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Juliet Robertson

@creativestar.bsky.social
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Retired Education Consultant: Outdoor Learning & Play. Former HT. Author: Dirty Teaching, Messy Maths. Blogger: See linktr.ee/creativestar. Churchill Fellow. D.Ed. (Hon) from @qmuniversity.bsky.social. Living with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The "Pass-it-on" Experiment - let me know your thoughts TIA open.substack.com/pub/julietro...
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The "Pass-it-on" Experiment
A Blood Lines fun fundraiser.
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Independent Thinking Press @itpressuk.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Planning ahead for Outdoor Classroom Day? 🌳 Teaching outdoors doesn't have to be complicated. This free resource from @creativestar.bsky.social offers a ready-to-go activity that helps children connect with nature & find calm: buff.ly/f2f2TqM Find more like this in #DirtyTeaching: buff.ly/Em34F0e
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Henricus Peters @learnfromnature.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Mounting risks threaten survival of wild European pollinators – IUCN Red List #WorldConservationCongress iucncongress2025.org/newsroom/all...
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Mounting risks threaten survival of wild European pollinators – IUCN Red List
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2025 (IUCN) – Nearly 100 additional wild bee species in Europe have been classified as threatened in a new assessment for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Sp...
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Surprise of the evening! I am featured on RADIO 4's PICK of the WEEK It's the final pick of the show 37m 54s. No idea that was going to happen. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #BloodLines #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #terminal #illness
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Pick of the Week - James Crawford - BBC Sounds
James Crawford presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Delighted to be featured on Radio Scotland's Out-of-Doors programme last Saturday. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #outdoor #cancer #geese #poetry #blether
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Out of Doors - A Kitchen Garden, the Trossachs Explorer and 200 Years of the Modern Railway - BBC Sounds
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Thank you Radio Scotland Out-of-Doors programme for creating a podcast from our blether about outdoor learning, impact of the outdoors on ourselves and much more. Listen at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #outdoor #learning #education #cancer #geese #poetry #blether #leukaemia
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BBC Sounds - Music. Radio. Podcasts
Listen without limits, with BBC Sounds. Catch the latest music tracks, discover binge-worthy podcasts, or listen to radio shows - all whenever you want.
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Grangemouth High School - The Lighthouse @ghslighthouse.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
We are so proud of our pupils for stepping out of their comfort zones — it’s not easy, but that’s where growth happens 😃 Spotting a Lighthouse too is amazing 🥾 🌊 🐚 #OutdoorLearning #ComfortZone #UNCRCArticle31
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Louise Hawxwell @louisehawxwell.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
#PrimaryPGDE @morayhouse.bsky.social #OutdoorLearning
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
The National Poetry Centre in Leeds - really looking forward to this become a reality. More info on their website nationalpoetrycentre.org.uk
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Henry Hepburn @henryhepburn.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools, from @creativestar.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools
Class teachers must be given flexibility to go out into school grounds and beyond, says leading outdoor-learning expert Juliet Robertson
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Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools - article in TES published today #OutdoorEd #EnvironmentalEd #outdoorplay #OutdoorLearning #OutdoorEducation #ForestSchool #EduSky #EarlyYears #PrimaryEducation #UKEd #EduSkyUk www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools
Class teachers must be given flexibility to go out into school grounds and beyond, says leading outdoor-learning expert Juliet Robertson
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Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Worthwhile. Got my first newsletter today - very good summary.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Delighted to see another positive review about #BloodLines esp. the comment "Unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library cancer and medical issues..." #cancer #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology
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Nazaret Ranea @nazaretranea.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
So lovely to finally be joining Bluesky with the happy news that my debut poetry collection Nettles is out now! 🌿 To celebrate its launch, signed copies are available here nazaretranea.com/item/nettles/
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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
This event is worth supporting, given the poor proportions of minority ethnic teachers (and especially leaders) in the Scottish school system - 'History and future of BME Teachers in Scotland', Monday, October 6, Strathclyde Uni www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-an... @nuthmani.bsky.social
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History and future of BME Teachers in Scotland
Celebrating the history and contributions BME educators and teachers have made in Scotland.
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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Who’s excited for the dazzling display on offer this #autumn? 🍂 From Harebell to Bramble and Scarlet Waxcap to Honey Fungus - it’s going to be a good show!🍄 Lookout for these flowers and fungi this September - and download our FREE spotter sheet👇 loom.ly/n_JtLLM 🧵(1/6)
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Forest School Jo @parksideforest.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Forest School Training at Chartham in Kent. Term 2. November 2025. Check fsli.co.uk for full details! We'd love to see you here!
