Otis Blaize
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Mike Hill
about 1 month ago
🚨 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 👇
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen
about 1 month ago
We have curated a record-breaking NINE workshops for secondary teachers, covering a huge range of topics. You won't be surprised that we have an awesome roster of presenters including
@fredoxby.bsky.social
@petejackson.bsky.social
@missrcarter89.bsky.social
@oblaize.bsky.social
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen
about 2 months ago
Looking further forward we host our Developing Teachers' Conference on January 31 2026: We will have 9 secondary workshops and 3 primary workshops featuring legends like
@mr-s-tiffany.bsky.social
@oblaize.bsky.social
@missrcarter89.bsky.social
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@msquinnhistory.bsky.social
. Tickets on sale v soon!
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JusticetoHistory
5 months ago
Big thanks to the
@1972shp.bsky.social
family for a brilliant
#SHP25
conference. Really enjoyed working with
@oblaize.bsky.social
and everyone who joined our session on Nigeria 1950-1980, Fela Kuti et al. We 'waka, waka, waka' till
#SHP26
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen
5 months ago
Robin Whitburn Abdul Mohamud and
@oblaize.bsky.social
discussing the start of the Biafran war in their investigation into post-colonial Nigeria
#SHP25
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen
6 months ago
Listen to
@oblaize.bsky.social
he knows what he's talking about! Come and join Otis and Justice2History for their workshop on Decolonisation and the British Empire. Tickets available here SHP Summer Conference 2025 | Leeds Trinity University Online Store
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Really looking forward to
#SHP25
this year. The line up looks great!
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6 months ago
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History Workshop
6 months ago
Today is Windrush Day, commemorating the contribution of Caribbean migrants to Britain's post-ward economy, culture and society. From the archive, Kennetta Hammond Perry @kennettaperry.bsky.social on critiquing and re-assessing the Windrush Narrative:
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Undoing the Work of the Windrush Narrative
In light of the recent "Windrush scandal", Kennetta Hammond Perry asks what aspects of British history are extolled, and which facets remain illegible in popular renditions of the Windrush narrative - and offers up alternative "usable…
https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/anti-racism/undoing-the-work-of-the-windrush-narrative/
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William Dalrymple
6 months ago
If you want to understand the background to the conflict in Iran, check out our
@empirepoduk.bsky.social
series on the history of Iran & the Iranian Revolution. From the rise of Cyrus...
podcasts.apple.com/az/podcast/9...
... to the Fall of the Shah:
podcasts.apple.com/az/podcast/1...
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Alan Lester
6 months ago
How Britain brought about regime change in Iran in 1953: by overthrowing a democratically elected government in favour of an autocracy after it threatened to nationalise Anglo-Iranian Oil (later BP) & use the revenue to benefit Iranians.
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/a...
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British spy's account sheds light on role in 1953 Iranian coup
Interview given by MI6 officer in 1980s was discovered in research for new documentary
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/17/british-spys-account-sheds-light-on-role-in-1953-iranian-coup?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Just finished The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi. Essential reading for understanding the history of the Palestinian struggle.
6 months ago
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History Workshop
6 months ago
OTD 1976, students led the Soweto Uprising in South Africa. A recent one from the archive, @yasmartin.bsky.social explores the links between Tanzanian socialism and the anti-apartheid struggle in exile.
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The Soweto Uprising and South African Exile in Socialist Tanzania
How did Tanzanian socialist ideas shape the anti-apartheid struggle in the 1970s? Yasmina Martin connects two traditions of African liberation through the ANC's projects of 'self-reliance' in exile.
https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/empire-decolonisation/the-soweto-uprising-and-south-african-exile-in-socialist-tanzania/
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Colin McCormick
7 months ago
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Transatlantic slavery. 4 teachers on the Radio talking about our book. Start 1 hour 11 mins in.
@richkhistory.bsky.social
@historyrichk.bsky.social
@carmelbones.bsky.social
@oblaize.bsky.social
@drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social
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UK Black with Ngunan Adamu - 23/05/2025 - BBC Sounds
Music, good vibes and stories from our African and Caribbean communities.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002c929?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
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On Malcolm X’s 100th birthday, here’s some books I’ve read recently that have shaped my understanding of his life and legacy.
7 months ago
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Really interesting read. The need for a reset on historical enquiries.
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Recently finished listening to Zeinab Badawi’s book on Audible - a great overview for anyone interested in African history.
