching experience
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 15/04/2025
🇮🇱Israel has been quietly financing UK parliamentary staff, Declassified has found. This comes after we revealed that one in four British MPs had accepted funding from the Israel lobby. www.declassifieduk.org/how-israel-f...
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How Israel funds UK parliamentary staff
Israel is quietly financing assistants of British MPs, Declassified has found.
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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I was scheduled to give a talk on Palestine at a student conference at @notredame.bsky.social. The University rescinded my talk a week in advance citing an extremely flimsy excuse. It is truly disgusting. Attached is the letter I received and my reply, link below...
Dear Dr. Abdelhadi,



The Keough School of Global Affairs, which houses the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, recently learned of your keynote speech at their student conference next weekend. The University of Notre Dame requires that all events or lectures related to Israel/Palestine have ND Police security and planning.  We were unaware of your planned lecture, and since this conference overlaps with two other annual events on campus, we cannot provide security at short notice. For this reason, we respectfully request that you do not participate in the conference. The Kroc Institute will honor any honorarium that was awarded for this event. We apologize for any inconvenience. 



Sincerely,

Mary Gallagher


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Mary E. Gallagher
Marilyn Keough Dean
Keough School of Global Affairs
University of Notre Dame
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Kate Doyle @katidoyle.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Beautiful, powerful response to a cowardly act.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The latest atrocities are the grim reality of the Israeli government’s ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. States like the UK that continue to transfer arms to Israel are brazenly violating their obligation to prevent genocide & are deepening their complicity in this genocide.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Join us TOMORROW to protest cuts to instrumental music services in Midlothian. Make some noise in defence of IMT jobs and to support our young local musicians!
Protect Instrumental Music in Midlothian

Join our demonstration

Date: Tuesday 25th February
Time: 9am
Location: Midlothian House, Dalkeith, EH22 1DN
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Coll McCail @mccailcoll.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I’ve written about the US military’s return to Scotland and what it means in the developing context of the New Cold War as Scottish nationalism embraces of Atlanticism. For @jacobinmag.bsky.social.
t.co
https://jacobin.com/2025/01/scotland-nationalism-nato-nuclear-military/
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves | George Monbiot
Across the world, societies are reverting to oligarchies. How to resist? Fight for democracy with all we’ve got, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Teachers are on their knees as the result of crippling workload pressures, that see them work on average 11 hours a week extra, unpaid. They need tangible progress now on tackling what are unfair, unhealthy and unsustainable levels of workload. www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/...
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Clock is Ticking if Formal Dispute Over Teacher Class Contact Promise is to be Avoided
The EIS has reiterated that the clock is ticking if a formal dispute over teacher class contact time in schools is to be avoided.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
There are 22 days left for COSLA and the Scottish Government to meaningfully and collegiately commit to addressing workload. 3/3
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
(1/3) Despite the consistent efforts of the SNCT Teachers’ Panel over the past four years, there has been no proposal tabled by the Scottish Government and COSLA on reducing class contact time.
21 days left.

Excessive teacher workload is unfair and unsustainable. There are 21 days left for COSLA and the Scottish Government to meaningfully and collegiately commit to addressing workload. 

Stand up for quality education.
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Happy New Year when it comes, Matt.
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Please sign this. Protect the right to protest. email.amnestyuk.org.uk/c/12rNfIvWoa...
email.amnestyuk.org.uk
Scrap new anti-protest laws
What does the future hold if we allow the government to restrict our right to protest? The answer is: nothing good. Join me to call on the new Home Secretary to scrap anti-protest laws today. Sign the...
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
A vitally important message. Please take a few moments to email your MSPs, urging them to support Scottish education, and give ring-fenced funding to fulfil their manifesto commitments on teacher numbers. youtu.be/E3oHSBbtw7Q?...
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Contact Your MSP Ahead of the Scottish Budget
YouTube video by EISunion
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Per @aoc.bsky.social and co., I'm here to celebrate echo chambers and preaching to the choir. Which sings back, beautifully. "The primary assumption behind the idea that we shouldn’t preach to the choir is that one’s proper audience is one’s enemies, not one’s allies." harpers.org/archive/2017...
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Preaching to The Choir, by Rebecca Solnit
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John McMullen @jdmcmullen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
“You need two flames burning in the human heart: the flame of anger against injustice, and the flame of hope you can build a better world” #TonyBenn
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UnionGres @mattgresick.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
This week I saw… A student give up. A student try again. A student find success. I was there to witness, encourage, & occasionally inspire. Some heard & some did not. And next week I’ll do it again. This is the job. This is teaching. #teacherlife
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Thank you!
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Olivia Drennan @oliviadrennaned.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
This is a brilliant paper by @EducationScot . It gives me real hope that we are moving in a positive direction for curricular reform in Scotland. Worth a detailed read by all educators 👍
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Olivia Drennan @oliviadrennaned.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Set up a new X account to see what would happen in my feed if I were to join without networks. It was horrifying. Far right tropes, amplification of disinformation about Southport & immigration. I think the sooner schools move over here the better - we have to avoid promoting X to our young people.
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The SG publishes its draft budget on 4 December – we are already looking at what we can do to ensure that more money is given to education, and we will send out more information about that soon. In the meantime, though, please complete the survey.
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The CEC budget situation is alarming. PLEASE take time to complete the consultation on the tourist tax. This could be a significant source of additional revenue that is desperately needed. There is a guide and link here www.eis.org.uk/edinburgh/bu...
eis.org.uk
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
An important warning about Bluesky, though I'm sure all of us have a healthy scepticism anyway. 👇🏻
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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Carol Campbell @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
What happens if you implement effective professional learning & teacher leadership for use of formative assessment through Teacher-led Learning Circles? Significant improvements in teachers’ confidence in & use of formative assessment with benefits for students. www.ei-ie.org/en/item/2920...
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Teacher-Led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment: Full Report of International Research Findings
The Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project facilitated professional learning and development to advance teachers’ leadership of educational improvement with a focus on i...
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Blatant self-promotion alert. Two articles from me in the SEJ. sej.org.uk/oct2024/stop... sej.org.uk/oct2024/alla...
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
This. 👇🏻
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UnionGres @mattgresick.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
#UnionStrong discussing ways to support #PublicEducation through rough times & #Twinning
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UnionGres @mattgresick.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
ALL UNIONS ARE FACING EXISTENTIAL THREATS UNDER THE NEW ADMINISTRATION! If you are in a union or believe in the right to organize let’s follow each other. We need to come together! #1u #unionstrong #union
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
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a penguin with a egg on its head is saying hello .
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer. Morning.
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it.
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
CEC has launched public consultation on the proposed tourist tax, which will be live until 15 December. Make your voice heard that money spent on education is a priority. More info and a guide to answers here: www.eis.org.uk/edinburgh/bu...
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Allan Crosbie @acrosbie.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
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