Tom Sims
@tommole.bsky.social
History, Politics, Philosophy Teacher @BruntsAcademy, Mansfield. Shares resources and T&L ideas. 🐏
Hi, thank you! Sorry, I imported all my old tweets when I came over from Twitter but I don’t think it handled the threads. You should find them here drive.google.com/drive/folder...
I’ve not updated my Google drive in a while so some will be a bit out of date by now!
I’ve not updated my Google drive in a while so some will be a bit out of date by now!
Politics Resources - Google Drive
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May 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hi, thank you! Sorry, I imported all my old tweets when I came over from Twitter but I don’t think it handled the threads. You should find them here drive.google.com/drive/folder...
I’ve not updated my Google drive in a while so some will be a bit out of date by now!
I’ve not updated my Google drive in a while so some will be a bit out of date by now!
Hi mate,
I downloaded this video and just clipped it to the part that I needed.
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I downloaded this video and just clipped it to the part that I needed.
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May 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Hi mate,
I downloaded this video and just clipped it to the part that I needed.
x.com/ayocaesar/st...
I downloaded this video and just clipped it to the part that I needed.
x.com/ayocaesar/st...
Kind of teaching about the key events of the period but through the lens of their religious belief and superstition. I’ve got a plan written down somewhere but it’s a job for the summer
December 17, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Kind of teaching about the key events of the period but through the lens of their religious belief and superstition. I’ve got a plan written down somewhere but it’s a job for the summer
There’s a good section following the GFOL about the hardcore Puritans who believed the world was ending in 1666, interpreting events as the four horsemen of the apocalypse - war, famine, pestilence, death. Gave me an enquiry idea along the lines of ‘why did the Stuarts think the world was ending’
December 17, 2024 at 10:27 PM
There’s a good section following the GFOL about the hardcore Puritans who believed the world was ending in 1666, interpreting events as the four horsemen of the apocalypse - war, famine, pestilence, death. Gave me an enquiry idea along the lines of ‘why did the Stuarts think the world was ending’
It’s mostly about the aftermath of the Civil War and the repercussions that followed.
December 17, 2024 at 10:24 PM
It’s mostly about the aftermath of the Civil War and the repercussions that followed.
Have you read this, Helen? I really enjoyed it
December 17, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Have you read this, Helen? I really enjoyed it
The idea is they read the first part of Sanghera’s visit to Amritsar and think ‘hey, a success story of empire’ - a beneficial relationship built on mutual respect. And then they read the second section on the massacre and realise that that respect was highly conditional on compliance and service
December 13, 2024 at 8:35 PM
The idea is they read the first part of Sanghera’s visit to Amritsar and think ‘hey, a success story of empire’ - a beneficial relationship built on mutual respect. And then they read the second section on the massacre and realise that that respect was highly conditional on compliance and service
(Just in case people read this as me cheerleading empire, I should point out that this is a deliberate kind of misdirection in order to make the story of Jallianwala Bagh more shocking when students read it)
December 13, 2024 at 8:32 PM
(Just in case people read this as me cheerleading empire, I should point out that this is a deliberate kind of misdirection in order to make the story of Jallianwala Bagh more shocking when students read it)
Ha that’s funny, I was reading that thread thinking a lot of it was similar to stuff we do / that I’ve shared before, and then I was tagged in it. What you described does sound like a few tasks that I’ve made, but can’t be sure!
December 13, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Ha that’s funny, I was reading that thread thinking a lot of it was similar to stuff we do / that I’ve shared before, and then I was tagged in it. What you described does sound like a few tasks that I’ve made, but can’t be sure!
I’ve finished teaching the enquiry now again, for the second year, and I love it. Some stuff looks good but for whatever reason just doesn’t land. I’ve taught this with five different classes now and the response has been fantastic every time.
December 1, 2024 at 9:40 PM
I’ve finished teaching the enquiry now again, for the second year, and I love it. Some stuff looks good but for whatever reason just doesn’t land. I’ve taught this with five different classes now and the response has been fantastic every time.
Teddy just said ‘my decorations go on the back of the tree, and mummy’s go on the front of the tree’
December 1, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Teddy just said ‘my decorations go on the back of the tree, and mummy’s go on the front of the tree’
It’s a clip from the first lesson of your WWII unit, about the stories of the Second World War. It’s a still from the Gdańsk museum video
November 29, 2024 at 8:10 AM
It’s a clip from the first lesson of your WWII unit, about the stories of the Second World War. It’s a still from the Gdańsk museum video
Thanks! You too. I have a presale code and y13 at 9am so everything’s coming up Milhouse so far
November 26, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Thanks! You too. I have a presale code and y13 at 9am so everything’s coming up Milhouse so far
Tough choices having to be made in the Sims household (and yes I full name my wife on WhatsApp)
November 26, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Tough choices having to be made in the Sims household (and yes I full name my wife on WhatsApp)
I still have the tennis racquet he gave me
November 23, 2024 at 7:20 AM
I still have the tennis racquet he gave me
You can read Nina's diary in the book 'I Want to Live'. All the sections highlighted by the NKVD are highlighted in bold, and it's so chilling to see the relatively innocuous things that were considered incriminating. Although it might be sold out if my Y9s get there first :)
November 20, 2024 at 6:18 PM
You can read Nina's diary in the book 'I Want to Live'. All the sections highlighted by the NKVD are highlighted in bold, and it's so chilling to see the relatively innocuous things that were considered incriminating. Although it might be sold out if my Y9s get there first :)
Special extra thanks to @katieamery.bsky.social who sent me a copy of 'the Apartment', the study of which will follow this enquiry!
November 20, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Special extra thanks to @katieamery.bsky.social who sent me a copy of 'the Apartment', the study of which will follow this enquiry!
I first heard this story on the Reteach podcast - a great episode with @carmelbones.bsky.social , @katieamery.bsky.social and @spbeale.bsky.social.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
RETEACH HISTORY - Katie Amery and Simon Beale on Making the Curriculum Inclusive
Podcast Episode · RETEACH · 05/02/2023 · 34m
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November 20, 2024 at 6:18 PM
I first heard this story on the Reteach podcast - a great episode with @carmelbones.bsky.social , @katieamery.bsky.social and @spbeale.bsky.social.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Using another diary extract and a piece of scholarship, they record what happened to Nina's family, before identifying and explaining what her story can tell them about the bigger picture. We end with some reflections about Stalin's legacy and some links to modern Russian society.
November 20, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Using another diary extract and a piece of scholarship, they record what happened to Nina's family, before identifying and explaining what her story can tell them about the bigger picture. We end with some reflections about Stalin's legacy and some links to modern Russian society.