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Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Jul 4

Really proud to share that my wonderful school - Ark Soane - has spotlighted by @inclusioninpractice.org.uk

This is a testament to the incredible job that my incredible colleagues do every single day!

Check out the report below to read more about our approach 👇

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Jun 2

This is what always gets me. It's such a mind-numbing view of education. Some kind of godawful generic training for an identikit job that doesn't even exist.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Jun 2

It isn't possible to design a school system where everyone leaves with the skills needed for the workplace because *they're all going to do different jobs*.

Workplace training needs to be done by employers.

The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · Jun 2

We need our children to leave school ready for life in the real world

To ensure that young people embarking on a career have the skills and mindset employers are looking for, education must be linked more closely to the workplace, writes David Blunkett.

‘We need our children to leave school ready for life in t...

To ensure that young people embarking on a career have the skills and mindset employers are looking for, education must be linked more closely to the wor...

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Jun 1

The absolute last thing schools need right now - while dealing with an extremely tight funding settlement and rising poverty - is a radical overhaul of the exam system.

Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social · Jun 1

White working class boys to be focus of education policy “reset” as tensions grow over curriculum and assessment reform - my latest piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Too many exams, too many pupils let down: Whitehall plans reset of GCSEs | The Observer

Strategy to help failing white working-class boys will be included in plans to rethink policy on exams and training. But how far will leaders be prepared to go?

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Mark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social · May 30

Great writing from @greeborunner.bsky.social on the difficulties faced by school leaders and why people might just need to give them a break

open.substack.com/pub/greeboru...

Spinning Plates

Understanding leadership

open.substack.com

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Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · May 30

www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...

Webinar series: Direct history teaching

www.history.org.uk

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Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · May 30

Really excited about presenting this series for @histassoc.bsky.social – starting this Wednesday, 4 June, 4pm.

In the first webinar, @jacobolivey.bsky.social and I will explain why we think children don't need to 'do history' to learn history.

Recordings will be available. Link below! 🔗👇

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Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · May 30

Done!

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Will Goodfellow @willgoodfellow82.bsky.social · May 14

We’ve gone to press for #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Expanding Worlds! It’ll be hitting our warehouse on 13 June so do get your orders in! In my 10+ years of history publishing, I honestly think this is one of the best books we’ve produced. Spell-binding narrative, stunning visuals and super accessible.

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Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · May 12

So lovely to see you, David. Your workshop was wonderfully thoughtful and a real conference highlight!

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Colin McCormick @colinmccormick.bsky.social · May 11

1. Very proud to present our research with Katie Amery at the Historical Association Conference in our home city. It’s been an inspiring two days of lectures, presentations, and rich conversations—and the sun came out to show the port of Liverpool at its finest. #hafconf25

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Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · Apr 28

Interested in a direct approach to history teaching? 'Lean lessons' with booklets, whole-class reading, explanation, and lots of questions?

@jacobolivey.bsky.social and I are leading a webinar series for @histassoc.bsky.social in June – and it's cheap! Just £50 for all six webinars.

Link below! 👇

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Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · May 11

Thank so much, Pete – great to see you and loved your workshop

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Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · May 11

Thanks so much, Will. Lovely to see you!

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Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · May 11

Thank, you Kat – really lovely to see you!

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Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · May 11

Thanks Ed – always so lovely to see you and to catch up

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Claire Holliss @citoyenneclaire.bsky.social · Apr 29

Thinking about your teaching of the History A-level? I will be running a series of webinars with @histassoc.bsky.social between the 12th June and the 3rd July! Details are included in the link below, but feel free to ask me any questions about the course.
www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...

Webinar series: Developing students’ historical thinking at A-level

www.history.org.uk

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Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · Apr 28

www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...

Webinar series: Direct history teaching

www.history.org.uk

Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · Apr 28

Interested in a direct approach to history teaching? 'Lean lessons' with booklets, whole-class reading, explanation, and lots of questions?

@jacobolivey.bsky.social and I are leading a webinar series for @histassoc.bsky.social in June – and it's cheap! Just £50 for all six webinars.

Link below! 👇

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Hugh Richards @hughrichards.bsky.social · Apr 17

These books are just stunning. Every page is beautifully laid out and illustrated

Will Goodfellow @willgoodfellow82.bsky.social · Apr 17

Gorgeous text, gorgeous pages. We're on the home stretch with the #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Expanding Worlds c.1600-c1870 proofs, so here's an Easter treat of a few pages. Every spread in this book is a thing of beauty. I can't wait for you all to see it.

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Will Goodfellow @willgoodfellow82.bsky.social · Apr 17

Gorgeous text, gorgeous pages. We're on the home stretch with the #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Expanding Worlds c.1600-c1870 proofs, so here's an Easter treat of a few pages. Every spread in this book is a thing of beauty. I can't wait for you all to see it.

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Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · Apr 17

Awesome – congratulations!

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Stuart Lock @stulock.bsky.social · Apr 5

The government are suggesting schools should show Adolescence (and I disagree with this for more reasons than just this), but voted against a national ban on smartphones in schools.

I don't understand.

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · Mar 16

If you’re an ambitious Science, History, or Languages teacher and want to take the next step in your career by becoming a ML in one of the most exciting school improvement journeys around, then get in touch.

Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · Mar 15

🚨 Exciting Opportunities 🚨

We're recruiting to our ML team at Trinity Brixton. If you're an aspiring/current HoD in History, Languages, or Science then get in touch. Last year Trinity was the 5th most improved school in London. Come and be part of something special.

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Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Mar 9

So, when we drop into each other's slip stream, when we narrate the links explicitly to our pupils and when we boost each other up by retrieving and building on knowledge that we know our pupils know, this is our accidental approach to cross-curricular!

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