Sam Day
@samdayhistory.bsky.social
History and Politics Teacher, South Yorkshire
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Have you got 49 seconds to spare? Check out our latest promo video for @1972shp.bsky.social's Developing Teachers' Conference, 31/01/26. Early Bird Tickets available from here store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... #skystorians #historyeducation #edusky
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DTC26 promo
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December 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Have you got 49 seconds to spare? Check out our latest promo video for @1972shp.bsky.social's Developing Teachers' Conference, 31/01/26. Early Bird Tickets available from here store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... #skystorians #historyeducation #edusky
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1. Thread.
Ed tech and the best lesson I taught this year.
The best Ed tech in the world for my subject is a book.
It is the ideal delivery method because the effort of concentrating on it helps people learn what's in it.
Ed tech and the best lesson I taught this year.
The best Ed tech in the world for my subject is a book.
It is the ideal delivery method because the effort of concentrating on it helps people learn what's in it.
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
1. Thread.
Ed tech and the best lesson I taught this year.
The best Ed tech in the world for my subject is a book.
It is the ideal delivery method because the effort of concentrating on it helps people learn what's in it.
Ed tech and the best lesson I taught this year.
The best Ed tech in the world for my subject is a book.
It is the ideal delivery method because the effort of concentrating on it helps people learn what's in it.
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'It is time to rethink how we teach the Holocaust’, op ed piece by Centre's @andypearce.bsky.social, via www.schoolmanagementplus.com/teaching-lea...
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@arthurjchapman.bsky.social
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'It is time to rethink how we teach the Holocaust' | School Management Plus
As survivors' voices fade, we need to be clear about why and how we teach the Holocaust, writes Dr Andy Pearce
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November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
'It is time to rethink how we teach the Holocaust’, op ed piece by Centre's @andypearce.bsky.social, via www.schoolmanagementplus.com/teaching-lea...
@eddorrell.bsky.social
@arthurjchapman.bsky.social
@eddorrell.bsky.social
@arthurjchapman.bsky.social
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Would you like to use more historical
stories in your GCSE teaching? Find out more and freely download loads of examples. Spread the word…
#historyteacher
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stories in your GCSE teaching? Find out more and freely download loads of examples. Spread the word…
#historyteacher
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Would you like to use more stories in your GCSE teaching?
Sharing some of our best stories to make GCSE History memorable and engaging.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Would you like to use more historical
stories in your GCSE teaching? Find out more and freely download loads of examples. Spread the word…
#historyteacher
open.substack.com/pub/petejack...
stories in your GCSE teaching? Find out more and freely download loads of examples. Spread the word…
#historyteacher
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World Class or Bottom of the Class? A Deep Dive into the Curriculum and Assessment Review
It's taken a while to digest but here are my initial thoughts on the Review and its implications for schools and school History #historyteacher #EduSky #CurriculumReview
www.andallthat.co.uk/blog/world-c...
It's taken a while to digest but here are my initial thoughts on the Review and its implications for schools and school History #historyteacher #EduSky #CurriculumReview
www.andallthat.co.uk/blog/world-c...
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
World Class or Bottom of the Class? A Deep Dive into the Curriculum and Assessment Review
It's taken a while to digest but here are my initial thoughts on the Review and its implications for schools and school History #historyteacher #EduSky #CurriculumReview
www.andallthat.co.uk/blog/world-c...
It's taken a while to digest but here are my initial thoughts on the Review and its implications for schools and school History #historyteacher #EduSky #CurriculumReview
www.andallthat.co.uk/blog/world-c...
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We have curated a record-breaking NINE workshops for secondary teachers, covering a huge range of topics. You won't be surprised that we have an awesome roster of presenters including @fredoxby.bsky.social @petejackson.bsky.social @missrcarter89.bsky.social @oblaize.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We have curated a record-breaking NINE workshops for secondary teachers, covering a huge range of topics. You won't be surprised that we have an awesome roster of presenters including @fredoxby.bsky.social @petejackson.bsky.social @missrcarter89.bsky.social @oblaize.bsky.social
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I am absolutely delighted to be able to share the news about our next @1972shp.bsky.social Yorkshire History Forum which will be taking place in York on November 24th. We have a superb line up of workshops for #primary and #secondary #historyteachers and all for a bargain basement price ...
