Pam Canning
pamc86.bsky.social
Pam Canning
@pamc86.bsky.social
Head of History in Reading
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Farage says leaving the ECHR is the “unfinished business" of Brexit and that the UK is "not sovereign” while we are in it.

But Farage lies. And Brexit is a shitshow. So, “finishing” it should fill us all with dread.

Sovereignty without rights is dictatorship.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Leaving the ECHR won’t stop the boats, 300 organisations warn in rallying cry
Prime minister Keir Starmer urged to make positive case for ECHR after Kemi Badenoch pledged a Tory government would leave the treaty
www.independent.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Just hoping that one day soon, people will tire of targeting and terrifying asylum seekers and instead, they will turn on politicians who whip up hatred and division to grab at power for themselves…
They are the ones who are failing us.
Not these people.
Prejudice can never make anyone’s life better
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.

Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Do you know a great history teacher?
Nominate them now for a new history teaching award! Maybe I'll see them at the Tower of London next year!
Nominate someone here: bit.ly/42yhGZP
#historyteachingawards
October 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Thrilled to say I'm a judge for the first ever Inspiring History Teaching Awards, in association with Historic Royal Palaces. Do you know a great history teacher in the UK who deserves to go down in history? Nominate them here bit.ly/42yhGZP
Inspiring History Teaching Awards
Created by Historic Royal Palaces, these awards celebrate teachers who make history exciting, inclusive and meaningful. We want to recognise the impact that great teachers can make by bringing the pas...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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www.instagram.com/reel/DPcAFoh... This short film features my mother, daughter of a Holocaust survivor, and now an activist against the war in Gaza. Please share widely
October 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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As part of the @BAMEedNetwork - @BameedWales have organised the following 3 events! For Free!

Standing up to Antisemitism 8/10
Islamophobia Awarenss 11/11
And
Gypsy and Traveller Awareness 8/1

Grab your Free Tickets here- www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gypsy-and-...

Please share!
Gypsy and Traveller Awareness
This is part of our professional learning lineup aimed at raising awareness of Gypsy and Traveller people.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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We’re launching the results of our research into gender balance in the History curriculum today.

The report - The Great History Heist: Reclaiming Women’s Place in the History Curriculum - found only 12% of History lessons feature women as their main focus. 59% featured no women at all.
Sexism in the History Curriculum - End Sexism in Schools
End Sexism In School’s second crowd research project is looking into the History curriculum taught at KS3 (years 7-9) in England and Wales.
endsexisminschools.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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This report is entirely valid, and I welcome it. However, glancing at the Key Stage 3 curriculum, I can see how it's happened -- there's little emphasis on social history or non-political biography
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
School history lessons minimise the role of women, report finds
Campaigners say key stage 3 curriculum plays to misogny and teaches a ‘false version of the past’
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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If we ask should we teach history of Empire and race, including its controversies and complexities, then 73% of black respondents + two-thirds of white & Asian respondents think this matters

8% of white & minority respondents against

There will be challenges to get that right, of course
September 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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August 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Just finished this book with my 8 year old. I have never known him SO invested in the outcome of a story (I was pretty invested too!) and so engaged with the themes it raises. An absolutely brilliant book, really recommend!
July 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Year 8/9 - 1920s - Why was there a TURNING POINT in Caribbean identity in the 1920s?

Pam Canning and Jack Brown collaborate with Sweet Patootee Arts to explore changing identities in the Caribbean.

padlet.com/pamcanning/y...
July 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM