Just over a week left to apply for one of our THREE history roles at Teach First.

A fantastic opportunity to work in history-specific teacher development. Any questions, do get in touch.

It is the way forward…

Fantastic quote from Carl Hendrick on Zach Groshell ‘s recent podcast. Foundational, teacher guided instruction is an equity lever. Lessons that lack that foundational guidance disadvantage learners, creating or widening equity gaps.

In 4 tweets Benjamin Groom nails 'curriculum as progression model': not mere sequencing, but interplay over time; not isolating components but their expression in textures/layers; not cold presentation of facts, but their working on a hearer/reader thro the artistry of accounts.

Christine Counsell Paula Lobo (Worth) Will Bailey-Watson Tim Jenner 4/4 understanding of medieval Christian tradition, village life etc. is so richly textured and secure by the time that these later momentous developments occur, these later enquiries are so much more accessible and meaningful. Bravo all!

Christine Counsell Paula Lobo (Worth) Will Bailey-Watson Tim Jenner 3/4 e.g. the enquiry on St Foy and Conques. Not just an amazing story, but when taught alongside the enquiry about change under the Normans, lays such fertile soil for both the enquiry on Walsham and the Black Death and then Morebath and the Reformation. As a result, pupils'...

Christine Counsell Paula Lobo (Worth) Will Bailey-Watson Tim Jenner 2/4 which interweaves human level story e.g. burning the plan of the city using cotton seeds and oil, and the grander narrative of the rise of the Abbasid caliphate.

b) curricular coherence done right; the way in which clear substantive path is tracked through multiple enquiries

Christine Counsell Paula Lobo (Worth) Will Bailey-Watson Tim Jenner 1/4 Read through the e-inspection copy cover to cover. The things that really struck me that can help so many teachers in providing these examples are:
a)fantastic embodiment of appropriate and genuine interplay between overview and depth. E.g. the al-Mansur Baghdad enquiry

You can now read 4 sample chaps of Bk 1 (Y7) of my new textbook series #ChangingHistoriesKS3 ow.ly/2aQn50Rk4Jt
*Story & scholarship integrated, not plonked together. *Chapters either EQ-led or mini 'story summaries'.
*Key places & people recur across the year's course.

'To think critically or be creative in any domain you need to draw on connected webs of knowledge built up over the course of the curriculum...starting in primary and building on that in secondary rather than repeating it' Lucy Crehan arguing for a shift in Curriculum for Wales.

If you need a Summer pick me up, you should definitely come along to the SHP Conference 29-30 June. Inspirational workshops, inspiring keynotes and wonderful company!

I find it intriguing that there’s outrage when a school/s display clear rules & expectations & transform themselves BUT no outrage when a school is chaotic, with horrendous behaviour

“I care deeply, deeply about the most disadvantaged children in society and the education they receive.”

“That’s amazing. So you’re going to work in a school with those kids?”

“No.”

“Oh…ok-”

“But I will find the people that do. And I will attack those people on Twitter.”

The 40 finest edu-threads from the last 4 months:

(a mere glimpse of the vast intellectual talent alive across our profession)

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Dazza Adam Robbins (on 🧵) Ian White Ben Karlin Peter Tse Carl Hendrick Emma Turner FCCT Doug Lemov Kat Howard Linda Louise Jasmine Lane 🦡 David Thomas Kate Pretsell Christine Counsell Sarah Cottinghatt Zach Groshell NILAM PATEL Mr Leyshon Mike Hill Brad Busch Jennifer Webb Jon Gilbert Josh Goodrich Sam Gibbs Jennifer Barker Christopher Such Sam Strickland James Handscombe Robert Pondiscio Jon Hutchinson Haili Hughes Tom Sherrington 40/ @mr_raichura (arguably the best teacher in the world) with some glorious fine detail on teaching for success

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Dazza Adam Robbins (on 🧵) Ian White Ben Karlin Peter Tse Carl Hendrick Emma Turner FCCT Doug Lemov Kat Howard Linda Louise Jasmine Lane 🦡 David Thomas Kate Pretsell Christine Counsell Sarah Cottinghatt Zach Groshell NILAM PATEL Mr Leyshon Mike Hill Brad Busch Jennifer Webb Jon Gilbert Josh Goodrich Sam Gibbs Jennifer Barker Christopher Such Sam Strickland 33/ @jameshandscombe on why school rules might matter more than you think

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Dazza Adam Robbins (on 🧵) Ian White Ben Karlin Peter Tse Carl Hendrick Emma Turner FCCT Doug Lemov Kat Howard Linda Louise Jasmine Lane 🦡 David Thomas Kate Pretsell Christine Counsell Sarah Cottinghatt Zach Groshell NILAM PATEL Mr Leyshon Mike Hill Brad Busch Jennifer Webb Jon Gilbert Josh Goodrich Sam Gibbs Jennifer Barker 31/ Heartthrob @suchmo83 on the role of stories in building attentional capacity

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Wonderful thread on the importance of stretching and sustaining pupils’ attention spans across lessons and weeks – through the intellectual joy of reading stories rather than extracts or gobbets.

Only whole texts - usually stories - offer the possibility of experiences that last hours and require pupils to follow trains of thought for days or weeks.

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But where extracts dominate a reading curriculum, pupils' experiences of reading mirror the brief, fragmentary nature of social media content.

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