Education beyond the algorithm. My workshop session for school leaders on the 21st January 2026. Keynotes from Geoff Barton and Sir Ian Bauckham CBE, Chief Regulator at Ofqual. Registration details here: www.eventbrite.com/e/nsln-event...

A quick reminder that the date to submit proposals for our summer conference #SHP26 is Dec 1. If you have something inspiring that you want to share with the SHP family then use this form forms.office.com/e/UHkC15w52G

Early Bird Tickets now on sale for our Developing Teachers' Conference (Jan 31 online) from here store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... 9 workshops for secondary and 3 workshops for primary teachers & an incredible keynote from Dr Sarah Longair, whose gloved hands have touched many an object!

Incredible opportunity to get your (gloved) hands on some Viking artefacts at our next Yorkshire History Forum at St Barnabas School in York (Nov 24 5-8pm). Just ask @cpalmerhistory.bsky.social and she'll tell you how awesome they are! Tickets available here: store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata...

So much @1972shp.bsky.social stuff going on right now! Last call to register for SHP UNEARTHED (Nov 10 5-6pm), our groundbreaking (ha ha!) webinar on Empire and Gardening - email [email protected] to sign up.

Wonderful to spend yesterday afternoon celebrating ten years of Our Migration Story, an unrivalled online resource for teachers and students to learn about migration’s centrality to the making of modern Britain. Congrats to all who made OMS possible — felt urgent and energising

Excellent workshop and 10-year anniversary celebration yesterday @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for that marvellous open access teaching resource, Our Migration Story. Shout out to the team that conceptualised and orchestrated it years ago & for fostering its growth to @runnymedetrust.bsky.social

New blog: The Wrong Terrain: LLMs and Education Or, why getting a Gramsci quote wrong shows that humans can make LLM-level mistakes too (and that is fine) and why it is always helpful to know your onions about schools before talking in moral absolutes. www.nickdennis.com/blog/2025/10...

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 & @msquinnhistory.bsky.social. Tickets on sale v soon!

It was so much fun chatting to @carmelbones.bsky.social about the history of the Schools History Project and how it can support the #historyeducation community today and in the future. I hope you enjoy the chat that we had with Mel @histassoc.bsky.social creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Very excited to share the forthcoming SHP Understanding event from @1972shp.bsky.social: Unearthed (Nov 10 5-6pm). The first in a series of webinars looking at the transformative and radical power of gardening - from the Diggers to Mary Seacole to settler colonialism we've got it covered!

How does your school deal with 'organisational clutter'? executive.mit.edu/improving-or...

Or if you have some suggestions of what we should be offering in our Developing Teachers Conference #DTC26 (use this form forms.office.com/e/u1B14iYYhJ )

WE ALSO WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU ... If you want to present a workshop at #SHP26 (use this form forms.office.com/e/UHkC15w52G )

My response to the Forbes piece titled 'Why Agency is the New Literacy' in relation to LLM use in schools. Essentially, we need to think more about the structures we operate in. A respectful disagreement with colleagues who I admire a great deal! nickdennisnrd.substack.com/p/agency-is-...

What might Karl Marx, writing over a century ago, have to say about how we use and think about LLMs today? With term starting shortly, I'm finishing prep for upcoming discussions with my A-level Politics class. When teaching ideologies, the question always is: how relevant are key thinkers today?

Just bought this book for my eldest! @alomshaha.bsky.social

If you use AI in your school and have not read this book, you should. The critical view on how AI has been developed and sold will create questions about how it aligns with your school vision, notions or fairness and safeguarding practices.

Tax seems to occupy a strange position in British political discourse at the moment, but I think it is a great opportunity for A-level Politics students to discuss ideas of wealth, the economy, current UK government spending and media discourse. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

📣🎉 We are pleased to announce 3 new IHR Seminar Series starting in September 2025. • African History • Migration & Mobility History • Planetary History Find out about the new series on the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

My 14 year-old daughter, Grace, is playing in the U16 Junior Premier League next season for Boro Rangers. She requires a sponsor. Anyone interested? Details: - £300 - Logo on training top - Social media recognition at start, middle, and end of season (primarily Facebook/Instagram)

Few radical ideas in education translate to reality, so the @nsota.bsky.social is surprising. Maximum fees under two thousand pounds (it also operate a pay what you can model), individual supervision and a very different assessment model/curriculum for higher education. www.nsota.org/home

Do you believe that values-driven leadership can transform lives? We are seeking HR professionals with integrity, open-mindedness and a genuine desire to improve lives, not just manage processes. Director of People and Culture & HR Business Partner. mynewterm.com/school/St-He...

Why votes for 16 year-olds are not 'bad' for democracy. nickdennisnrd.substack.com/p/an-unfinis...

