Wait, but coursework is the great saviour of young people from the unbearable pressure and stress of the evil exam system, isn't it? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New GCSE assessments 'unsustainable' say teachers in Wales

Unions warn teachers will quit and there are fears for pupils' wellbeing as classroom tests increase.

bbc.co.uk

I still hear this justification re: AI in classrooms: “It’s out there & we can't be left behind.” Friendly challenge: which happens more often? 1. Schools regretted waiting too long to adopt a technology. 2. Schools regretted adopting a technology before they fully understood how to use it.

Woohoo, just got booked onto this! See you there if you're coming too, fellow #historyteachers (you absolutely should)

Mike Hill@michaeldoron.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨 History teachers, we’re back! 🚨 Join us on 7 Feb 2026 for a day of workshops and a nice curry – all for £25. Ten years after the ‘knowledge turn’, we’re exploring what knowledge-rich history teaching looks like today. Presenters & link below 👇

🚨 History teachers, we’re back! 🚨 Join us on 7 Feb 2026 for a day of workshops and a nice curry – all for £25. Ten years after the ‘knowledge turn’, we’re exploring what knowledge-rich history teaching looks like today. Presenters & link below 👇

Really proud to share that my wonderful school - Ark Soane - has spotlighted by @inclusioninpractice.org.uk This is a testament to the incredible job that my incredible colleagues do every single day! Check out the report below to read more about our approach 👇

Inclusion in Practice@inclusioninpractice.org.uk · last yr.

Today, Inclusion is Practice is publishing an early insights report to share five principles of promising inclusive practice, showing how schools are successfully organising practice, PD and resources to strengthen support for all children. Download here: inclusioninpractice.org.uk/report/

This is what always gets me. It's such a mind-numbing view of education. Some kind of godawful generic training for an identikit job that doesn't even exist.

It isn't possible to design a school system where everyone leaves with the skills needed for the workplace because *they're all going to do different jobs*. Workplace training needs to be done by employers.

The Observer@theobserveruk.bsky.social · last yr.

We need our children to leave school ready for life in the real world To ensure that young people embarking on a career have the skills and mindset employers are looking for, education must be linked more closely to the workplace, writes David Blunkett.

The absolute last thing schools need right now - while dealing with an extremely tight funding settlement and rising poverty - is a radical overhaul of the exam system.

Rachel Sylvester@rachelsylvester.bsky.social · last yr.

White working class boys to be focus of education policy “reset” as tensions grow over curriculum and assessment reform - my latest piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Great writing from @greeborunner.bsky.social on the difficulties faced by school leaders and why people might just need to give them a break open.substack.com/pub/greeboru...

Spinning Plates

Understanding leadership

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Really excited about presenting this series for @histassoc.bsky.social – starting this Wednesday, 4 June, 4pm. In the first webinar, @jacobolivey.bsky.social and I will explain why we think children don't need to 'do history' to learn history. Recordings will be available. Link below! 🔗👇

We’ve gone to press for #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Expanding Worlds! It’ll be hitting our warehouse on 13 June so do get your orders in! In my 10+ years of history publishing, I honestly think this is one of the best books we’ve produced. Spell-binding narrative, stunning visuals and super accessible.

1. Very proud to present our research with Katie Amery at the Historical Association Conference in our home city. It’s been an inspiring two days of lectures, presentations, and rich conversations—and the sun came out to show the port of Liverpool at its finest. #hafconf25

Interested in a direct approach to history teaching? 'Lean lessons' with booklets, whole-class reading, explanation, and lots of questions? @jacobolivey.bsky.social and I are leading a webinar series for @histassoc.bsky.social in June – and it's cheap! Just £50 for all six webinars. Link below! 👇

Thinking about your teaching of the History A-level? I will be running a series of webinars with @histassoc.bsky.social between the 12th June and the 3rd July! Details are included in the link below, but feel free to ask me any questions about the course. www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...

Webinar series: Developing students’ historical thinking at A-level

history.org.uk

Interested in a direct approach to history teaching? 'Lean lessons' with booklets, whole-class reading, explanation, and lots of questions? @jacobolivey.bsky.social and I are leading a webinar series for @histassoc.bsky.social in June – and it's cheap! Just £50 for all six webinars. Link below! 👇

These books are just stunning. Every page is beautifully laid out and illustrated

Will Goodfellow@willgoodfellow82.bsky.social · last yr.

Gorgeous text, gorgeous pages. We're on the home stretch with the #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Expanding Worlds c.1600-c1870 proofs, so here's an Easter treat of a few pages. Every spread in this book is a thing of beauty. I can't wait for you all to see it.

Gorgeous text, gorgeous pages. We're on the home stretch with the #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Expanding Worlds c.1600-c1870 proofs, so here's an Easter treat of a few pages. Every spread in this book is a thing of beauty. I can't wait for you all to see it.

The government are suggesting schools should show Adolescence (and I disagree with this for more reasons than just this), but voted against a national ban on smartphones in schools. I don't understand.

If you’re an ambitious Science, History, or Languages teacher and want to take the next step in your career by becoming a ML in one of the most exciting school improvement journeys around, then get in touch.

Josh Vallance@joshvallance.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Exciting Opportunities 🚨 We're recruiting to our ML team at Trinity Brixton. If you're an aspiring/current HoD in History, Languages, or Science then get in touch. Last year Trinity was the 5th most improved school in London. Come and be part of something special.

So, when we drop into each other's slip stream, when we narrate the links explicitly to our pupils and when we boost each other up by retrieving and building on knowledge that we know our pupils know, this is our accidental approach to cross-curricular!

Yesterday, I spent a wonderful afternoon presenting with my even more wonderful colleague @michaeldoron.bsky.social at #REdBrum where we discussed our accidental approach to cross-curricular work at Ark Soane Academy.

Late to the party but #Soane25 really had me thinking about world building the Reformation with my Y12s. Today we took a virtual walk through a pre-Reformation church. On Friday they will revisit the route again to see how it changes before getting into the nitty gritty of Injections and Acts.

We are entering a critical 5th year. Our first year of GCSEs for our founding cohort. We are hiring across all depts as we look to scale up and expand our work. Check us out! arksoane.org/jobs/vacancies

Having visited #Soane25 this weekend you can tell this is an amazing school with an exceptional staff. The excitement around teaching and learning is all around. Wonderful. 👏

Peter Tse@mrptse.bsky.social · last yr.

3 and a half years ago, a small group of 11 teachers set up Ark Soane Academy. We are now recruiting for our FIFTH year as a school. Where has the time gone?! 🧵

Our subject teams are deep curricular thinkers. Every day, I get the chance to work with people who LOVE their subjects. Big shout out to @michaeldoron.bsky.social's fabulous history dept for hosting a fantastic conference last weekend. bsky.app/profile/edur...

Ed Durbin@edurbin.bsky.social · last yr.

Well #Soane25 did not disappoint! Huge thanks to @michaeldoron.bsky.social @jacobolivey.bsky.social and the team at Ark Soane for a wonderful day.

3 and a half years ago, a small group of 11 teachers set up Ark Soane Academy. We are now recruiting for our FIFTH year as a school. Where has the time gone?! 🧵

Had the pleasure of speaking at Ark Soane on Saturday about Black British activism in Brixton. Thanks to @michaeldoron.bsky.social and the team for organising! #Soane25

People, places and a pinch of discipline. Here's my slides from #soane25 if that floats your boat. The script is below each slide. drive.google.com/file/d/18CWg...

I loved presenting at Ark Soane '25 this weekend! I discussed the use of academic historical scholarship at Key Stage 4 and its potential for planning and delivering GCSE History.