even in your absence, you will be cared by me

England haven’t been convincing so far, but without players born outside the UK or with at least 1 parent or grandparent born abroad, we wouldn’t be here. #ENGSWI #ThreeLions

Some people are much more anxious about the score than you are… Freephone 24 hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 2000 247. Please call 999 if you or someone else are in immediate danger. #DomesticViolence #EnglandEuro2024

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Sports day followed by a really loud dinner! My head is so sore! But, for what it’s worth HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

It's South Asian Heritage Month! Celebrate by picking up your copy of The History Lessons by award-winning teacher Shalina Patel. Find out how Shalina has worked to decolonise the history curriculum with this window into lesser-known stories. bit.ly/TheHistoryLess…

Planning time! New y7 enquiry coming up.

If you ask : what is the value of the humanities? I would say that it teaches you to read with acuity, to analyse wild claims, to argue responsibly to questions to which there are no right answers. Do we need the humanities? Let’s hear it for yes!!!

The theme for this year’s South Asian Heritage Month #SAHM is ‘Free to be Me’. South Asian Heritage Month This Second World War soldier - Yaqub Mirza - seems to embody that spirit – never afraid to be who he was, happy in his own skin. 🧵

This year at our Teachers Talk Radio History event, we are introducing table talks, a myriad of new voices AND a panel discussion about curriculum prefaced by Arthur Chapman @arthurjchapman.bksy.social. Sitara Get your FREE tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/teachers-tal…

.BBC insisting on reporting racist rioters as 'protestors' and 'demonstrators' is a gross misrepresentation of the violence impacting communities of colour across the UK. Language matters.

Taking a break from X for a week. I’m feeling really unsettled by the news and an encounter with an uncomfortable view.

I’m speaking at Teachers Talk History on the 21st September. Can anyone give me a lift to and from Manchester as trains don’t leave me with enough time to make the beginning of the conference. I live in Cambridge and can offer you travel expenses. Please RT

🔔 SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ We're hosting another one-day conference for history teachers (and friends) at Ark Soane Academy, London. How can history teachers bring the past to life? How can we immerse pupils in past worlds? And more! Sat, 8 February 2025. Tickets to be released soon!