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History Teacher Educators' Network @htenuk.bsky.social · 15h

Time to talk is an opportunity for @htenuk.bsky.social colleagues to meet more informally in our virtual staff room. Our first session of 25/26 will be hosted by @davidrawlings.bsky.social.

It is also open to non-members #historyteacher #TeacherEducators. Please do get in touch for the link.

History Teacher Educators' Network @htenuk.bsky.social · Sep 11

Time to Talk is back. Get the date in your diaries. Links to follow.

#historyteacher #TeacherEducation #HistoryEducation #TeacherMentoring

HTEN Time to Talk
Join our virtual staff room to meet with colleagues from around the country who work in history teacher education and professional development.

Bring a cuppa to share challenges and catch up with colleagues.

Monday 20th October, 12-1pm
hosted by David Rawlings, University of Bristol

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Victoria Crooks @victoriacrooks.bsky.social · 11h

First #ITT interviews for 2026 Entry completed. ✅

First offers made. ✅

If you're thinking about #TeacherTraining and how you can #GetIntoTeaching (or know someone who is) this might help you think through your options.

uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2025/10/01/g...

Get into teaching: Selecting the teacher training course that is right for you

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com In recent years, the proliferation of initial Teacher Training (ITT) routes has made the landscape baffling for the uninitiated. I am often approached by people who a…

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Bloomsbury Books US @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social · 14h

Happy paperback #pubday to PLAGUE-BUSTERS! Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases by @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social, illustrated by @tealcartoons.bsky.social!

Each chapter explores a disease, the scary symptoms, kooky cures, and brilliant breakthroughs.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/plaguebus...

Plague-Busters!

From New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about diseases that have shaped the course of human history.*…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 1d

Third time having to lose poetry tickets. For some reason I’m destined never to see the wonderful Hollie McNish.

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 4d

I am absolutely delighted to be able to share the news about our next @1972shp.bsky.social Yorkshire History Forum which will be taking place in York on November 24th. We have a superb line up of workshops for #primary and #secondary #historyteachers and all for a bargain basement price ...

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 1d

Very excited to share the forthcoming SHP Understanding event from @1972shp.bsky.social: Unearthed (Nov 10 5-6pm). The first in a series of webinars looking at the transformative and radical power of gardening - from the Diggers to Mary Seacole to settler colonialism we've got it covered!

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Gary Aubin @sendmattersuk.bsky.social · 5d

Excellent to see this article in Tes by Alex Quigley on the ‘Five-a-day’ approach to teaching pupils with #SEND, a framework for inclusive practice that should give hope to a profession working incredibly hard to deliver lessons inclusively.

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Inclusion ‘by design’: why it matters and how to do it

With the new Ofsted framework taking a broad view of inclusion, it’s even more important to make teaching inclusive ‘by design’ and not by accident, suggests Alex Quigley

www.tes.com

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 9d

Well the door (phone line?) is always open 💜

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 9d

If it feels peaceful, then enjoy! If it feels less positive, give me a shout and I’ll call. ☺️

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 10d

Disheartening, isn’t it. More voices adding to the call for change can only be a good thing though. We’re always looking for volunteers, if it’s something you’re passionate about. Get in touch and I can include your in the volunteers pool.

endsexisminschools.org.uk

End Sexism In Schools - Working for education free of sexism

End Sexism in Schools is working for a UK education system free of sexism that allows all children to fulfil their potential.

endsexisminschools.org.uk

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 10d

In response to this new research, the @histassoc.bsky.social have also written an article on the report, including making multiple articles from TH available so more teachers can make use of the wisdom within. The link is here:

www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...

Report on Reclaiming Women’s Place in the History Curriculum

www.history.org.uk

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 10d

This refers to the nationwide @endsexisminschools.bsky.social project that has been completed over the last few years, the report for which was published two weeks ago. In the full report, we, the authors, make multiple references to the wonderful work within the pages of Teaching History.

