David Hibbert
@davidjhibbert.bsky.social
Head of Humanities/SLT in Oxford. Interested in discussing, connecting and testing my thinking.
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This is the perfect resource for #historyteacher s who are keen to maintain disciplinary authenticity when asked to implement whole school policy and approaches. I hope it leads many #historyteachers to understand the importance of engaging with the wider community! 3/3
September 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is the perfect resource for #historyteacher s who are keen to maintain disciplinary authenticity when asked to implement whole school policy and approaches. I hope it leads many #historyteachers to understand the importance of engaging with the wider community! 3/3
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@catherinepriggs.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social have done a super job of exploring history-specific practice and integrating this with the more generalised instructional coaching toolkit/ teaching techniques approach of the walk thrus series. 2/
September 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
@catherinepriggs.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social have done a super job of exploring history-specific practice and integrating this with the more generalised instructional coaching toolkit/ teaching techniques approach of the walk thrus series. 2/
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Many of us involved in #historyteacher #TeacherEducation have been keen to see subject, & distinctive nature of our discipline, re-centred in the recent focus on instructional coaching & core-practices in schools. It was brilliant, therefore, to read 'Secondary History in Action'. 1/
September 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Many of us involved in #historyteacher #TeacherEducation have been keen to see subject, & distinctive nature of our discipline, re-centred in the recent focus on instructional coaching & core-practices in schools. It was brilliant, therefore, to read 'Secondary History in Action'. 1/
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Beyond excited to see this arrived today!
@catherinepriggs.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social and my lovely former HoD @egcarr.bsky.social - what a team 🌟
@catherinepriggs.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social and my lovely former HoD @egcarr.bsky.social - what a team 🌟
June 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Beyond excited to see this arrived today!
@catherinepriggs.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social and my lovely former HoD @egcarr.bsky.social - what a team 🌟
@catherinepriggs.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social and my lovely former HoD @egcarr.bsky.social - what a team 🌟
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It has arrived! Very excited to dive into this @catherinepriggs.bsky.social @egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It has arrived! Very excited to dive into this @catherinepriggs.bsky.social @egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social
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I can't think of a better team to write this book. Congrats @catherinepriggs.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social and @egcarr.bsky.social . History teachers- please do check it out.
After two days supporting a wonderful history team, it feels especially meaningful to arrive home to find this on my doorstep - a printed copy of the book I’ve co-authored!
@hachettelearning.bsky.social @teacherhead.bsky.social
#HistoryEducation #HistoryTeachers #InternationalTeaching #EdChat
@hachettelearning.bsky.social @teacherhead.bsky.social
#HistoryEducation #HistoryTeachers #InternationalTeaching #EdChat
June 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I can't think of a better team to write this book. Congrats @catherinepriggs.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social and @egcarr.bsky.social . History teachers- please do check it out.
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It’s the result of many hours of hard work, late-night conversations with brilliant co-authors @egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social and grappling with big questions in history education.
June 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It’s the result of many hours of hard work, late-night conversations with brilliant co-authors @egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social and grappling with big questions in history education.
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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! 🔗👇
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! 🔗👇
May 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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! 🔗👇
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! 🔗👇
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This September, you could be embarking on an island adventure as MFL/French teacher here in the Isles of Scilly! Click below to complete an application form: 3 days left to apply. We would love to hear from you.
fiveislands.scilly.sch.uk/teacher-of-m...
Friends and connections: please share…
fiveislands.scilly.sch.uk/teacher-of-m...
Friends and connections: please share…
May 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This September, you could be embarking on an island adventure as MFL/French teacher here in the Isles of Scilly! Click below to complete an application form: 3 days left to apply. We would love to hear from you.
fiveislands.scilly.sch.uk/teacher-of-m...
Friends and connections: please share…
fiveislands.scilly.sch.uk/teacher-of-m...
