Starmer's language was deplorable. It was grotesquely offensive, accusing people who have brought their gifts to this country of doing "incalculable" "damage"; & politically foolish, in endorsing Farage's claims of an establishment conspiracy. But bad analogies with Powell miss the key problem. 🧵

My main ask to UN Security Council Members: let us work. Food funded by your taxpayers is waiting at the borders to enter Gaza. We could be saving millions of lives. Let us do it.

I found this article by @monsieurbenger.bsky.social both fascinating and highly challenging. Challenging about environmental history but also about how far we plan explicitly for meaning-making rather than just taking it for granted and never checking.

@monsieurbenger.bsky.social very much enjoying the article. I know @iandawson51.bsky.social has posed that same qu of the point of history in discussions many times over the years. Great also to see the work of @1972shp.bsky.social still influencing the work of teachers. @danlyndon.bsky.social

Really good to read these highlighted items even from deepest retirement. It was this kind of argument that first got me excited about history teaching in 1973 @monsieurbenger.bsky.social

I'm sure we've all had pupils ask us 'What's the point?' My article in TH198 starts from this question and reflects on how as well as teaching/assessing mastery of historical knowledge, it's important (and fun) to engage in the messier realm of what meanings pupils have made of it. I had a go ...

I'm sure we've all had pupils ask us 'What's the point?' My article in TH198 starts from this question and reflects on how as well as teaching/assessing mastery of historical knowledge, it's important (and fun) to engage in the messier realm of what meanings pupils have made of it. I had a go ...

A lovely start to the weekend to receive the latest Teaching History in the post. I'm grateful to @histassoc.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my assessment journey in an article in this edition.

When I became a history teacher, I remember reading from my HoDs huge collection of Teaching History. It feels surreal to now have contributed myself! My article is about teaching local, decolonial history. Wonderful experience, enhanced greatly by Katharine Burn's editorial insights. Happy Easter.

Well this from @alistairdickins.bsky.social didn't disappoint. I've wanted to do something about this for some time because it's (largely) a silence in the A Level spec and has potential to illuminate wider aspects of Soviet history. This piece will be invaluable in helping me do something about it.

My thoughts on why we need a radical reset of historical enquiry in English classrooms. Time to revisit the early work of @1972shp.bsky.social but in the context of everything we have learned since. Would love to hear your thoughts #historyteacher #edusky

A very exciting opportunity to come and join the History team at Sawston Village College. We have recently been awarded Gold Quality Mark status by the Historical Association and our GCSE results are top 1% value added (+1.6)... ce0976li.webitrent.com/ce0976li_web...