Lots of chat about the *last* English royal to be arrested, but who was the first? The Anglo-Saxons typically bumped off their rivals, so I'll start the bidding with Odo, bishop of Bayeux, arrested and imprisoned by his half-brother, William the Conqueror, in 1082.

Fantastic programme here run by @andrewshtbc.bsky.social and @scillyteacher.bsky.social - both amazing history teachers! Get yourself signed up. Will be fab. #historyteacher

Some of my favourite books on education. A couple that are old, but there’s been a huge amount of super sharp thinking in the last decade or so.

@1972shp.bsky.social's new webinar in our UNEARTHED series is a must for all teachers of the History of Medicine. Bring your students along to hear @teachmedwomen.bsky.social's Dr Natasha Hodgson discussing Medieval women, medicine & gardening ...

The final schedule for the SHP Developing Teachers' Conference is now live! www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/devteach/ and we are excited to welcome you all on Jan 31. Tickets still available for one more week from store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata.... Plus the final chance to enter our draw ...

The Governors’ Gateway has launched! We’re delight to share a new learning platform built for the realities of school governance. It’s the brainchild of @catherinepriggs.bsky.social and we know it will be so helpful for governors. /1

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

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 👇

#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...

Please encourage your #ITT beginning teachers to sign up for an attend this webinar.

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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/

As I said in my lecture on Weds eve, receiving the Medlicott medal for services to history has been deeply special for me, not least because it allows me to celebrate and promote the importance of subject communities. We would be nowhere without @histassoc.bsky.social. Thank you HA. You're the best.

71. I was delighted to get my hands on this! A book I really wish I'd had access to as a young history teacher. Extremely thorough and in-depth but I also loved the scenarios and practical lesson/scheme exemplars. Excellent read.

This short thread by Cat Priggs made me think: History planning is about tying things together into a shape, a flow – usually a story & often a parallel flow of the analytic direction created by the EQ. It isn't about breaking things up into propositions and it's rarely about teaching a procedure.

Had such a great time teaching Year 7 today! We explored England from 1087 to 1154 - a whirlwind of power struggles, a fractured empire, and civil war - using @counsellc.bsky.social’s chapter ‘Meanwhile, back in Norman England: Struggling for control after 1087’ from #ChangingHistoriesKS3

There's just one more day to sign up to our free Changing Histories webinar. Join @catherinepriggs.bsky.social & @egcarr.bsky.social on planning and teaching lesson sequences. Register here: bit.ly/4nrA8Mv

It will be really good. @catherinepriggs.bsky.social and @egcarr.bsky.social are brilliant at explaining how to integrate rich extended story with critical disciplinary thinking. They explain the #ChangingHistoriesKS3 series really well, giving great practical tips.

Still time to sign up for this - free history teaching inspiration (we hope) to set you up before the summer break!

Deeper background for anyone teaching about Henry V at KS3 or A level - how one family was involved in parliamentary discussions, recruitment, mustering, preparations for departure: How did the Redmayns experience the preparations for war 1414-1415? thinkinghistory.co.uk/MedievalFami...

My team and I have signed up for this, looks terrific.

Our new blogpost at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/helen-s... pays tribute to Helen Snelson, a wonderful champion of #HistoryEducation. In her memory we're contributing to the @histassoc.bsky.social Teaching Fellowship Programme to support teaching of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller histories.

We got a ton of exhibitors joining us with fantastic bargains and offers for primary and secondary teachers of history

Last night I was honoured to receive an Honorary Fellowship from the @histassoc.bsky.social It’s hard to put into words what this means. It is more than an association to me; it’s a community that has supported, sustained and nurtured me at so many points in my career.

Brilliant to see Hachette Learning authors @catherinepriggs.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @michaeldoron.bsky.social and @lambhearttea.bsky.social receive their HA honorary fellowships. Huge congrats to #ChangingHistoriesKS3 series ed @counsellc.bsky.social on her Medlicott Medal too!

The use of a puzzling, intriguing, scholarship-driven enquiry question is so central to my teaching. This masterclass will be brilliant!

