Jo FletcherSaxon 🎙️ 👩🏻🎓 🐑 📚 💄 💻
@jofletchersaxon.bsky.social
Assistant Principal FE,HE,Adult Ed, #TeacherEducation | #PhD teacher-research #furthereducation | Co-host FE Research #Podcast | Ed. Learning & Skills Research Network | Jisc Community Champion | BERA Teacher Network | https://linktr.ee/JoFletcherSaxon
Wonderful time with Acorn Writing Retreats ✍️
May 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Wonderful time with Acorn Writing Retreats ✍️
Brilliant day at the inaugural BERA Teacher Network Conference! Lots of posts sharing edu research on our LinkedIn page www.linkedin.com/company/bera...
April 26, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Brilliant day at the inaugural BERA Teacher Network Conference! Lots of posts sharing edu research on our LinkedIn page www.linkedin.com/company/bera...
A 2 month gap since I last checked in here! Checking back in so I can follow the next #LTHEchat on Wednesday 15th April at 8pm BST with @hintondm.bsky.social to discuss Brookfield’s Four Lenses.
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April 15, 2026 at 1:07 AM
A 2 month gap since I last checked in here! Checking back in so I can follow the next #LTHEchat on Wednesday 15th April at 8pm BST with @hintondm.bsky.social to discuss Brookfield’s Four Lenses.
The new BERA publication,
Guide to Practitioner Research: Developing Professional Knowledge in Educational Research and Practice, is another essential for #furtereducation practitioners interested in research & professional practice.
Awesome ed. team and chapter writers. @drjoycechen.bsky.social
Guide to Practitioner Research: Developing Professional Knowledge in Educational Research and Practice, is another essential for #furtereducation practitioners interested in research & professional practice.
Awesome ed. team and chapter writers. @drjoycechen.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The new BERA publication,
Guide to Practitioner Research: Developing Professional Knowledge in Educational Research and Practice, is another essential for #furtereducation practitioners interested in research & professional practice.
Awesome ed. team and chapter writers. @drjoycechen.bsky.social
Guide to Practitioner Research: Developing Professional Knowledge in Educational Research and Practice, is another essential for #furtereducation practitioners interested in research & professional practice.
Awesome ed. team and chapter writers. @drjoycechen.bsky.social
I’ve been waiting for this to land!
FE’s Teacher Educators. A timely and much appreciated report.
#furthereducation
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FE’s Teacher Educators. A timely and much appreciated report.
#furthereducation
lnkd.in/eA4chaAS
January 23, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I’ve been waiting for this to land!
FE’s Teacher Educators. A timely and much appreciated report.
#furthereducation
lnkd.in/eA4chaAS
FE’s Teacher Educators. A timely and much appreciated report.
#furthereducation
lnkd.in/eA4chaAS
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2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ It was the year Keir Starmer called FE his 'defining mission', skills moved to DWP, reforms to apprenticeships and cuts in adult education
Here is our editor's review of 2025 and what's to come in 2026
feweek.co.uk/2025-review-...
Here is our editor's review of 2025 and what's to come in 2026
feweek.co.uk/2025-review-...
2025 review: A defining year for further education and skills
FE Week editor Shane Chowen looks back at a year of reform, rhetoric and reckoning for further education, and what it means for 2026
feweek.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ It was the year Keir Starmer called FE his 'defining mission', skills moved to DWP, reforms to apprenticeships and cuts in adult education
Here is our editor's review of 2025 and what's to come in 2026
feweek.co.uk/2025-review-...
Here is our editor's review of 2025 and what's to come in 2026
feweek.co.uk/2025-review-...
#ResearchAdvent
Day 15 Place
Not even sure I’ve found it.
More likely to feel out of it.
Have definitely been put in it.
Felt I don’t deserve it.
Occasionally won it.
#academicsky #phdsky
Day 15 Place
Not even sure I’ve found it.
More likely to feel out of it.
Have definitely been put in it.
Felt I don’t deserve it.
Occasionally won it.
#academicsky #phdsky
Here we go!
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
#ResearchAdvent
Day 15 Place
Not even sure I’ve found it.
More likely to feel out of it.
Have definitely been put in it.
Felt I don’t deserve it.
Occasionally won it.
#academicsky #phdsky
Day 15 Place
Not even sure I’ve found it.
