The heatwave’s arrived in Yorkshire. That means it must almost be time for the @1972shp.bsky.social Summer Conference!! See you all soon for #historyteacher Glastonbury
Katie Amery
@katieamery.bsky.social
Director of history for Co-op Academies. Author for OUP. Spinning addict, reluctant runner, normally found on a beach. Views my own.
www.justgiving.com/page/k-amery... Ran my first of 4 half marathons today for my lovely friend’s charity ‘Laughter Africa’. If you can spare any change to help me reach my target - that would be ace (also hit my PB of 1 hour 52 mins and 16 seconds!)
Katie Amery’s fundraiser for Laughter Africa
Help Katie Edwards raise money to support Laughter Africa
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Ah #HAConf25, what a joy already! Meeting up with @miromoir.bsky.social who we met at the quiz last year. @katieamery.bsky.social
Superb work from @colinmccormick.bsky.social and @katieamery.bsky.social - genuinely inspiring and can’t wait to read the book about Liverpool and the Transatlantic Slave Trade #haconf25
Proud to be part of this project and big thanks to everyone who has been involved or supported us along the way. @colinmccormick.bsky.social
Colin McCormick@colinmccormick.bsky.social · last yr.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
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
Wonderful afternoon walking the streets of Manchester with my ITT students, leading a history trail. Big thanks to Historic England for supporting and inspiring the planning.
open.spotify.com/episode/15Pm... If anyone is interested in listening to two history teachers talk about Liverpool, slavery and our forthcoming book tune in.
146: History - Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery with Colin McCormick
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Nice to see this coming to fruition.
Colin McCormick@colinmccormick.bsky.social · last yr.Coming soon... hopefully to a school near you🤞
Delighted to be presenting with my pal @colinmccormick.bsky.social in our home city ❤️
Colin McCormick@colinmccormick.bsky.social · 2y agoSave the date! May 9th / 10th. HA Conference is round the corner. Looking forward to be talking alongside my friend @katieamery.bsky.social about teaching slavery @histassoc.bsky.social Grab your tickets fast!
Excited to drag my soapbox out in Liverpool for @histassoc.bsky.social conference. Do come along if you want to hear a small, animated Irish woman talk about the importance of Irish history and how to embed it into your curriculum. #HAConf25
Save the date! May 9th / 10th. HA Conference is round the corner. Looking forward to be talking alongside my friend @katieamery.bsky.social about teaching slavery @histassoc.bsky.social Grab your tickets fast!
Hi all. Just a quick #historyteacher reminder that loads of exciting @1972shp.bsky.social Curriculum PATHS things are going on. see 🧵 for details: 1) We have our new Sharing Hub for Unit PATHS 2) We have new units live 2) Our PATHfinders is connecting teachers with sources to inspire planning /1
First blog for a while - on stories, meaning making, and working in a school. benjamindwhite.wordpress.com/2024/12/04/t...
The Storytelling Lens
Humans are story telling animals. Teachers are human. Students, and their parents are too. The ‘story telling lens’ can bring useful insights and a reassuring sense of perspective for all of us. It…
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I wrote this some months ago and have avoided posting it for some time. Here's why I think we spend too much time worrying about pedagogy: inthenameofrigour.wordpress.com/2024/11/24/c...
Curricular problems, pedagogical solutions
I’ve got quite a few views on education that could be described as controversial. But there’s one view that seems to raise eyebrows more than others. I don’t think that good teach…
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My best friend lost her partner very suddenly last week. We just went for a walk on the beach. Nature was looking out for her today. Look at those beautiful skies.
⏰New blog post: We need to talk about… the dos and don’ts of leading teaching and learning school-wide⏰ Leading teaching and learning at a senior level comes with unique challenges. How do you balance whole-school priorities with the individual needs of each subject?
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...
RETEACH HISTORY - Katie Amery and Simon Beale on Making the Curriculum Inclusive
Podcast Episode · RETEACH · 05/02/2023 · 34m
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Official winners of the Educate ‘Wow’ Award for our Toxteth Uprising Project. Great night at the Anglican Cathedral with the wonderful Jimi Jagne and Ray Quarless. #itdidntstartin81
Join Hodder Education on Monday 9 December at 4pm (BST) for a FREE webinar with @counsellc.bsky.social and @paulalobo.bsky.social on how to make sources sing. Register here: ow.ly/A01g50U5cVb If you can't make it on the day, register for a place and Hodder will send you a recording of the webinar.
What have you found is the most impactful way to give feedback post Year 11 mocks in history? RTs appreciated.
Tickets now on sale for the Schools History Project's Yorkshire History Forum from store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... More workshop details to follow soon!
What community history is all about. 2 superb performances of ‘It didn’t start in ‘81’, followed by a great panel discussion. Thanks to everyone who supported us and came along to the show.
