David Fletcher @davidwfletcher
Husband, Dad, Scout and Teacher working with bilingual pupils and in assistive technology / AAC. RT interesting, not endorsements. Scotland Joined April 2009-
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Care experienced kids aren’t defined by their past they’re defined by their resilience, talent, and limitless potential. With the right support, they don’t just survive they thrive!
Unpopular opinion: Snatch game needs to be put out to pasture. #AllStars10
🚨 New for #EAL Support! 🚨 Digital Sparks: Adaptive Teaching Guidance is out now! 🌍 Explore how to adapt lessons using the Proficiency in English Scale, support home languages, and teach key vocabulary explicitly. A must-read for inclusive classrooms! twinkl.co.uk/l/1msl5n
“You called…and we came” On the 77th anniversary of Windrush we remember the contribution and courage of a generation that helped to rebuild Britain.
Trauma doesn’t just shape your emotions it rewires your biology. In school settings, this could show up as distressed behaviours. Hypervigilant, anxiety, anticipation of danger,on edge, unsafe & chronic fatigue due to unprocessed emotional weight. Educators need to know this.🧠🌱
This baby hearing a violin for the very first time… pure, uncut wonder. The little one looks like he’s witnessing a miracle
Dear UK Media: No, Disabled People Aren’t Getting Free BMWs — And Here’s the Truth You Keep Ignoring By Emma Dolan Horlock (Chronically ill, slightly sarcastic, and extremely tired of correcting you) A thread 🧵
Pupils going through the adolescent period are changing & trying to figure themselves out.They can be reckless,rude,& impulsive are totally not their fault.Almost all of this is psychological & physiologically explainable.Educators need to remind themselves about this daily🧠🌱
Dolly Parton didn't spend her dollars on space travel or a trip to the titanic because she was writing checks to put 150 million books in the hands of children.
A trauma-informed response isn’t about excusing behaviour. It’s about building skills so the child no longer needs that behaviour.
When a traumatised child acts out, they’re often testing the relationship. What they’re really asking is: Are you still with me? #AreWeOK
Happy Lunar New Year to all celebrating today! 🐲🧧
Do EAL learners with traumatic experiences have the same opportunities for academic achievements as an #EAL learner with a positive mindset? How do you handle an EAL learner's trauma? For practical tips on supporting #wellbeing read below: 👉 buff.ly/4fxdJbp @dioldy86
If the jingles are sung by a gospel choir the new show is going to sound amazing. Good luck to @scott_mills and all the Radio 2 team.
If the jingles are sung by a gospel choir the new show is going to sound amazing. Good luck to @scott_mills and all the Radio 2 team.
Who doesn’t want to kick off January by patiently explaining, to an increasingly loud minority, that being born in Tooting makes Sadiq Khan unequivocally British? Yet here we are, once again debating whether the Mayor of London qualifies as “one of us” because of his parents’…
Who doesn’t want to kick off January by patiently explaining, to an increasingly loud minority, that being born in Tooting makes Sadiq Khan unequivocally British? Yet here we are, once again debating whether the Mayor of London qualifies as “one of us” because of his parents’…
I think I agree with every word in this thread.
I think I agree with every word in this thread.
Kein Schottland, keine Party!
Kein Schottland, keine Party!

CALL Scotland @CALLScotland
5K Followers 370 Following We help children and young people across Scotland to overcome disability and barriers to learning using assistive and communication technology.
Dominic Brassington E... @EALDominicB
3K Followers 4K Following Head of EAL All views and opinions are my own Retweets are not endorsements https://t.co/vftmd5Rgs4
David Wells @dwellsASN
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Joanna Grace PhD @jo3grace
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Ian Bean SENICT @SENICT
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EAL Service, Glasgow @EALGlasgow
4K Followers 1K Following Info about English as an Additional Language from the biggest EAL Service in Scotland.
GCC EY Support for EA... @GlasgowEALEY
952 Followers 1K Following Teachers providing support in Glasgow EY settings for Bilingual children and families
David Borland M.Ed. �... @MrBorlandPhys
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Claire Harrison @cec_harrison
517 Followers 458 Following AT & Complex Needs Teacher, CALL Scotland at the University of Edinburgh. #ATScholar 2025
Shirley Lawson @Shirleymlawson
572 Followers 701 Following Education, assistive technology focus, keen to learn more and to exchange ideas, news and views
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Noysen @Noysen251245
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HalilMrT - Official @HalilMrT4Real
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Rachel @roberts_rachel7
343 Followers 3K Following
Dr Emily Oxley @Emily_EAL
1K Followers 2K Following Lecturer of Language & Literacy Education UoG Dumfries campus 📚Lover of books/all things reading ⭐️ Sometimes runner and weight lifter
Susan Davies Brookman @stonesouljha213
560 Followers 7K Following God first 🕊 U.S. 🇺🇸 Air Force S.F officer👮🏼 The World Greatest Air Force ✈️ Powered by Airmen..
