Andy Hargreaves
@ahargreaves.bsky.social
Change. Leadership. Equity. Human Rights. President of ARC Education. Canada. UK. The World. Father. Grandad. Husband. Writer. Speaker. Adviser. Burnley Supporter. Long Distance Hiker. Not necessarily in that order.
Sep 30 launches The Making of an Educator about early careers in education & research @morayhouse.bsky.social in conversation w/ @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social - @crownhousepub.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @douglashutchison.bsky.social @stevemunby.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Sep 30 launches The Making of an Educator about early careers in education & research @morayhouse.bsky.social in conversation w/ @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social - @crownhousepub.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @douglashutchison.bsky.social @stevemunby.bsky.social
Glad to launch the @crownhousepub.bsky.social podcast yesterday with @realdavidcameron.bsky.social on my book The Making of an Educator. Lots here about writing, change, leadership, the onset of populism in the 80s, and a bit about 🏴 too. @andybuckleadership.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Glad to launch the @crownhousepub.bsky.social podcast yesterday with @realdavidcameron.bsky.social on my book The Making of an Educator. Lots here about writing, change, leadership, the onset of populism in the 80s, and a bit about 🏴 too. @andybuckleadership.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social
My @crownhousepub.bsky.social book's now out. Read about populism, Marxist bias, teaching cultures, early career, life & work, mentors & mentoring & a cast of characters including David Hargreaves, the CIA, & more @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @vivienneporritt.bsky.social @realdavidcameron.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My @crownhousepub.bsky.social book's now out. Read about populism, Marxist bias, teaching cultures, early career, life & work, mentors & mentoring & a cast of characters including David Hargreaves, the CIA, & more @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @vivienneporritt.bsky.social @realdavidcameron.bsky.social
A monumental influence in social thought including mine. Max Weber. In Heidelberg cemetery today. Honouring a theoretical ancestor. @tobygreany.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @pasisahlberg.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A monumental influence in social thought including mine. Max Weber. In Heidelberg cemetery today. Honouring a theoretical ancestor. @tobygreany.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @pasisahlberg.bsky.social
Thesis-antithesis-synthesis. I’ve always created new ideas by engaging popular ones with their critiques which leads to something new. Today I visited the home of Hegel who started it all. @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @crownhousepub.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Thesis-antithesis-synthesis. I’ve always created new ideas by engaging popular ones with their critiques which leads to something new. Today I visited the home of Hegel who started it all. @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @crownhousepub.bsky.social
A night with Ed Sheeran in Stuttgart. It was Perfect! Great talent. He failed German in school but wowed the crowd tonight. @stevemunby.bsky.social @ptulowitzki.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A night with Ed Sheeran in Stuttgart. It was Perfect! Great talent. He failed German in school but wowed the crowd tonight. @stevemunby.bsky.social @ptulowitzki.bsky.social
Sometimes a balanced life is an overrated goal. A visit to the old apartment of Einstein in Bern 🇨🇭 provokes the thought that exceptional achievement requires imbalance sometimes @michaelfullan1.bsky.social @educatorjess.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sometimes a balanced life is an overrated goal. A visit to the old apartment of Einstein in Bern 🇨🇭 provokes the thought that exceptional achievement requires imbalance sometimes @michaelfullan1.bsky.social @educatorjess.bsky.social
Still my #1 hiking (and drinking) partner after over 50 years out with me on the GR5 in the Jura.
June 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Still my #1 hiking (and drinking) partner after over 50 years out with me on the GR5 in the Jura.
Brian Wilson just passed away. This album for me was even more important than Pet Sounds. RIP. @stevemunby.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Brian Wilson just passed away. This album for me was even more important than Pet Sounds. RIP. @stevemunby.bsky.social
It's getting close. The books are out. UK release is July 1 Here's what @michaelfullan1.bsky.social & 3 Uk readers think @stevemunby.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @inspiringleaders.bsky.social @ssatuk.co.uk @headteacherchat.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It's getting close. The books are out. UK release is July 1 Here's what @michaelfullan1.bsky.social & 3 Uk readers think @stevemunby.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @inspiringleaders.bsky.social @ssatuk.co.uk @headteacherchat.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social
My 10 top tips for early career academics - the full graphic is here. @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @hargreaves-s.bsky.social @stephanie-hill.bsky.social @uottawaedu.bsky.social @andreastringer.bsky.social @headteacherchat.bsky.social @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social @bernimoreno.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
My 10 top tips for early career academics - the full graphic is here. @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @hargreaves-s.bsky.social @stephanie-hill.bsky.social @uottawaedu.bsky.social @andreastringer.bsky.social @headteacherchat.bsky.social @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social @bernimoreno.bsky.social
Are you an early career researcher, or teacher? Here are 10 top tips to be made printable as a poster by @tesmagazine.bsky.social with my book's release by @crownhousepub.bsky.social on 1/7. @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @stevemunby.bsky.social @tobygreany.bsky.social @catsplace2000.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Are you an early career researcher, or teacher? Here are 10 top tips to be made printable as a poster by @tesmagazine.bsky.social with my book's release by @crownhousepub.bsky.social on 1/7. @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @stevemunby.bsky.social @tobygreany.bsky.social @catsplace2000.bsky.social
In 2022, at age 71, I started to walk in stages from Holland to Nice accompanied at various times by friends from 🇨🇦🇮🇪🇧🇪🇺🇸🇨🇭Yesterday I reached another country. Guess where. Next year I plan to transit the Alps. Partners welcome. @ptulowitzki.bsky.social @jelmerevers.com @hargreaves-s.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In 2022, at age 71, I started to walk in stages from Holland to Nice accompanied at various times by friends from 🇨🇦🇮🇪🇧🇪🇺🇸🇨🇭Yesterday I reached another country. Guess where. Next year I plan to transit the Alps. Partners welcome. @ptulowitzki.bsky.social @jelmerevers.com @hargreaves-s.bsky.social
