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Rebecca Bailey

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School Improvement Team for Westcountry Schools Trust. Executive Director of History. SWIFT History lead.

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Increasingly being submitted AI-written articles. Even the worst human writing has an abundance of signals about the writer in the choices they make. AI-written pieces give no signals and that is deeply weird to read. Some common features include...


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👉Don't forget, if you are a state-school teacher, we are offering travel bursaries to ensure that all teachers across the country have the opportunity to attend. Simply follow the link here to apply: forms.office.com/pages/response… #classics #cpd

There is still time to sign up for our Ancient History CPD day at Harrow School on Tuesday 27 January!

Classical_Assoc's tweet image. There is still time to sign up for our Ancient History CPD day at Harrow School on Tuesday 27 January!


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The activity fallacy: an obsession with instructional novelty has produced a strange inversion of priorities. Teachers are sent on courses to acquire new “strategies,” to diversify their repertoire of techniques. Meanwhile, the curriculum they are teaching may be completely…


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Meant the world this ❤️

Macclesfield’s Sam Heathcote, who's also a PE teacher, returned to his school as a hero this morning! 🤩👏



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Accurate. 💯

teachergoals's tweet image. Accurate. 💯

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🚨 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 We're so excited that Steve Mastin will return for another keynote conversation at #Soane26. He will speak with Prof Sir Richard J. Evans about his newest book, 'Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich.' Get tickets now. Link below! 👇

michaeldoron's tweet image. 🚨 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

We're so excited that Steve Mastin will return for another keynote conversation at #Soane26.

He will speak with Prof Sir Richard J. Evans about his newest book, 'Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich.'

Get tickets now. Link below! 👇

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Here's a slice of text from #OpeningWorlds Year 6 Spring 1 history. Words in bold are taught this lesson. Every other word you see which is tricky has been taught thoroughly in Years 3, 4 or 5. We write texts in order to deliberately meet those words again, again and again.

Counsell_C's tweet image. Here's a slice of text from #OpeningWorlds Year 6 Spring 1 history.  Words in bold are taught this lesson. Every other word you see which is tricky has been taught thoroughly in Years 3, 4 or 5.  We write texts in order to deliberately meet those words again, again and again.

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🚨 History teachers, we’re back! 🚨 Join us on 7 Feb 2026 for a day of workshops and a nice curry – all for £25. Ten years after the ‘knowledge turn’, we’re exploring what knowledge-rich history teaching looks like today. Presenters & link below 👇

michaeldoron's tweet image. 🚨 History teachers, we’re back! 🚨

Join us on 7 Feb 2026 for a day of workshops and a nice curry – all for £25.

Ten years after the ‘knowledge turn’, we’re exploring what knowledge-rich history teaching looks like today.

Presenters & link below 👇

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Outstanding talk by Michael Fordham, principal at @ThetfordAcaduk on role of curriculum in school improvement. Beware trying to take assurance from subject leaders using generic criteria, instead of listening to distinctive structures, rhythms & roles of subjects. #TransformEd

Dr Michael Fordham discusses the challenges and opportunities in Senior Curriculum Leadership at today’s post-primary #TransformED Curriculum Conference.

Education_NI's tweet image. Dr Michael Fordham discusses the   challenges and opportunities in Senior Curriculum Leadership at today’s post-primary #TransformED Curriculum Conference.


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Just three more days at 99p! If you're keen to read #Cecily, you've got till the end of the month to snap up a bargain! Tell a friend..

anniegarthwaite's tweet image. Just three more days at 99p! If you're keen to read #Cecily, you've got till the end of the month to snap up a bargain! Tell a friend..

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🚨 First blog post in about 5 years. Link below.

ebiThomasJ's tweet image. 🚨 First blog post in about 5 years. Link below.

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Headteachers, look after your school’s RE lead- both primary & secondary. If you have teachers with other specialisms teaching RE do check in on them. For the second year running we are welcoming children back into our classrooms after a summer of division and hatred. #TeamRE

Former headteacher outlines his concerns over a school putting up a poster stating 'jihad' is part of being a 'good Muslim'. "Parents will be very alarmed to know that a poster, which is intended for primary school children, is featuring the word jihad"



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They are laden with meaning They are very efficient They are also able to expand as new knowledge linked to the concept is encountered . Concepts act as holding baskets for lots of information. More here marymyatt.substack.com/p/sequencing-t…


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Moving a photo in Microsoft Word... so true 🤣🤣


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Today on @TheRestHistory, the great @peterfrankopan on silk roads, the empires of Eurasia and basically the entire history of the world. The only man who could do it… therestishistory.com

holland_tom's tweet image. Today on @TheRestHistory, the great @peterfrankopan on silk roads, the empires of Eurasia and basically the entire history of the world.

The only man who could do it…
therestishistory.com

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Retention tip. A year or so ago, our headteacher introduced a new rule that any staff leaving would sing a karaoke song of their choice in front of whole school in their leaver's assembly. No one left this year. 🤣 🎤🎶👩‍🎤👨‍🎤


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If you're unlucky enough to be going to school this morning, here's your commute sorted. If you're lucky enough to be off, you can listen to this next to the pool with your first Pimm's of the break 🍹🍹 Tune in and share!

It was a tremendous honour to interview @Counsell_C on TBFM this week. She's been a huge influence on me, and her war against genericism has influenced the national and international picture. Tune in and share! 😍😍😍😍 open.spotify.com/episode/4UZrev…



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