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Dave Voisey @davev-vickersmg.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

For the #historyreacher crew.Putting my money where my mouth is over teaching warfare. This year I to redid our FWW unit following a narrative format after looking at the work of @counsellc.bsky.social, @hughrichards.bsky.social, @michaeldoron.bsky.social, @paulalobo.bsky.social, /1

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Katie Finlayson @learnwhatyoulive.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Happy post from yesterday - Changing Histories Fragile Worlds, hot off the press 😍 Really looking forward to diving into this during our next year’s school time. I’ve flicked through and already found some fascinating and unusual stories to explore. @counsellc.bsky.social

Changing Histories KS3 Fragile Worlds textbook on a pile including The Phoenix, Oddsocks Romeo and Juliet programme and a Colin furze hat.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Very excited that you saw its application in maths Michelle!

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Beth G-G @bethgg.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Excellent start to #rEDEastAnglia with a keynote form @counsellc.bsky.social that I can link to Art History (big up reception theory) and barrelled through my own session in time for break 💪

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ATT Institute @attinstitute.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We're delighted to share that @counsellc.bsky.social will be joining us at #rEDEastAnglia as our new Keynote, bringing an incredible wealth of expertise to our fantastic line-up of speakers–it's NOT one to miss! 🤩✈️ 🎫 Book now: tinyurl.com/mryr325c #TransformingPD #TransformingLives #EduSky

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Will Goodfellow @willgoodfellow82.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

We’re nearly there with #changinghistoriesks3 Fragile Worlds and I couldn’t be prouder of how this project is coming together. Here are a few stunning spreads. You can see more at the @histassoc conference this week! Massive thanks to the author team led by @counsellc.bsky.social #HAConf26

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

If you're a history teacher, and you've never been to a history teacher conference, or if you're a primary teacher and you lead or love history, then you cannot miss @histassoc.bsky.social conference, 15 & 16 May, in Newcastle. Two days packed with workshops – inspiration & history-geekery galore.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Please do! History teacher conferences are the *best* and @shp1972.bsky.social crucial among them. Desperately needed in these times of generic pedagogy. Thank you for all you do.

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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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benarscott.bsky.social @benarscott.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Thanks to @egcarr.bsky.social, @counsellc.bsky.social and all the other editors of Teaching History who put in so many hours to put together this amazing journal. For this edition, I really enjoyed writing up my thinking process for an enquiry on Toussaint L'Ouverture.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

It's a terrific piece Ben. Thanks so much for writing it!

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

The Schools History Project is absolutely thrilled to be able to offer the opportunity to work with one of the leading experts in the world in the field of History, Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence, Distinguished Professor Marnie Hughes Warrington ...

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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...

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

A joy to see this. Feedback from pupils and parents shows #ChangingHistoriesKS3 is changing the game for KS3 history Rich story, deep scholarly connections, rigorous enquiry questions and enquiry journeys all need to be embedded and integrated, not bolted on as extra texts.

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John Simkin @johnsimkin1945.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

You can read my article on using AI in the history classroom. www.history.org.uk/publications... @counsellc.bsky.social @andywalker1965.bsky.social @danlyndon.bsky.social‬ @richardjonesnerzic.bsky.social @edpodesta.bsky.social @apf102.bsky.social @hollyhiscox.bsky.social @historywo.bsky.social

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Teachers of American history, @johnsimkin1945.bsky.social has pulled together a rather nifty and very interesting history of US tariffs across the 20th century.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Wow. This looks great! Thanks for sharing. Lovely to see the book being useful in an EAL context.

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Mark Goodrich @markgoodrich.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I am education podcasting my way around the gravel roads of #Hokkaido. First up, I enjoyed the final They Behave For Me of the year with @counsellc.bsky.social talking about her classic blog on genericism. I welcome these dips into the classic blogs of the past having missed them 1st time around.

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Madeleine F-B @mxfb.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

open.spotify.com/episode/4UZr... Really good episode with excellent food for thought for any senior leader trying to embed consistency in T&L across a sch alongside maintaining subject rigour and validity. @adamboxereducation.bsky.social @amymayforrester.bsky.social @counsellc.bsky.social 🍎🎓📚

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

A related issue is that the critique is then completely misunderstood – it's treated as an attack on knowledge, or cog sci or Rosenshine. But it's subject teachers passionate about knowledge, really thorough with it and fully cog sci informed but want to apply those things in subject-sensitive ways.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

That is awful. They usually twig it's not working after a year or two, but meanwhile, the wasted professional time, the emotional energy trying hard to fight it while remaining constructive/professional, the frustration of so many good professionals...

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Alex Weatherall @aweatherall.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Listening to this pca.st/episode/5203... It's very good breakdown of all sorts of aspects of education changes over the last 10 years and @counsellc.bsky.social has a great sense of what went well and what mutated to more of the same.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Thanks Alex. Great to hear that it resonated in your context.

