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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 2d

www.instagram.com/reel/DPcAFoh... This short film features my mother, daughter of a Holocaust survivor, and now an activist against the war in Gaza. Please share widely

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Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · 2d

Surely a correlation between those who learned one or both and confidence in spelling - @teachertapp.bsky.social will you be testing this?

Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · 2d

I was so lucky to have had the chance to learn both Latin and Greek at school - so few young people get that chance now. I would love to see that trend reversed. Ancient languages in primary, supporting MFL in secondary @classicsforall.bsky.social ?

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Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · 2d

I enjoyed today's @teachertapp.bsky.social blog from @theeef.bsky.social about knowledge of Latin and Greek supporting spelling. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/eef-blo...

EEF blog: Getting to the root of vocabulary instruction

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 3d

A joy to see this. Feedback from pupils and parents shows #ChangingHistoriesKS3 is changing the game for KS3 history

Rich story, deep scholarly connections, rigorous enquiry questions and enquiry journeys all need to be embedded and integrated, not bolted on as extra texts.

Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · 7d

Lovely feedback from parents at our Open Evening tonight. Those new to the school blown away by our curriculum content. Existing parents telling me their children love History for the stories. It's #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Thanks to @counsellc.bsky.social @willgoodfellow82.bsky.social and authors!

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Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, they are loving it and so are we!

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Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · 4d

... When you think about it, migrants have done so much for this country!' His partner responds 'Yeah! The trouble is most people don't know this. They all need to do GCSE History!' Thank you #OCRBHistory @1972shp.bsky.social @historyrichk.bsky.social

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Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · 4d

Fascinating conversation with Year 10 students yesterday, studying Huguenot refugees in early modern Britain. One student remarked on the impact and legacy of the Huguenots in relation to establishing the Bank of England - 'so they were French but they created the English national bank! ...

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Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · 7d

Lovely feedback from parents at our Open Evening tonight. Those new to the school blown away by our curriculum content. Existing parents telling me their children love History for the stories. It's #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Thanks to @counsellc.bsky.social @willgoodfellow82.bsky.social and authors!

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Victoria Crooks @victoriacrooks.bsky.social · 10d

I've been thinking about this a lot since you posted yesterday @freereed59.net so, for what it's worth, here is my list of some key features of a great @histassoc TH article... 1/

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Ali Messer @freereed59.net · 11d

Here is a question for #HistoryEducation. What makes a good Teaching History article? A short thread for #historyteacher s.
Teaching History is a journal published by @histassoc.bsky.social and read by thousands of teachers. (Is that the right 'number'?)
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Jess Angell @jessangell.bsky.social · 15d

Really enjoyed our Hums department meeting today. A focus on using choral response in a subject specific way. We read blogs by @claireharley.bsky.social @priteshraichura.bsky.social & @steplab.bsky.social module. All followed up by a discussion of how we are implementing it & how we can improve!

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Ben Bassett @benbassett.bsky.social · 15d

Following on from our HA talk in May, @petejackson.bsky.social and I have written a blog post on writing and using well-researched stories for GCSE History. Please do check it out!

open.substack.com/pub/benbasse...

Making GCSE History Memorable

How historical stories can capture attention, deepen knowledge, and sharpen curriculum focus. (This post will also appear on Pete Jackson's substack)

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Jonathan Mountstevens @mrmountstevens.bsky.social · 19d

Cracking article from @citoyenneclaire.bsky.social and @jcarrollhistory.bsky.social in latest Teaching History. Couldn’t be more timely for me as I’ve been consciously writing and using stories much more with my A Level students. Plenty here both to encourage and to challenge me.

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Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · 26d

I've used bits of Sleepwalkers and bits of Margaret Macmillan before.

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Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · Sep 6

This was very much why we wanted to take the opportunity to write the book!

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Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you Victoria!

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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

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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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Victoria Crooks @victoriacrooks.bsky.social · Aug 24

Know someone gearing up to start their teacher training this week? Share this with them.
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2025/08/13/y...

#ITT #ITE #PGCE #SCITT #PreserviceTeacher #TeacherEducation #TeacherMentoring

You Don’t Have to Be a Natural: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Teaching

Photo by Gratisography on Pexels.com “Great teachers are born, not made” is one of the great myths of teacher training. Unfortunately, it is also a myth which makes its way into the subconscious of…

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Claire Harley @claireharley.bsky.social · Aug 24

Absolutely delighted to be chosen as the Teacher Tapp blog of the day!

This blog is about how I make working, studying and parenting manageable during term time.

www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...

The Sunday Reset; Tips I've learnt to rise above the chaos during term time

A summary of tips I've learnt about balancing working, studying and being a mum during term time.

www.researchtoclassroom.com

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Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · Aug 26

Loved this, thank you for writing it!

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · Aug 24

Not Even Wrong: my thoughts on the BBC's King and Conqueror. www.marcmorris.org.uk/2025/08/king...

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Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · Aug 18

This was my reasoning. Also at least duty is done during school hours and I'd get a free lunch every day. I'd end up writing the reports in my evenings and weekend.

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Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thank you Rachel! So glad you enjoyed it!