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Alison J Hawkins @alisonjhawkins.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Replanting our apple tree involved digging a BIG hole, planting filling & treading down the soil & sweeping up. Understanding how nature works. Holistic learning #beingme @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social @marcellatowler.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social
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Catriona Gill @lintonlass.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
#Froebel
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Thrive Outdoors @thriveoutdoors.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
An opportunity to develop place-based learning practice and explore your local spaces! @creativestar.bsky.social @edscotlfs.bsky.social
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Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Reading and writing poetry was and still is a cathartic release for managing all the ins and outs of cancer. What creative activities do you do when coping with adversity? www.buzzsprout.com/2512967/epis... #BloodLines #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #creativewriting #haematology #oncology
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Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Juliet Robertson - Taking Action
This episode is with the remarkable Juliet Robertson. It focusses on her collection of poetry, Blood Lines, which deals with the trauma of living with a diagnosis of terminal cancer. The book is aston...
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The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) @therhet.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Claim your free pea seeds, plant them with your second level learners, and bring measurement and data recording to life using our engaging learning pack. rhet.org.uk/teachers/pro... @edscotsciences.bsky.social #STEMNation #growyourown
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Yes, finally an update... the last few months haven't gone to plan. Will do a Caring Bridge one in due course. julietrobertson.substack.com/p/blood-line... #BloodLines #Cancer #poetry #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BooksThatMatter
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Blood Lines - An update!
Thanks goodness this blog is not a library book - otherwise I'd be fined
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
This is a brilliant book and every school needs a copy... challenges a lot of myths and assumptions but positive about changes in practice.
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Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
As part of @mathsweek.scot there is an adult (any adult) and a secondary school category for writing fibs. Entries can be submitted 1st Sep to 3 October 2025. More detail in the weblink mathsweek.scot/schools/math... #poetry #competition #ScottishPoetry
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Fibonacci Poetry Contest - Maths Week Scotland
For our poetry contest, we are inviting young people of secondary school age, as well as independent adults, to write their own poem based on the Fibonacci Sequence.
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Friendliness isn't always a sign of trustworthiness. Warmth is easy to fake. The foundations of trust are reliability and integrity. What counts isn't courtesy in the moment—it's keeping commitments over time. The best way to inspire confidence is to consistently walk our talk.
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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Honoured to have a short piece about belonging in mathematics in the current Classroom Corridors resource from @ncte.org #MTBoS
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Alexandra Harper @aharper1.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Extremely excited to share this article. Co-authors include 6 year olds, @toniagray.bsky.social & @pasisahlberg.bsky.social The children’s insights on nature and nature play are profound. You may like it @ahargreaves.bsky.social @srincongallardo.bsky.social @creativestar.bsky.social rdcu.be/ezhlo
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‘We Love Nature and Nature Loves Us’: Children’s Observations on their Relationship with the More-than-Human World
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Independent Thinking Press @itpressuk.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
@itlworldwide.bsky.social @creativestar.bsky.social @paulokeeffee.sky.social
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Many thanks to Thomas Tosh @Thornhill for organising the Blood Lines book launch & Tabitha Mudaliar for the thoughtful conversation. I dressed up for the occasion and may be unrecognisable as a result! #BloodLines #cancer #cancerpoetry #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
“A brilliant book!” 📚 ✨ Another wonderful review of #ItsMoreThanFlagsandRainbows by @itimbrell.bsky.social – thank you @creativestar.bsky.social! This comprehensive & personable guide to establishing truly inclusive schools is out now! Available at: buff.ly/yKlHGrH @itlworldwide.bsky.social
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Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I'm delighted to see this book being published. I'm hoping to publish a blog post about why those who work outside really need to dig deep and rethink approach with fresh eyes rather than assuming all is good on equity and inclusion outside.
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Independent Thinking @itlworldwide.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Proud to have helped both these amazing books become a reality through the Independent Thinking Press @creativestar.bsky.social @jazampawfarr.bsky.social @crownhousepub.bsky.social
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Thank you. I'm delighted. Many people have fed back to me about #BloodLines and their own experiences of facing cancer, losing a loved one to cancer or being a carer. Both @jazampawfarr.bsky.social book and mine are about going through adversity and life long impact of this. x
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Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Sue Burge mentored me through the process of writing Blood Lines. Many thanks to her and countless other poets, friends and family x
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Jamie Woods @jamiewoods77.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
My absolute privilege to read this book, let alone endorse it.
