Wow. This looks great! Thanks for sharing. Lovely to see the book being useful in an EAL context.

A related issue is that the critique is then completely misunderstood – it's treated as an attack on knowledge, or cog sci or Rosenshine. But it's subject teachers passionate about knowledge, really thorough with it and fully cog sci informed but want to apply those things in subject-sensitive ways.

That is awful. They usually twig it's not working after a year or two, but meanwhile, the wasted professional time, the emotional energy trying hard to fight it while remaining constructive/professional, the frustration of so many good professionals...

Thanks Alex. Great to hear that it resonated in your context.

It will be really good. @catherinepriggs.bsky.social and @egcarr.bsky.social are brilliant at explaining how to integrate rich extended story with critical disciplinary thinking. They explain the #ChangingHistoriesKS3 series really well, giving great practical tips.

Thank you!

Very kind. Thank you. Our subjects learn much from each other. I love those conversations where explore how the structures of history and geography differ!

Thank you!

Thank you Jonathan!

Thanks Alex. Only possible, as I said in my lecture, cos of such a strong community. You have been a towering force of good & strength in that, generously sharing terrific practice, providing helpful challenge, engaging with problematical policy moves on behalf of us all. So huge thanks to you too.

Thank you Paula! 😘

I love that. 'feel at home in a period'. That is exactly it.

Thanks Catherine. It was such a pleasure to talk to an audience of history educators *and* authors of historical fiction. Our work converges in so many ways!

Thanks so much Cat. And many congratulations to you on your richly deserved @histassoc.bsky.social Honorary Fellowship. You have contributed invaluably to the community and for so long. (And very proud of you as one of my former Cambridge history trainees!)