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Schools History Project - SHP

@1972shp.bsky.social
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Supporting history teachers to bring rigorous, accessible and life enhancing history into classrooms for all young people. Find out more www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk #WeAreSHP #SHPUnderstanding #SHPCurriculumPATHS

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Schools History Project - SHP @1972shp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So much going on from @1972shp.bsky.social at the moment! Regional forums popping up all over the place, a superb SHP Understanding event coming soon at @britishlibrary.bsky.social and resources being developed from older projects!
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Schools History Project - SHP @1972shp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is going to be sooooo good!!
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Schools History Project - SHP @1972shp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We have nearly sold out our SHP Understanding event on Teaching History through an Emotional Lens, at the British Library on Saturday October 10th! But there are still some tickets left from www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shp-unders... come and join us for a really inspiring afternoon.
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Schools History Project - SHP @1972shp.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I'm excited to be kicking off the new term with a fantastic SHPU event @britishlibrary.bsky.social on Oct 10 'Teaching History through an Emotional Lens'. Expect stimulating source material, inspiring keynotes & a roundtable full of practical tips.Free tickets here www.eventbrite.com/e/shp-unders...
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Lovely reflections here on the SHP Summer Conference back in July. We’ll be back at LTU again this July so watch this space for more info on tickets and times.
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Schools History Project - SHP @1972shp.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Check out my latest Director's Blog - Simply the Best, reflecting on the fantastic SHP Summer Conference in July director.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/2026/09/05/s...
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SHP26: Simply the Best - Director's Blog
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Lovely buzz here at @1972shp.bsky.social Summer Conference here @leedstrinity.bsky.social in the blazing sun! One brilliant workshop attended already and here we are for our first roundtable: How should history approach interdisciplinarity? #SHP26
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Exciting 2B thinking with history teachers about analogy & explanation @1972shp.bsky.social conference in Leeds 2day with Daniel Magnoff. Gr8 2 revisit the focus of my 1st SHP conference presentation in 2006 (the Alphonse the camel analogical story) in that context with new empirical data. #SHP26.
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Interesting discussion of the affordances and constraints of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to history education @1972shp.bsky.social with @uclholocaust.bsky.social and @cpaucl.bsky.social’s Dr Andy Pearce. #SHP26
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Helen @helenpins.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Beautiful artwork @1972shp.bsky.social @historyrichk.bsky.social @teachmedwomen.bsky.social (they did only have 25 mins)
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Nick Dennis @nickdennis.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Two examples of why the @1972shp.bsky.social conference helps build reflection. @marnieh-w.bsky.social and @profdanhicks.bsky.social talking about AI, assessment and public memory.
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
@marnieh-w.bsky.social’s keynote @1972shp.bsky.social’s annual conference today was remarkable. Lots of synergy between Marnie’s themes - e.g., responsible use of AI tools and narratives - and the wider themes of the conference. #SHP26 1/3
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Well what a weekend it was at @1972shp.bsky.social Summer Conference! Looking through the photos and there is just so much joy!! From workshops to keynotes to Bildung sessions...It felt exactly as @danlyndon.bsky.social has always described it - like a #historyteacher family coming together! #SHP26
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
How can we prepare for the revised National Curriculum for History when we don't know what's going to be in it? Get ahead of the curve with our @1972shp.bsky.social #CurriculumPATHS Guide for Curriculum 2028 #historyteacher #edusky curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/2026/05/17/g...
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Getting Ready for the Revised National Curriculum for History: Practical Actions & Guide for Subject Leaders - SHP Curriculum PATHS Blog
2028 is set to be the start of a significant few years for education. New GCSEs will begin to arrive in 2029 and 2030 , followed by new A Levels in 2031 and 2032. These new qualifications will be prec...
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
SHP Curriculum PATHS Spring Update: What's happening with the National Curriculum for History and how can we shape things going forwards? Some thoughts on why communities like ours are more important now than ever #historyteacher #CPATHS curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/2026/03/11/c...
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Curriculum PATHS Spring 2026 Update: The New National Curriculum and the Role of Curriculum PATHS - SHP Curriculum PATHS Blog
Well, it feels like spring has well and truly sprung over the last week. It’s a strange juxtaposition to be enjoying the emerging snowdrops and daffodils given the state of the world at the moment, bu...
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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Well worth attending this. If you're new to history teaching especially then know that @1972shp.bsky.social has a long tradition of really outstanding subject-specific CPD. This is a great programme. Stimulating, varied, topical, rigorous. Check it out or ask @danlyndon.bsky.social for more info.