Martin Found @MartinFound1
994 Followers 1K Following political hero, John Hulme. Guitarist, songwriter, fibromyalgia sufferer, father, grandad. KTTO. We need more custard in our lives. No DMs
Graham Simpson @grahambsim
82 Followers 138 Following Founder member of Whitstable Sceptics. Humanist #ProgressiveAlliance #MakeVotesMatter https://t.co/CMBrAbICiS
Communication Connect... @Communi_con
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Luna @Petrichor48489
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Sarah Johnson (was Do... @PhoenixEdSarah
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Ashley Morgan 🍏 @mmeashleymorgan
1K Followers 3K Following 🌱HRCE Neurolinguistic Approach Coach Account inactive as of April 2025.
Kathryn Russell @MrsRussellEAL
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Stuart Allen @TEFL_Lemon
2K Followers 3K Following TESOL course designer, owner of TEFL Lemon Courses, ELT blogger, TEFL influencer, linguistics geek. Specialist in the China market. Back in Brighton.
Jennifer Rutherford @QTandCP
310 Followers 659 Following Blogger writing about family life with a child with a rare genetic condition (GNA01) and the challenges they face.
EAL at Twinkl @twinkl_eal
1K Followers 981 Following Effective support for EAL learners: https://t.co/K4UWpxsCgT Podcast: https://t.co/CRiCcd5KMD
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26K Followers 26K Following 👨🦯 #TheBlindBlogger former carnival owner, award-winning self-help author, motivational speaker, online media publicist, & host of “What’s Your Excuse?”
Sophie Stevenson @CrickSoftScot
139 Followers 724 Following Scottish Education Consultant for Crick Software. @CrickSoft
Steve Peers @StevePeers
142K Followers 79K Following Professor of EU Law & Human Rights Law, @rhul_law. No longer post here; see https://t.co/U8pSranb2a instead
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15K Followers 14K Following 🇮🇪 I despise Tories and Reform. Retired and emigrated to County Donegal, Ireland to get away from Tory lies and corruption. Clacton is fucked.
LewishamEALNetwork @LewishamEAL
739 Followers 985 Following
Graeme the curmudgeon... @logosphere
851 Followers 897 Following Apparently a curmudgeonly Glaswegian living outwith Glasgow. At my happiest driving across Europe. I take photos too. #GTTO #FBPE
Kay Robertson @kayrob128
1K Followers 2K Following Passionate about education #makingadifference, Education Officer, mother, lover of literature, learning and life.
ESOL NI @esol_ni
856 Followers 1K Following Northern Ireland’s Regional ESOL Network. ESOL NI Co-ordination Point
Cecilia Hussain @CeciliaHussain1
20 Followers 143 Following Teacher with Glasgow EAL Service. All views my own.
Juana Simpson🧡 @JuanaSimpson15
202 Followers 563 Following Forever🇨🇵.Mum Wife💝.MLg🗺.Survivor. Diversity Inclusion Equity🧡.🏳️🌈ally. Teach ESOL EAL EAP. Ignorance est source des maux.Endless journey to knowledge.
glyn humphries @glyn1123
2K Followers 3K Following The only theatre left for change is culture. Everything else is totally dominated either by economics, or by technology- Graffiti artist.
Emma Brown @ecuthb14
489 Followers 2K Following All views my own. Promoting volunteer opportunities for Guide Dogs.
Lana Prince @prince_lana
15 Followers 285 Following
JIMMYESL — Teach En... @JIMMYESL
18K Followers 10K Following The Go-to Guide for ESL Teachers Abroad & Online — Travel the World or Make Money From Home! #TEFL #TEACHINGABROAD #WORKFROMHOME
Theresa C Gallagher @TheresaCGallag1
14 Followers 49 Following
Male Childcare and Te... @MaleChildcare
812 Followers 5K Following 👨🏫 Empowering the next generation of male educators in Early Years, Primary and Secondary Education 📖
Chromebook Team Scotl... @ChromebookTeam
648 Followers 2K Following Is your school device ready? Book a Chromebook Roadshow and discover the opportunities that Chromebook’s present in the classroom
TA Scotland Education @TAScotland
2K Followers 4K Following Google for Education partner | Microsoft Education partner TA Scotland is a leading provider of digital skills programmes for education. Let's talk Digital...
CALL Scotland @CALLScotland
5K Followers 370 Following We help children and young people across Scotland to overcome disability and barriers to learning using assistive and communication technology.
Dominic Brassington E... @EALDominicB
3K Followers 4K Following Head of EAL All views and opinions are my own Retweets are not endorsements https://t.co/vftmd5Rgs4
Charlie Danger @DangerOT
2K Followers 1K Following Finding ways technology can help kids & adults with disabilities since '99. Occupational Therapist. MSc in Paediatric Language & Communication Impairment. ATP.
