JK Rowling is now represented by a trans person in the Scottish parliament. Absolutely incredible.

Strong KS3 does not begin in Year 10. It begins in Year 7, when pupils are given serious texts, serious ideas and serious intellectual attention. KS3 isn’t the bridge, it’s the foundation. www.myattandco.com/ks3-the-ambi...

#OtD 2 May 1933 Nazi Germany abolished all labour unions: police units occupied all trades union offices, union officials and leaders were arrested and union funds appropriated stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9215...

#OtD 29 Apr 1945 US troops liberated the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. But some LGBT+ prisoners had to serve out their full sentences under the Nazi penal code. This law remained in force until 1968 in East Germany and 1969 in the West. More: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1007...

"The careers content lacks depth because it is not rooted in disciplinary understanding." ~ We're working a lot to get students to understand what being a historian is through better disciplinary practice. I hadn't even considered the careers application.

Just been in an HTEN committee meeting, and we looked again at onebighistorydepartment.com Such a useful resource, do take a look! @histassoc.bsky.social #HistoryEducation

Russia and the USSR were both patriarchal societies. But what did patriarchy mean in practice, and what should students know? A new post on a big word with a big (and complex) idea 👇 istorikteach.blogspot.com/2026/04/beyo... #historyteacher #EduSky #historyeducation

*** NEW POST *** When 'I Do, We do, You do' goes wrong - and how to put it right again. open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...