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Just 4 more days to buy your ticket for the @1972shp.bsky.social Developing Teachers' Conference from Developing Teachers Conference 2026 | Leeds Trinity University Online Store share.google/JAAxEYjGRpkk.... Enjoy this little video teaser and come and join us! youtube.com/watch?v=_pSo...
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I am absolutely thrilled that the @1972shp.bsky.social Developing Teachers' Conference has signed up 95 teachers of history for Saturday, nearly doubling last year's attendance. BUT I really want to hit three figures so am offering 5 free places to the first 5 people who DM me asking for them!
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
If you seeking some #historyteacher Spring Term inspiration - or want to share a unit you have developed - do check out the new @1972shp.bsky.social #CurriculumPATHS Sharing Hub. A host of brilliant units all rooted in our community led Principles for History Teaching padlet.com/cpaths/shp-c...
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SHP Curriculum PATHS - Sharing Hub
On this page you can browse or search for history units planned by Curriculum PATHS members. Each unit is grounded in the Curriculum PATHS Principles and is shared as an invitation for professional co...
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Schools History Project - SHP @1972shp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
In the process of reviewing your teaching about the British Empire? Why not check out Emma McKenna’s fantastic #CurriculumPATHS blog on the resources and principles which guided changes she made to her Y8 SOW #historyteacher #Pathfinders curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/2025/12/09/p...
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PATHfinders: Rethinking teaching the British Empire with Year 8 - SHP Curriculum PATHS Blog
The Curriculum PATHS – PATHfinders blog posts build on our mission to encourage and support history teachers in their work to creating empowering history curricula for their pupils. We hope that the P...
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Schools History Project - SHP @1972shp.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
If you were inspired by SHP’s collaboration webinar with @britishlibrary.bsky.social and the Teach Climate History Network then you will love @btrappy.bsky.social ‘s #CurriculumPATHS unit on terraforming the earth padlet.com/btrapani1/ye... Join our #historyteacher movement!
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Year 7/8 - Environmental History - Early Modern - What can trees reveal about how humans terraformed the Earth? (Barbara Trapani)
This enquiry aims to explore the environmental impact of early colonialism, considering whether the early modern period marked a significant turning point in the commodification of nature. It includes...
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Weekend read: What does the Curriculum and Assessment Review mean for School History? Third part in my blog series on the CAR - this time from an explicitly #historyteacher perspective @1972shp.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social @htenuk.bsky.social www.andallthat.co.uk/subblog/an-e...
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An empowering History curriculum? What does the Curriculum Review mean for school History?
I  have written extensively on the role of school History  (see the end for links) . Now that we have explored the broader issues in the Curriculum and Assessment Review, I want to look more...
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Caitlyn Palmer @cpalmerhistory.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
10 days to go until the SHP Yorkshire History Forum! Looking forward to sharing principles for teaching Transatlantic Slavery with a local history lens 🔎 @1972shp.bsky.social @danlyndon.bsky.social tickets still available 🎟
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Schools History Project - SHP @1972shp.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
It has been a great pleasure to work with and discuss the challenges facing teaching and education with @barbarableiman.bsky.social and @engmediacentre.bsky.social . As the blog notes, English and History have much in common when it comes to making the case for an empowering education for all.
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I have just been writing awards for this year's submissions to #CurriculumPATHS. Has reminded me what a wonderful array of units we have here already - each grounded in a set of common Principles for history teaching. www.padlet.com/cpaths/hub Please do join us: membermojo.co.uk/curriculumpa... 🧵
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Schools History Project - SHP @1972shp.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Join us for #SHP25 for a whole host of ways to push on your teaching at GCSE and A Level. From ways to make content more accessible & harnessing stories, to progression models for the long term. PLUS meet the exam board and loads more! #historyteacher www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/summerconf/
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Schools History Project - SHP @1972shp.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Join us for #SHP25 for a whole host of ways to push on your teaching at GCSE and A Level. From ways to make content more accessible & harnessing stories, to progression models for the long term. PLUS meet the exam board and loads more! #historyteacher www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/summerconf/
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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...
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Luke Mayhew @mrmayhew.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
This looks to be a great conference as ever. I cannot emphasise how much @1972shp.bsky.social and conference has shaped me as a teacher. History teacher Glastonbury. But with better toilets.
