Mike Hill
@michaeldoron.bsky.social
Head of History at Ark Soane Academy
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Following the success of Eamon Duffy's keynote last year, Steve Mastin will host another keynote conversation with a renowned historian. 📚
More details to be announced soon!
Following the success of Eamon Duffy's keynote last year, Steve Mastin will host another keynote conversation with a renowned historian. 📚
More details to be announced soon!
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-history-conference-2026-tickets-1747091470619?aff=oddtdtcreator
Following the success of Eamon Duffy's keynote last year, Steve Mastin will host another keynote conversation with a renowned historian. 📚
More details to be announced soon!
Following the success of Eamon Duffy's keynote last year, Steve Mastin will host another keynote conversation with a renowned historian. 📚
More details to be announced soon!
🚨 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 👇
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 👇
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🚨 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 👇
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 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! 🔗👇
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! 👇
@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! 👇
April 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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! 👇
@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! 👇
Thank you to everyone who came to our second Ark Soane History conference yesterday. It was such a joy to see so many history teacher colleagues together.
As always, I’m proudest of our pupils who were so keen to help and talk about history. What a lovely day. #Soane25
As always, I’m proudest of our pupils who were so keen to help and talk about history. What a lovely day. #Soane25
February 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Thank you to everyone who came to our second Ark Soane History conference yesterday. It was such a joy to see so many history teacher colleagues together.
As always, I’m proudest of our pupils who were so keen to help and talk about history. What a lovely day. #Soane25
As always, I’m proudest of our pupils who were so keen to help and talk about history. What a lovely day. #Soane25
February 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
HISTORY TEACHER ROLE!
Our pupils love History at Ark Soane – from Year 7 all the way up to our first Year 10 cohort, 80% of whom do History GCSE.
We’re expanding and looking for another History teacher to join us next September. Could this be you?
Details below! 🙂
Our pupils love History at Ark Soane – from Year 7 all the way up to our first Year 10 cohort, 80% of whom do History GCSE.
We’re expanding and looking for another History teacher to join us next September. Could this be you?
Details below! 🙂
January 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
HISTORY TEACHER ROLE!
Our pupils love History at Ark Soane – from Year 7 all the way up to our first Year 10 cohort, 80% of whom do History GCSE.
We’re expanding and looking for another History teacher to join us next September. Could this be you?
Details below! 🙂
Our pupils love History at Ark Soane – from Year 7 all the way up to our first Year 10 cohort, 80% of whom do History GCSE.
We’re expanding and looking for another History teacher to join us next September. Could this be you?
Details below! 🙂
Government, empire, monarchy – history often involves big, abstract concepts. How can we teach them in ways that are meaningful and memorable for pupils? Teni Gogo will suggest solutions in her workshop on "big ideas, little stories."
January 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Government, empire, monarchy – history often involves big, abstract concepts. How can we teach them in ways that are meaningful and memorable for pupils? Teni Gogo will suggest solutions in her workshop on "big ideas, little stories."
In her workshop, catherinepriggs.bsky.social will explain how teachers can use scholarship to develop pupils’ sense of period and make the abstract concrete – and bring new life to GCSE courses.
January 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
In her workshop, catherinepriggs.bsky.social will explain how teachers can use scholarship to develop pupils’ sense of period and make the abstract concrete – and bring new life to GCSE courses.
Why did Brixton become a hub for Caribbean migrants after World War II, and how did activism grow within the community? @oblaize.bsky.social will reflect on teaching about the "capital of Black Britain."
January 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Why did Brixton become a hub for Caribbean migrants after World War II, and how did activism grow within the community? @oblaize.bsky.social will reflect on teaching about the "capital of Black Britain."
Beth Albery and Salma Barma will consider how richly immersing pupils in sources, source types, and time periods can not only boost their historical thinking – but also make studying GCSE History much more intellectually exciting.
