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Sally Thorne

@mrsthorne.bsky.social

History teacher, AHT, author, examiner.

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The BBC screened an interview with one of the neighbours this week. I couldn't believe such bigotry went unchallenged. Appalling.

25.01.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just reading that Drake died in his amour.
It's given me the giggles. Particularly because he died of dysentery.
#didyouforgetthatfirstR

18.01.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Horrifying! Hate it when they blame the tech, too.

16.01.2026 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As automated emails go, this one was a shocker. Made me panic my account had been hacked when it was nothing to do with the payment failing. I replied to say, 'This sounds like a you problem'.
I await their response.

16.01.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Currently reading a library book on the train. My local has open access during unstaffed hours so often when I go, I am the only person in the whole building. Dreamy.

14.01.2026 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet gen X: middle-aged, enraged and radicalised by internet bile | Gaby Hinsliff Who is driving the populist insurgency? It’s not grumpy pensioners or vulnerable teenagers – it’s my generation, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

I just came across this, which sums it up so perfectly! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

02.01.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So often they just parrot the talking points that are easily disprovable with only the briefest of searches.
It's so disheartening.

01.01.2026 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are so many of them now 😩 I'm astonished by how quickly people have become willing to share racist points of view very publicly, with people they don't know very well, as though this is now just what the majority think.

01.01.2026 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We'll drink tequila and look for sea-shells.

01.01.2026 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haven't heard this in a while.

31.12.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Quite pleased to work out that today's gym visit was my 52nd of the year. Also Weird Gym Man was there but did not approach me, so that was good.

31.12.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. Theme - Jamie and the Magic Torch
2. Theme - original Grange Hill
3. Labyrinth - Dance Magic Dance
4. Fame - The Body Electric (Red Light a close second)
5. Theme - Rentaghost
#fridayfive

26.12.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I use the Mysterious Cities of Gold theme with Y13. When I was a kid I would have sworn that series went on for hundreds of episodes.

26.12.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In pursuit of some kind of life outside of work and inspired by the summer hol list of @spbeale.bsky.social I've had some 'nice things' to do lists since Sept and they've worked well.

Now trying to write one for the coming term. What's traditional for Jan/early Feb? Other than self-flagellation.

26.12.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Shout out to everyone else doing the @steplab.bsky.social CCL course, chasing that 9am assignment deadline πŸ«£πŸ˜‚ I see you all on the proforma download! #solidarity

21.12.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Michelle Mone is a proper villain, isn't she.
Sell the boat, Michelle! Reject that neo-lib programming and do something for someone else for a change.

19.12.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. Carly Simon: The right thing to do
2. Simon Webbe: Coming around again
3. Raye: Worth It
4. Tina Turner: Baby I'm a star
5. BeyoncΓ©: Love on top (especially the MTV VMA 2011 live version)
#FridayFive

12.12.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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School tripping with Y13 to Greenwich today for some early empire input. 5.30am start 😩 but Harts has its dauphinoise danish on the counter for the season πŸ₯³

12.12.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I did not expect to wake up this morning and find myself agreeing with some Marjorie Taylor Greene said. What an odd sensation.

22.11.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Teaching Slavery This groundbreaking book brings together the latest academic research on Britain’s involvement in transatlantic slavery, with innovative thinking on the teaching of such challenging histories in the c...

Teaching the histories of slavery and keen to inform your students with insights from the most recent research?

Just a month to go before @uclpress.bsky.social publishes this open access (free to download) expert volume. uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...

28.10.2025 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this way of doing it, it almost makes me want to go back to 1C! Almost.

25.10.2025 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The only reason I liked that section was because it was a good way of wedging in the weird world of the Hapsburgs.
Interestingly the exam board loves to foreign policy bit of my early empire course, too πŸ€”

24.10.2025 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here endeth the term πŸ₯³

24.10.2025 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Come on Helen. You know that textbook like the back of your hand and we all know it. Nerd 🩷

19.10.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Me: ugh, why have I taken on so much AGAIN, I'm so busy, I have no free time to do anything
Also me: ooh, a 1000 piece glow in the dark advent puzzle? Tell me more.

πŸ™„

12.10.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ok folks, who's getting fired?
@teachertapp.bsky.social

23.09.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you're having an idle rainy Saturday it's definitely worth dipping into this, such good chats today! #TTRHums

20.09.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oops got the tag wrong! #TTRHums

20.09.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely loving this talk on metacognition from Thalina, she is unconsciously filling out a plan I've been making for tackling this topic in school πŸŽ‰ #TTHumanities

20.09.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#HistoryEducation @mrsthorne.bsky.social make time for this one!

17.09.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0