I wonder why they never, ever, ever make it about white working class children doing worse in school than white middle class children…

As someone who came into teaching from a very different career, one of the things I love about this job is working with people who just casually create things, for no particular reason, because that's just what you do, because you haven't learned yet you're not supposed to.

Excited to lead a workshop with Alison Kitson at this weekend's SHP conference, on how we can teach climate change in history. The lineup is fantastic and you can still grab tickets... schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/conferences/

Already getting loads out of Lindsay Bruce Aaron Wilkes session at SHP #vshp21. Definitely going to try structured slow writing in history - can see this working really well.

New KS3 Enquiry from Aaron Wilkes, with a bit of help from yours truly: "How can we find out about the lives of #BlackTudors?" #historyteacher SHP Historical Assoc educationblog.oup.com/secondary/ks3e…

The new Parcours Revolution app is a great way to explore revolutionary Paris, street by street and story by story.

On this week's Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast, Alex Andreou reveals that Ben Elliot's company once sourced albino peacocks for Jennifer Lopez's birthday party, and not a single person responded "Don't be fooled by peacocks that I got, I'm still I'm still Jenny from the block " Shame on you all

Ah, the 'but what about their mental health??' argument, wheeled out for children wearing masks, but not for things like children eating adequate food, suffering relentless exam pressure, or being unable to access any, um, mental health support. independent.co.uk/news/uk/robert…

Has anyone out there run a school current affairs/politics club? I'm about to start one so looking for ideas on how you've gone about it, what's worked well and any tips please!

When sleep experts warn you should go to bed and wake up at the same time every day, it's solely based on observing teachers trying to haul their sorry selves into consciousness on the second day of a new term.

We mustn’t wait to regret a failure to face up to teaching climate change! onebighistorydepartment.com/2022/02/02/we-…

We're forming a network of teachers and academics to work together on practical solutions for bringing climate history to schools NOW. If you're interested in joining we'd love to have you - first meeting on Monday 14th March at 4.30pm on Zoom. Please get in touch for the details

I propose that we now enact the secret constitutional provision allowing David Attenborough to take over the running of the country in times of crisis.

Last chance to sign up for our next meeting, tomorrow at 4.30pm UK time. We're looking for people to join us to find practical ways to drive forward the teaching of climate and nature in history. Sign up here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Tell me you're a history teacher without telling me you're a history teacher...