October 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I am absolutely delighted to be able to share the news about our next @1972shp.bsky.social Yorkshire History Forum which will be taking place in York on November 24th. We have a superb line up of workshops for #primary and #secondary #historyteachers and all for a bargain basement price ...
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Should students really “see themselves” in the curriculum?Does this risk turning subjects into mirrors instead of windows?
Is representation is a poor principle of selection? Does knowledge matter more than census-taking?
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Is representation is a poor principle of selection? Does knowledge matter more than census-taking?
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Should the curriculum be a mirror or a window?
Why representation might be an admirable ambition but a poor principle for curriculum design
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September 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Should students really “see themselves” in the curriculum?Does this risk turning subjects into mirrors instead of windows?
Is representation is a poor principle of selection? Does knowledge matter more than census-taking?
open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
Is representation is a poor principle of selection? Does knowledge matter more than census-taking?
open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
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Calling all Cambridge OCR GCSE History Spec B Teachers - you know who you are! Please can you spare 5 minutes to complete this survey and tell us what you think of the current spec. having you say now will only make what we do in the future better.
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Microsoft Forms
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September 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Calling all Cambridge OCR GCSE History Spec B Teachers - you know who you are! Please can you spare 5 minutes to complete this survey and tell us what you think of the current spec. having you say now will only make what we do in the future better.
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Or if you have some suggestions of what we should be offering in our Developing Teachers Conference #DTC26 (use this form forms.office.com/e/u1B14iYYhJ )
September 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Or if you have some suggestions of what we should be offering in our Developing Teachers Conference #DTC26 (use this form forms.office.com/e/u1B14iYYhJ )
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Yup.
The rate limiting step in almost every context I've seen is attention. And you need a teacher to direct this. Almost every tech model starts from the wrong point because it assumes children will want to study the material and won't need their attention managed.
The rate limiting step in almost every context I've seen is attention. And you need a teacher to direct this. Almost every tech model starts from the wrong point because it assumes children will want to study the material and won't need their attention managed.
Access to information or even assessment materials and feedback has never been the rate limiting step of education.
September 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Yup.
The rate limiting step in almost every context I've seen is attention. And you need a teacher to direct this. Almost every tech model starts from the wrong point because it assumes children will want to study the material and won't need their attention managed.
The rate limiting step in almost every context I've seen is attention. And you need a teacher to direct this. Almost every tech model starts from the wrong point because it assumes children will want to study the material and won't need their attention managed.
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Last minute speaking slot at #TTRHums today, made me think about the KS4 strategies that have worked for me over the past few years. Absolutely none of this is original. But it’s nice to put things together in one place and share!
September 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Last minute speaking slot at #TTRHums today, made me think about the KS4 strategies that have worked for me over the past few years. Absolutely none of this is original. But it’s nice to put things together in one place and share!
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Building a culture of 100% participation
Every student working - every minute counting
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September 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Does continuity in #history really mean "nothing happens"?
Exploratory blog post makes case for a dynamic understanding of continuity as a disciplinary concept
Thanks @citoyenneclaire.bsky.social for thoughts on earlier draft!
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Exploratory blog post makes case for a dynamic understanding of continuity as a disciplinary concept
Thanks @citoyenneclaire.bsky.social for thoughts on earlier draft!
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#historyteacher #EduSky
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What happens when “nothing happens”? Rethinking continuity as a dynamic process
Claire Holliss was kind enough to offer her thoughts and critique on an earlier draft of this and the subsequent post, which were signific...
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August 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Does continuity in #history really mean "nothing happens"?
Exploratory blog post makes case for a dynamic understanding of continuity as a disciplinary concept
Thanks @citoyenneclaire.bsky.social for thoughts on earlier draft!
istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/08/what...
