Laura Aitken-Burt
@labhistorical.bsky.social
Historian & Archaeologist - author and factual TV researcher www.labhistorical.co.uk Love rocks, pots and the Parthenon! 🤠 Repping global history and representation of women in the curriculum 🌍 Collab student resources at www.athenasocietyofficial.com
Reposted by Laura Aitken-Burt
TES article on our ESIS report after Natasha and I were interviewed, and featuring great examples of curricula change from history teachers across the country. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Why are women missing from school history?
The extent to which history lessons ignore female figures has been revealed by new research. Here, teachers share the changes they are making to address this gender imbalance
www.tes.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
TES article on our ESIS report after Natasha and I were interviewed, and featuring great examples of curricula change from history teachers across the country. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Reposted by Laura Aitken-Burt
The History and wider team at @endsexisminschools.bsky.social are grateful for the support of @histassoc.bsky.social for making their articles and research into women in the curriculum open in their article on our report. Change is possible, thank you HA!
www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
Report on Reclaiming Women’s Place in the History Curriculum
www.history.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The History and wider team at @endsexisminschools.bsky.social are grateful for the support of @histassoc.bsky.social for making their articles and research into women in the curriculum open in their article on our report. Change is possible, thank you HA!
www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
Proud of our important work here!
Publication day is here for our @endsexisminschools.bsky.social report: ‘The Great History Heist: Reclaiming Women’s Place in the History Curriculum’ a nationwide research project into the representation and teaching of women in the KS3 history curriculum
endsexisminschools.org.uk/campaign-pro...
endsexisminschools.org.uk/campaign-pro...
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 6:29 AM
Proud of our important work here!
Many thanks Julia and for bringing me to Bluesky! :)
One of our fabulous @bbkhistorical.bsky.social MA students, Laura Aitken-Burt, is a teacher & had been conducting research into the underrepresentation of women's history in schools. She's discovered that less than 10% of named individuals in school history courses are women!
She's founded...
She's founded...
March 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Many thanks Julia and for bringing me to Bluesky! :)