January 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Beth Albery and Salma Barma will consider how richly immersing pupils in sources, source types, and time periods can not only boost their historical thinking – but also make studying GCSE History much more intellectually exciting.
Similarly exploring breadth and depth, Jonnie Grande will ask: how can we make history concrete and immersive when teaching about international history – such as the outbreak of the First World War and the beginning of the Cold War?
January 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Similarly exploring breadth and depth, Jonnie Grande will ask: how can we make history concrete and immersive when teaching about international history – such as the outbreak of the First World War and the beginning of the Cold War?
Different locations, diverse peoples, and broad chronological spreads: @hughrichards.bsky.social and David Turner will tackle how history teachers can make sprawling, global histories tangible for pupils without sacrificing complexity.
January 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Different locations, diverse peoples, and broad chronological spreads: @hughrichards.bsky.social and David Turner will tackle how history teachers can make sprawling, global histories tangible for pupils without sacrificing complexity.
In his workshop, @sam-jones.bsky.social will bring the Viking village of Birka to life – and explore how history teachers can make complex ideas more accessible and meaningful by tying them together in one place in time.
January 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
In his workshop, @sam-jones.bsky.social will bring the Viking village of Birka to life – and explore how history teachers can make complex ideas more accessible and meaningful by tying them together in one place in time.
I'll run a workshop on suffrage, socialism, and "deep worldbuilding."
Can immersing pupils in one time period and place (in this case, Britain in the early 1900s) be the main point of a lesson sequence? What would this do for pupils' disciplinary understanding?
Can immersing pupils in one time period and place (in this case, Britain in the early 1900s) be the main point of a lesson sequence? What would this do for pupils' disciplinary understanding?
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I'll run a workshop on suffrage, socialism, and "deep worldbuilding."
Can immersing pupils in one time period and place (in this case, Britain in the early 1900s) be the main point of a lesson sequence? What would this do for pupils' disciplinary understanding?
Can immersing pupils in one time period and place (in this case, Britain in the early 1900s) be the main point of a lesson sequence? What would this do for pupils' disciplinary understanding?
@kat-oc-kearey.bsky.social will also look at transformations across time – in sixteenth-century England.
How can teachers use stories, sources, and visuals to help pupils really grasp the "burning convictions" that shaped the Reformation?
How can teachers use stories, sources, and visuals to help pupils really grasp the "burning convictions" that shaped the Reformation?
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
@kat-oc-kearey.bsky.social will also look at transformations across time – in sixteenth-century England.
How can teachers use stories, sources, and visuals to help pupils really grasp the "burning convictions" that shaped the Reformation?
How can teachers use stories, sources, and visuals to help pupils really grasp the "burning convictions" that shaped the Reformation?
Did Stalin transform the Soviet Union?
Our very own @jacobolivey.bsky.social will explore how building a sense of place can shape pupils' judgements about continuity and change – and how one word can powerfully drive an enquiry question.
Our very own @jacobolivey.bsky.social will explore how building a sense of place can shape pupils' judgements about continuity and change – and how one word can powerfully drive an enquiry question.
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Did Stalin transform the Soviet Union?
Our very own @jacobolivey.bsky.social will explore how building a sense of place can shape pupils' judgements about continuity and change – and how one word can powerfully drive an enquiry question.
Our very own @jacobolivey.bsky.social will explore how building a sense of place can shape pupils' judgements about continuity and change – and how one word can powerfully drive an enquiry question.
Some historical concepts can take weeks or months to simmer and make sense. In his workshop, Will Comboni will share how he patiently built up his pupils' understanding of medieval Christianity across his Year 7 curriculum - through "hard magic, holy relics."
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Some historical concepts can take weeks or months to simmer and make sense. In his workshop, Will Comboni will share how he patiently built up his pupils' understanding of medieval Christianity across his Year 7 curriculum - through "hard magic, holy relics."
In an exciting return to the History teacher cinematic universe, @hannahcusworth.bsky.social will draw on her wide-ranging experience to share new approaches to teaching about transatlantic slavery.
