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History Teacher Educators' Network @htenuk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Join @htenuk.bsky.social colleagues on Mon 13th July for our next Time to Talk. Two sessions this time as we have separate rooms for primary with @ramble14.bsky.social & secondary with @lauralondo1017.bsky.social providing space to chat about this year & next! Open to non-members too. Get in touch

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Today we are launching the 2026 SHP Summer Conference, which will be taking place July 10-12 at Leeds Trinity. This year, due to the huge increase in proposals for workshops, we have extended our offer to 46 wonderful workshops for primary and secondary teachers of history (see below for a taster!

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Tha would be fab! Good to have a catch up anyway

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Really looking forward to this! I would love to work in a middle school and am very jealous as a result. @1972shp.bsky.social @danlyndon.bsky.social @msquinnhistory.bsky.social #SHPDTC26

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Emotional understanding/empathy- interesting @rjharris.bsky.social Current! For me at least! #SHPDTC26 @1972shp.bsky.social

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

She says thanks! She’d heard that @1972shp.bsky.social is welcoming!

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Of course this should say Really!

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

eally relevant session about children’s emotional engagement with the past @1972shp.bsky.social @danlyndon.bsky.social I’ve been thinking a lot about empathy currently so this is helping! #SHPDTC26

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Connie loved Stuart Tiffany’s session about developing historical thinking- brilliant and useful as usual #SHPDTC26 @danlyndon.bsky.social @1972shp.bsky.social

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Ian Dawson @iandawson51.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Training or an Early Careers teacher in Yorkshire or Lancashire? Thinking of going to the @histassoc.bsky.social conference for the first time in May? The Jim Shields and Bob Unwin Bursaries, in honour of two great teachers, may help you get there! www.history.org.uk/aboutus/news...

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The Jim Shields and Bob Unwin Bursaries

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I’ve cowritten chapter 10 and am very excited as I’ve never been in a book before!

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Emmy @msquinnhistory.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Next Monday begins my webinar series focusing on disciplinary concepts in primary history. @histassoc.bsky.social #teaching #history www.history.org.uk/primary/cate...

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Webinar series: Practical approaches to disciplinary concepts in primary history

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Come and work with us! It’s a fab university which is absolutely committed to its civic duties. Also- we are a fab team!

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I totally support the National Year Of Reading initiative. We desperately need a culture of reading for pleasure to replace the culture of constant testing in schools, backed by proper government funding. And we need STORYTIME to be part of the school day, every day! #literacy (Art: Chris Riddell)

Quote by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Chris Riddell: "Let there be half an hour of STORYTIME at the end of school in primary schools up and down the country. Make this the half hour they all long for, that they don't want to be over. Let the children go home dreaming of the story, reliving it, wondering." Illustration shows dreamy bookish child holding a book, bear with scarf, flying ship and dragon...

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Happened in some schools in England for a little while at one point- it’s bonkers

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Kicking-off day 2 of @1972shp.bsky.social Conference 2025 with @colinmccormick.bsky.social & @cpalmerhistory.bsky.social’s powerful presentation of local, national and international approaches to learning about Liverpool’s history of slave-trading and enslavement. #SHP25

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Can’t recommend the MA enough!

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

This is a great book suitable for UKS2 and KS3. Had the pleasure of hearing @colinmccormick.bsky.social speak about it last week. Such a valuable resource

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Nick Dennis @nickdennis.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Wishing everyone at #SHP25 a wonderful time full of learning and friendship. @danlyndon.bsky.social @apf102.bsky.social

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Valuable ramblings! I think it’s particularly difficult in the current climate

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I would absolutely like to speak to you both but sadly won’t be at SHP

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

When you teach- or observe teaching- how do you spot the difference between motivated and engaged pupils and compliance?

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

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 ...

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HistFest @histfest.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

HISTORY BOOK CLUB Summer Reads New and old members welcome. We’ll reconvene at the end of September to discuss the summer books. Please note, you don’t have to read every title but there will be prizes for those of you who do! Sign up here histfest.org/history-book...

Composite of 6 books selected for the summer reads. They include: Henry V by Dan Jones, The Missing Thread by Daisy Dunn, Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh, There are River in the Sky by Elif Shafak, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I need to do lots more reading and talking first! It’s really interesting though so…

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

So Oak's new AI lesson planner has really got me thinking. Who exactly is it aimed at? My guess is that the most likely people to use it are new teachers and those with limited subject knowledge on a topic. So how well does it do the job if that's you? I thought I'd try it out...

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I’ve been having some interesting conversations about empathy of late. I need to explore it more.

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Trying to write about what history is and this was unexpected

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

#SHP25 is fast approaching, the excitement is rising, the workshops are being finalised, the keynotes are being drafted, the exhibitions are being mounted & the bar is being stocked! Ticket sales end July 4th so not long left to grab 'em from store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... Come and join us

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I am increasingly concerned about accepting the damage AI does to the planet- should we really be doing that? We need that water…

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

AI- it’s outsourcing thinking surely and don’t we need to think? Isn’t thinking a key part of who we are and how we learn?

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Delighted 2B joined @1972shp.bsky.social by my colleague Chris Edwards. We’ll be staffing a stand about @ioe.bsky.social’s MA in History Education & running a Fringe Session showcasing the brilliant work our students do. @ramble14.bsky.social @michaeldoron.bsky.social @justice2history.bsky.social

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Pleased to share this! Come and join us!

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Thanks Ian- it’s important teachers are part of it too

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Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I concur. The current system is damaging on a lot of levels.

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Congratulations 2 @ramble14.bsky.social & Heather Hatton on the publication of this fascinating @histedresearch.bsky.social open access article exploring Primary& 2ndary Student Teachers' perspectives on history ed! journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/article... @uclpress.bsky.social #historyeducation 1/2

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