More likely to feel out of it.
Have definitely been put in it.
Felt I don’t deserve it.
Occasionally won it.
#academicsky #phdsky
#ResearchAdvent
Day 13 Friends: I’ve the most wonderful friends, few but special. It’s a privilege to navigate life with them.
Day 14 Scholarship: I’ve met and made some of those friends in scholarship. They are fellow thinkers, researchers, PhD buddies. We navigate liminal edu spaces together.
Day 13 Friends: I’ve the most wonderful friends, few but special. It’s a privilege to navigate life with them.
Day 14 Scholarship: I’ve met and made some of those friends in scholarship. They are fellow thinkers, researchers, PhD buddies. We navigate liminal edu spaces together.
Here we go!
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
December 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
#ResearchAdvent
Day 13 Friends: I’ve the most wonderful friends, few but special. It’s a privilege to navigate life with them.
Day 14 Scholarship: I’ve met and made some of those friends in scholarship. They are fellow thinkers, researchers, PhD buddies. We navigate liminal edu spaces together.
Day 13 Friends: I’ve the most wonderful friends, few but special. It’s a privilege to navigate life with them.
Day 14 Scholarship: I’ve met and made some of those friends in scholarship. They are fellow thinkers, researchers, PhD buddies. We navigate liminal edu spaces together.
#ResearchAdvent
Playing catch-up
Day10 Meth: podcast as method, Listening Guide and Practice Architectures, mash-up.
Day11 Excitement: is how I’ll feel at a future beyond the stress!
Day12 Thinkers: Kemmis, bell hooks, & 2025’s Reith Lectures with Rutger Bregman have been top notch. #academicsky
Playing catch-up
Day10 Meth: podcast as method, Listening Guide and Practice Architectures, mash-up.
Day11 Excitement: is how I’ll feel at a future beyond the stress!
Day12 Thinkers: Kemmis, bell hooks, & 2025’s Reith Lectures with Rutger Bregman have been top notch. #academicsky
December 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
#ResearchAdvent
Playing catch-up
Day10 Meth: podcast as method, Listening Guide and Practice Architectures, mash-up.
Day11 Excitement: is how I’ll feel at a future beyond the stress!
Day12 Thinkers: Kemmis, bell hooks, & 2025’s Reith Lectures with Rutger Bregman have been top notch. #academicsky
Playing catch-up
Day10 Meth: podcast as method, Listening Guide and Practice Architectures, mash-up.
Day11 Excitement: is how I’ll feel at a future beyond the stress!
Day12 Thinkers: Kemmis, bell hooks, & 2025’s Reith Lectures with Rutger Bregman have been top notch. #academicsky
#ResearchAdvent Day 9 Publication.
I’m not in mainstream academia so no requirement for me to publish. However, I’m super proud of my ✍️ to date.This co-writing from last year still brings me joy. www.bera.ac.uk/blog/what-ar...
The only writing between now and summer 2026 is PhD.
#phdsky
I’m not in mainstream academia so no requirement for me to publish. However, I’m super proud of my ✍️ to date.This co-writing from last year still brings me joy. www.bera.ac.uk/blog/what-ar...
The only writing between now and summer 2026 is PhD.
#phdsky
December 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
#ResearchAdvent Day 9 Publication.
I’m not in mainstream academia so no requirement for me to publish. However, I’m super proud of my ✍️ to date.This co-writing from last year still brings me joy. www.bera.ac.uk/blog/what-ar...
The only writing between now and summer 2026 is PhD.
#phdsky
I’m not in mainstream academia so no requirement for me to publish. However, I’m super proud of my ✍️ to date.This co-writing from last year still brings me joy. www.bera.ac.uk/blog/what-ar...
The only writing between now and summer 2026 is PhD.
#phdsky
#ResearchAdvent
Day 7 Read and Day 8 Challenge
Handily I tackle these together as actually, the reading has been a challenge!
Also, the challenge of constant guilt - about not reading enough.
#PhDsky
Day 7 Read and Day 8 Challenge
Handily I tackle these together as actually, the reading has been a challenge!
Also, the challenge of constant guilt - about not reading enough.
#PhDsky
Here we go!
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#ResearchAdvent
Day 7 Read and Day 8 Challenge
Handily I tackle these together as actually, the reading has been a challenge!
