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David Rawlings

@davidrawlings.bsky.social

Bristolian | PGCE History Subject Lead - University of Bristol | Researcher in social justice, coloniality and history education

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Booking for the HTEN conference closes tomorrow at 5pm. Don't miss our on your ticket.

#HistoryEducation #historyteacher #TeacherEducation #PGCE #SCITT

05.03.2026 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today we are launching the 2026 SHP Summer Conference, which will be taking place July 10-12 at Leeds Trinity. This year, due to the huge increase in proposals for workshops, we have extended our offer to 46 wonderful workshops for primary and secondary teachers of history (see below for a taster!

23.02.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Not yet booked your ticket for the @htenuk.bsky.social Conference on 20th March? Don't miss out!

@htenuk.bsky.social supports all those involved in #historyteacher #HistoryEducation #TeacherEducation & Professional Development.

Contact htenuk@outlook.com for more information.

27.01.2026 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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@htenuk.bsky.social have been busy this morning, so please check you inboxes. And don't forget to make sure our inperson conference is in your calendar for March (tickets will be available in January).

17.12.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
DTC26 promo
YouTube video by Schools History Project DTC26 promo

Have you got 49 seconds to spare? Check out our latest promo video for @1972shp.bsky.social's Developing Teachers' Conference, 31/01/26. Early Bird Tickets available from here store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... #skystorians #historyeducation #edusky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4s6...

01.12.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Our next HTEN Time To Talk is on Wednesday 21st January 3:30pm. Why don't you join us for a cuppa in our virtual staff room?

27.11.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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Comparative Education Review: Call for papers - Confronting the politics of race, ethnicity and nation in schooling

"Confronting the politics of race, ethnicity and nation in schooling: evidence from school practices around the world"

Call for papers!

#EduSky @edusky.bsky.social

www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/cer...

25.11.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Autumn HTEN conference takes place this Thursday. Looking forward to seeing our members as we explore this important aspect of our work.

Members have just received an email with log in details. Please check your inboxes.

If you're not yet a member - please DM for info.

25.11.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

In febrile times, exploring how we prepare teachers to address SCIs feels all the more important. We're delighted Rob Kanter and @helenfcarr.bsky.social will be sharing their important work and experiences with us at the next @htenuk.bsky.social conference.

Make sure it is in your diary. πŸ—“οΈ

04.11.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Had a brilliant chat with @corinnefowler.bsky.social this morning to plan our SHP Understanding: UNEARTHED event on November 10 (5-6pm) on the SHP YouTube channel. Corinne will be sharing her deep knowledge about the colonial countryside and the legacy of empire on our gardens ...

17.10.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
RETEACH HISTORY SE03E04 - Making History Matter With Mel Jones and Dan Lyndon-Cohen by RETEACH In this episode of Reteach History, our host Carmel speaks with two of the history‑teaching community’s most influential figures: Mel Jones (Education Manager, Historical Association) and Dan Lyndon-C...

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/...

16.10.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Time to talk is an opportunity for @htenuk.bsky.social colleagues to meet more informally in our virtual staff room. Our first session of 25/26 will be hosted by @davidrawlings.bsky.social.

It is also open to non-members #historyteacher #TeacherEducators. Please do get in touch for the link.

14.10.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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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!

13.10.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
Microsoft Forms

Calling all Cambridge OCR GCSE History Spec B Teachers - you know who you are! Please can you spare 5 minutes to complete this survey and tell us what you think of the current spec. having you say now will only make what we do in the future better.
forms.office.com/pages/respon...

25.09.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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WE ALSO WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU ...
If you want to present a workshop at #SHP26 (use this form forms.office.com/e/UHkC15w52G )

22.09.2025 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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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 )

22.09.2025 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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HA Webinar: Survive and thrive in your initial teacher education Calling all those beginning their initial teacher education! In this session you’ll hear from and be able to ask questions to both teacher educators and those who have just completed their initial tea...

πŸ“’ Calling all #ITT #iTE #PGCE #SCITT #TeacherEducation colleagues

Please tell your new #historyteacher beginning teachers about a FREE @histassoc.bsky.social webinar on 1st October. They need to register. Pop it in welcome presentations now before you forget!

www.history.org.uk/events/calen...

14.08.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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Sex, symbols, gods, devils: teaching Russian and Soviet cultures, gender, and sexualities

Teachers of Russian and Soviet history!

Join us in Manchester this November for unique @histassoc.bsky.social event with 3 world-leading scholars to discuss pedagogical approaches to teaching Russian and Soviet cultures, gender and sexualities

www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...

15.07.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025 History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.

Join us! We are advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop in 2025-27.

Our fellowships support early career historians to develop expertise in public, radical and digital history & to gain experience of working in an editorial team.
www.historyworkshop....

11.07.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7
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Last chance to win Β£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 Β£100

13.06.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tickets still available for the launch of our wonderful SHP SW Forum with a superb programme of speakers including Michael Riley, @paulalobo.bsky.social and @tomallenhistory.bsky.social. Tickets available for as little as a fiver from store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... so grab 'em now!

12.06.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

#primaryteacher s and #historyteacher s, if you would like to join us in calling for the reintroduction of a minimum bursary for ALL #ITT students, then you can find more information on writing to your MP here:
www.history.org.uk/ha-news/news...

@histassoc.bsky.social #HistoryEducation

08.06.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#SHP25 Competition πŸ’·Win Β£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

07.06.2025 06:48 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

β€ͺI can highly recommend Michael's talk - it's a captivating, wonderful and important discussion - with Bristolian adaptations to the original Liverpudlian focus @histassoc.bsky.social conference, I suspect! You will thoroughly enjoy it.

04.06.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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If any teachers out there have a set or even just a couple of these textbooks at the back of a cupboard and would be willing to sell, please let me know. We need a few more for September and have no budget so can't really afford new. Thanks!
#historyteacher

03.06.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
BAICE Presidential Workshop Series Anti-Racism and Reparations: perspectives from Comparative and International Education

I'm hosting a free online workshop series on Anti-Racism and Reparations in Education.

Please join us!
10am UK time: June 11, June 18 and July 2.

Details and registration: baice.ac.uk/baice-presid...

Please help spread the word to academic/education folx! πŸ™ŒπŸΎ

27.05.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK Black with Ngunan Adamu - 23/05/2025 - BBC Sounds Music, good vibes and stories from our African and Caribbean communities.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Transatlantic slavery. 4 teachers on the Radio talking about our book. Start 1 hour 11 mins in. @richkhistory.bsky.social @historyrichk.bsky.social @carmelbones.bsky.social @oblaize.bsky.social @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social

23.05.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Come do a PhD with us at @wminhumanities.bsky.social on Black Caribbean men and women in 2WW UK - a project which combines archives, photographs and community engagement. @saradominici.bsky.social, Pippa Catterall and myself as supervisors. Click on link below deadline late May!

23.05.2025 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is going to be ace!!

21.05.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our competition to win 3 copies of the superb Practical Guide to Teaching History in the Secondary School closes at midnight tonight. Anyone who buys a ticket for the SHP Summer Conference gets entered in the draw store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata...

19.05.2025 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0