#18 "Keep your nose to the ground & stay close to the action, & you will pick up things long before other people notice them in larger patterns or before they surface in official policies". 31 quotes in 31 days fom The Making of an Educator. @tobygreany.bsky.social @belmasoffice.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
#18 "Keep your nose to the ground & stay close to the action, & you will pick up things long before other people notice them in larger patterns or before they surface in official policies". 31 quotes in 31 days fom The Making of an Educator. @tobygreany.bsky.social @belmasoffice.bsky.social
#16 "Teaching can often feel locked in a perpetual present tense. There's no time to reflect on the past or plan for the future beyond the next day or week. You're white-water rafting all the time". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @simonbreakspear.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#16 "Teaching can often feel locked in a perpetual present tense. There's no time to reflect on the past or plan for the future beyond the next day or week. You're white-water rafting all the time". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @simonbreakspear.bsky.social
#15 "The things you start in early career will probably stalk you & drive your interests for the rest of your life" 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator @catrplace.bsky.social @stephanie-hill.bsky.social @andreastringer.bsky.social @pmdewitt.bsky.social @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
#15 "The things you start in early career will probably stalk you & drive your interests for the rest of your life" 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator @catrplace.bsky.social @stephanie-hill.bsky.social @andreastringer.bsky.social @pmdewitt.bsky.social @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social
#14 It's better to engage with the work of previous generations instead of cancelling it. The sunshine never stays in one place. Those who bask in its glow will be back in the shadows soon enough. 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @educatorjess.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
#14 It's better to engage with the work of previous generations instead of cancelling it. The sunshine never stays in one place. Those who bask in its glow will be back in the shadows soon enough. 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @educatorjess.bsky.social
#13 "Teaching is more akin to community medicine, eldercare, or mental health, where the evidence is less clear than in clinical, surgical, or pharmacological practice". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @bernimoreno.bsky.social @intlednews.bsky.social @learningpit.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#13 "Teaching is more akin to community medicine, eldercare, or mental health, where the evidence is less clear than in clinical, surgical, or pharmacological practice". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @bernimoreno.bsky.social @intlednews.bsky.social @learningpit.bsky.social
#12 "Be curious about exploring other disciplines. Don’t be intimidated by them". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @crownhousepub.bsky.social @tobygreany.bsky.social @patthomson.bsky.social @uottawaedu.bsky.social @bostoncollege.bsky.social @pasisahlberg.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#12 "Be curious about exploring other disciplines. Don’t be intimidated by them". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @crownhousepub.bsky.social @tobygreany.bsky.social @patthomson.bsky.social @uottawaedu.bsky.social @bostoncollege.bsky.social @pasisahlberg.bsky.social
#11 "Mentors can sometimes seem more like tormentors". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @vivienneporritt.bsky.social @mattwelchedu.bsky.social @jimknight99.bsky.social @tristateach.bsky.social @learningforward.bsky.social
May 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#11 "Mentors can sometimes seem more like tormentors". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @vivienneporritt.bsky.social @mattwelchedu.bsky.social @jimknight99.bsky.social @tristateach.bsky.social @learningforward.bsky.social
#10 "You cannot teach or lead from a position of fear". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @naht.org.uk @teachertoolkit.bsky.social @richardgerver.bsky.social @pmdewitt.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
#10 "You cannot teach or lead from a position of fear". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @naht.org.uk @teachertoolkit.bsky.social @richardgerver.bsky.social @pmdewitt.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social
#8 "When novelists wanted to dispose of a British character, one common plot device was to say, ‘And then (s)he went to Canada.’" 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @drannlopez.bsky.social @stevemunby.bsky.social @hannayjeremy.bsky.social @hargreaves-s.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#8 "When novelists wanted to dispose of a British character, one common plot device was to say, ‘And then (s)he went to Canada.’" 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @drannlopez.bsky.social @stevemunby.bsky.social @hannayjeremy.bsky.social @hargreaves-s.bsky.social
#7 When I choose qualitative methods over quantitative ones, it's not a default option driven by lack of expertise. It's a preference". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator by @crownhousepub.bsky.social - @beckyfrancis.bsky.social @tobygreany.bsky.social @patthomson.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
#7 When I choose qualitative methods over quantitative ones, it's not a default option driven by lack of expertise. It's a preference". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator by @crownhousepub.bsky.social - @beckyfrancis.bsky.social @tobygreany.bsky.social @patthomson.bsky.social
#7 "Talk to any primary teacher’s spouse or partner, & they'll tell you that at bedtime, it's almost impossible to find their off-switch" 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator @richardgerver.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social @alm30.bsky.social @etfoeducators.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#7 "Talk to any primary teacher’s spouse or partner, & they'll tell you that at bedtime, it's almost impossible to find their off-switch" 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator @richardgerver.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social @alm30.bsky.social @etfoeducators.bsky.social
#6 "The supposed gold standard of medical research quite often turns out to be fool’s gold". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @beckyfrancis.bsky.social @neunion.bsky.social @vivienneporritt.bsky.social @naht.org.uk @jonsevers.bsky.social @dutaut.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#6 "The supposed gold standard of medical research quite often turns out to be fool’s gold". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @beckyfrancis.bsky.social @neunion.bsky.social @vivienneporritt.bsky.social @naht.org.uk @jonsevers.bsky.social @dutaut.bsky.social