Also, the challenge of constant guilt - about not reading enough.
#PhDsky
Day 7 Read and Day 8 Challenge
Handily I tackle these together as actually, the reading has been a challenge!
Also, the challenge of constant guilt - about not reading enough.
#PhDsky
#ResearchAdvent
Day 6 Joy
Joy as a practice. Cultivated through intention and attention. Easier to say than do, for sure. Hence the word practice. Think bell hooks.
Day 6 Joy
Joy as a practice. Cultivated through intention and attention. Easier to say than do, for sure. Hence the word practice. Think bell hooks.
Here we go!
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
December 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#ResearchAdvent
Day 6 Joy
Joy as a practice. Cultivated through intention and attention. Easier to say than do, for sure. Hence the word practice. Think bell hooks.
Day 6 Joy
Joy as a practice. Cultivated through intention and attention. Easier to say than do, for sure. Hence the word practice. Think bell hooks.
#ResearchAdvent
Day 4 Hope
Day 5 Engagement
I hope that hunkering down, sparkly lights, and big hugs await you. I hope that your writing is productive, and your thinking clear.
Engagement - funnily enough, this advent is bringing some unexpected engagement 😃. #phdsky
Day 4 Hope
Day 5 Engagement
I hope that hunkering down, sparkly lights, and big hugs await you. I hope that your writing is productive, and your thinking clear.
Engagement - funnily enough, this advent is bringing some unexpected engagement 😃. #phdsky
Here we go!
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
#ResearchAdvent
Day 4 Hope
Day 5 Engagement
I hope that hunkering down, sparkly lights, and big hugs await you. I hope that your writing is productive, and your thinking clear.
Engagement - funnily enough, this advent is bringing some unexpected engagement 😃. #phdsky
Day 4 Hope
Day 5 Engagement
I hope that hunkering down, sparkly lights, and big hugs await you. I hope that your writing is productive, and your thinking clear.
Engagement - funnily enough, this advent is bringing some unexpected engagement 😃. #phdsky
#ResearchAdvent Day 3
Appreciation for the people I have not met irl across different platforms who have provided momentary anchors in chaos.
Appreciation for the people who leave me feeling brighter, lighter, understood and that it’s possible - PhD supervisors and PhD pals. #phdsky
Appreciation for the people I have not met irl across different platforms who have provided momentary anchors in chaos.
Appreciation for the people who leave me feeling brighter, lighter, understood and that it’s possible - PhD supervisors and PhD pals. #phdsky
Here we go!
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
#ResearchAdvent Day 3
Appreciation for the people I have not met irl across different platforms who have provided momentary anchors in chaos.
Appreciation for the people who leave me feeling brighter, lighter, understood and that it’s possible - PhD supervisors and PhD pals. #phdsky
Appreciation for the people I have not met irl across different platforms who have provided momentary anchors in chaos.
Appreciation for the people who leave me feeling brighter, lighter, understood and that it’s possible - PhD supervisors and PhD pals. #phdsky
#ResearchAdvent day 2
Values and ethics
These are the beginning, middle and end.
It’s not a process in research.
It’s being.
It’s authenticity.
It’s truth.
#phdsky
Values and ethics
These are the beginning, middle and end.
It’s not a process in research.
It’s being.
It’s authenticity.
It’s truth.
#phdsky
Here we go!
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
December 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
#ResearchAdvent day 2
Values and ethics
These are the beginning, middle and end.
It’s not a process in research.
It’s being.
It’s authenticity.
It’s truth.
#phdsky
Values and ethics
These are the beginning, middle and end.
It’s not a process in research.
It’s being.
It’s authenticity.
It’s truth.
#phdsky
Day 1 #ResearchAdvent
Final year PhD exploring professional development for teachers in sixth form colleges and practitioner enquiry. Using podcast as method in amongst some other creative meths. Voice, agency, professionalism. #phdsky
Final year PhD exploring professional development for teachers in sixth form colleges and practitioner enquiry. Using podcast as method in amongst some other creative meths. Voice, agency, professionalism. #phdsky
Here we go!