#historyteacher #EduSky
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Exploratory blog post makes case for a dynamic understanding of continuity as a disciplinary concept
Thanks @citoyenneclaire.bsky.social for thoughts on earlier draft!
istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/08/what...
#historyteacher #EduSky
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Know someone about to start Teacher Training #ITT #ITE #PGCE #preservice #teaching? It's likely they are starting to feel the nerves.
Nudge them to give this a read.
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2025/08/13/y...
Nudge them to give this a read.
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You Don’t Have to Be a Natural: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Teaching
Photo by Gratisography on Pexels.com “Great teachers are born, not made” is one of the great myths of teacher training. Unfortunately, it is also a myth which makes its way into the subconscious of…
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August 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Know someone about to start Teacher Training #ITT #ITE #PGCE #preservice #teaching? It's likely they are starting to feel the nerves.
Nudge them to give this a read.
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2025/08/13/y...
Nudge them to give this a read.
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2025/08/13/y...
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Scary conversation with Scottish parents at the camp site about the state of Scottish schools.
"They can't expel dangerous kids. They can't even really send them home. Our daughter is quiet and not tough and we're frightened of the secondary school for her."
"They can't expel dangerous kids. They can't even really send them home. Our daughter is quiet and not tough and we're frightened of the secondary school for her."
August 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Scary conversation with Scottish parents at the camp site about the state of Scottish schools.
"They can't expel dangerous kids. They can't even really send them home. Our daughter is quiet and not tough and we're frightened of the secondary school for her."
"They can't expel dangerous kids. They can't even really send them home. Our daughter is quiet and not tough and we're frightened of the secondary school for her."
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Absolutely fascinating piece about the cluster of underlying beliefs that make people hold onto education myths.
*NEW POST* The Enduring Persistence of Neuromyths in Education
A new study surveying over 3,000 Spanish teachers provides one of the most detailed snapshots to date.
Fantastic work from @juanfernandez.bsky.social @ferreromar.bsky.social and colleagues
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A new study surveying over 3,000 Spanish teachers provides one of the most detailed snapshots to date.
Fantastic work from @juanfernandez.bsky.social @ferreromar.bsky.social and colleagues
open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
Beyond Neuromyths: Why Teachers Still Embrace Ideas That Don't Work
A new study surveying over 3,000 Spanish teachers, offers the most comprehensive picture yet of educational misconceptions in the wild.
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July 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Absolutely fascinating piece about the cluster of underlying beliefs that make people hold onto education myths.
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We "replace one meaningless version of history with another that is equally meaningless – even if it is better grounded in the academic discipline” p. 266.
Barton, K. (2009). The Denial of Desire: how to make history education meaningless. In L. & W. Wilschut (Eds.), National History Standards...
Barton, K. (2009). The Denial of Desire: how to make history education meaningless. In L. & W. Wilschut (Eds.), National History Standards...
July 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We "replace one meaningless version of history with another that is equally meaningless – even if it is better grounded in the academic discipline” p. 266.
Barton, K. (2009). The Denial of Desire: how to make history education meaningless. In L. & W. Wilschut (Eds.), National History Standards...
Barton, K. (2009). The Denial of Desire: how to make history education meaningless. In L. & W. Wilschut (Eds.), National History Standards...
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Interesting and rather prescient point made by Barton in this 2009 chapter: A curriculum focused primarily on disciplinary history “carries with it the danger of discounting students’ perspectives on history, and as a result, the subject may become increasingly meaningless to them” p265.
July 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Interesting and rather prescient point made by Barton in this 2009 chapter: A curriculum focused primarily on disciplinary history “carries with it the danger of discounting students’ perspectives on history, and as a result, the subject may become increasingly meaningless to them” p265.
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Thanks so much to @arthurjchapman.bsky.social for a brilliant @1972shp.bsky.social Conference workshop on stories!
I've tried to gather my thoughts on one issue raised - of stories as interpretations. Here they are in draft (and very much imperfect) form: istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/07/resp...
I've tried to gather my thoughts on one issue raised - of stories as interpretations. Here they are in draft (and very much imperfect) form: istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/07/resp...
