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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · May 31

Looking forward to taking history into KS1 at the @1972shp.bsky.social conference 2025 join me and Wendy to take you through our rich KS1 curriculum materials

Luke Mayhew @mrmayhew.bsky.social · May 13

This looks to be a great conference as ever. I cannot emphasise how much @1972shp.bsky.social and conference has shaped me as a teacher. History teacher Glastonbury. But with better toilets.

Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · May 12

So excited about @1972shp.bsky.social #SHP25. So many brilliant workshops over 3 fantastic days of #historyteacher goodness. Join us for great history and great company PLUS included lunch, coffee and dinner!!
www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/summerconf/

SLT friendly flyer attached too!!

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · May 31

Looking forward to talk primary history

ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · May 16

Thanx @danlyndon.bsky.social! It's the @1972shp.bsky.social itself that's truly legendary (truly the Glastonbury of the mind) & it's always a tremendous honour 2 join SHP colleagues in Leeds. Looking 4ward 2 talking with history teachers about constructing & deconstructing stories in class in July!

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · May 31

@1972shp.bsky.social looking forward to speaking at the SHP conference this year exploring how you can take children in KS1 from the concrete to the abstract nature of history @danlyndon.bsky.social @1972shp.bsky.social @mr-s-tiffany.bsky.social @robin-macp.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · May 23

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · May 18

It was a great afternoon and a wonderful opportunity to speak to and hear those who have made history @histassoc.bsky.social @davidolusoga.bsky.social @haringeyeduc.bsky.social @jamesapage.bsky.social @highgatewood.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

HWS History @hwshistory.bsky.social · May 16

Feeling privileged to have Leila Hassan-Howe
speak to my Year 9s about Black British Civil Rights campaigns in the 70s with her late partner Darcus Howe. Also feeling proud to be part of a school where we can build this into our History curriculum. @hdesilva.bsky.social @calmleadership.bsky.social

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HWS History @hwshistory.bsky.social · May 16

Feeling privileged to have Leila Hassan-Howe
speak to my Year 9s about Black British Civil Rights campaigns in the 70s with her late partner Darcus Howe. Also feeling proud to be part of a school where we can build this into our History curriculum. @hdesilva.bsky.social @calmleadership.bsky.social

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · May 3

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · May 3

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I am on my way to 100k …
I'm fundraising for HEP Horizons. Check out my @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving www.justgiving.com/page/heather...

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T Pascoe-Matthews (M Ed , NPQH) @pascoed.bsky.social · Apr 5

Jadon and I completed the 5K walk for the National Autistic Society!!
Thank you so much for your donations so far - very much appreciated !

You can donate here:

waam.autism.org.uk/fundraising/...

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Mar 7

Thanks Jill you are a lovely person Heather

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Mar 7

Great day @jillberry102.bsky.social

Haringey Education Partnership @haringeyeduc.bsky.social · Mar 7

A huge thanks to everyone in attendance and to our inspirational speakers @benniekara.bsky.social, Jackie Bowers-Broadbent and Jenny Smith!

📸👇

#IWD25 #leadership #womensleadership #BreakingBarriers
@womened.bsky.social #WomensDay2025

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Mar 7

Great day at @haringeyeduc.bsky.social women’s international day conference authentic and genuine conversation @womens

Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Mar 7

Authentic conversations between inspiring women at HEPs International Women’s Day conference Thank you to our speakers @benniekara.bsky.social @womened.bsky.social @haringeyeduc.bsky.social

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Mar 7

Authentic conversations between inspiring women at HEPs International Women’s Day conference Thank you to our speakers @benniekara.bsky.social @womened.bsky.social @haringeyeduc.bsky.social

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Mar 7

Authentic conversations between inspiring women at HEPs International Women’s Day conference Thank you to our speakers @benniekara.bsky.social @womened.bsky.social @haringeyeduc.bsky.social

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Feb 25

@mrmetacognition.bsky.social hi please could you send a link to attend one of your sessions always looking for new trainers

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Feb 25

Gorgeous x

T Pascoe-Matthews (M Ed , NPQH) @pascoed.bsky.social · Feb 25

Parents 🤎🤎

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Feb 24

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Hoping someone out there will support me on my Norfolk walk for cancer research Thanks

Donate to an amazing cause today.

Anything you can give will make a huge difference!

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Feb 25

@jamesapage.bsky.social thanks James fir your support

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Feb 24

Thanks Tanisha x

Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Feb 24

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Hoping someone out there will support me on my Norfolk walk for cancer research Thanks

Donate to an amazing cause today.

Anything you can give will make a huge difference!

donate.justgiving.com

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Dr Julian Grenier CBE @juliangrenier.bsky.social · Feb 23

'In practice, “high standards”currently too often means “high standards for some”.’

Cogent arguments from @beckyfrancis.bsky.social exploring ‘standards’ in discussions of curriculum

Everyone agrees about their importance -but what exactly are we all agreed on?

schoolsweek.co.uk/what-do-we-m...

We want high standards for all young people, not some

Delivering that vision will mean having a shared understanding of what we mean when we talk about standards

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Mark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social · Feb 3

It feels as though the current Ofsted leadership have just discovered a Bloom's taxonomy pyramid and got over excited at the new world of possibilities.

Michael Tidd @michaelt1979.bsky.social · Feb 3

Already amusing myself with the "guess which of the descriptors is meant to be better" game for the new Ofsted toolkits.

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Feb 3

@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social
Hi Lucy I work for a large school partnership and we are having a deep dive session on mental health for all our DSLs looking mainly at self harm I was wondering if there might be worth exploring your ideas that self harm is not just a social media date 12-3-25
Heather

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Heather De Silva @hdesilva.bsky.social · Feb 2

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10 places available at our women’s day conference hosted by Bennie Kara: Breaking the barriers of leadership @haringeyeduc.bsky.social @benniekara.bsky.social

Breaking the Barriers of Leadership: International Women's Day 2025

A day of insight and discussion hosted by Bennie Kara and a selection of leaders to accelerate action towards women’s equality.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · Feb 2

‘Three pillars of vocabulary teaching’

1. Explicit vocabulary teaching
2. Incidental vocabulary learning
3. Cultivating ‘word consciousness’

alexquigley.co.uk/three-pillar...

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