Because this country likes to forget what it’s capable of, I take it as a duty to remind us. We sit at the brink of the largest decimation of Black political power since the fall of Reconstruction — a Second Redemption. And the end of Black political power means the end of democracy itself.

“Things that you’re not going to come up with on your own” = anonymized plagiarism, stealing ideas from voices they never would have listened to, let alone given credit to even if they knew who they were.

Come and listen to Dan Hicks at the SHP Summer Conference this July. Plus a raft of amazing workshops to get you thinking, inspired and prepared for Curriculum 2028 www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/summerconf/

She’s here! And resplendent in gold foil! Available to preorder @faberbooks.bsky.social and out in a few weeks. Featuring 2 new graphics by the award-winning Cherokee artist Rebecca Lee Kunz. 🌻

His SHP Summer Conference keynote will bring these ideas into conversation with history education — especially relevant 4 schools developing inclusive and disciplinary-rich curricula ahead of the Curriculum & Assessment Review. Standard tickets available here store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata...

Come and listen to Dan Hicks at the SHP Summer Conference this July. Plus a raft of amazing workshops to get you thinking, inspired and prepared for Curriculum 2028 www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/summerconf/

We’re thrilled that @profdanhicks.bsky.social will be a keynote speaker at the SHP Summer Conference this year (July 10-12, Leeds Trinity University). His books The Brutish Museums & Every Monument Will Fall challenge us to think critically about empire, museums, & the stories we choose to preserve.

A lovely few days for (3/4s of)Team History from @endsexisminschools.bsky.social sharing our research, promoting women in the curriculum, soaking up all the history, and arguably the highlight of it all… absolutely smashing the bridge building contest in the HA Quiz! #HAConf26

HERE COME THE WEAPONIZATION FUND SUITS: 2 police officers who battled with #Jan6 rioters sue to block Trump's $1.8N 'anti-weaponization fund.' Fmr Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn & MPD officer Daniel Hodges argue 14th Amendment bars payments to insurrectionists www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

EMC CPD Webinar: Bringing Climate Education into the English Classroom A webinar exploring how eco-lit can add value to your teaching and inspire your students. Book by: 8am on 29th May

It's been such a long time since the last NC reforms that many experineced HODs may never have gone through national reform. We have outlined four practical actions to support colleagues in preparing for change, as well as producing a handy guide for new subject leaders, or those wanting support

4 things you can do right now to start preparing for Curriculum 2028. A new handy planning guide for #historyteacher and subject lead colleagues trying to get ready for changes coming down the line. Hopefully this helps you get a head start and ensure change is beneficial as well as challenging.

The number of people who have died or will die as a result of Musk’s recklessness in slashing funding for USAID is already staggering. If Ebola gets loose, too, bookmark this moment.

Hang onto your hats folks - we are all about to be creating jet engines…. Actually maybe that’s not such a good plan but still it’s nice to see people valuing Humanities for the thinking it promotes

We went on our trip to our local Cathedral today and gained a new student, who followed us around and learnt the history of the Abbey site over time #historyteacher #HistoryAroundUs

And also take a look at the only GCSE spec written by SHP and that does local history properly!! teach.ocr.org.uk/switch-to-oc...

#HistoryEducation curriculum development happens in the minds of teachers first

Also friendly reminder that the Luddites weren‘t anti-tech they were pro workers rights and safety and anti-capitalist so you know, feel free to call me that.

If you want to know more about Curriculum PATHS and join the community, have a look at our website. Membership is always free. We want to create spaces for collaboration and ensure all young people get access to their history education is truly empowering curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk

The parallels with Johnson’s pardoning of Confederates post 1865 are striking. Sadly his impeachment failed…and I suspect the same will be true of Trump. Indeed he is almost certainly betting on it.

Marvellous to see @1972shp.bsky.social continuing to lead on collaborative curriculum development, despite the top-down impositionist tenor of the times. More power to your collective elbows, @apf102.bsky.social @danlyndon.bsky.social

the president is raiding the treasury to put your tax dollars into this mans personal checking account as a reward for what hes doing in this picture

You really do need to read this thread. For context, here is the news story: www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-... A man who literally uses the state to victimise people of colour and political enemies has created a $1.77 bn fund to give to insurrectionists from 2020/21

Trump is bankrolling the next armed pro-Trump insurrection—and issuing reparations to the conspirators behind the last one—by stealing the money from the victims of the insurrection (using lawyers who are just fixers for a thug). Todd Blanche should be in prison, as should Trump.

If you are a Subject Lead in #history, this summer is the best time to start preparing for the new National Curriculum. But how if it’s not out yet? Here’s 4 practical actions to take and a free guide on getting ready for the change curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/2026/05/17/g...

If you are a Subject Lead in #history, this summer is the best time to start preparing for the new National Curriculum. But how if it’s not out yet? Here’s 4 practical actions to take and a free guide on getting ready for the change curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/2026/05/17/g...