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Day 1 #ResearchAdvent
Final year PhD exploring professional development for teachers in sixth form colleges and practitioner enquiry. Using podcast as method in amongst some other creative meths. Voice, agency, professionalism. #phdsky
Final year PhD exploring professional development for teachers in sixth form colleges and practitioner enquiry. Using podcast as method in amongst some other creative meths. Voice, agency, professionalism. #phdsky
Here we go!
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
November 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Here we go!
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
Are you ready?
2025’s #ResearchAdvent
A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent
My visit to Edinburgh Futures Institute in early August was fantastic! A writing retreat run by CDN. 👏👏👏 Of course I also got to enjoy some of the Edinburgh Fringe.
August 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My visit to Edinburgh Futures Institute in early August was fantastic! A writing retreat run by CDN. 👏👏👏 Of course I also got to enjoy some of the Edinburgh Fringe.
Such an active, fun and impactful day with Mark @ictevangelist.bsky.social. Helping us build skills and confidence with AI. Staff have been buzzing and super busy, putting learning into practice. Great conversations about meaningful and safe use of AI.
#BeCurious #MyYearOfLivingDigitally #fesuk
#BeCurious #MyYearOfLivingDigitally #fesuk
July 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Such an active, fun and impactful day with Mark @ictevangelist.bsky.social. Helping us build skills and confidence with AI. Staff have been buzzing and super busy, putting learning into practice. Great conversations about meaningful and safe use of AI.
#BeCurious #MyYearOfLivingDigitally #fesuk
#BeCurious #MyYearOfLivingDigitally #fesuk
May 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
My weekend in 4 photos. Yours?
I decided to set up a new writing space but that one job turned into juggling several🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️😂 inc repotting plants, dog grooming, laundry & some mopping. So that’s going well …
Also collected the antique chair that I’ve had reupholstered. She’s looking mighty fine. #phd
I decided to set up a new writing space but that one job turned into juggling several🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️😂 inc repotting plants, dog grooming, laundry & some mopping. So that’s going well …
Also collected the antique chair that I’ve had reupholstered. She’s looking mighty fine. #phd
May 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
My weekend in 4 photos. Yours?
I decided to set up a new writing space but that one job turned into juggling several🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️😂 inc repotting plants, dog grooming, laundry & some mopping. So that’s going well …
Also collected the antique chair that I’ve had reupholstered. She’s looking mighty fine. #phd
I decided to set up a new writing space but that one job turned into juggling several🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️😂 inc repotting plants, dog grooming, laundry & some mopping. So that’s going well …
Also collected the antique chair that I’ve had reupholstered. She’s looking mighty fine. #phd
Goodness, I’ve been away from BlueSky for a while. New phone and forgotten passwords … I’m back! I want to check out what PhD buddies have been up to. My highlight from the last few months … LSRN (and here’s the latest Research Round-Up www.linkedin.com/pulse/resear...) #fesuk #phdchat
May 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Goodness, I’ve been away from BlueSky for a while. New phone and forgotten passwords … I’m back! I want to check out what PhD buddies have been up to. My highlight from the last few months … LSRN (and here’s the latest Research Round-Up www.linkedin.com/pulse/resear...) #fesuk #phdchat
Celebrating a milestone! 8000!
For such a niche little podcast, we are thrilled to bits.
Big thanks, on behalf of every podcast guest, if you are reading this and you have ever listened to an episode.
#FESUK #Podcast #Research #PhDchat
www.instagram.com/reel/DIhY3RE...
For such a niche little podcast, we are thrilled to bits.
Big thanks, on behalf of every podcast guest, if you are reading this and you have ever listened to an episode.
#FESUK #Podcast #Research #PhDchat
www.instagram.com/reel/DIhY3RE...
April 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Celebrating a milestone! 8000!
For such a niche little podcast, we are thrilled to bits.
Big thanks, on behalf of every podcast guest, if you are reading this and you have ever listened to an episode.
#FESUK #Podcast #Research #PhDchat
www.instagram.com/reel/DIhY3RE...
For such a niche little podcast, we are thrilled to bits.
Big thanks, on behalf of every podcast guest, if you are reading this and you have ever listened to an episode.
#FESUK #Podcast #Research #PhDchat
www.instagram.com/reel/DIhY3RE...
I’m on a mission to capture sunrise and sunsets at the moment. Lovin’ it.
April 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I’m on a mission to capture sunrise and sunsets at the moment. Lovin’ it.
April 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM