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SATH Conference 2025 Sign up now to attend the Scottish Association of Teachers of History Conference 2025!

It’s the #SATH Conference this Saturday: 8th November. Some amazing speakers and workshops (including one on a new resource about the #StoneOfDestiny led by yours truly!). Great deals to be had for #StudentTeachers #HistoryNQTs and #ScottishHistoryTeachers www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sath-confe...

Systematic inclusion: Is literally everyone thinking, talking, practising, learning? How much does it matter to you? I’m often struck by just how deeply embedded some ineffective teacher habits are.  I see it as a collective more than an individual problem. Faced with the inherent challenges that teaching …

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Scottish reform timeline sets target dates for new qualifications ‘Next steps’ document shows when curriculum, qualifications and assessment ‘will start to feel different’

NEW: A timeline for Scottish education reform sets out ‘when and how teaching, learning and assessment will start to feel different’. tes.com/magazine/new...

‘We are here and we deserve it’: being an autistic teacher in Poland Despite an increasing focus on autism, neurodiversity and inclusion in the education sector, there remains limited awareness of the experiences, needs and strengths of autistic educators. This gap ...

Fantastic to see that our article on the experiences of autistic teachers in Poland has been published open access in the International Journal of Inclusive Education 🙌https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13603116.2025.2518393#abstract #AutismResearch

As teachers in Scotland head towards the summer break, some thoughts on ‘what to do’. Whilst it’s tempting to plan to do lots of school tasks, it’s vital you relax. If you HAVE to work, put specific dates in the calendar and stick to them, that way you can enjoy the rest of the holiday guilt-free.

www.het.org.uk/lessons-from... A fabulous opportunity to learn from the best. All teachers, not just those from the Humanities, should attend an HET workshop. #NewTeachers #StudentTeachers

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Teaching is a team sport, look after each other. 😊

Machine Historians and the Historical Imagination

Looking 4ward 2 @marnieh-w.bsky.social seminar, actual & virtual, @ihrphilosophyhist.bsky.social on the 17 June. No 1 better 2 think with about historiography, ethics, AI /machine histories, & history education! www.history.ac.uk/events/machine-historians-and-historical-imagination #historyeducation

Positive Behaviour Management - Free Webinar with Sue Cowley Sue Cowley shares a range of practical strategies for positive behaviour management, ideal for primary/secondary teachers, trainees and ECTs

Last shout for this behaviour webinar that I'm running on Wednesday. Just a few tickets left. Free with the option to make a donation. Thanks for any shares.
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Teaching practice is hard to change because it is highly complex and creates high cognitive load for the teacher.

Habits become ingrained and are hard to change.

Work with us to get started on new, high impact habits in your classroom or school enquiries@impact.wales

How far should we trust ‘edubooks’? Reading a slew of educational books may not be the best way to make your teaching truly evidence-informed, suggests Christian Bokhove

‘Reading a slew of edubooks might actually undermine efforts to make yourself and your school truly evidence-informed’: researcher @cbokhove.bsky.social‬ warns teachers about quantity over quality in education book publishing

The Supreme Court’s ruling on gender raises serious questions for schools New guidance states schools must not permit trans pupils to use the bathroom of their identified gender, but they still have a duty to safeguard them.

"High-quality relationships and sex education lessons that cover issues of LGBTQ+ sexual health and rights will enable schools to be inclusive environments that prioritise the safety, respect and dignity of all pupils," says @jessicaringrose.bsky.social
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Yesterday I contacted the #mentors I work with to suggest some blogs I have written in response to the mentor queries I have received at this time of year. If you work with #ITT beginning teachers in #PGCE #SCITT #TeacherEducation these may be of use.

A 🧵 of 9 blogs for this time of year... 1/

Check out this great (free!) eLearning offer from Children in Scotland for #school #supportstaff!

Find out more about the modules on offer: childreninscotland.org.uk/keeping-the-...

#KeepThePromise #CareExperience #CareExperienced #PSA #PupilSupport #ASN #ASL #Scotland

Why sustainability is now key for student teachers in Scotland A new framework will help teachers at the start of their career in Scotland to respond to urgent environmental and sustainability challenges

Why #LearningforSustainability is now key for student teachers in Scotland. Important article in TESScot about the new #LfS framework for initial teacher education supporting #Target2030 #LfSforAll @rushtondr.bsky.social @lfsscotland.bsky.social @olliebray.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Student teachers: don’t forget to make the most of whole-school experiences whilst you’re on placement. Staff meetings, in-service days, inter-disciplinary projects etc. are all great opportunities to build positive relationships across the school.

What a delight for student teachers to come back @ioe.bsky.social & showcase their teaching around #active #citizenship & also learn & co-construct teaching materials with the @g-epicproject.bsky.social research team. Our student teachers are almost qualified teachers! They are beginning teachers!

Sunday Scaries? You can’t plan for every eventuality. In my classroom there are 28 variables just with the people. That’s before we factor in weather and insects.

Don’t overthink it. Go with what’s probable not possible. You’ve got this 😊

Have you listened to our weekly podcast yet? Our most popular podcast episode is a practical guide to Assessment in CfW - making it work, followed up by #2, All About Cognitive Load - with lots of examples.
Many other episodes available at www.impact.wales

Throughout my career I’ve always dipped-in to @suecowley.bsky.social ‘s excellent books. Her modelled scenarios are always realistic and simple to apply. I highly recommend this webinar.

Reading should be a pleasure in each subject. So build it in, don't bolt it on. Let the scholarship used to design the lessons ooze through, in its cadences, rhythms & latent questions. And climb in thro well-crafted text: don't introduce knowledge as tidy, generalised facts.
Publication in June...

Really enjoyed @fredoxby.bsky.social ‘s article in @histassoc.bsky.social TH198. Drawing on work from across HA, @1972shp.bsky.social and wider to make the case that local history is pivotal both in making history meaningful and in the process of decolonising #historyteacher

Hoping to start your journey into teaching this year? The #UniversityOfStrathclyde are holding this event later this month. @strath-ioe.bsky.social

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But you have knowledge and wisdom that I can share with our new teachers!

I wrote this blog-post shortly after retiring and tried to include useful thoughts for new teachers - maybe also not so new. Anyhow, here it is, and @newtscotland.bsky.social might enjoy it. (Mainly about teaching history)
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Embedding Formative Assessment with Dylan Wiliam - SSAT We are delighted to be joined by Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment, University College London and originator of the Embedding Formative Assessment programme, for an online bri...

This looks like a fantastic opportunity to get to grips with #FormativeAssessment (and to refresh the knowledge of those of us longer in the tooth!) #DylanWiliam #AifL

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As you approach the end of your spring placements, take the chance to have some fun (and take some risks) with your classes. With the support of your department, experiment with activities, tasks and resources. Find a way to get out of the classroom and explore yours and their boundaries.