Tickets still available for the launch of our wonderful SHP SW Forum with a superb programme of speakers including Michael Riley, @paulalobo.bsky.social and @tomallenhistory.bsky.social. Tickets available for as little as a fiver from store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... so grab 'em now!

What a wonderful weekend at #haconf25. Liverpool was beautiful and the workshops were all on point. See you in Newcastle (and yes I've changed my mind about that).

Superb work from @colinmccormick.bsky.social and @katieamery.bsky.social - genuinely inspiring and can’t wait to read the book about Liverpool and the Transatlantic Slave Trade #haconf25

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.

One of my colleagues is doing some research into assessment procedures in history. If you have five mins please do fill this in: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Beautiful display as ever at Edge Church.

This bit of the half time show was insane. So cool.

People, places and a pinch of discipline. Here's my slides from #soane25 if that floats your boat. The script is below each slide. drive.google.com/file/d/18CWg...

The thing I really enjoyed about #soane25 yesterday was the people who explained how things hadn't worked first time. They were honest about their mistakes. Teaching isn't an exact science and it was joyful to hear of people's experimentation. More honesty and failures at conferences please.

Back in Bristol after a brilliant day at #Soane25. Chapeau to @michaeldoron.bsky.social for organising another cracking conference. Delivering that speech at the end with Eamonn Duffy sitting in front row was one of the more marginally terrifying things I've ever done.

#Soane25 will be a cracker. Just look at the keynotes. @richkhistory.bsky.social is inspirational in his ambition & scholarship – a must listen. Then Eamon Duffy talking with Steve Mastin who famously used Duffy's research to recreate Morebath in his classroom! #Historyteachers do not miss this.

So honoured and excited to be invited to Ark Soane in February. Better get planning.

Red One is truly a dreadful movie in every single way.

Frohe Weihnachten to me.

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Yes please

Black Doves on Netflix is proper entertaining. Whishaw is ace as ever.

Trying out some writing ideas from @hughrichards.bsky.social and @richkhistory.bsky.social brilliant HA series on disciplinary thinking. Looking forward to seeing how this goes with Year 9 this week. #historyteacher

Notre Dame rises from the ashes at last: world leaders join embattled Macron for grand reopening

Settling down for my annual watch of the Box of Delights. Every single second is glorious.

History teachers and SLT, don’t forget to register for Monday’s FREE webinar, 4pm, Mon 9 December ow.ly/A01g50U5cVb @paulalobo.bsky.social will use #ChangingHistoriesKS3 to "make sources sing". But what lies behind our approach to sources in these new secondary textbooks? Here’s a 🧵 ...

Hoorah! Can't wait for #Soane25! 'Building worlds' is a terrific theme for the second year of this beautiful conference and the history geeks of Ark Soane are perfect hosts. History teachers everywhere, come for a day of total sanity and joy. Not one spot of dodgy 'sourcework' in sight.

Our phones automatically just read out loud the red weather warning. Well that was exciting. Better dig out the torch.

The Boss Morris album on BandCamp is quality. bossmorris.bandcamp.com/album/boss-m... I appreciate this is a niche post.

This is really interesting. I skipped to the conclusion but looks forward to reading the whole article properly later.

So excited to return to Soane. And I'm really chuffed to see two of my Ashton Park colleagues on the list of presenters.

Ok the baby didn't completely trash my Spotify. But she did reduce my TayTay listening. I'm only in the top 8% of listeners this year. Serious reduction from last year 😂. #wrapped

Starting Christmas as it's December now. Determined to still have some left by the big day.

Do you teach OCR African Kingdoms Alevel or African Kingdoms at KS3? Would you like to start? On Friday 25 April 2025, the Bristol Historical Association are hosting an afternoon of lectures on Early Modern African Kingdoms from an amazing group of academics. Free for Sixth Formers and Teachers!

Watched the first two episodes of Skeleton Crew and it's really good. Light, fun and hugely entertaining.

Ilona Maher coming to the West Country is massive news. If she fancies coming into Ashton Park we are only a stone's throw from the stadium.

@1972shp.bsky.social is thrilled to be able to announce the launch of our new SHP Understanding event in conjunction with @teachmedwomen.bsky.social: A half day conference for teachers and A Level students about Teaching Medieval Women on January 18th 2025 from 1-5pm @britishlibrary.bsky.social

Gary Barlow's son memes walked so Gregggg Wallace memes could run.

Writing tip no. 10: read and reread your sources until you hear voices, then write a deeply human story about your historical subjects. Readers want to learn about real people, making real choices, in real circumstances, in real time. Make your actors complex and multi-dimensional. "Humanize"!

Good lord why isn't his agent running to his house and taking a hammer to the router.

Happy Funny Looking Angels day to all who celebrate.

The Beatles '64 documentary on Disney+ is quality. Not a shade on Get Back but still ace.

This blog is excellent. A genuinely thought provoking read.

This book is fab. If you visit Bristol Museum then go pick up a copy.

Love love love that Doris has got a Christmas hat on at the Bristol Museum

Beth Gibbons sat at the table next to us on a cafe in Bristol today. I was beyond star struck. Took everything in me to not try to tell us in gushing terms how I love her recent album and that her track with Kendrick is one of my favourite things. Instead I left her to enjoy her crumpets.

Delighted to be welcoming over 55 Prinaty and Secondary #historyteacher s to the Yorkshire History Forum tonight. Our big theme this time is brining the local into the classroom. Well done to everyone who has braved the cold and the traffic to be here!

Just finished doing the fifth and final session in the series of webinars looking at disciplinary thinking with @hughrichards.bsky.social for @histassoc.bsky.social. As ever love working with Hugh and having an opportunity to share our thinking.

I. JUST. WANT. THE. RECIPE. I. DON'T. WANT. FOUR. PAGES. OF. STORY. ABOUT. HOW. THIS. WAS. YOUR. AUNT. LINDA'S. FAVORITE. DISH. ON. WINTER. ESCAPES. TO. THE. MOUNTAINS.

Really don't want to see my #spotifyunwrapped. The baby will have trashed it. I guarantee that it says .the number one fan of Ghibli Sleep tunes

Got a ticket to see Lana del Rey in Cardiff! Hell yes. But yea gods that was stressful

A rap battle is two men writing poems about each other

I got me a Lana del Rey presale code in the ballot. I am very excited.

A NEW updated version of our research-informed textbook ‘Understanding the Holocaust: How & why did it happen?’ course is NOW available: holocausteducation.org.uk/textbook-onl... If you haven’t yet worked with our textbook, you can get a free class set of 30 textbooks by completing this course.

Metal: Everything sucks, but I have my rage. Punk: Everything sucks, but I'll focus my anger. Rap: Everything sucks, but I know how to survive. Folk: Everything sucks, but there is beauty. Ska: Everything sucks, let's ignore it. Emo: Everything sucks, and I miss you.