Elizabeth Carr
@egcarr.bsky.social
History teacher, Humanities subject leader, Curriculum senior leader, Historical Association editor and course leader.
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Having taken a look at the Curriculum and Assessment Review, I’m feeling more reassured than I was with the titbits leaked in advance to the press. I haven’t read every bit of it yet, but here are a few things I’m pleased about and a few things that worry me (definitely not comprehensive)…
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Having taken a look at the Curriculum and Assessment Review, I’m feeling more reassured than I was with the titbits leaked in advance to the press. I haven’t read every bit of it yet, but here are a few things I’m pleased about and a few things that worry me (definitely not comprehensive)…
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Subjects:
- Threat to MFL from removal of EBacc. This is very precarious and needs strong protection.
- Will offer of Triple Science for all actually lead to greater equity or just mean lower grades for some?
- Threat to MFL from removal of EBacc. This is very precarious and needs strong protection.
- Will offer of Triple Science for all actually lead to greater equity or just mean lower grades for some?
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Subjects:
- Threat to MFL from removal of EBacc. This is very precarious and needs strong protection.
- Will offer of Triple Science for all actually lead to greater equity or just mean lower grades for some?
- Threat to MFL from removal of EBacc. This is very precarious and needs strong protection.
- Will offer of Triple Science for all actually lead to greater equity or just mean lower grades for some?
It was a pleasure to host @catherinepriggs.bsky.social at Avanti Grange and a great opportunity to showcase our curriculum, drawing so much on the brilliant #ChangingHistoriesKS3
#ChangingHistoriesKS3 is improving history curriculums in schools across the country. A huge thank you to @catherinepriggs.bsky.social for her reflections on the impact the Changing Histories curriculum is having on the pupils at Avanti Grange School. www.hachettelearning.com/blog/when-th...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It was a pleasure to host @catherinepriggs.bsky.social at Avanti Grange and a great opportunity to showcase our curriculum, drawing so much on the brilliant #ChangingHistoriesKS3
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Excited to be leading a two-part webinar series with @haringeyeduc.bsky.social on leading secondary history - helping subject leaders turn vision into practice.
Perfect current and aspiring history leads & SLT wanting to strengthen subject leadership in their schools.
Links below 👇
Perfect current and aspiring history leads & SLT wanting to strengthen subject leadership in their schools.
Links below 👇
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Excited to be leading a two-part webinar series with @haringeyeduc.bsky.social on leading secondary history - helping subject leaders turn vision into practice.
Perfect current and aspiring history leads & SLT wanting to strengthen subject leadership in their schools.
Links below 👇
Perfect current and aspiring history leads & SLT wanting to strengthen subject leadership in their schools.
Links below 👇
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This was always going to be the direction given how little illegal immigration there is. This is going to do us all damage for years to come.
The points @msjasminemn.bsky.social makes in the body of the article are important.
Rhetoric around immigration has now moved against not only illegal immigration, but legal immigration.
schoolsweek.co.uk/ive-given-my...
Rhetoric around immigration has now moved against not only illegal immigration, but legal immigration.
schoolsweek.co.uk/ive-given-my...
I’ve given teaching my all. Now I’m told I don't belong here
The thought that I won't be able to be treated as a citizen is disturbing
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October 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This was always going to be the direction given how little illegal immigration there is. This is going to do us all damage for years to come.
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Thrilled to say I'm a judge for the first ever Inspiring History Teaching Awards, in association with Historic Royal Palaces. Do you know a great history teacher in the UK who deserves to go down in history? Nominate them here bit.ly/42yhGZP
Inspiring History Teaching Awards
Created by Historic Royal Palaces, these awards celebrate teachers who make history exciting, inclusive and meaningful. We want to recognise the impact that great teachers can make by bringing the pas...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Thrilled to say I'm a judge for the first ever Inspiring History Teaching Awards, in association with Historic Royal Palaces. Do you know a great history teacher in the UK who deserves to go down in history? Nominate them here bit.ly/42yhGZP
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Soviet history teachers, my reading on the Khrushchev/Brezhnev era doesn’t match what I’ve read on 1917-53 or Gorbachev and end of USSR. I’m keen to level up. What should I read (other than general overviews of the whole Soviet period, which I’ve done)? @alistairdickins.bsky.social can you help?