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Some of my fave photos from #SHP25 - #historyteacher s getting excited about the power of history teaching. Such a wonderful chance to share ideas about making school history meaningful to young people! Thanks to everyone who came as delegates, presenters, exhibitors, and those who made it possible.

Could edtech and AI in education be imagined otherwise? In our paper in latest issue of Oxford Review of Education @arathings.bsky.social, Carolina Valladares Celis, Jessica Pykett, @kerifacer.bsky.social and I surface four alternative orientations to tech in education (1/2) doi.org/10.1080/0305...

Corinne Fowler opening #SHP25 with a superb keynote connecting empire and enslavement with rural and industrial Britain.

Wishing everyone at #SHP25 a wonderful time full of learning and friendship. @danlyndon.bsky.social @apf102.bsky.social

New: The Death of the Student Essay (As We Know It)? nickdennisnrd.substack.com/p/the-death-...

If you are rethinking any of your Key Stage 3 curriculum next year, you really should have a look at some of these amazing units #historyteacher

Job alert! Come and work with us at @oii.ox.ac.uk. We’re recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher working with @bmittelstadt.bsky.social and @cruss.bsky.social. Full-time position, starts 1 October 2025. Closing date for applications: noon, 30 July. Apply today: bit.ly/3TuJlGc #hiring

I know history teachers are bound by all kinds of rules. I do wonder how we will collectively respond when this history is taught in the future.

It's the final countdown, the last chance saloon, the end of the line! Tomorrow night we close the #SHP25 box office so don't miss out on our magnificent conference on July 11-13 @leedstrinity.bsky.social: 40 wonderful workshops, 3 kicking Keynotes, fab fringe sessions & enthusiastic exhibitors ...

I’ve bought @darrenchetty.bsky.social’s book and have read it a number times with the little one today already. They like making the choices in the story!

I’ve bought @darrenchetty.bsky.social’s book and have read it a number times with the little one today already. They like making the choices in the story!

If you are short of ideas for teaching but think AI is not the way you want to go, you might want to check out SHP's new #curriculumpaths project. Browse units planned by other professionals, complete with their rationales and ethical underpinnings! www.padlet.com/cpaths/hub #historyteacher

Just over a week to get your ticket for #SHP25 and a little reminder of what a fantastic weekend we have lined up for you, kicking off with our Keynote from @corinnefowler.bsky.social! 1 Day, 2 Day and Weekend tickets available from store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata...

Shared copies of this piece with my Politics class today to help them understand the context of events over the weekend. One thing I learned from the article was that Obama commissioned the bomb that could penetrate the underground enrichment facility in Iran. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

The recent 'Your Brain on ChatGPT' published study has gained traction, but the hidden story isn't about technology, but about what we are letting go of. When education becomes a race for efficiency, we risk stripping it of its civic and moral purpose. open.substack.com/pub/nickdenn...

New post: The hidden populism of AI in education. open.substack.com/pub/nickdenn...

Two 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships available at UCL for Black British candidates. One in History of the legacy of Transatlantic slavery and reparations; the other on reparations and the media/culture focusing on reparations and the media/culture. Here's the History one. 1/2

Last chance to win £25 from Rayburn Tours if you book a ticket for #SHP25 today! If you can't make the whole weekend come along on Saturday, we have a really packed, exciting programme lined up. Tickets here store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... and you can get all of this for just over £100

Half-education by design. open.substack.com/pub/nickdenn...

Great to see the recording of @bellamehistory.bsky.social great talk on Black Histories and the Beckford Collection @long18thsem.bsky.social now available on the @ihrlibrary.bsky.social website: www.history.ac.uk/podcasts/i-s...

The reaction to the 'Using AI in Education Settings' from the UK Department for Education guidance has been interesting. A few thoughts in the link below. A local, open source and offline LLM box, anyone? open.substack.com/pub/nickdenn...

The scheme pays for your salary (if required) and up to £200,000 for project expenses for up to 2 years. The deadline is 15 July 2025 (but the award will run annually until 2028, so if that's too soon, plan for 2026 instead).

Highly insightful Sunday morning read from Nick on the complex strands and interests in education and their influence on assessment. #UKed #education #assesment

There is a lot of discussion around changing assessment at school level and Conrad Hughes has written a new book about what we should do. My review can be found here: nickdennisnrd.substack.com/p/the-castle...

#SHP25 Competition 💷Win £25 from Rayburn Tours, one of our many awesome exhibitors at this year's summer conference! Just grab a ticket here (1 day, 2 day and weekend options available) store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata.... We also have 40 wonderful workshops, 3 kicking keynotes and a fab fringe