Friends and connections: please share…
Reflecting on an excellent #HAConf25 as I return to school! I always struggle to look to the future at this time of year and feel I have run out of ideas. I left the conference energised and excited again. A brilliant location too!
May 12, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Reflecting on an excellent #HAConf25 as I return to school! I always struggle to look to the future at this time of year and feel I have run out of ideas. I left the conference energised and excited again. A brilliant location too!
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Final proofs are in… it’s going to print! 🎉🎉
@egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @hachettelearning.bsky.social @teacherhead.bsky.social
@egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @hachettelearning.bsky.social @teacherhead.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Final proofs are in… it’s going to print! 🎉🎉
@egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @hachettelearning.bsky.social @teacherhead.bsky.social
@egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @hachettelearning.bsky.social @teacherhead.bsky.social
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This has been a long time coming! Looking forward to seeing this little history teaching handbook in print!
Final proofs are in… it’s going to print! 🎉🎉
@egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @hachettelearning.bsky.social @teacherhead.bsky.social
@egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @hachettelearning.bsky.social @teacherhead.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This has been a long time coming! Looking forward to seeing this little history teaching handbook in print!
Very excited about this! Such a privilege to write with this amazing group.
Final proofs are in… it’s going to print! 🎉🎉
@egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @hachettelearning.bsky.social @teacherhead.bsky.social
@egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @hachettelearning.bsky.social @teacherhead.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Very excited about this! Such a privilege to write with this amazing group.
It was an absolutely brilliant day and such a tonic! Thank you @michaeldoron.bsky.social and @jacobolivey.bsky.social.
A brilliant thought provoking day at #Soane25. Thank you to @michaeldoron.bsky.social & the team for putting together a jam packed day of #History CPD 👏 Thoroughly enjoyed all my workshops and the chance to catch up with so many wonderful #historyteachers
February 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It was an absolutely brilliant day and such a tonic! Thank you @michaeldoron.bsky.social and @jacobolivey.bsky.social.
Wow! So excited!!
If you have a ticket for our #Soane25 History teacher conference, then you'll very soon get the full programme and workshop options – exciting!!
Meanwhile, here is a sneak peak (with more to be revealed). 👇👁️
There are just a handful of tickets left. Link below!
Meanwhile, here is a sneak peak (with more to be revealed). 👇👁️
There are just a handful of tickets left. Link below!
January 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Wow! So excited!!
Brilliant!
Teachers of Russian and Soviet History! Saying it right matters, but it isn't always easy.
We have >200 recordings of challenging terms in Russian and Soviet History in this spoken dictionary 👇
#historyteacher #EduSky #historyeducation
Pls reshare!
istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/01/spok...
We have >200 recordings of challenging terms in Russian and Soviet History in this spoken dictionary 👇
#historyteacher #EduSky #historyeducation
Pls reshare!
istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/01/spok...
Spoken Dictionary and Pronunciation Guide
“Saying it right” is a particular challenge for teachers of Russian and Soviet History. However familiar we are with the content and conce...
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January 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Brilliant!
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History community: please share as I’m not using X any more! Inspiring CPD tailored to experienced teachers who want to grapple with ‘new’ ideas (or challenge how new they really are), refresh pedagogy and expand networks. Brought to you by @histassoc.bsky.social, @andrewshtbc.bsky.social and me.
Experienced Teacher Programme (ETP)
www.history.org.uk
January 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
History community: please share as I’m not using X any more! Inspiring CPD tailored to experienced teachers who want to grapple with ‘new’ ideas (or challenge how new they really are), refresh pedagogy and expand networks. Brought to you by @histassoc.bsky.social, @andrewshtbc.bsky.social and me.
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🚨 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
I'm very excited to announce the keynote speakers for our #Soane25 history teacher conference on Saturday, 8 February 2025.
👇 Read more below 👇
🎟️ Get tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-...
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I'm very excited to announce the keynote speakers for our #Soane25 history teacher conference on Saturday, 8 February 2025.
👇 Read more below 👇
🎟️ Get tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-...