Responding to SHP 2025: Part 1, Arthur Chapman on Narratives
The 2025 Schools History Project (SHP) conference was, as ever, a highlight of the teaching year and a stimulus for all sorts of thoughts. ...
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July 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Thanks so much to @arthurjchapman.bsky.social for a brilliant @1972shp.bsky.social Conference workshop on stories!
I've tried to gather my thoughts on one issue raised - of stories as interpretations. Here they are in draft (and very much imperfect) form: istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/07/resp...
I've tried to gather my thoughts on one issue raised - of stories as interpretations. Here they are in draft (and very much imperfect) form: istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/07/resp...
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Had such a great time teaching Year 7 today! We explored England from 1087 to 1154 - a whirlwind of power struggles, a fractured empire, and civil war - using @counsellc.bsky.social’s chapter ‘Meanwhile, back in Norman England: Struggling for control after 1087’ from #ChangingHistoriesKS3
July 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Had such a great time teaching Year 7 today! We explored England from 1087 to 1154 - a whirlwind of power struggles, a fractured empire, and civil war - using @counsellc.bsky.social’s chapter ‘Meanwhile, back in Norman England: Struggling for control after 1087’ from #ChangingHistoriesKS3
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I wonder if the more socially enlightened approaches to our emotional states more generally, has underpinned the growth that I'm beginning to see in looking at the past through an emotional lens. It always saddened me that 'empathy' had such a poor status when I started teaching ...
Interesting to see a keynote at SHP Conference on Empathy and Emotional Literacy - KS3 resources for teaching about emotions in the Middle Ages in chapters 2 and 3 here:
thinkinghistory.co.uk/Medieval/MAR...
thinkinghistory.co.uk/Medieval/MAR...
Just over a week to get your ticket for #SHP25 and a little reminder of what a fantastic weekend we have lined up for you, kicking off with our Keynote from @corinnefowler.bsky.social! 1 Day, 2 Day and Weekend tickets available from store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata...
June 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I wonder if the more socially enlightened approaches to our emotional states more generally, has underpinned the growth that I'm beginning to see in looking at the past through an emotional lens. It always saddened me that 'empathy' had such a poor status when I started teaching ...
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Outsourcing to AI is a disaster for education of humans, with a study today showing people can't quote what they've just written if with help from an LLM.
Education is more important than ever.
Could this lead to fewer or no computers or devices of any kind in schools in future, rather than more?
Education is more important than ever.
Could this lead to fewer or no computers or devices of any kind in schools in future, rather than more?
June 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Outsourcing to AI is a disaster for education of humans, with a study today showing people can't quote what they've just written if with help from an LLM.
Education is more important than ever.
Could this lead to fewer or no computers or devices of any kind in schools in future, rather than more?
Education is more important than ever.
Could this lead to fewer or no computers or devices of any kind in schools in future, rather than more?
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Have seen the Policy Exchange "Lessons from the Past" report pop up a bit recently (in rel to Curric review & depts looking at their curriculua). Thought it was time I had a look..
Quick ver: some useful but not novel findings in a problematic package full of contradictions. #historyteacher
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Quick ver: some useful but not novel findings in a problematic package full of contradictions. #historyteacher
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June 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Have seen the Policy Exchange "Lessons from the Past" report pop up a bit recently (in rel to Curric review & depts looking at their curriculua). Thought it was time I had a look..
Quick ver: some useful but not novel findings in a problematic package full of contradictions. #historyteacher
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Quick ver: some useful but not novel findings in a problematic package full of contradictions. #historyteacher
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I don't read many edu-books these days but this one was worth making an exception for. An excellent primer condensing lots of writing and discourse in the subject community. Strongly recommended, especially to History ITTs, teachers who didn't get much quality subject input in training and new HoDs.
June 11, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don't read many edu-books these days but this one was worth making an exception for. An excellent primer condensing lots of writing and discourse in the subject community. Strongly recommended, especially to History ITTs, teachers who didn't get much quality subject input in training and new HoDs.