Me at various points in the year feeling cheesy: I've already got my GCSEs, I don't need to worry, you need to work hard! Me now: *nervous about results day*

Bro needed a word count his whole life.

Weald & Downland Living Museum was so fantastic on Saturday! Literally a time machine. If you're ever in the south it's worth a visit and if you need me I'll be creating a Houses Through Time project for Year 7 ✌️

I find this a really interesting difference between secondary teachers. and all others. I took interactive to include my big TV/board thingy which has elite drawing capabilities. Why do peeps still like projectors??

At the end of term my daughter, T, excitedly told us about Mary Kingsley. T seems most interested in "girls" being in History. So, after seeing @kat-oc-kearey.bsky.social post yesterday, we got going on some proper good stories! #historyteacher

Very enjoyable but parts felt a bit flat. However, from a historical anti-colonialism POV, very powerful (if a bit slightly rough around the edges) but the level of historical knowledge needed is a big reminder of the need for context to access novels lole this. Anyone else read it?

Taking the plunge for 2025/26 with GCSE booklets. 3/4 booklets made since January - and I wonder why I'm exhausted at work... Just Restoration England to go. Roll on summer

Always got a soft spot for the kids who want to check the Test Cricket scores...

Had our brilliant Leavers' Assembly today. One of the most melancholic days of the year. Seeing them all walk off is quite something, though this year's lot didn't really want to leave. I think that says a lot. #year11leavers

2/4 GCSE History topics now transformed into booklets. Lots of work but the first one went so well. Lots of reading, structured tasks, and embedded exam question practice. And after feedback from very intelligent y11s, they wanted more "space" for their own structure so I've added more blank spaces.

Paper 1 and 2 for AQA History were...good... RIP 2026 expecting something nice 😂

Whoever said never meet your heroes clearly didn't like History.

For the most part, work is just work and it's just a thing. So, whilst they're kids, I'll just keep telling them gross stories about how they tried to prevent the plague or something and what sort of truth we can make from that as people... Don't let boring people dictate curriculum! 😂

Hey History teachers! I've been working with @carousel-learning.bsky.social at expanding their offer of official question banks. If you teach GCSE History please take a minute to answer a few questions for us 🙏 forms.gle/NVLVHEdPbHCT...

A happy* history teacher after paper 1 for once! Sitting on a field of victory enjoying some well earned comforts. *relative to previous years' utter rage

History Teachers this is absolute gold! oldmapsonline.org let's you explore regions, battles, rulers from 4000BC to 2010! It's a great tool to play around with. #historyteacher

Fell in love with cricket in 2019. Could it have been anyone else?

When you get time, chewing over a good enquiry question at GCSE can cut through the monotony of some topics like a hot knife. Had a really good end to GCSE Germany with the final enquiry, 'How successfully did the Nazis create a totalitarian state?' #historyteacher

Cor blimey the labour of love has arrived! A complete booklet for the final 25% of our Year 11s GCSE. This is our first big booklet teach after smaller trials in other years. I'm hoping that if we use these tools correctly, they'll be a game changer! #historyteacher

Never underestimate the power of media for History. I fell in love with History; did my dissertation on the 14th century because of watching A Knight's Tale when I was 10. And I almost did my dissertation on pirates because of Black Flag. Mix in Horrible Histories as a teen and...History obsessed.

Off school looking after kids today and timelinesTV still remains top tier for helping with cover. Andrew Chater, what a legend! #historyteacher

I love good narrative history books but I'd also like way more historiographical books. Give me a run down on the arguments around the Crusades over the past 100 years. Give me the academic conflict around a random ruler from the 70s that still polarises historians. I want the history beef! #history

See its funny, I: - ironed my shirts - made my lunch - prepped my bike - set an alarm - argued with a toddler over why she couldn't have her sisters duvet cover at 3am - told myself many times its school in the morning And yet I am disassociated from the reality that in 2½ hours I'll be teaching 😂

Best team names kids have made this week for their end of term History quiz: 1) Cnuty Pies 2) Rosa Parks the Bus 3) The Defenestration of Braincells 4) The Habsburg Chins 5) Queen Victoria's Secret

Met Dan Snow at the station today briefly and for about 10 seconds. Best part of the day 😂 Teenage me watching his documentaries was happy!

When I return to reading History after a few 700 page fantasy books that end on the very last page, and now there are 150 pages of bibliography, endnotes, family trees and an index at the back. #historybooks

I wrote this some months ago and have avoided posting it for some time. Here's why I think we spend too much time worrying about pedagogy: inthenameofrigour.wordpress.com/2024/11/24/c...