David Wells @dwellsASN
2K Followers 5K Following Quality Improvement Officer - ASN, Falkirk Council, ASN Outreach, Windsor Park School & Sensory Service. Views my own.
Blair Minchin @Mr_Minchin
28K Followers 4K Following Primary Teacher. Love a vlog and sharing practice. Pupil Voice. Posting daily video activities at @littlelessons20 during lockdown. All opinions my own.
Education Scotland @EducationScot
83K Followers 631 Following The official account of Education Scotland – supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.
Joanna Grace PhD @jo3grace
16K Followers 17K Following Seeking to contribute to a world where people are understood in spite of difference, https://t.co/NRPDu5C1xc PhD Author Trainer TEDx
Joanna Kolota @JKolota
3K Followers 172 Following Curriculum Leader: Multilingual Learners ◌ Trinity Academy Leeds ◌ BA English Philology & MA English Literature ◌ DELTA 📖My book: https://t.co/2hUR9eM8kv
Ian Bean SENICT @SENICT
6K Followers 4K Following Special Needs ICT/AT Specialist. Former ICT teacher @ Priory Woods & Information Manager @ Inclusive Technology. Main interest: Severe & Complex Support Needs.
Kirsten Barrett @MrsKirstBarrett
2K Followers 2K Following Regional Coordinator for Cork - @BITCIreland EAL Teacher 📚OU Reading for Pleasure TRG leader 💜Chair of SATEAL
EAL Service, Glasgow @EALGlasgow
4K Followers 1K Following Info about English as an Additional Language from the biggest EAL Service in Scotland.
Diane Leedham @DiLeed
12K Followers 10K Following Retired English/Literacy/EAL teacher. Energised by kids, conversation and connections....'What makes a fire burn is the space between the logs'
Jo teaches EAL @JoteachesEAL
529 Followers 269 Following Primary teacher, teacher trainer and writer with an EAL specialism. Always learning.
GCC EY Support for EA... @GlasgowEALEY
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695 Followers 2K Following Physics & Maths Teacher. Masters Degree in Inclusive Education. (He/Him). Opinions are my own and do not represent my employer.
Stirling Inclusion Su... @ServiceStirling
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Claire Harrison @cec_harrison
517 Followers 458 Following AT & Complex Needs Teacher, CALL Scotland at the University of Edinburgh. #ATScholar 2025
Communication Matters @Comm_Matters
10K Followers 4K Following Charity sharing info on Augmentative and Alternative Communication #AAC (symbol, sign & tech) for people of all ages. RT is not endorsement. #Roar4CM
Stirling Council @StirlingCouncil
30K Followers 853 Following 📲 Official X (formerly Twitter) page of Stirling Council. 💻 News, info & updates. ⌚ Monitored 9am to 5pm mon-fri 📞 01786 404040/[email protected]
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572 Followers 701 Following Education, assistive technology focus, keen to learn more and to exchange ideas, news and views
Pam Currie @PamCurrieTA
658 Followers 826 Following Educator passionate about digital learning and teaching leading to positive outcomes for young people. Lost access to my previous Twitter so please follow 🙏
Theresa Verity @theresaverity
3K Followers 1K Following GIDS kid referred in 2000. Treated with Puberty Blockers and transitioned decades before you realised we existed. We've always been here! #ProtectTransKids
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5K Followers 1K Following Dad, interested in 🌹 and #nffc. Tweets at @LabourPost. Keep Britain British...no to American culture war bollocks.
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5K Followers 969 Following UK based online-retailer selling new and used books, films, music and games worldwide! Come chat with us about books!
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880K Followers 2K Following Professor of Political Science, Director of Freeman Spogli Institute & Hoover Senior Fellow all at Stanford University. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 2012-2014.
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Mr G @DeputyGrocott
81K Followers 21K Following Father to 4 beautiful children.Husband.Suffolk Deputy.Year 4 teacher.Maths & Computing lead. NPQH. 4 Es: Excellence, Enthusiasm, Enjoyment and Enrichment
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61K Followers 2K Following Most importantly, Y6 teacher. AHT: teaching & learning, behaviour, curriculum. ADHD and autistic. Probably an entertainer third. Sell books via @anewchapterbks
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CENMAC @CENMAC
1K Followers 1K Following CENMAC supports children & young people experiencing barriers to learning & communication to access the curriculum & communicate with AT https://t.co/ZID0IXLS5a
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994 Followers 1K Following political hero, John Hulme. Guitarist, songwriter, fibromyalgia sufferer, father, grandad. KTTO. We need more custard in our lives. No DMs
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82 Followers 138 Following Founder member of Whitstable Sceptics. Humanist #ProgressiveAlliance #MakeVotesMatter https://t.co/CMBrAbICiS
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