How can stories and material culture make complex histories tangible?
How can stories and material culture make complex histories tangible?
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In an exciting return to the History teacher cinematic universe, @hannahcusworth.bsky.social will draw on her wide-ranging experience to share new approaches to teaching about transatlantic slavery.
How can stories and material culture make complex histories tangible?
How can stories and material culture make complex histories tangible?
Historical sites are compelling and full of resonance – but how can school visits work their world-building magic whilst still being rigorous, especially when it comes to interpretations?
These are some of the questions that @mrmountstevens.bsky.social will explore in his workshop.
These are some of the questions that @mrmountstevens.bsky.social will explore in his workshop.
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Historical sites are compelling and full of resonance – but how can school visits work their world-building magic whilst still being rigorous, especially when it comes to interpretations?
These are some of the questions that @mrmountstevens.bsky.social will explore in his workshop.
These are some of the questions that @mrmountstevens.bsky.social will explore in his workshop.
The history of the Holocaust is challenging to teach. Drawing on the life story of Lien de Jong, @edurbin.bsky.social will consider how story and place might help students to grasp a diversity of human experiences when learning about complex histories.
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The history of the Holocaust is challenging to teach. Drawing on the life story of Lien de Jong, @edurbin.bsky.social will consider how story and place might help students to grasp a diversity of human experiences when learning about complex histories.
Does worldbuilding always have to mean adding new content into a history curriculum?
Jimmy Colenutt will consider how we might get more out of topics that we already teach - and how history teachers can richly immerse pupils in medieval England by "going big on Becket."
Jimmy Colenutt will consider how we might get more out of topics that we already teach - and how history teachers can richly immerse pupils in medieval England by "going big on Becket."
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Does worldbuilding always have to mean adding new content into a history curriculum?
Jimmy Colenutt will consider how we might get more out of topics that we already teach - and how history teachers can richly immerse pupils in medieval England by "going big on Becket."
Jimmy Colenutt will consider how we might get more out of topics that we already teach - and how history teachers can richly immerse pupils in medieval England by "going big on Becket."
In a workshop aimed especially at beginning teachers and newer HODs, @joshvallance.bsky.social will look at a history curriculum across months and years.
How can we immerse pupils in specific places, but also connect these places and maintain breadth across a history curriculum?
How can we immerse pupils in specific places, but also connect these places and maintain breadth across a history curriculum?
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In a workshop aimed especially at beginning teachers and newer HODs, @joshvallance.bsky.social will look at a history curriculum across months and years.
How can we immerse pupils in specific places, but also connect these places and maintain breadth across a history curriculum?
How can we immerse pupils in specific places, but also connect these places and maintain breadth across a history curriculum?
Blending environmental and social history, @paulalobo.bsky.social will run a workshop on teaching about the winter of 1962-3.
How can digging deep into the "Big Freeze" reveal bigger histories about climate, politics, and society?
How can digging deep into the "Big Freeze" reveal bigger histories about climate, politics, and society?
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Blending environmental and social history, @paulalobo.bsky.social will run a workshop on teaching about the winter of 1962-3.
How can digging deep into the "Big Freeze" reveal bigger histories about climate, politics, and society?
How can digging deep into the "Big Freeze" reveal bigger histories about climate, politics, and society?
Rachel Foster and Steve Mastin's workshop will explore teaching about cities in the past.
How can history teachers develop a sense of place when we teach about, say, Pompeii or nineteenth-century Manchester?
How can history teachers develop a sense of place when we teach about, say, Pompeii or nineteenth-century Manchester?
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Rachel Foster and Steve Mastin's workshop will explore teaching about cities in the past.
How can history teachers develop a sense of place when we teach about, say, Pompeii or nineteenth-century Manchester?
How can history teachers develop a sense of place when we teach about, say, Pompeii or nineteenth-century Manchester?