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Thanx @danlyndon.bsky.social! It's the @1972shp.bsky.social itself that's truly legendary (truly the Glastonbury of the mind) & it's always a tremendous honour 2 join SHP colleagues in Leeds. Looking 4ward 2 talking with history teachers about constructing & deconstructing stories in class in July!
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Super that @sashasmith.bsky.social and @scl1979.bsky.social 's amazing unit: "How can material objects help us to understand Britain's role in the world?" is now live on @1972shp.bsky.social Curriculum PATHS. Look in the Y8/9 section on our Sharing Hub padlet.com/cpaths/hub #historyteacher
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Are you a beginning / trainee #historyteacher? Think history can help young people reflect on issues of truth and justice in a complex world? Want to share your ideas with others? Why not contribute to the @1972shp.bsky.social Curriculum PATHS Planning Lab. padlet.com/cpaths/shp-c...
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SHP Curriculum PATHS - ITE Planning Lab
On this page you can create and browse ethical history plans created by beginning teachers. We hope this is an opportunity for professional experimentation. Instructions on submitting your experimenta...
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Come and join us for @1972shp.bsky.social #SHP25 on 11-13 July up in Leeds. This is just one of a host of brilliant workshops which seek to broaden and enrich the history curriculum for young people #historyteacher www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/summerconf/
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SHP Summer Conference, July 11-13 2025 Leeds Trinity University - Schools History Project
This summer we will be returning to a 3-day conference with 40 workshops for primary and secondary history teachers as well as 2 for Sixth Form students, 3 keynote lectures, a fringe session and oppor...
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
If you want to have a look at one of Claire’s brilliant units - have a little look in the Curriculum PATHS Hub under Y12/13 for Civil Rights and Social Change 1884-2013. padlet.com/cpaths/shp-c... If you have a unit you want to share, please dive in. It’s open to everyone @1972shp.bsky.social
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SHP Curriculum PATHS - Sharing Hub
On this page you can browse or search for history units planned by Curriculum PATHS members. Each unit is grounded in the Curriculum PATHS Ethical Principles and is shared as an invitation for profess...
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Great to see @leedstrinity.bsky.social @1972shp.bsky.social getting so many mentions in this book - not just from SHP authors but also those reflecting on the huge impact SHP has had on history teaching in the past 50 years!
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
If you've been following @apf102.bsky.social's insightful reviews of A Practical Guide to Teaching History, then you'll know what a fantastic book it is. So win yourself a copy by getting your ticket for the @1972shp.bsky.social's summer conference from store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata...
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
So excited about @1972shp.bsky.social #SHP25. So many brilliant workshops over 3 fantastic days of #historyteacher goodness. Join us for great history and great company PLUS included lunch, coffee and dinner!! www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/summerconf/ SLT friendly flyer attached too!!
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Schools History Project - SHP @1972shp.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
News: Introducing the SHP #CurriculumPATHS Ethical History Teaching Awards We are seeking to recognise the amazing work of #historyteacher s all over the UK, who put ethics at the heart of their classrooms. Enter today: curriculumpaths.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/2025/03/22/e... Please share
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Join us online or face 2 face this Wednesday (5.30-7pm GMT) for a three-cornered exploration of disorientation in time and of the role that history education might play in addressing it. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/hie-sig/2025... #historyeducation @1972shp.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Matt Stibbe from @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social delivering the keynote lecture #SHPYHF challenging the well worn approach that there was a direct line between WW1 and the rise of the Nazis.
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Primary students handling artefacts in their study of Iron Age Britain is a brilliant way for them to engage with material culture #SHPYHF
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Becca demonstrating how to seamlessly integrate diverse histories into the primary curriculum #SHPYHF
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Becca Nicholson taking us on the journey that her primary school has embarked on in reimagining the history curriculum #SHPYHF
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Mark Cottingham from @sheffielduni.bsky.social presenting on Sheffield's connection to the Transatlantic Slave Trade and showcasing opposition in the region to enslavement #SHPYHF
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Ian Martin now sharing the local site visits that Shire Oak primary students have been doing in Leeds looking at Victorian housing and daily life #SHPYHF
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Ian Martin kicking off the primary workshops at #SHPYHF with a workshop bringing together local history via Celtic Warrior Queens and Rugby League!!
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Professor Adrian Bingham from @sheffielduni.bsky.social welcoming everyone to the @1972shp.bsky.social Yorkshire History Forum #YHFSHP
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