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December 18, 2024 at 8:50 PM
🚨 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
I'm very excited to announce the keynote speakers for our #Soane25 history teacher conference on Saturday, 8 February 2025.
👇 Read more below 👇
🎟️ Get tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-...
(1/3)
I'm very excited to announce the keynote speakers for our #Soane25 history teacher conference on Saturday, 8 February 2025.
👇 Read more below 👇
🎟️ Get tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-...
(1/3)
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This is going to be so exciting. If you like the idea that the pastis an imagined world to your students, come and think/discuss to how other people do it!
Last year was bloody brilliant, absolute source of joy.
Last year was bloody brilliant, absolute source of joy.
#Soane25 is live!
Come and join us on Saturday 8th
February for a day with a *phenomenal* line up of speakers.
Tickets are ONLY £25 (including lunch!)
Don’t miss it!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-...
Come and join us on Saturday 8th
February for a day with a *phenomenal* line up of speakers.
Tickets are ONLY £25 (including lunch!)
Don’t miss it!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-...
December 6, 2024 at 6:03 PM
This is going to be so exciting. If you like the idea that the pastis an imagined world to your students, come and think/discuss to how other people do it!
Last year was bloody brilliant, absolute source of joy.
Last year was bloody brilliant, absolute source of joy.
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#Soane25 is live!
Come and join us on Saturday 8th
February for a day with a *phenomenal* line up of speakers.
Tickets are ONLY £25 (including lunch!)
Don’t miss it!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-...
Come and join us on Saturday 8th
February for a day with a *phenomenal* line up of speakers.
Tickets are ONLY £25 (including lunch!)
Don’t miss it!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-...
December 5, 2024 at 5:37 PM
#Soane25 is live!
Come and join us on Saturday 8th
February for a day with a *phenomenal* line up of speakers.
Tickets are ONLY £25 (including lunch!)
Don’t miss it!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-...
Come and join us on Saturday 8th
February for a day with a *phenomenal* line up of speakers.
Tickets are ONLY £25 (including lunch!)
Don’t miss it!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-...
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This will be terrific!
@1972shp.bsky.social is thrilled to be able to announce the launch of our new SHP Understanding event in conjunction with @teachmedwomen.bsky.social: A half day conference for teachers and A Level students about Teaching Medieval Women on January 18th 2025 from 1-5pm @britishlibrary.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 5:08 PM
This will be terrific!
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“A balance of skills and knowledge” is no more meaningful a statement today than it was a decade ago - let’s avoid falling into the same tired cliches. We have better ways now for talking about curriculum design (although still a long way to go).
One of our most popular posts is just over a year old - on the perennial debate between skills & knowledge and what we've learnt over the past 14 years.
Skills vs knowledge, 13 years on
What can we learn from widespread dissatisfaction with the Curriculum for Excellence?
buff.ly
December 1, 2024 at 8:55 AM
“A balance of skills and knowledge” is no more meaningful a statement today than it was a decade ago - let’s avoid falling into the same tired cliches. We have better ways now for talking about curriculum design (although still a long way to go).
This is incredibly helpful (particularly as someone transitioning from subject leadership to school leadership). Thanks Cat!
⏰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?
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?
November 22, 2024 at 6:49 PM
This is incredibly helpful (particularly as someone transitioning from subject leadership to school leadership). Thanks Cat!
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New blog post
Why Ofsted should not separate teaching from curriculum
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Why Ofsted should not separate teaching from curriculum
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An Unwelcome Divide: Curriculum and Teaching
I remember a time, not so very long ago, when it would have been highly unusual in most English schools for a lesson observer to pay much attention at all to the content being taught. It was very r…
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November 16, 2024 at 8:19 AM
New blog post
Why Ofsted should not separate teaching from curriculum
occamshairdryer.wordpress.com/2024/11/16/a...
Why Ofsted should not separate teaching from curriculum
occamshairdryer.wordpress.com/2024/11/16/a...