How can we prepare for the revised National Curriculum for History when we don't know what's going to be in it? Get ahead of the curve with our @1972shp.bsky.social #CurriculumPATHS Guide for Curriculum 2028 #historyteacher #edusky curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/2026/05/17/g...

If you are thinking about how to prepare for curriculum reform, why not join us at the SHP Summer Conference (10-12 July @leedstrinity.bsky.social). So much to inspire and help you get ready for the changes www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/summerconf/ #historyteacher

Genuinely don’t know if my blood pressure can cope with buying a copy of this…. But thought I should leave a few key charts and headlines if the Indian DfE is considering the truth of Mr Gibb’s claims of success here in England. Widening attainment gaps, a broken SEND system and loss of hope.

What the hell did I just watch?!

How can we prepare for the revised National Curriculum for History when we don't know what's going to be in it? Get ahead of the curve with our @1972shp.bsky.social #CurriculumPATHS Guide for Curriculum 2028 #historyteacher #edusky curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/2026/05/17/g...

Cathy‘s work guided by Brenda Child (Red Lake Ojibwe) & Jackie Fear-Segal is brilliant. If you do teach American history in UK classrooms consider joining TIHPS’ very collaborative community of practice.

This is crucial! We have a choice as a society about whether we accept AI and its impact on truth and the environment! We don’t have to accept it We don’t have listen when they say “just let me finish…” We don’t have roll over We always have the ability to make ethical choices

I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!?

Just published online - the Open Access Article - “An incentive for innovation”: the impact of being a subject-specific secondary ITE mentor within an HEI partnership on the professional learning of teacher mentors by Victoria Crooks et al. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/4oD8YSs

Delighted to have a paper with @lauralondo1017.bsky.social & Helen Snelson published in @pdiejournal.bsky.social. Especially pleased to bring Helen's work to fruition & grateful to @uoyeducation.bsky.social @ueaeducation.bsky.social @uonsoe.bsky.social #historyteacher #mentors for their collboration

#HistoryEducation #historyteacher s check out endsexisminschools.org.uk for more info on this project. Only 12% of history lessons include women as a main focus. Women are 51% of the population in England and Wales (this is not a recent phenomenon)!

This is a brilliant project being carried out thoughtfully, with a deep appreciation for historical research sitting behind the lessons & resources. The forefronting of indigenous voice & experience is, rightfully, integral to the project aims. I'd encourage #historyteacher s to take a look!

Subject associations like @histassoc.bsky.social & @1972shp.bsky.social & university #ITT provision provide a vital bridge between subject disciplines & schools. Routledge's 'Mentoring in...' series is good starting point for subject-specific #TeacherMentoring 3/3 www.routledge.com/Mentoring-Hi...

While England's #ITT policy has increasingly shifted responsibility onto mentors for providing beginning teachers with ‘expertise in evidence-based subject...-specific approaches’ (DfE, 2024), just 17% of CPD experiences include subject-specific pedagogical support (Ofsted, 2024). 2/

Yesterday @histassoc.bsky.social #HAConf26, @lauralondo1017.bsky.social & I presented our research paper (www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....) looking at how #mentoring with university #ITT #partnerships provides opportunities for #teachers ongoing subject-specific professional learning. 1/

So excited to lead a reflective Bildung nature walk! And my own colonial walking tour on the Saturday 🌳🗺

Lovely weekend at the @histassoc.bsky.social conference meeting friends old and new. Some fantastic sessions from Sally Burnham, Zaiba Patel @invisibleeast.bsky.social , @fredoxby.bsky.social @victoriacrooks.bsky.social @lauralondo1017.bsky.social . Lots of ideas and threads to think about now!

I just discovered the etymology of the word “odd”. Absolutely loving the fact that “odd numbers” are basically “pointy numbers”. I love that it has a logical but also visceral dimension.

This genuinely was chilling. Schools have a huge role to play here in developing pupils’ capacity for caring about truth and verification. As Bloch commented of the pre-war years…“Corrupted by dogma and myth, current opinion…has lost the very taste for verification.” (Bloch, 1949, p.88)

Interesting thread on identifying an AI author (maybe). I have to say I still struggle to distinguish a piece like this from many typical journalistic styles found online. Even harder when it might have been created from a set of starting data, so the core content is plausible.

In the West, the Trump Administration has gone to war against… buffalo. Under the umbrella of the InterTribal Buffalo Council, 80+ tribes have been restoring free-range bison to the plains. They're working with big green NGOs like the Nature Conservancy, which have buffalo on land of their own.🧵

I’ve had a great first day at #HAConf26. So many brilliant workshops and lots of inspiring ideas.

Story: www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

Had forgotten that Newcastle is the coldest city on the planet! Regretting that short sleeved shirt - though I do feel like I fit in better as a result. Also google maps is ambitious about my ability to scale the side of the Tyne Bridge