We're beyond excited to share our sample booklet from #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Connected Worlds, c.1000–c.1600 🎉 Take a look: ow.ly/jQzw50Re7hL. With evocative storytelling and beautifully designed pages, this truly breaks the mould of #KS3History textbooks

The contents list for the first #ChangingHistoriesKS3 book is now available! 😍 Take a look: ow.ly/fKcy50R8zaV

The increasing number of conversations around environmental history in the classroom are really exciting! I was so pleased to contribute to this edition and cannot wait to read about all of the varied and interesting approaches other teachers are using! Thank you Historical Assoc!

The most exciting news! I still remember the moment I first heard about the #ChangingHistoriesKS3 series, and first read one of its chapters.

It continues to be utterly transformative for me and my pupils.

Reading the chapters of our new textbook to my classes (and relishing every pause and every cliffhanger) has utterly transformed my teaching. I’m so excited about sharing these stories with the world.

Thrilled to announce this formally at last.🎉📢 The biggest thank you to my amazing team for 100s of hours researching, writing & collaborating with historians to produce #ChangingHistoriesKS3 . Knowledge-rich as it should be: diverse, critical, coherent, woven with story magic🪄

The secret is out- It's time to change the game, it's time for Changing Histories!! I genuinely hope everyone loves this series as much as I do. #ChangingHistoriesKS3

The worst kept secret in the History teaching community is finally out... Welcome to the worlds of #ChangingHistoriesKS3 created by Christine Counsell and a team of 20 amazing authors. #HistoryTeacher #KS3History

🚨Amazing Head of History opportunity🚨I’ve absolutely loved working at CamVC, it’s a brilliant school & department with incredible colleagues. This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark as the school continues to grow & opens its 6th form in Sept. tes.com/jobs/vacancy/h…

Recruitment & retention

My thoughts on what could be done to resolve the impending crisis (disclaimer I know not everyone will agree).

Following the publication of National Foundation for Educational Research’s report on teacher recruitment, BBC Radio Berkshire invited me to give a small insight into ITE recruitment at the moment. It’s at 3.13hrs if anyone is interested:

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

The good news is that Christine Counsell has been working with a dream team of 15+ authors on a new history textbook series and it's just as much a game changer as the 'Minds' books. Prepare to be wowed...

Halt Wycombe Wanderers' Acquisition of Reading FC's Bearwood Training Facilities - Sign the Petition! chng.it/xzqNfFJr via Change.org UK

📢Time is running out! The Downland Alliance is running a FREE event - 'Building a Diverse and Inclusive Curriculum', on the 28th February 2024 from 3.30 to 5.30 at Shaw House, Newbury. Avoid disappointment and secure your place before it is too late. Scan the QR code below 🔽

Having served as the ITT coordinator at my school for a year, I'd like to share essential insights and feedback. 🧵

While some might seem apparent, their consistent implementation is not always ensured.

Looking to build up a little bank of ideas to share with our new teachers: What little things can schools do to promote/embed ‘sustainability habits’?

E.g. wherever possible, every teacher in a school reminds pupils to use the *whole page* they are writing on.

Any others…? 🙏

The Schools History Project Summer Conference (store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-catalo…) has been the biggest influence on my teaching career! A fantastic weekend of inspiring workshops, stimulating plenaries and a wonderful opportunity to connect to our network of brilliant history teachers.

If you are a creative person seeking to share your enthusiasm for #art #design or #design andtechnology
why not study to be a #teacher this autumn & receive financial support with a tax-free bursary of £25,000 for D&T or £10,000 for Art.
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