Emma Wotherspoon

So proud of this one today - well done on your Geology degree Fraser! ⚒️ #OUFamily @OUScotland – at Glasgow, Scotland

So proud of the @GairlochHigh @poweringfutures team today. Have worked so hard, considered feedback and presented so professionally. It's started real conversations about sustainable, rural travel 🚌💨 Fantastic programme (it's an SCQF Level 6 Award) to get your S5/6 involved in! – at Tain, Scotland

James & Darren from @NWTrunkRoads Bridges team were at @GairlochHigh today. First they gave valuable industry feedback to our @poweringfutures group and then delivered a civil engineering & pathways workshop to the team & our Higher Engineering pupils. Thanks for contributing!

First run of the @poweringfutures presentation for the @GairlochHigh team this afternoon with @GairlochAHT and Stuart @skillsdevscot giving feedback. Final presentations are next Thursday 🤩💪 – at Gairloch, Scotland

The sound of a class of S1 Geographers 🌍 watching David Attenborough's @netflix Frozen Worlds @ourplanet and cheering on an escaping seal is my highlight of this week 🤩 Their out-loud reactions and engagement throughout are something special about watching this as a class!

Long trip down to the Scottish Parliament today for a meeting with @JennyGilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Education, who heard our ambitions for Geography 🌍 pupils & teachers in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The @SAGTeach president's role comes with lots of meetings & it's refreshing to be heard! – at Edinburgh, Scotland

🌍 We're at #MockCOPHighlands in the @HighlandCouncil chambers today with Geog and @poweringfutures pupils from @GairlochHigh We are representing Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and highlighting some of the amazing green energy produced in the country! – at Gairloch, Scotland

From @GairlochHigh to Antarctica via the @UKPolarNetwork! S1 have been learning about the Antarctic Treaty and what makes the continent a special place ❄️🐧 They designed this flag combining lots of ideas from across the class & the next time they see it it will be in Antarctica! – at Gairloch, Scotland

Today our Nat 5 Geography classroom looked like this 🌱 Learning about how rural businesses develop, farming can be a driver for carbon reduction & hungry families can be fed. A real reminder how many vital jobs in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 are underpinned by the principles they learn in 🌍 classes! – at Gairloch, Scotland

Embedding young folk in the area they're growing up in - local places, local songs & yellow wellies to boot 💪 Some @GairlochHigh S1s with their impromptu singing of Loch Maree Islands today 🎶 think we've got @peatanddiesel to thank for helping us keep that classic alive!

Geog teachers 🌍 are working hard to make sure every pupil in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 has powerful knowledge to help play their part in sustainability, communities & workplaces. Great to be asked to speak alongside @LouiseHayward3 @KenBMuir on what educational reform could mean in the 🌍 classroom.

The arrival of devastating seismic waves from the Morrocco Earthquake to @GairlochHigh's @raspishake situated at @GairlochMuseum last night. 5.5mins to travel from Marrakesh to the N of Scotland. Our S3 class has been learning about the science behind these waves this week 🌍

Teaching folk about local rocks, in the sun ☀️ @GairlochMuseum @scottishgeology First successful Pebbles on the Beach event in Gairloch ⚒️ Happy to share a bit about how we did it if anyone has considered doing something similar. Thanks to Fraser for being around to help too!