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JusticetoHistory @justice2history.bsky.social · 12d

Should be invaluable for history departments studying OCR A-level African Kingdoms @historyrichk.bsky.social @oblaize.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Dahomey: A West African Kingdom in the Centre of the World During the Eighteenth Century

This session will look at the Kingdom of Dahomey

www.history.ac.uk

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Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social · 15d

The report featured in the Guardian today on the inclusion of women in hustory lessons is really important - lets make women’s voices heard and their actions remembered. www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...

Report on Reclaiming Women’s Place in the History Curriculum

www.history.org.uk

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JusticetoHistory @justice2history.bsky.social · 25d

Absolutely! Splendid team.

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JusticetoHistory @justice2history.bsky.social · 25d

This is so inspiring. After the grimness of yesterday in the capital city, watch a celebration of authentic British identities in an institutional setting that can adapt and change for the common good. Brilliant prep for the start of @ioe.bsky.social PGCE tomorrow. youtube.com/watch?v=GxLF...

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - 2025 BBC Proms - 50th Anniversary Premiere Performance

YouTube video by Enrico Fertini

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · Aug 30

Incidentally, I think part of the reason so many buy into the “Invictus”, poetry chanting, national anthem nonsense is because too often schools (or leadership teams) are so focused on getting results that the purpose is lost. Starting every year with our hopes for young people would make a big diff

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JusticetoHistory @justice2history.bsky.social · Aug 30

And "Imagine a world where..." student teachers were shown this at the start of their PGCE courses @ioe.bsky.social @apf102.bsky.social @victoriacrooks.bsky.social

HWS History @hwshistory.bsky.social · Aug 30

Much as I enjoy the holidays, I’m ready for a new school year. But I dread starting it with interminable exams analysis & unveiling of new policies & mission statements. Imagine a world where teachers were shown this from Akala at INSET to inspire them for the task ahead.
youtu.be/YsK3Q-QNcpQ?...

Akala on Education

YouTube video by Double Down News

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JusticetoHistory @justice2history.bsky.social · Aug 23

"Draw Africa small and it is treated as small; draw it true and its scale and potential become harder to ignore. The African Union seems more right than wrong. It offers not pedantry, but leadership."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on Africa and maps: drawn true, its scale and promise can’t be ignored | Editorial

Editorial: The push for fairer cartography rejects colonial shrinkage of a huge continent by the Mercator projection. This is not pedantry. It’s politics

www.theguardian.com

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JusticetoHistory @justice2history.bsky.social · Aug 1

On tour in the incredible historic city of Florence. Preserved so well: the world of the Medici all around you. Such history energy.

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HWS History @hwshistory.bsky.social · Jul 27

One of the joys of being a History teacher on holiday is getting to read some History. One of the disadvantages is when something like this genuinely challenges your thinking about a topic you have taught for a while. And then you realise you’re going to have to re-plan a whole series lessons 🤦🏻😂

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Rich Kerridge @historyrichk.bsky.social · Jul 15

Abdul's sideways writing, for no apparent reason, a highlight.
Really interesting session. I maintain that your book is essential reading for anyone wanting to learn how to plan excellent, thoughtful sequences. Your session epitomised that.

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JusticetoHistory @justice2history.bsky.social · Jul 15

Big thanks to the @1972shp.bsky.social family for a brilliant #SHP25 conference. Really enjoyed working with @oblaize.bsky.social and everyone who joined our session on Nigeria 1950-1980, Fela Kuti et al. We 'waka, waka, waka' till #SHP26!

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JusticetoHistory @justice2history.bsky.social · Jul 13

Great final session at #SHP25: @pamc86.bsky.social and Jack Brown shared their journey and enquiry in Caribbean history in early 20th century - TURNING POINT - film resources from Sweet Patootee Arts.

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · Jul 11

Robin Whitburn Abdul Mohamud and @oblaize.bsky.social discussing the start of the Biafran war in their investigation into post-colonial Nigeria #SHP25

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · Jul 3

It's the final countdown, the last chance saloon, the end of the line! Tomorrow night we close the #SHP25 box office so don't miss out on our magnificent conference on July 11-13 @leedstrinity.bsky.social: 40 wonderful workshops, 3 kicking Keynotes, fab fringe sessions & enthusiastic exhibitors ...

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JusticetoHistory @justice2history.bsky.social · Jul 1

Exciting news for history teachers - the dramas of Irish history in the history of the archives as well as in the documents they now show us. @msquinnhistory.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Pioneering project releases more lost Irish records spanning 700 years

Newly restored material from vast archive destroyed in civil war takes in Anglo-Norman conquest and 1798 rebellion

www.theguardian.com

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · Jun 25

Listen to @oblaize.bsky.social he knows what he's talking about! Come and join Otis and Justice2History for their workshop on Decolonisation and the British Empire. Tickets available here SHP Summer Conference 2025 | Leeds Trinity University Online Store share.google/6BoMprddy3g1...

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · May 29

Why the terms ‘balance’ and ‘legacies’ should both be avoided when teaching the British Empire:
alanlester.co.uk/blog/we-need...

We Need to Challenge “Legacies” as Well as “Balance” When Teaching the British Empire

Alan Lester Balance Fortunately educators are now increasingly sceptical about the idea of teaching the British Empire as a matter of balance between the ‘good’ and the ‘bad&#8217…

alanlester.co.uk

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Otis Blaize @oblaize.bsky.social · May 19

Such an interesting story. There’s a great section about him in the Black Lives in Britain book by @justice2history.bsky.social

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JusticetoHistory @justice2history.bsky.social · May 14

Very insightful and challenging work that all history teachers should read and, essentially, talk about with one another and let it impact our work in History Education.

Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · May 14

Turner & @arthurjchapman.bsky.social on historians' narrative decision making (TH190)
Elias & Spafford on constructing a narrative of Britiain's Civil Rights (TH185)
@justice2history.bsky.social and @abdulmohamud.bsky.social on rethinking "what is history?" (TH181)
and loads more

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JusticetoHistory @justice2history.bsky.social · May 10

Thanks for the appreciation @decsy24.bsky.social

DECSY @decsy24.bsky.social · May 9

Fascinating talk on British Empire teaching at #haconf25 @histassoc.bsky.social @facinghistoryuk.bsky.social

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Colin McCormick @colinmccormick.bsky.social · May 1

OUT NOW! Amazon or Waterstones or email [email protected]
Subject: Book order. @katieamery.bsky.social @corinnefowler.bsky.social @sathnam.bsky.social @richkhistory.bsky.social @msquinnhistory.bsky.social @oblaize.bsky.social @justice2history.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social

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Colin McCormick @colinmccormick.bsky.social · Apr 18

MASSIVE thanks from me and Katie to all the brilliant teachers who wrote... @cpalmerhistory.bsky.social Eoin Gallagher, Sorcha O'Callaghan, Dan Procter, Sherlon Atkins, @johnhough.bsky.social, Rebecca Chadwick. Out early May @katieamery.bsky.social pls rt

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · Apr 5

I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”

Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · Apr 5

I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff

Full of people down 5th avenue, view from 39th Street.

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JusticetoHistory @justice2history.bsky.social · Mar 20

Inspiring ideas - please send copy to [email protected]
Thanks Keith

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Keith C. Barton @kcbarton.bsky.social · Mar 19

Li-Ching Ho and I just published this article on #hope and #historyteaching in the journal of the New South Wales History Teachers Association. DM for a higher-res version. #SSChat #iteachsocialstudies

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