October 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Soviet history teachers, my reading on the Khrushchev/Brezhnev era doesn’t match what I’ve read on 1917-53 or Gorbachev and end of USSR. I’m keen to level up. What should I read (other than general overviews of the whole Soviet period, which I’ve done)? @alistairdickins.bsky.social can you help?
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A conversation with some colleagues this morning has reminded me of this (amongst other things!):
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Experience and the educational ecosystem: why retention of experienced colleagues matters for beginning teachers
Photo by zhang kaiyv on Pexels.com A little while ago I had the opportunity to chat with a teacher who is 20 odd years into their teaching career. As they spoke about their Trust’s approach to cur…
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October 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A conversation with some colleagues this morning has reminded me of this (amongst other things!):
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2024/06/11/e...
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2024/06/11/e...
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Delighted to share this new blog on teaching People’s Health Industrial using the fabulous work of @manchesterhistory.uk and the story of Angel Meadow. I’ve loved working on this. Thanks Dean for your incredible book.
#historyteacher
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#historyteacher
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World building with Angel Meadow
Teaching Industrial People's Health through the story of Victorian Britain's most savage slum
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October 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Delighted to share this new blog on teaching People’s Health Industrial using the fabulous work of @manchesterhistory.uk and the story of Angel Meadow. I’ve loved working on this. Thanks Dean for your incredible book.
#historyteacher
open.substack.com/pub/petejack...
#historyteacher
open.substack.com/pub/petejack...
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If you've found this book helpful, could you send me a few words about via DM or below. I'm hoping to put together a collection of positive comments for the author who's having medical treatment at the moment. Many thanks.
October 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
If you've found this book helpful, could you send me a few words about via DM or below. I'm hoping to put together a collection of positive comments for the author who's having medical treatment at the moment. Many thanks.
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www.instagram.com/reel/DPcAFoh... This short film features my mother, daughter of a Holocaust survivor, and now an activist against the war in Gaza. Please share widely
October 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
www.instagram.com/reel/DPcAFoh... This short film features my mother, daughter of a Holocaust survivor, and now an activist against the war in Gaza. Please share widely
I enjoyed today's @teachertapp.bsky.social blog from @theeef.bsky.social about knowledge of Latin and Greek supporting spelling. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/eef-blo...
EEF blog: Getting to the root of vocabulary instruction
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October 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I enjoyed today's @teachertapp.bsky.social blog from @theeef.bsky.social about knowledge of Latin and Greek supporting spelling. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/eef-blo...
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A joy to see this. Feedback from pupils and parents shows #ChangingHistoriesKS3 is changing the game for KS3 history
Rich story, deep scholarly connections, rigorous enquiry questions and enquiry journeys all need to be embedded and integrated, not bolted on as extra texts.
Rich story, deep scholarly connections, rigorous enquiry questions and enquiry journeys all need to be embedded and integrated, not bolted on as extra texts.
Lovely feedback from parents at our Open Evening tonight. Those new to the school blown away by our curriculum content. Existing parents telling me their children love History for the stories. It's #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Thanks to @counsellc.bsky.social @willgoodfellow82.bsky.social and authors!
October 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A joy to see this. Feedback from pupils and parents shows #ChangingHistoriesKS3 is changing the game for KS3 history
Rich story, deep scholarly connections, rigorous enquiry questions and enquiry journeys all need to be embedded and integrated, not bolted on as extra texts.
Rich story, deep scholarly connections, rigorous enquiry questions and enquiry journeys all need to be embedded and integrated, not bolted on as extra texts.
Fascinating conversation with Year 10 students yesterday, studying Huguenot refugees in early modern Britain. One student remarked on the impact and legacy of the Huguenots in relation to establishing the Bank of England - 'so they were French but they created the English national bank! ...
October 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Fascinating conversation with Year 10 students yesterday, studying Huguenot refugees in early modern Britain. One student remarked on the impact and legacy of the Huguenots in relation to establishing the Bank of England - 'so they were French but they created the English national bank! ...
Lovely feedback from parents at our Open Evening tonight. Those new to the school blown away by our curriculum content. Existing parents telling me their children love History for the stories. It's #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Thanks to @counsellc.bsky.social @willgoodfellow82.bsky.social and authors!
October 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Lovely feedback from parents at our Open Evening tonight. Those new to the school blown away by our curriculum content. Existing parents telling me their children love History for the stories. It's #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Thanks to @counsellc.bsky.social @willgoodfellow82.bsky.social and authors!
