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Currently preparing our IB Historians for an essay on the rise of authoritarian states in Cuba and Germany. I have enjoyed compiling a range of perspectives for students to consider, such as this from Historian Jonathan M. Hansen. #History #IBDiploma

Teacher Feedback To Improve Pupil Learning. A really useful resource from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is available gratis via the link below. Link: lnkd.in/ddeN6XC7

Would really like to see how this timeline would be developed post-2010s … From the Hachette Learning - Ages 11-19 IB Geography revision guide.

Alarming growth in the number of maintained schools in the UK cutting back on teaching assistant and support staff, as well as teachers for financial reasons. This (worrying) new report from The The Sutton Trust is available here: suttontrust.com/wp-content/upl…

EXECUTION OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS 1587. This is Fotheringhay Castle, where Richard III was born in 1452 & Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded 135 years later. 🏰 👑 🏰

Queen Elizabeth I's reign: a golden age? Great resource from Hachette Learning - Ages 11-19's 'Hodder Hindsight' magazine. 👑👑👑 #Tudors #Elizabeth #HindsightGCSE

Fascinating article from polling guru & The RSA Fellow, Professor Sir John Curtice, about political changes in the latest edition of the The RSA Journal. Well worth a read for anyone with even the slightest interest in politics.

Making the Case for History. Essential reading from the Royal Historical Society for anyone and everyone involved in the research, teaching and publication of history. #history Link: historyworkshop.org.uk/practice-histo…

‘Elijah Muhammad … suffers from having been eclipsed in celebrity by his followers: Malcolm X, Warith Deen Mohammed, and Louis Farrakhan. However, each of them stands on the shoulders of Elijah Muhammad …’ Quote from Scholar Herbert Berg.

East Germany (DDR) in 1989. The year that the Berlin Wall came down.

Fascinating portfolio of cultural history focusing on the ‘Record Shop’ specialising in black music, provided by 2funky Arts. Epicentres of communities the length and breadth of the UK, including my beloved Leicester. ❤️ Link: theblackmusicrecordshop.co.uk

Today I was blessed by the most delicious lemon drizzle cake by my IB historians! Thank you! 🙏 😋 🍋

The Transition to University Toolkit. From the HMC (The Heads' Conference) (The Heads' Conference) and is freely available to all. Link: docsend.com/view/mufyerj8u…

Dragged out the 21 year old referee kit for the Sixth Form Charity Football Tournament today. ⚽️ It’s a shame I can’t wind back the clock 21 years for the sake of my hairline! 🧑‍🦲

Climate History. A fascinating overview covered in Historical Assoc's quite fabulous 'Teaching History' Journal. This gem is in the March 2024 back issue. It's a treasure trove of curated wisdom for all history teachers, everywhere. #history

The free-born Briton or a perspective of taxation. John Bull suffering under the weight of taxation after the disaster that was the American War of Independence … 🇬🇧 💰 🇬🇧

‘Tory Euroscepticism is a recent phenomenon, not a hangover of imperial nostalgia.’ Historian Robert Tombs.

‘Transatlantic slavery was the fuel that powered Western development.’ Quote from Kehinde Andrews in ‘The New Age of Empire’.

Are there any students/alumni who may be interested in this opportunity? Four History Masters' Scholarships are available via the Royal Historical Society for students from underrepresented groups in academic history. Link: lnkd.in/dqwuQ9uA

My beloved Leicester in the 1970s, according to Chat GPT.