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Bob Cox @openingdoors.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
You are so right, Juliet. Your book is an inspiration! @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
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EYPPC - GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION EY+PRIMARY GEOGRAPHY COMMITTEE @primarygeogeyppc.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Join us! Wednesday 25th June 2025 5pm GeogLive! 27 Migration in primary geography education #primaryeducation #teacher #moving #settling www.ticketsource.co.uk/eyppc/t-lnqe...
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Many thanks to @realdavidc.bsky.social & @crownhousepub.bsky.social for this interview. I hope it will be enjoyed and of value to others who write, have cancer, teach, work in healthcare, etc. Blood Lines is now PUBLISHED get your copy from any good online bookshop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH4l...
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#BloodLines: David Cameron Interviews Juliet Robertson
YouTube video by Crown House Publishing
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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
It's international day of play! Find out more about neuroaffirming support for Autistic play (adults and children!) in my collection of resources, which includes the new book by Max Alexander (Play Radical): The Joys And Shapes Of Autistic Play autisticrealms.com/autistic-pla...
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Autistic Play & Monotropism Resources and Signposting | Autistic Realms
A collection of neuro-affirming resources that embrace authentic Autistic ways of playing. Some of the resources and research specifically focus upon and ho ...
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
To clarify, my terminal prognosis has moved from "a few months" to "a few months?" The power of grammar! For the love of a question mark :) #BloodLines #cancer #cancerpoetry #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BloodLines #BooksThatMatter
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
It's all about to kick off! Pre-order a copy of Blood Lines! Get your hands on a copy as soon as it's published. Also check out the reviews & read a sample too. julietrobertson.substack.com/p/the-pre-or... #BloodLines #cancer #poetry #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #haematology #oncology #BloodLines
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The Pre-Order Post
To enable you buy Blood Lines in advance
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Steve Brace @stevebracegeog.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Members of @geographicalassoc.bsky.social we have a ballot for a Trustee. The candidates are: Emma Espley, Denise Freeman, Kate Glanville & Chantal Mayo-Hollaway Ballot runs from Monday 19 May to 5 pm on Friday 6 June 2025. Each candidate statement & how to vote ⤵️ geography.org.uk/ballot-for-g...
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Ballot for GA Trustee Election: voting now open - Geographical Association
The GA is opening the online ballot for an Elected Trustee on the Board of Trustees to be appointed from 1 September 2025, vote now...
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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 13/05/2025
Do you, or anyone you know, want to improve your maths communication skills? Me and @SparksMaths.bsky.social are running our one-day maths comm training course, in Edinburgh on 11th June/online on 24th June, and tickets are just £15. More info and sign up here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/london-mathe...
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Under The Trees @uttoutdoorlearning.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
We're new to Bluesky! Follow us to keep up to date on all our #OutdoorLearning, #ForestSchool, #Wellbeing and #Play adventures in Falkirk, Stirling & beyond. Today we've been out at two schools in Falkirk exploring our senses, learning to use compasses, making maps and building with loose parts.
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The Messy Ecologist @themessyecologist.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Great news, Brontë country, where the famous novels were written, is to become a National Nature Reserve! More messy spaces for nature right beside Bradford www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Bronte Country to become country’s newest National Nature Reserve
Bradford Pennine Gateway National Nature reserve launched, creating huge boost for countryside access
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The Messy Ecologist @themessyecologist.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Despite the most objections in Scottish history, and against the dev plan, the @snp.org Scottish gov have approved for #Flamingoland to build a mega resort on #LochLomond but you can still stop this by signing @scottishgreens.org here : greens.scot/LochLomond
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Save Loch Lomond - TAKE ACTION NOW
Save Loch Lomond - TAKE ACTION NOW -
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earlyed-uk.bsky.social @earlyed-uk.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
It's #OutdoorClassroomDay and there's still time to book our Enhancing outdoor learning and teaching environments course, with Professor Helen Bilton. The course runs over 5 weeks, starting on 19th May. Book now: app.sheepcrm.com/early-educat...
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Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Wow! The #EarlyEd conferences are always worth attending. #Aberdeenshire #AberdeenCity #ScottishEY Check the info available.
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