3/ Paper exploring teaching assistants (mis)use → finds they often teach entire classes, which impacts their regular duties and highlights the need for a policy response to address this issue. bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/be…

9/ Study exploring the impact of teacher messaging before exams → suggests that reassuring messages boost student motivation, engagement, and performance, while lack of messages negatively affects outcomes. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

12/ Study on image interpretation scaffolds in history teaching → finds that structured visual scaffolds improve student ability to connect historical images to their context, enhancing reasoning skills more effectively than mind mapping. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

13/ Working paper exploring the effect of ‘drop-ins’ (unannounced observations on teachers) → finds they improve teaching, behaviour, and student outcomes ✨ edworkingpapers.com/ai22-510

🗓️Save The Date⏰ We're putting on another one-day Practical Histories Conference at the Uni of Sussex, Brighton. SATURDAY 1st FEBRUARY, 2025 - focus on engaging and enthusing learners. Booking details to follow soon... #historyteacher #KS3History #GCSEHistory Ben Walsh

Can you help me share some great news? The Historical Assoc Subject Leader Development Programme has been given a Teach Secondary CPD award: we were Highly Commended! We have now trained nearly SIX HUNDRED Subject Leaders of History, both in post and aspiring to the role.

🚨Booking is OPEN🗓️ Join lots of wonderful history educators at the fourth annual PRACTICAL HISTORIES conference at the Uni of Sussex, Brighton. SATURDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2025 - focus on engaging and enthusing learners #historyteacher Booking link here: sussex.ac.uk/schools/educat…

Pupil engagement is a hot topic at the moment, so this will be a great chance to hear how we can approach it in a history-specific way. Get booked on 👌

One week to go to the Practical Histories conference. Saturday 1st Feb. Come and join us. Still time to sign up here: sussex.ac.uk/schools/educat… #HistoryTeacher

Why is blue called ‘blue’? 💙 As part of our 200th birthday celebrations, we invited Sophia Smith Galer to tell us more about the history of the word blue.

The issue of how to find the silences in the past are identified through “Lipscomb’s Reading”. Suzannah Lipscomb

Churchwell’s Vernacular explains how important it is to analyse and evaluate the motivations behind sources and historical interpretations. Sarah Churchwell

Dawn is great and this is obv a very tough time, thoughts and prayers justgiving.com/crowdfunding/d…

In two days, I'll be running a half marathon in memory of Helen Snelson & to support Marie Curie. Helen was a true inspiration, and her absence is deeply felt. If you’re able to donate a few pounds, I'd be incredibly grateful 🙏 justgiving.com/fundraising/Ca…

So excited to hear that the book that Colin McCormick and Katie Amery (and others) have been working on is finally going to print and will release in early May.

Great to see Sarah Cottinghatt’s article on adaptive practice in the Chartered College of Teaching recent Impact issue. Much needed focus on inclusion 💪

The Countdown Begins! 1 week to go until tickets drop for Teachers Talk Humanities – a day packed with inspiring speakers and powerful session across Geography, History, and RS. Tickets out 1st June! John Hough Nathan Burns Nikki McGee Mr Bassett #TeachersTalkHumanities

We're almost there—Teachers Talk Humanities ticket release is TOMORROW! Be ready to secure your spot and be part of the conversation. Teachers Talk RS TTR Geography Teachers Talk Radio Speakers include Nikki McGee John Hough #ttrhums #historyteachers

*speaker announcement* John Hough will be at the Teachers Talk Radio Humanities event in September! To see him and many more grab your FREE ticket now! #historyteacher #Edutwitter

📘 Reclaiming Disciplinary Writing in History John Hough explores how to make writing in Humanities meaningful and rigorous again. Plus – hear his second session on The Sacred Wells of Britain! 🗓️ Saturday 20 Sept 📍 Manchester 🎟️ FREE! eventbrite.com/e/teachers-tal…