Alf is one of our GCSE, migrant to Britain case studies. It was wonderful to see so many of our historians totally star struck.
It was a pleasure to witness history lessons become real for them!
Thanks again @alfdubs.bsky.social for a wonderful morning.
Today, Bolder Academy needs to say a huge thank you to @alfdubs.bsky.social
Year 10 & 11 (& staff) were totally wowed!
Loads of students stayed behind to shake Alf’s hand and thank him for his service, or ask (brilliant) questions.
I felt immensely proud of our brilliant ‘bold’ kids
We’re hiring for the ‘worldly’ Geography team at Bolder Academy!
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A community focused school in West London growing out of our final start-up phase.
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Thank you to everyone who came to our second Ark Soane History conference yesterday. It was such a joy to see so many history teacher colleagues together.
As always, I’m proudest of our pupils who were so keen to help and talk about history. What a lovely day. #Soane25
The fantastic #Viking Age finds at the Grosvenor Museum #Chester include two gold finger rings, displayed here with commentary by @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social #medievalsky howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/13/t...
Thanks Cat, sorry we didn’t get a chance to touch base. Too many people to catch up with at a conf.!
I was lucky enough to have a great history teacher. And she could get hold of cracking resources!
Also sorry for all the SPaG errors & misspelt names. Note to self, proof read.
‘Pulling up trees’ probs a poor choice of phrase given Michael Riley’s current work on climate history… sorry!
All a pretty pertinent reminder that when I was 7, & probs still getting over Southgate missing THAT penalty, & def. not thinking about the past, @counsellc.bsky.social, Michael Riley & Jamie Byron were already pulling up trees & sorting out history ed in the UK.
They knew/know what they’re doing!
Again, I find students can find making sense of the power the medieval Church could command tricky.
It’s seems obvious to me that, whilst simple, illustrations like these could help.
We zoom in, then, we zoom out. I’ve found the latter tricky in the past when getting students to think about the power of medieval monarchs.
Tables like this one could offer such simple ways of managing this.
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Change after the Norman Conquest. OK minor updates required, but, the illustration is, I think, lovely.
Right now, post reflecting on just how memorable this can be (if just for me at least…) making plans potentially use bits and bobs in my own history classroom.
Saxon rebellions and the Norman Conquest - what a map!
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Today’s reading.
Full of nostalgia for me. It’s the textbook I most remember (with f fondness) from my own school days with my inspiring history teacher, Mrs Blacksland.
The illustrations, the stories, cartoons - brilliant!
Confession - I love old history textbooks & have way too many… my wife (justifiably) gets frustrated by how much room they all take up…
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If you have a ticket for our #Soane25 History teacher conference, then you'll very soon get the full programme and workshop options – exciting!!
Meanwhile, here is a sneak peak (with more to be revealed). 👇👁️
There are just a handful of tickets left. Link below!
Gloucestershire - God’s own county.
It’s in verse. It must be true.
… and, just happened to coincide with annual teaching of ‘What might Melisende’s story reveal’ EQ with my year 12s.
Needless to say, they are now fully indoctrinated, think Melisende is a hero & are primed to visit @britishlibrary.bsky.social over the hols.
If you haven’t already, get yourself to the ‘Medieval Women in their Own Words’ exhibition at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social. I spent a lot of my visit ‘fanboying’ Melisende…
I very much enjoyed this… and not just because it’s about farting.
Monday 2nd Dec. 5-7:30pm, join the Teaching Medieval Women team (Prof. Jonathan Philips, Dr Natasha Hodgson, Dr Ellie Woodacre, & me from our teacher arm) for a free teacher event:
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- exhibition tour
- lectures & workshops
- time to discuss source material with historians
Sure lots have already visited ‘Medieval women in their own words’ on currently @britishlibrary.bsky.social?
It’s fantastic!
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Have you ever seen a box FULL of #Viking oval brooches?!
In 2018, I had the immense privilege of being part of a viewing at the National Museum of Scotland as part of our #Vikings in Scotland: 20 Years On conference, which served as the precursor to our EUP book, The Viking Age in Scotland.
Teaching in a primary in Cambridgeshire?
Teaching #OpeningWorlds humanities?
Not teaching #OpeningWorlds but want to find out more?
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@alfdubs.bsky.social I’m a history teacher at a state school in West London.
When we teach our year 10s about Britain’s migration story in the spring term, we teach them about you as one of our case studies!
I wonder whether you might be interested in talking to our students in person or virtually?
@edurbin.bsky.social
Also my first thought!
🤦♂️ Oh dear.
Sort of did, there was a discussion about whether Alexios would be appropriate.
Given lack of follow through on delivery of land, seemed dangerous.
Would that fit into the ‘Defiance’ category on SIMS?