NTreadwell
@ntreadwell.bsky.social
History Teacher by trade/ Senior Leader in the South West ( previously West Mids)
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okay and here is my ‘sounds like a shitpost but it’s genuine’ UK heatwave tip: if there is a Saxon or Norman church near you, and it’s open, go sit in it. not gothic, they have too many windows, get you some thick stone walls with some high up tiny windows. they stay cold. and you can just sit there
June 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
okay and here is my ‘sounds like a shitpost but it’s genuine’ UK heatwave tip: if there is a Saxon or Norman church near you, and it’s open, go sit in it. not gothic, they have too many windows, get you some thick stone walls with some high up tiny windows. they stay cold. and you can just sit there
Cannot wait to get stuck into this!
May 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Cannot wait to get stuck into this!
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I always find @strickomaster.bsky.social a voice of reason in education. Measured and thoughtful as always.
I always find @strickomaster.bsky.social a voice of reason in education. Measured and thoughtful as always.
Oracy: The Good, The Bad and The Potential Ugly
There’s been a growing buzz around the implementation of oracy in schools. Sadly some present this as something new, almost akin to having discovered fire for the first time ever. The reality is or…
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May 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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I always find @strickomaster.bsky.social a voice of reason in education. Measured and thoughtful as always.
I always find @strickomaster.bsky.social a voice of reason in education. Measured and thoughtful as always.
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Another fantastic article by Helen Carr. Fast becoming one of my favourite historians.
Another fantastic article by Helen Carr. Fast becoming one of my favourite historians.
The Queen Who Never Was
Empress Matilda and the Anarchy
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May 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Another fantastic article by Helen Carr. Fast becoming one of my favourite historians.
Another fantastic article by Helen Carr. Fast becoming one of my favourite historians.
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England's curriculum & assessment review was announced barely a year ago.
In that time, AI has obliterated many of our basic assumptions about assessment.
Here are 5 things I think the review should do as a result.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/how-should...
In that time, AI has obliterated many of our basic assumptions about assessment.
Here are 5 things I think the review should do as a result.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/how-should...
How should England's curriculum & assessment review respond to AI?
Why we have to go backwards to go forward
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May 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
England's curriculum & assessment review was announced barely a year ago.
In that time, AI has obliterated many of our basic assumptions about assessment.
Here are 5 things I think the review should do as a result.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/how-should...
In that time, AI has obliterated many of our basic assumptions about assessment.
Here are 5 things I think the review should do as a result.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/how-should...
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New Blog
Subject Knowledge: Our Greatest Treasure
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Subject Knowledge: Our Greatest Treasure
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Subject Knowledge: Our Greatest Treasure
My reasoning for writing this blog is to champion the cause and case of subject knowledge. Some will question why. Some will cite but that’s so obvious isn’t it or shout out but of course subject k…
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April 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
New Blog
Subject Knowledge: Our Greatest Treasure
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Subject Knowledge: Our Greatest Treasure
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Sunday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
March 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Yet another reason I love the Middle Ages. Got to love the crazy stories that come out of that time!
A HEAD IN A BAG - AND THE FEBRUARY Q&A
Ask me anything!
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February 26, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Yet another reason I love the Middle Ages. Got to love the crazy stories that come out of that time!
A nice quick read for the 14th.
THE GREATEST LOVERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Who were the most romantic couple in medieval history?
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February 14, 2025 at 6:25 AM
A nice quick read for the 14th.
It was my love of the music that lured me in.This book is a great reminder for anyone in leadership to lead with integrity and that our decisions need to have the students we serve at their root.
February 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It was my love of the music that lured me in.This book is a great reminder for anyone in leadership to lead with integrity and that our decisions need to have the students we serve at their root.
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This is a seriously exciting opportunity for an exceptional leader of History to join our CELT Director of Subject Team @celtacademies.bsky.social
Get in touch if you are interested and please share with any colleagues that might be interested in working with us.
https://buff.ly/3WIyo5U
Get in touch if you are interested and please share with any colleagues that might be interested in working with us.
https://buff.ly/3WIyo5U
February 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is a seriously exciting opportunity for an exceptional leader of History to join our CELT Director of Subject Team @celtacademies.bsky.social
Get in touch if you are interested and please share with any colleagues that might be interested in working with us.
https://buff.ly/3WIyo5U
Get in touch if you are interested and please share with any colleagues that might be interested in working with us.
https://buff.ly/3WIyo5U
Another example of how the study of history illuminates our lives and helps us navigate the present.
Brilliant piece by @helencarr.bsky.social
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Brilliant piece by @helencarr.bsky.social
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Apocalypse, Now?
Doom has always been impending, just ask our fourteenth century ancestors.
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February 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Another example of how the study of history illuminates our lives and helps us navigate the present.
Brilliant piece by @helencarr.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/helencar...
Brilliant piece by @helencarr.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/helencar...
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Embedding Formative Assessment is crucial for fostering a culture of continuous improvement in education.
Find out more: www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/teaching...
#EduSky #education #EFA #EEF #GCSE #CPD
Find out more: www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/teaching...
#EduSky #education #EFA #EEF #GCSE #CPD
January 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Embedding Formative Assessment is crucial for fostering a culture of continuous improvement in education.
Find out more: www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/teaching...
#EduSky #education #EFA #EEF #GCSE #CPD
Find out more: www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/teaching...
#EduSky #education #EFA #EEF #GCSE #CPD
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Congratulations to Poltair School for making the top 10 schools nationally for staff satisfaction! This award reflects a positive workplace culture and Poltair is thoroughly deserving of this recognition 🏅
January 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Congratulations to Poltair School for making the top 10 schools nationally for staff satisfaction! This award reflects a positive workplace culture and Poltair is thoroughly deserving of this recognition 🏅
Agreed! 👏 Such a valuable subject.
☸️ 'We need a secretary of state with the nerve to place foundational knowledge about religions and worldviews within a common framework'
RE must finally takes its place in the national curriculum
Lack of a national framework for the subject is wasteful of years of classroom time and deeply unfair
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January 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Agreed! 👏 Such a valuable subject.