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I've been thinking about this a lot since you posted yesterday @freereed59.net so, for what it's worth, here is my list of some key features of a great @histassoc TH article... 1/
September 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I've been thinking about this a lot since you posted yesterday @freereed59.net so, for what it's worth, here is my list of some key features of a great @histassoc TH article... 1/
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Here is a question for #HistoryEducation. What makes a good Teaching History article? A short thread for #historyteacher s.
Teaching History is a journal published by @histassoc.bsky.social and read by thousands of teachers. (Is that the right 'number'?)
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Teaching History is a journal published by @histassoc.bsky.social and read by thousands of teachers. (Is that the right 'number'?)
1/n 🧵
September 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Here is a question for #HistoryEducation. What makes a good Teaching History article? A short thread for #historyteacher s.
Teaching History is a journal published by @histassoc.bsky.social and read by thousands of teachers. (Is that the right 'number'?)
1/n 🧵
Teaching History is a journal published by @histassoc.bsky.social and read by thousands of teachers. (Is that the right 'number'?)
1/n 🧵
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Really enjoyed our Hums department meeting today. A focus on using choral response in a subject specific way. We read blogs by @claireharley.bsky.social @priteshraichura.bsky.social & @steplab.bsky.social module. All followed up by a discussion of how we are implementing it & how we can improve!
September 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Really enjoyed our Hums department meeting today. A focus on using choral response in a subject specific way. We read blogs by @claireharley.bsky.social @priteshraichura.bsky.social & @steplab.bsky.social module. All followed up by a discussion of how we are implementing it & how we can improve!
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Following on from our HA talk in May, @petejackson.bsky.social and I have written a blog post on writing and using well-researched stories for GCSE History. Please do check it out!
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Making GCSE History Memorable
How historical stories can capture attention, deepen knowledge, and sharpen curriculum focus. (This post will also appear on Pete Jackson's substack)
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September 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Following on from our HA talk in May, @petejackson.bsky.social and I have written a blog post on writing and using well-researched stories for GCSE History. Please do check it out!
open.substack.com/pub/benbasse...
open.substack.com/pub/benbasse...
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Cracking article from @citoyenneclaire.bsky.social and @jcarrollhistory.bsky.social in latest Teaching History. Couldn’t be more timely for me as I’ve been consciously writing and using stories much more with my A Level students. Plenty here both to encourage and to challenge me.
September 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Cracking article from @citoyenneclaire.bsky.social and @jcarrollhistory.bsky.social in latest Teaching History. Couldn’t be more timely for me as I’ve been consciously writing and using stories much more with my A Level students. Plenty here both to encourage and to challenge me.
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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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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 7:28 PM
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Know someone gearing up to start their teacher training this week? Share this with them.
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#ITT #ITE #PGCE #SCITT #PreserviceTeacher #TeacherEducation #TeacherMentoring
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#ITT #ITE #PGCE #SCITT #PreserviceTeacher #TeacherEducation #TeacherMentoring
You Don’t Have to Be a Natural: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Teaching
Photo by Gratisography on Pexels.com “Great teachers are born, not made” is one of the great myths of teacher training. Unfortunately, it is also a myth which makes its way into the subconscious of…
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August 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Know someone gearing up to start their teacher training this week? Share this with them.
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2025/08/13/y...
#ITT #ITE #PGCE #SCITT #PreserviceTeacher #TeacherEducation #TeacherMentoring
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2025/08/13/y...
#ITT #ITE #PGCE #SCITT #PreserviceTeacher #TeacherEducation #TeacherMentoring
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Absolutely delighted to be chosen as the Teacher Tapp blog of the day!
This blog is about how I make working, studying and parenting manageable during term time.
www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...
This blog is about how I make working, studying and parenting manageable during term time.
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The Sunday Reset; Tips I've learnt to rise above the chaos during term time
A summary of tips I've learnt about balancing working, studying and being a mum during term time.
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August 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Absolutely delighted to be chosen as the Teacher Tapp blog of the day!
This blog is about how I make working, studying and parenting manageable during term time.
www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...
This blog is about how I make working, studying and parenting manageable during term time.
www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...
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Not Even Wrong: my thoughts on the BBC's King and Conqueror. www.marcmorris.org.uk/2025/08/king...
August 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Not Even Wrong: my thoughts on the BBC's King and Conqueror. www.marcmorris.org.uk/2025/08/king...