How does an enquiry question sustain interest, build momentum and give all pupils access to disciplinary thinking across a lesson sequence? How does the EQ help you to integrate compelling stories and rich, extended text? Register bit.ly/4nrA8Mv for Cat and Elizabeth's webinar on Tues 8 July 3.30pm

Looking for FREE CPD that can make a real difference to your KS3 history teaching? Look no further. The heat wave of our awesome Changing Histories webinar series continues. First @counsellc.bsky.social, then @paulalobo.bsky.social followed by @hughrichards.bsky.social and now Cat and Elizabeth 🌡️ ☀️

Really excited to deliver this FREE session with @egcarr.bsky.social We’ll discuss the power of enquiry questions, including how they shape the analytic direction and purpose of a sequence of lessons, create a sense of intrigue & infuse lessons with energy! @counsellc.bsky.social

Well this is an exciting day. First time out for these beauties

Mmm...I wonder which story book I'll read to my 4 year old at bedtime??! Have you got your copies of #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Expanding Worlds yet? If so please share on BlueSky. I love seeing copies out in their natural habitat!

#SHP25 is fast approaching, the excitement is rising, the workshops are being finalised, the keynotes are being drafted, the exhibitions are being mounted & the bar is being stocked! Ticket sales end July 4th so not long left to grab 'em from store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... Come and join us

Over the moon to see @Counsell_C recognised on the #honourslist with an OBE. What she has done is nothing short of extraordinary: shaping education for all pupils, & improving life chances by championing access to ambitious curricula. So well deserved. 👏 shorturl.at/Yflt3

And for hours of reading, research, drafting & redrafting and endless late night zooms, thank you, thank you to @catherinepriggs.bsky.social @jacobolivey.bsky.social @katiehall.bsky.social @willbaileywatson.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @paulalobo.bsky.social @kerrylouisehistory.bsky.social

In this photo are my two babies....and Rupert and Henry 😂 We're thrilled to announce that Changing Histories: Expanding Worlds c1600-c1870 is now out! Thank you to all the incredible people involved in this project and to everyone who's already ordered a copy/class set! You have impeccable taste. X

I ended up buying it from Amazon UK. Just got it today. Excited to dig in! Thanks again!

This is a lovely review from a man of exceptional taste and learning

I don't read many edu-books these days but this one was worth making an exception for. An excellent primer condensing lots of writing and discourse in the subject community. Strongly recommended, especially to History ITTs, teachers who didn't get much quality subject input in training and new HoDs.

#SHP25 Competition 💷Win £25 from Rayburn Tours, one of our many awesome exhibitors at this year's summer conference! Just grab a ticket here (1 day, 2 day and weekend options available) store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata.... We also have 40 wonderful workshops, 3 kicking keynotes and a fab fringe

It has arrived! Very excited to dive into this @catherinepriggs.bsky.social @egcarr.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social

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 🌟

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

What an incredible opportunity to hear from three outstanding practitioners! 👇

Fortunately, there are some strategies that are having impact. More in my latest post open.substack.com/pub/marymyat... @creativehigg.bsky.social @stevewillshaw.bsky.social @catherinepriggs.bsky.social

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!

What a wonderful couple of days at HA 2025. Fantastic sessions from @edurbin.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @e-nicholson.bsky.social & @jacobolivey.bsky.social A joy to present alongside the wonderful @egcarr.bsky.social Superb keynotes. Stunning location.

It has been wonderful to spend a few days amongst so many people who genuinely value and appreciate my contribution/role in the history teaching community. Thank you for always making me feel like I belong, even though I'd be a rubbish teacher! You're friends first, authors second. #haconf25

#HAConf25 was a blast. Thanks to @jacobolivey.bsky.social @mrsthorne.bsky.social @catherinepriggs.bsky.social @egcarr.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @e-nicholson.bsky.social and @michaeldoron.bsky.social for terrific workshops - and to the @histassoc.bsky.social team for organising!

What a fabulous weekend at #HAConf25 So lovely to collaborate with @catherinepriggs.bsky.social to share strategies for curriculum coherence and its impact. So many inspiring sessions and conversations, all in beautiful sunshine and Liverpool docks. Thank you @histassoc.bsky.social team!