Pete Jackson

Manchester running!

Shout out to those involved in Connected Worlds. I adapted some ideas on Samuel Pepys and this landed so well in teaching the Restoration. The story made abstract concepts so concrete enabling my students to think deeply about change in the 17th century. You could hear a pin drop during the story.

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 )

Whole class feedback. Took in sample of 8 books - deliberately selected below target students and those who wanted feedback. Share key learning from the sample with rest of class for whole class feedback. Took just 30 mins but great way of checking understanding and useful whole class feedback

Brilliant band, Gene. Should have been much bigger than they were - class band.

Building a KS3 curriculum Thoughts and reflections on building your KS3 curriculum home

New post - KS3 curriculum thoughts
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I’m looking forward to reading this

🚨 ⏰ Prepare for 2026 💪🏽10 spaces left now for October! #HistoryTeacher AQA Historic Environment The Globe @TracyBorman 🍂 🎭 #scholarship

York parkrun - new all time Parkrun PB of 22:13

Huge thanks I must add to @hughrichards.bsky.social @counsellc.bsky.social @michaeldoron.bsky.social @jacobolivey.bsky.social @carmelbones.bsky.social for your work in helping inspire and being all round great people in the history community
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A vitally important report and essential reading for all history teachers

Could not agree more

Making GCSE History Memorable How historical stories can capture attention, deepen knowledge, and sharpen curriculum focus. (This post will also appear on Pete Jackson's substack)

Following on from our HA talk in May, @petejackson.bsky.social and I have written a blog post on writing and using well-researched stories for GCSE History. Please do check it out!

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Building a culture of 100% participation Every student working - every minute counting

Hope you’re okay Lydia
Wrote this recently - might have some useful ideas - open.substack.com/pub/petejack...

Making GCSE History memorable How historical stories can capture attention, deepen knowledge, and sharpen curriculum focus.

New blog post in collaboration with @benbassett.bsky.social
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Hey #historyteacher and #skystorians I hope the term has started well for you. Read my latest Director's blog about the thinking I've been doing over the summer and the exciting year ahead for the Schools History Project! director.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/2025/09/19/d...

New Y8 assessment linked to our revised enquiry - 'In what ways was the world turned upside down in the 17th century' #historyteacher

Humber Bridge Parkrun - 24:35

Right class you have 6-7 minutes to do this task!
#ifyouknowyouknow

September evenings! Love it

Building a culture of 100% participation Every student working - every minute counting

Sharing this post again on building a culture of 100% participation. Been really enjoying this focus since the start of the academic year

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'Much of the Early Medieval Period can seem impenetrable - place-names difficult to pin down now, snippets of fact immersed in a soup of myth and legend - and it would take a brave person to try and make sense of it all. Alex Harvey has taken on the challenge and produced a book, in my opinion, like no other, and furthermore a book that is easy to read and digest'

A glowing recommendation of LITTLE KINGDOMS by esteemed archaeologist and expert of the early medieval Yorkshire Dales, David Johnson:

'Alex Harvey has taken on the challenge and produced a book, in my opinion, like no other, and furthermore a book that is easy to read and digest.'

Fort Laramie story original from 2024
New revised version in 2025
Love taking on board new ideas and reflecting on how things have gone to make further adaptations to resources
Newer version is simpler, clearer takeaways and crucially has line numbers
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This year I've been working on expanding the scope of our 17th century enquiry to begin with James I and end with Glorious Revolution & Act of Union - it really gives much more of a sense of the nature of political and social change and helps to really put the Civil War into context. #historyteacher

So proud of my amazing wife for smashing her first week on her music therapy course in Manchester, new teaching job and being an all round inspiration! ❤️ ❤️

Thanks Rich - really appreciate this feedback from someone I regard so highly

Thanks Ben!

Some nice revisions to our medieval public health lesson focusing on monasteries. Really like the world-building using artistic interpretations and physical site evidence around Fountains Abbey. #historyteacher

Building a culture of 100% participation Every student working - every minute counting

New Blog…

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Brilliant evening. The audience were enthralled - Alex is a natural storyteller and his knowledge and passion for all things Vikings shines through