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Teaching Medieval Women @teachmedwomen.bsky.social · 12d

Yesterday TMW's own Natasha Hodgson @nrhodgson-hist.bsky.social spoke with Naga Munchetty and Shalina Patel on @bbc5live.bsky.social about the recent @endsexisminschools.bsky.social report on the limited representation of women in the History curriculum. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (starts at 2:19:35)

Naga Munchetty - 01/10/2025 - BBC Sounds

Naga Munchetty speaks to Richard Osman, Kate Mosse and Care Minister Stephen Kinnock.

bbc.co.uk

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Reteach @reteachuk.bsky.social · 12d

#Halloween brings the myths. Our podcast brings the history.

Uncover how witchcraft trials shaped communities and how you can bring this into the classroom.

🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7Bob...

🎙️@carmelbones.bsky.social

✨With @estelleprnq.bsky.social & @malcolmgaskill.bsky.social

RETEACH HISTORY S02E03 - Malcolm Gaskill and Estelle Paranque on Witchcraft as a social and cultural case

open.spotify.com

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Katie Hall @katiehall.bsky.social · 12d

🚨I would love you to come and work with me!

Are you committed to History education and want to have a wider impact? It’s an exciting time in History education.

Don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions. Pls share.

aqa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AQA/jo...

Subject Support Manager - History

At AQA, we’re committed to advancing education and we’re committed to our people. As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, we mark over 10 million exam papers each year and it’s o...

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 12d

TES article on our ESIS report after Natasha and I were interviewed, and featuring great examples of curricula change from history teachers across the country. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Why are women missing from school history?

The extent to which history lessons ignore female figures has been revealed by new research. Here, teachers share the changes they are making to address this gender imbalance

www.tes.com

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Victoria Crooks @victoriacrooks.bsky.social · 16d

I received a notification today announcing I'd reached an #edublog milestone. When I tentatively started it (to support #TeacherEducation partnership #mentors with common #ITT #ECT #TeacherMentoring challenges), I never imagined it would grow to 93 blogposts!
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog

Becoming a History Teacher

Support for mentors and beginning and early career teachers

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Carmel Bones @carmelbones.bsky.social · 18d

🚨 ⏰ Prepare for 2026 💪🏽10 spaces left now for October! #HistoryTeacher AQA Historic Environment The Globe @TracyBorman 🍂 🎭 #scholarship

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 18d

The History and wider team at @endsexisminschools.bsky.social are grateful for the support of @histassoc.bsky.social for making their articles and research into women in the curriculum open in their article on our report. Change is possible, thank you HA!

www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...

Report on Reclaiming Women’s Place in the History Curriculum

www.history.org.uk

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 19d

Labubus, The Bell Jar and tampons: the ‘performative male’ attracts attention www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...

Labubus, The Bell Jar and tampons: the ‘performative male’ attracts attention

Men’s unconvincing feminist theatrics in attempt to impress progressive women are being skewered online

www.theguardian.com

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 19d

Wonderful! Congratulations Alex

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 19d

Earlier this year, @nrhodgson-hist.bsky.social - one of the authorial team on this new report - wrote for the Royal Historical Society on this subject bit.ly/4nNLsSn and her important work for @teachmedwomen.bsky.social

#Skystorians

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Victoria Crooks @victoriacrooks.bsky.social · 20d

For c.10years I've supervised #PGCE students who elect to explore representation of women in #history curriculum for their MA research project. Each year the same findings - 50% of the population remains underrepresented (even unacknowledged). This report is going straight on the reading list.

Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 20d

Publication day is here for our @endsexisminschools.bsky.social report: ‘The Great History Heist: Reclaiming Women’s Place in the History Curriculum’ a nationwide research project into the representation and teaching of women in the KS3 history curriculum

endsexisminschools.org.uk/campaign-pro...

Sexism in the History Curriculum - End Sexism in Schools

End Sexism In School’s second crowd research project is looking into the History curriculum taught at KS3 (years 7-9) in England and Wales.

endsexisminschools.org.uk

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 20d

We address this in the report, and the challenges us teachers have. It’s why the recommendations call for meaningful change from the DfE. We don’t want ‘women’s history’ to be bolted on. Women’s role in history matters and is worth teaching.

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 20d

Amazing, thank you!!

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