History teacher. Assistant Headteacher for T&L/SCITT/ECT. SHP PATHS Council. SHP Regional Representative. Committee for Lincoln HA. Objects of Empire Project. ESIS Campaign History Chair. Views my own.
Sasha Smith
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Local History has been championed by the Schools History Project since the 1970s! When our pioneering predecessors, SCHP, wrote their seminal book, A New Look at History, in 1976 they talked about a new course for history students to study, which they called History Around Us ...
A lovely few days for (3/4s of)Team History from @endsexisminschools.bsky.social sharing our research, promoting women in the curriculum, soaking up all the history, and arguably the highlight of it all… absolutely smashing the bridge building contest in the HA Quiz! #HAConf26
Barrister in Palestine Action trial facing contempt of court
Rajiv Menon KC accused of defying judge’s orders to not inform jury of right to acquit on basis of conscience
(We’re in the “it’s illegal to tell jurors their rights” phase of democratic rule)
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
As ever, it’s been a pleasure to speak at the Historical Association conference. Privileged to share the wonderful work of @endsexisminschools.bsky.social from our History report and resources to help teachers reclaims women’s place in the history curriculum #haconf26
Session 1 @histassoc.bsky.social amazing paper on addressing gender bias in the history curriculum #haconf26
If you want to learn more about the Schools History Project @1972shp.bsky.social, our core principles and why you should attend our summer conference then check out this podcast that I recorded with @historywithjackson.bsky.social on www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km5n...
#HistoryEducation #historyteacher s check out endsexisminschools.org.uk for more info on this project.
Only 12% of history lessons include women as a main focus.
Women are 51% of the population in England and Wales (this is not a recent phenomenon)!
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'Reading clusters to build language'
“Why are books so beneficial? Sentences are longer, words and phrases are more sophisticated, and ideas and concepts are more elaborate. It aids focus, thinking, and language building.”
alexquigley.co.uk/reading-clus...
🟢 🚲 Lime will offer free rides across London tomorrow (Thursday) to help people get to and from polling stations during the local elections.
The offer can be accessed by entering the code ‘VOTEUK2026’ in the Lime app on the day only and applies to riders in London.
The greatest film about the Middle Ages, bar none. There will be no further questions at this time.
As ever, it’s been a pleasure to speak at the Historical Association conference. Privileged to share the wonderful work of @endsexisminschools.bsky.social from our History report and resources to help teachers reclaims women’s place in the history curriculum #haconf26
Rajiv Menon KC accused of defying judge’s orders to not inform jury of right to acquit on basis of conscience
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
Stephen King, 'On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft'
Everybody knows that there is a special language that you find in books.
The special language and vocabulary...
alexquigley.co.uk
A Knight’s Tale was released on this day 25 years ago ⚔️
