Thank you Ian! Amazing- I might print out my email!

@oblaize.bsky.social @historyrichk.bsky.social @sashasmith.bsky.social

Another fantastic set of History Subject Knowledge Masterclasses on offer for our @teachfirst.bsky.social Y2 historians this Wednesday! The training day has a strong focus on representation in history, with these masterclasses building on and shining light on a range of important areas.

Thanks lovely

If you can’t celebrate your own achievements by posing with your Teaching History article then when can you?! Always such an amazing feeling when you hold the physical copy of something you’ve written. It was great to get my copy in the post yesterday @histassoc.bsky.social #teachinghistory

Huge congratulations to Sarah and Andrea on their Teaching History article. Great example of how we can champion lesser known voices in history, on this occasion, and so pleased to see the ESIS report being put into action. 👏🏼 @sehartsmith.bsky.social @endsexisminschools.bsky.social

- a female leader to consider aspects of power and authority
- inspired by historical scholarship @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social Femina
- how can we use Jadwiga to be a 'mirror and a window' for students due to nationality or gender, and how can we spark intellectual curiosity.

- our locality meant many students had eastern European heritage
- eastern European history being a pre-20th century void in many curriculums

Excited to be in @histassoc.bsky.social latest TH201 Triumphs Show on shining a light on E.Eur history with Jadwiga of Poland.
Honoured to be in it, definite history teacher bucket list moment.

Teaching History 201 from @histassoc.bsky.social is online.

Brilliant authors sharing their varied approaches to teaching about interpretations.

Great CPD for history teachers and subject leads!

@sehartsmith.bsky.social @historysuperfan.bsky.social @benarscott.bsky.social and others

@historyrichk.bsky.social

Our @teachfirst.bsky.social History y1s have a great selection of subject kn masterclasses to choose from for part of Online Seminar1, selecting what is most relevant to personal subject kn dev now- a focus on GCSE, along with my masterclass on a global perspective to Medieval history.

A must-read report! ⬇️

So excited to be involved in this! A such a good way to volunteer all that local history know-how to what is looking like it will become such a great hub for primary (and hopefully following that secondary!) schools

Online Seminar 2 yesterday afternoon for our fab @teachfirst.bsky.social Y1s.
🔵 how to approach the critical evaluation and conclusion of their PGCE assignment; 🟡oracy in the classroom; 🔵 6 subject knowledge masterclasses. Mine was on how we can give a global perspective to Medieval history.

Tuning into Adam Dighton’s session in the @histassoc.bsky.social Short Course series on Britain and WW2. Little bit of evening CPD on a favourite area of mine. #historyteacher

Lovely day!

Back in London yesterday with our Year 2s. An excellent day focusing on:
✅how to ensure the history we teach is relevant
✅what success looks like in PGDE assignment
✅how similarity & difference is key to dev nuanced & diverse picture of past
✅the value of using popular history as interpretations

Experienced Teacher Programme (ETP)

History community: please share as I’m not using X any more! Inspiring CPD tailored to experienced teachers who want to grapple with ‘new’ ideas (or challenge how new they really are), refresh pedagogy and expand networks. Brought to you by @histassoc.bsky.social, @andrewshtbc.bsky.social and me.

Coaching trainees, contributing to curriculum design and delivering disciplinary training has revitalised my love of history education. Alongside the work-life balance I’ve now found, I’m heading into this Christmas break with a smile on my face.

My first term out of the classroom has been a delight. Working in the amazing History team at Teach First has shown how rewarding it is to dedicate and use your experience to help others starting out on their teaching journey….

Looking forward to the #HTEN conference tomorrow morning!

Great to see an influx of educators onto here the past couple of weeks. Hopeful it will revive that community aspect that got lost on the other place.
Long time no see to lots of lovely faces!

In response to @petejackson.bsky.social sharing his latest Y7 assessment here's ours for the first 3 enquiries for Y7. Built upon @michaelfordham.bsky.social mixed constitution idea and MCQ quality and @sehartsmith.bsky.social examples from last year. Thoughts/critique welcome!
#historyteacher

Can you help me share some great news?
The @histassoc.bsky.social Subject Leader Development Programme has been given a Teach Secondary CPD award: we were Highly Commended!

We have now trained nearly SIX HUNDRED Subject Leaders of History, both in post and aspiring to the role.

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When your love of local history means you spot some in the loos on a night out!

Send one this way!

Here are two of our new assessments, based on the work of Jonnie Grande, @sehartsmith.bsky.social and others. I'd love any comments or reflections!

Overview of structure in thread, along with Y7 example.

Year 9 have just been looking for patterns in the protest movements of 20th Century Britain:

Fantastic sessions at our Autumn Institute Hub Networking Day. Great to see trainees’ reflections on their training so far and how they came to us on TF. Primary and secondary, across all phases and subjects - brilliant day.

So excited to see them in the classroom after October half term.