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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · 23d

Good luck to the 2025-26 UoYPGCE primary and secondary cohorts tomorrow as they go into placement schools across Yorkshire & Humberside. You’ve got this!
#newteachergeneration
#pgceUoYprimary
#pgceUoYsecondary

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Victoria Crooks @victoriacrooks.bsky.social · Sep 4

Many of us involved in #historyteacher #TeacherEducation have been keen to see subject, & distinctive nature of our discipline, re-centred in the recent focus on instructional coaching & core-practices in schools. It was brilliant, therefore, to read 'Secondary History in Action'. 1/

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Sep 4

A huge welcome to our 2025-26 @universityofyork PGCE cohort! Virtual hello for secondary BTs this week, but the secondary team are looking forward to saying hello in person on Monday next week. Primary BTs already up & running!!
Welcome aboard your PGCE journey at York!

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Sep 3

Important article getting at the heart of retention problems with ECTs. Push-pull factors clear. Lots of good for thought for schools, DfE, trusts, appropriate bodies and ITE providers. bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/PRNJER...

The five‐year itch: Motivational factors that influence the career decisions of early career teachers in England

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · Aug 12

Caz Coronel: “Now, more than ever, we need kindness and compassion and a genuine effort to understand each other, even towards those with prejudice.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

‘I’ve been spat on’: gender non-conforming women tell of toilet abuse after UK’s supreme court ruling

Support groups report that women and non-binary people are increasingly being challenged in toilets and changing facilities – but others call it scaremongering

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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · Aug 3

"The ITT curriculum needs to be carefully designed & sequenced in order to maximise learning & retention: overloading the syllabus dilutes the impact of everything in it." A good piece from Yalinie Vigneswaran of @ambitioninstitute.bsky.social, @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Overloading ITT isn’t the solution to society’s ills

We can’t solve every challenge in society by adding it into teacher training - but government-backed professional development would help teachers to play their part, says Yalinie Vigneswaran

www.tes.com

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jul 23

@uoyeducation.bsky.social a few photos of the PGCE Graduates (History, Geog, MFL) and PGCE staff celebrating at today’s graduation!
#Graduation2025

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jul 23

Team MFL also enjoying their day…

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jul 23

Greg gets to meet Longboi at last……
#Graduation2025

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jul 23

Congratulations @lydiawigley.bsky.social - this is so well deserved, you’re going to be a fabulous history teacher! Stay in touch…
#Graduation2025
#BrilliantTeachers

Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · Jul 23

Today I graduated from the @york.ac.uk 🎉

It has been such a lovely year and I am so excited for my next steps as an ECT!

#PGCE #ECT #Graduation #Teacher #Education

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jul 23

Team Geog also out in force with @georgiaramsay. Congratulations to you all!! Our Geog tutor also grabbed the opportunity for a quick snap with Greg James before he went to collect his honorary degree today from @uoy.

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jul 23

Graduation day today for all Univ of York PGCE students! Some of the brightest gowns in town donned by the tutor team (incl. THAT ‘Barbie’ gown), but achievement so well earned for Team History making @ruthlingard & I very proud indeed.. Congratulations Team History! Ready to make a difference..

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jul 4

It was very funny…..

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jul 4

I had a year where the cohort wrote a lesson observation on me…! Another year, knowing my 2nd hand bookshop habits, I got a 1920’s teaching handbook, I still use it (see my inaugural)!!!

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jul 4

Meanwhile, the annual history picnic in our lovely city began!!!

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jul 4

So I think the mighty Helen S would be smiling down on us today: our brilliant 24/25 historians completed their PGCE, & so we invited them to choose one of Helen’s history books as a celebration gift. Helen’s husband donated her history collection to the PGCE course, with this request. They had fun!

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jun 27

A great cause in memory of a brilliant educator, colleague and friend. Donate if you can, this fellowship will change some teachers’ pedagogy and curriculum for the good of their pupils….
#grthistorymatters
#representation
#HAfellowships

Support the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Teacher Fellowship Programme | In memory of Helen Snelson

The Historical Association is working to raise funds to establish a Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Teacher Fellowship Programme - a professional development initiative for teachers - in memory of Helen Sne...

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jun 24

Join the brilliant, friendly, talented PGCE team at Univ of York! It’s a wonderful uni to work within, & a welcoming Dept of Education.
We’re looking for an experienced and inspiring English lead tutor, who is ready to take the PGCE English course into its next chapter. What have you got to lose?

Jobs - The University of York

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History Teacher Educators' Network @htenuk.bsky.social · Jun 14

@htenuk.bsky.social would like to congratulate @counsellc.bsky.social on the award of an OBE in the King's birthday honours list. Christine's contribution to the #historyteacher #HistoryEducation and #curriculum has, and continues to be, incredibly significant.

Congratulations Christine!

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Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social · Jun 14

Not a huge fan of the Honours system esp. when I see folk awarded who really don’t impress. But that @counsellc.bsky.social has been awarded an OBE makes me think someone somewhere does understand just what honours should be all about. What a rich impact CC has had on history ed. Congratulations!