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Adam Boxer @adamboxereducation.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Why did edu-legend @counsellc.bsky.social write Genericism's Children? Why is she worried about genericism, and why does she care so much about the dignity of individual subjects? All this and more, in a stonkingly good episode! open.spotify.com/episode/4UZr...

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

This short thread by Cat Priggs made me think: History planning is about tying things together into a shape, a flow – usually a story & often a parallel flow of the analytic direction created by the EQ. It isn't about breaking things up into propositions and it's rarely about teaching a procedure.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

It will be really good. @catherinepriggs.bsky.social and @egcarr.bsky.social are brilliant at explaining how to integrate rich extended story with critical disciplinary thinking. They explain the #ChangingHistoriesKS3 series really well, giving great practical tips.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

How does an enquiry question sustain interest, build momentum and give all pupils access to disciplinary thinking across a lesson sequence? How does the EQ help you to integrate compelling stories and rich, extended text? Register bit.ly/4nrA8Mv for Cat and Elizabeth's webinar on Tues 8 July 3.30pm

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Very kind. Thank you. Our subjects learn much from each other. I love those conversations where explore how the structures of history and geography differ!

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Thanks Alex. Only possible, as I said in my lecture, cos of such a strong community. You have been a towering force of good & strength in that, generously sharing terrific practice, providing helpful challenge, engaging with problematical policy moves on behalf of us all. So huge thanks to you too.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

As I said in my lecture on Weds eve, receiving the Medlicott medal for services to history has been deeply special for me, not least because it allows me to celebrate and promote the importance of subject communities. We would be nowhere without @histassoc.bsky.social. Thank you HA. You're the best.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I love that. 'feel at home in a period'. That is exactly it.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Thanks Catherine. It was such a pleasure to talk to an audience of history educators *and* authors of historical fiction. Our work converges in so many ways!

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Thanks so much Cat. And many congratulations to you on your richly deserved @histassoc.bsky.social Honorary Fellowship. You have contributed invaluably to the community and for so long. (And very proud of you as one of my former Cambridge history trainees!)

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Catherine Priggs @catherinepriggs.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Last night I was honoured to receive an Honorary Fellowship from the @histassoc.bsky.social It’s hard to put into words what this means. It is more than an association to me; it’s a community that has supported, sustained and nurtured me at so many points in my career.

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Will Goodfellow @willgoodfellow82.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Brilliant to see Hachette Learning authors @catherinepriggs.bsky.social @davidjhibbert.bsky.social @michaeldoron.bsky.social and @lambhearttea.bsky.social receive their HA honorary fellowships. Huge congrats to #ChangingHistoriesKS3 series ed @counsellc.bsky.social on her Medlicott Medal too!

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Will Goodfellow @willgoodfellow82.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Looking for FREE CPD that can make a real difference to your KS3 history teaching? Look no further. The heat wave of our awesome Changing Histories webinar series continues. First @counsellc.bsky.social, then @paulalobo.bsky.social followed by @hughrichards.bsky.social and now Cat and Elizabeth 🌡️ ☀️

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Hope you enjoy it as much as Book 1 Katie. Look forward to hearing what you make of it.

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Katie Finlayson @learnwhatyoulive.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Genuinely been looking forward to this arriving - and just in time for planning next year. It looks just as fabulous as book 1! @counsellc.bsky.social #HomeEd #History

Front cover of the expanding worlds KS3 history textbook, sitting on top of a bound workbook and next to a yearly calendar and pencil.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Hear hear!! And it's heartwarming to know that now Expanded Worlds is out, countless pupils up and down the country will be enjoying the stories of the 'queen type lady' Nur Jahan thanks to @paulalobo.bsky.social's terrific research and writing for #ChangingHistoriesKS3

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I find new history teachers who have been struggling a bit (didn't we all) thrilled to discover that storytelling & rich, well-written text are powerful in captivating pupils & solving so many other problems, especially when integrated with proper enquiry journeys. We did it Paula. 🎉🎉🎉

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Paula Lobo (Worth) @paulalobo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

And here it is. Finally. Surrounded by some of the scholarship that shaped it. It’s beautiful and such fun to teach - it has given my Year 8 class stories to live inside. A parent messaged me to say history has ‘never been so fun!’ - all I did was tell the class stories from this book.

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Oh wow this is just lovely Paula. And richly deserved. A parent I presume?

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Jemma Sherwood @jemmaths.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

*Of course* school prepares children for their futures, but not by being a mini workplace. It’s by giving them a breadth of foundational knowledge and experience across the big, enduring disciplines and human pursuits. The kinds of things they won’t get chance to learn about or experience at work.

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