7 months ago
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Working Class History
7 months ago
#OtD
13 May 1949 radical African-American singer and actor Paul Robeson visited Woolmet colliery near Edinburgh. After meeting miners and unionists, he performed "I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night"
stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8505/paul-robeson-at-...
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Alex Ford
7 months ago
So excited about
@1972shp.bsky.social
#SHP25
. So many brilliant workshops over 3 fantastic days of
#historyteacher
goodness. Join us for great history and great company PLUS included lunch, coffee and dinner!!
www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/summerconf/
SLT friendly flyer attached too!!
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Looking forward to getting a copy of this! Important work on the impact of transatlantic slavery and Liverpool’s role in it.
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Colin McCormick
8 months ago
MASSIVE thanks from me and Katie to all the brilliant teachers who wrote...
@cpalmerhistory.bsky.social
Eoin Gallagher, Sorcha O'Callaghan, Dan Procter, Sherlon Atkins,
@johnhough.bsky.social
, Rebecca Chadwick. Out early May
@katieamery.bsky.social
pls rt
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Colin McCormick
9 months ago
open.spotify.com/episode/15Pm...
If anyone is interested in listening to two history teachers talk about Liverpool, slavery and our forthcoming book tune in.
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146: History - Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery with Colin McCormick
North and South Podcasts · Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/15PmssPggM5QoW6tw5OcBY?si=PMzZ3WlQRPOtWR8v74zeKg
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George Harris
9 months ago
A pleasure. I attach a blog post. You don't have to read it; but sometimes, as a history teacher, I thought I had the best job in Scotland.
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2016/09/teac...
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Teaching History at a Secondary School
Teaching History “ The best way to teach is to be chaotic and confusing ” Professor Richard Feynman In April 2016 I was invite...
https://georgehharris.blogspot.com/2016/09/teaching-history-at-secondary-school.html
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Graduation day. MSc in Learning and Teaching from the University of Oxford. 🎓
9 months ago
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen
10 months ago
We are running 40 workshops for primary and secondary History teachers led by experienced practitioners including
@citoyenneclaire.bsky.social
@mrmayhew.bsky.social
@petejackson.bsky.social
@alistairdickins.bsky.social
@oblaize.bsky.social
@justice2history.bsky.social
@joshpreyegarry.bsky.social
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JusticetoHistory
10 months ago
Bring a new story to your work on US Civil Rights history: an enquiry with a different focus but still with the core knowledge. Available to download from our website. 3 TikToks coming too that tell Robert F Williams' top stories.
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen
10 months ago
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JusticetoHistory
10 months ago
Last chance to book up for this exclusive opportunity to access resources in
@britishlibrary.bsky.social
collections on histories of 19th C. S.Asian migration to Britain. Great for GCSE courses. Great speakers as well, including Yasmin Khan.
www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
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Webinar: South Asian migration to Britain in the 19th century
https://www.history.org.uk/secondary/categories/592/news/4365/webinar-south-asian-migration-to-britain-in-the-1
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Had the pleasure of speaking at Ark Soane on Saturday about Black British activism in Brixton. Thanks to
@michaeldoron.bsky.social
and the team for organising!
#Soane25
10 months ago
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Mike Hill
10 months ago
We go again!
#Soane25
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen
10 months ago
It’s the final countdown, the last chance saloon, the end of the line! Tonight at midnight we will be closing the box office for our Developing Teachers’ Conference. You’ve seen the schedule, you know the line-up, you’ve made the note to buy a ticket, now it’s time to do it! ...
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Mike Hill
11 months ago
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."
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Just watched Blitz by Steve McQueen. An incredible film, highlighting the Black presence before and during the Second World War and the experiences of working class people in East London. Highly recommend!
11 months ago
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Mike Hill
12 months ago
🚨 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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JusticetoHistory
12 months ago
Hugely inspiring
@1972shp.bsky.social
session with Stafford Scott on Broadwater Farm in the 1980s. Exploring the War Inna Babylon archives
@arthurjchapman.bsky.social
@historyrichk.bsky.social
@oblaize.bsky.social
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An incredible morning looking at the archives of Stafford Scott. Community activism before, during and after the Broadwater Farm uprising in 1985.
12 months ago
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Fred Oxby
12 months ago
@oblaize.bsky.social
showed this photo at the
@1972shp.bsky.social
conference 2024 as a way to disrupt the traditional narratives around Rosa Parks. So good to share and discuss it with y11 in our lesson on Black Power today. A picture can change everything and this one certainly did.
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