@apf102.bsky.social I think you know the most about the American West than basically...everyone? 😂 Dyou recognise this book? If so, is it any good? Found it at my Great-Grandma's house and piqued my interest on the topic. Sometimes find it crazy how recent some of this History feels #historyteacher

Finally got a copy! This book is so unbelievably awesome and beautiful! I would tag but don't want to leave anyone out. A joy to read and so human. That's the difference, those tiny stories like Zoe standing on the walls in the evening or Martin Luther praying at night. Outstanding! #historyteacher

Do any of the classic History textbooks have anything in them on Nero? Looking for drawings/illustrations/explanations for a new enquiry. @iandawson51.bsky.social @michaeldoron.bsky.social @michaelfordham.bsky.social @counsellc.bsky.social @apf102.bsky.social You are my go to textbook experts!

#historyteacher Do you teach how to answer GCSE questions as you go through the course or saved till the end of a course/big chunk of it?

The joy of reading a punchy, readable article about a topic where there is SO much debate is unmatched! This is from 1998 though, anyone else got anything newer on Nero? #historyteacher www.jstor.org/stable/40243...

I want to read SO many history books! But I also want to read more fantasy. And I want to re-read old fantasy. And I want to read more classics. And I also want to play video games. What I'm saying is I understand Tim's dad in 'About Time' who uses time travel to read...

Just 3 days left to get your ticket for the #yorkshire #history forum! 4 magnificent workshops on local history for primary and secondary history teachers - high quality CPD at bargain basement prices! store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata...

Okay, this is incredible. This kid has such an awesome contextual knowledge that just a few lessons on medieval life and he created this off his own back. My modelled version was very 2D/birds-eye-view-y. This is incredible bar a couple misconceptions/anachronisms but wow!!! #historyteacher

In response to @petejackson.bsky.social sharing his latest Y7 assessment here's ours for the first 3 enquiries for Y7. Built upon @michaelfordham.bsky.social mixed constitution idea and MCQ quality and @sehartsmith.bsky.social examples from last year. Thoughts/critique welcome! #historyteacher

Some damned foolish thing in the Balkans??? All this needed was a camel and I'm right back with Year 9 #historyteacher www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Been doing curriculum choral response since I began with Y8 last year. It began with 'constitution'. The trickiest one to get short but academic definition has easily been the current one: Revolution. A large uprising based on ideas that overthrows established systems. Thoughts? #historyteacher

Can you help me share some great news? The @histassoc.bsky.social Subject Leader Development Programme has been given a Teach Secondary CPD award: we were Highly Commended! We have now trained nearly SIX HUNDRED Subject Leaders of History, both in post and aspiring to the role. 1/

This Year 7 pupil knows how to get on my good side. So I gave them a bonus mark on the test, obviously. 😂 #historyteacher #illuminatedinitial

The more I query GCSE note taking, practice, resources etc...the more I feel I should make the jump to booklets. It'd be a big switch as I don't think any other subject uses them. I know they were a big discussion point years ago but does anyone have any cautionary tales/tips now? #historyteacher

Jacob doesn't miss. I've always been inspired reading his work.

I know it's not new, nor a revelation, but I'm really enjoying choral responses with my classes. Key vocab and understanding that I've seen highly advance conversations and writing. I started with a Y7 last year and have the same class in Y8: Deposition Tyrant Divine Right Colonisation Imperialism

I did not know that the OU has LOADS of free course that are really good! I'm using some of their different interpretations of the causes WWI in our SOW this year. Christopher Clark vs John Röhl - session 2.2 #historyteacher www.open.edu/openlearn/mo...

Hello new #historyteacher followers - this list might help you find more? bsky.app/profile/did:...

History Club on Friday, inspired by me getting back into Family History and FindMyPast being free this weekend, was kids making their own family trees (not all for the first time) and telling crazy/funny/interesting stories about their ancestors. Beautifully bonkers!

Might just tell Year 11 to watch the fantastic new series... Basically does my job, just...better!

"I shall defenestrate you if you dont stop talking!" shall become a new threat with my Year 9 classes who are now very keen to see a live demonstration after reading about Prague in 1618...

So, assessment in History GCSE. I feel like I don't ever get this right outside of mocks. We do individual questions in class throughout the course and lots of knowledge quizzes but not sure we've got this right. Time is a massive issue for us. Anyone got any good ideas?

My History Club had our first discussion having read @hallierubenhold.bsky.social The Five, Polly's story. We had a great chat about silences, justice to the past, women's history, reclaiming the narrative and dignity. Two weeks time we'll talk about Annie. The kids are alright 👍 #historyteacher