Nick Dennis

The gambling industry is a licence to print money. Tax it properly – and turbocharge the fight against child poverty | Gordon Brown New thinking is urgent now. I have not seen such deep poverty since I grew up in a mining and textiles town blighted by unemployment, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

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.

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📣🎉 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

St Helen's School, Northwood, Hertfordshire Welcome to the careers page for St Helen's School. Find out about working for us and search our current vacancies.

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.
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An Unfinished Conversation: Education, Democracy, and the Vote at 16 Nick Gallop, current Head of Brighton College Bangkok and Editor of Politics Review, recently published a piece arguing against lowering the voting age to 16, citing inadequate civic education.

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.

Sociodigital futures of education: reparations, sovereignty, care, and democratisation As EdTech industries grow in reach and power it is imperative to motivate conditions for ethical challenge and contestation, always remaining attentive to the kinds of education futures that domina...

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.
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The Hidden Populism of AI in Education "Radical changes are occurring in what democratic societies teach the young, and these changes have not been well thought through.

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...

The Hidden Populism of AI in Education "Radical changes are occurring in what democratic societies teach the young, and these changes have not been well thought through.

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

Brilliant!

UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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

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Will read the report tonight.

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 Excessive cognitive offloading interrupts necessary internalisation, leaving us with superficial schemata—weak mental frameworks that can't adequately support critical thinking or creative problem-sol...

Half-education by design.

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