Alex Ford
@apf102.bsky.social
PGCE Tutor and former history teacher with an American West obsession. All views my own…I think. #UKTeaching #historyteacher #PGCE
Meant to add this to the second post but so important
February 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Meant to add this to the second post but so important
I think it’s crucial we help people to see that, as the article says, change doesn’t happen because of grand gestures, but by widespread and committed action every day. It is a commitment to taking care of one another.
To invert an expression - when good people act, evil cannot triumph. 2/2
To invert an expression - when good people act, evil cannot triumph. 2/2
February 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM
I think it’s crucial we help people to see that, as the article says, change doesn’t happen because of grand gestures, but by widespread and committed action every day. It is a commitment to taking care of one another.
To invert an expression - when good people act, evil cannot triumph. 2/2
To invert an expression - when good people act, evil cannot triumph. 2/2
Everything that is happening under the Trump regime needs to be held fully in the light of day. None of this is accidental - it is a deliberate trampling of the law and the fundamental principles of a free society
January 31, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Everything that is happening under the Trump regime needs to be held fully in the light of day. None of this is accidental - it is a deliberate trampling of the law and the fundamental principles of a free society
Great to see a shout out to the Curriculum PATHS Principles for History Teaching.
If you want to find out more do check out our website curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk
If you want to find out more do check out our website curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Great to see a shout out to the Curriculum PATHS Principles for History Teaching.
If you want to find out more do check out our website curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk
If you want to find out more do check out our website curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk
Session B at @1972shp.bsky.social Developing Teachers’ Conference is just starting. Otis Blaize unpacking how we approach diversifying and decolonising the curriculum. Great to see the @uclpress.bsky.social Teaching Slavery book being referenced here #SHPDTC26
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Session B at @1972shp.bsky.social Developing Teachers’ Conference is just starting. Otis Blaize unpacking how we approach diversifying and decolonising the curriculum. Great to see the @uclpress.bsky.social Teaching Slavery book being referenced here #SHPDTC26
Had to have a little jump over to hear the fantastic @gemmaehistory.bsky.social talking about working with historical interpretations. Loads of brilliant ideas for approaching historical interpretations meaningfully and accessibly @1972shp.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Had to have a little jump over to hear the fantastic @gemmaehistory.bsky.social talking about working with historical interpretations. Loads of brilliant ideas for approaching historical interpretations meaningfully and accessibly @1972shp.bsky.social
Excited to be diving into our first #SHPDTC26 session. Dale Banham exploring how we ensure history lessons are the ones pupils look forward to through stimulating sources, oracy, stories, self efficacy and proving real audiences for pupil work. #historyteacher
January 31, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Excited to be diving into our first #SHPDTC26 session. Dale Banham exploring how we ensure history lessons are the ones pupils look forward to through stimulating sources, oracy, stories, self efficacy and proving real audiences for pupil work. #historyteacher
We are always looking to share the amazing work Primary and Secondary #historyteacher colleagues are doing. If you have unit which you think fits with the CPATHS Principles and would like to share it with others, just give us a shout or follow the instructions on the Padlet.
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 PM
We are always looking to share the amazing work Primary and Secondary #historyteacher colleagues are doing. If you have unit which you think fits with the CPATHS Principles and would like to share it with others, just give us a shout or follow the instructions on the Padlet.
Miller presumably referring to the Doctrine of Discovery here to justify Trump’s insane ambitions on Greenland.
Another reason we need to teach kids about settler colonialism in school!
Another reason we need to teach kids about settler colonialism in school!
January 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Miller presumably referring to the Doctrine of Discovery here to justify Trump’s insane ambitions on Greenland.
Another reason we need to teach kids about settler colonialism in school!
Another reason we need to teach kids about settler colonialism in school!
Headline 3: Some subject bodies seem to have strong links with key players from the previous government. I have noted where there are links with the DfE, Oak National and Ofqual under the last govt. As well as Spielman's Ofsted and the previously favoured MATs. Again correct if I am wrong.
January 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Headline 3: Some subject bodies seem to have strong links with key players from the previous government. I have noted where there are links with the DfE, Oak National and Ofqual under the last govt. As well as Spielman's Ofsted and the previously favoured MATs. Again correct if I am wrong.
Headline 1: Of all the 24 contracts granted I could identify ZERO people from Black Asian or Global Majority backgrounds (correct me if I am wrong!!). This feels really worrying when a core commitment in the CAR was to ensure we have "a curriculum that reflects the diversity of our society"
January 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Headline 1: Of all the 24 contracts granted I could identify ZERO people from Black Asian or Global Majority backgrounds (correct me if I am wrong!!). This feels really worrying when a core commitment in the CAR was to ensure we have "a curriculum that reflects the diversity of our society"
This was my shittiest camera ever challenge - a build your own twin-plastic-lens camera, with just a few light leaks 😂😂
January 1, 2026 at 9:04 AM
This was my shittiest camera ever challenge - a build your own twin-plastic-lens camera, with just a few light leaks 😂😂
My daughter bought me Robin Jarvis’ Deptford Mice trilogy for Christmas. Read them to death when I was her age. They have just been released in a lovely new edition for 2025. Am absolutely loving diving back in but preparing myself emotionally for Book 3!
December 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My daughter bought me Robin Jarvis’ Deptford Mice trilogy for Christmas. Read them to death when I was her age. They have just been released in a lovely new edition for 2025. Am absolutely loving diving back in but preparing myself emotionally for Book 3!
Think I might need to cut back on the coffee next year… also might ask if I can have a prize!
December 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Think I might need to cut back on the coffee next year… also might ask if I can have a prize!
So delighted to have this arrive today. Such an important book for #historyteacher s wanting to do justice to teaching about Britain’s colonial past!
Katie, Nicholas, @justice2history.bsky.social & @abdulmohamud.bsky.social do an amazing job of bringing research and pedagogy together.
Katie, Nicholas, @justice2history.bsky.social & @abdulmohamud.bsky.social do an amazing job of bringing research and pedagogy together.
December 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
So delighted to have this arrive today. Such an important book for #historyteacher s wanting to do justice to teaching about Britain’s colonial past!
Katie, Nicholas, @justice2history.bsky.social & @abdulmohamud.bsky.social do an amazing job of bringing research and pedagogy together.
Katie, Nicholas, @justice2history.bsky.social & @abdulmohamud.bsky.social do an amazing job of bringing research and pedagogy together.
Amazing ECT highlights here… including some crown wearing to make @iandawson51.bsky.social proud
December 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Amazing ECT highlights here… including some crown wearing to make @iandawson51.bsky.social proud
December 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The North Sea
Olympus OM-20 | Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 | Ilford HP5+
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #ishootfilm #blackandwhite
Olympus OM-20 | Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 | Ilford HP5+
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #ishootfilm #blackandwhite
December 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The North Sea
Olympus OM-20 | Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 | Ilford HP5+
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #ishootfilm #blackandwhite
Olympus OM-20 | Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 | Ilford HP5+
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #ishootfilm #blackandwhite
Some more peaceful photos from Tynemouth
Mamiya 6 IV-b | Kodak Gold 200
#kodakgold200 #mediumformat #ishootfilm
Mamiya 6 IV-b | Kodak Gold 200
#kodakgold200 #mediumformat #ishootfilm
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Some more peaceful photos from Tynemouth
Mamiya 6 IV-b | Kodak Gold 200
#kodakgold200 #mediumformat #ishootfilm
Mamiya 6 IV-b | Kodak Gold 200
#kodakgold200 #mediumformat #ishootfilm
Struggling at the moment to cope with the absolute shit show that is government messaging on immigration and failure to say Britain needs to live up to its international obligations to the most vulnerable.
So instead - here are 4 photos from tranquil places I went this Autumn. #kodakgold200
So instead - here are 4 photos from tranquil places I went this Autumn. #kodakgold200
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Struggling at the moment to cope with the absolute shit show that is government messaging on immigration and failure to say Britain needs to live up to its international obligations to the most vulnerable.
So instead - here are 4 photos from tranquil places I went this Autumn. #kodakgold200
So instead - here are 4 photos from tranquil places I went this Autumn. #kodakgold200
The quick #historyteacher summary of you are short in time… the Curriculum and Assessment Review promises one thing on the surface but seems set to deliver quite another #EduSky #CAR2025
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The quick #historyteacher summary of you are short in time… the Curriculum and Assessment Review promises one thing on the surface but seems set to deliver quite another #EduSky #CAR2025
The perfect product does not exi…..
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The perfect product does not exi…..
Had a great time presenting @ucet.bsky.social conference this afternoon. A small but lovely gathering of people who all really gamely drew pictures of each other in the final session of the day 😁. Thank you all!!
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Had a great time presenting @ucet.bsky.social conference this afternoon. A small but lovely gathering of people who all really gamely drew pictures of each other in the final session of the day 😁. Thank you all!!