Steve Waters @teachwellall.bsky.social Joint Director: Teach Well Toolkit. Supporting schools to build a culture of staff mental health, reduce workload, and increase retention: www.teachwelltoolkit.com Author: ‘Cultures of Staff Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools’. Open University Press.
Kyle Tormey @ktorm-social1.bsky.social Education journalist at Tes. X: @ktormreport Tips: kyle.tormey@tes.com
Tom Middlehurst @tommiddlehurst.bsky.social Deputy Director of Policy at ASCL. Posting mostly about curriculum, assessment, inspection and the school system, as well as other things I find interesting
Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social UK Editor & Presenter, ITV News. Host of ITV’s flagship Tonight programme, Good Morning Britain, LBC. 6 x Royal Television Society Award winner. *Author, Fight to the Death, out Oct ‘26.* https://geni.us/FighttotheDeath
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social Political Editor of Byline Times and Online Editor of BylineTimes.com. Lobby journalist in the House of Commons. 📩Adam@bylinetimes.com
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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social Executive Principal, Mathematician, Teacher, Wordsmith not necessarily in that order.
Liz Worthen @lizworthen.bsky.social Content creator, writer, educator. Inspired by learning and what enables people to flourish. Owner and editor, createvalueschools.com
Jo Malone @not-candles.bsky.social Edugeek. ExecTeam http://fed.education https:// Snr Adviser www.operationspitfire4schools.com Education consultant, adviser & coach. Formerly http://institute.global. 17 yrs a teacher 👩🏼🏫. Concerned citizen. Ally.
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Jenny Griffiths @historytastic.bsky.social Head of Research and Evaluation. Aerial enthusiast. Views my own. London, UK.
Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social Not-for-profits struggle to recruit & get the most out of people from non-middle class backgrounds. I can help: Analysis-&-recommendation &/or training.
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Dr Manuela Perteghella MP @mp4stratford.bsky.social Liberal Democrat MP for Stratford-on-Avon 🔶️
Education Select Committee
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Jon Boden-Wright @jbwgeog.bsky.social (he/him) Subject Support Manager for Geography @aqaeducation.bsky.social. Views mine.
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Inclusion in Practice @inclusioninpractice.org.uk An inclusive education hub, to bring together examples of what successful inclusion looks like in practice, as a resource and to build capacity in the system
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Elin de Zoete @elindezoete.bsky.social Group Director, ImpactEd Group
Greg Hurst @gregjhurst.bsky.social Director of comms & public engagement at the Centre for Homelessness Impact. Ex-The Times. Views = mine
Edge Foundation @edgeuk.bsky.social Edge is an independent foundation working to inspire education to give all young people across the UK the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to flourish in their future life and work.
Jess Staufenberg @jessstaufenberg.bsky.social Journalist on corruption, climate, state of democracy @source-material.org. Former @schoolsweek.bsky.social @feweek.bsky.social, cofounder @pepforum.bsky.social. jess@source-material.org for stories or jhstaufenberg@gmail.com
Craig Nicholson @cnicholson-edu.bsky.social Regional Education Director @LiftSchools | Trustee @WatertonTrust | Views are my own
Richard Spencer @richardspencer1979.bsky.social Executive Principal, Meridian Trust. Coordinating professional learning and curriculum & pedagogy across our 30 schools. Lover of schools, clinging to cherished identity as English/Drama teacher. Easily read. Summoned by bells. https://richardspencer.blog/
Dr Richard Kueh @thewayofkueh.bsky.social Chief Education Officer at CAM Academy Trust | Visiting Scholar, CCCU | Board RE Council of England | Trustee, Culham St Gabriel’s | Once upon a time… Senior Civil Servant and Deputy Director at Ofsted who also served as HMI national lead for RE
Will Yates @wjyates72.bsky.social Former English teacher and Public First education team, now DfE.
Dr Kerry Jordan-Daus @kerryceo.bsky.social CEO of Primary MAT. 🌻Coaching 🌻Leadership 🌻WomenEd 🌻Inclusion 
Jessica Hill @jessjanehill.bsky.social Commissioning and investigations editor for FE Week
Rudi Eliott Lockhart @thisisrudi.bsky.social CEO of the Independent Schools Association. Former CEO of the Religious Education Council. Current Board member & former Deputy General Secretary of the Independent Schools Council. All views my own.
The Key @thekeysupport.bsky.social The support that matters for the decisions that count. Rated the must-have support by 8 out of 10 school leaders.
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Bodil Isaksen @bodiluk.bsky.social CEO at Dr Frost Learning. Helping more teachers help more kids learn more maths.
Formerly Unlocked Grads, Michaela, Teach First. Closet economist.
Edward Wild @edwardwild.bsky.social Headhunting at Wild Search since 2010 - advising boards, publishing reports, connecting people; charity trustee
Dr Sam Baars @sambaars.bsky.social Head of Research and Insight at Isos Partnership ⦿ public sector policy and delivery ⦿ education and skills ⦿ area-based inequalities ⦿ research and evaluation
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Margaret Mulholland @mmulholland.bsky.social SEND & Inclusion specialist @ Association of School and College Leaders. 
Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social Psychologist at University of Oxford | Adolescence + mental health
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Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social Evidence based school meals campaigner & former School Governor
TBI survivor
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Billy Camden @billycamden.bsky.social Deputy editor at @feweek.bsky.social - reporting on further education, skills and apprenticeships. Story tips: billy.camden@feweek.co.uk
Anna Fazackerley @annafazack.bsky.social Education journalist, write for The Observer & The Guardian, keen on walking, wine, kindness, the aptly used expletive. Totally over misogyny and hoping this place is better. 
Aidan Severs @aidansevers.bsky.social I'm an education consultant empowering leaders and teachers to enhance their curriculum and pedagogy in order to enrich pupil's lives.
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Edtech McKean @paulmckean.bsky.social Director FE, skills and training at Jisc. Passionate educator, technologist and active member of the FE community. (Face-blind)
PLMR Education @plmr.education A market-leading communications practice, working with schools, early years, FE, HE, edtech and education charities. Part of @PLMR.co.uk
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Corrienne Peasgood OBE @corriennep.bsky.social 
Schools Week and FE Week Jobs @educationjobs.bsky.social Powered by Education Week Jobs. We connect teachers, lecturers and education leaders with top roles at schools, colleges, training providers and education organisations We're the jobs board for Schools Week and FE Week.
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StarlightMcKenzie @starlightmckenzie.bsky.social Meetings are not Outcomes (MANO). Passionate about fairness, transparency and accountability In SEN.
Parent Education System Tester
John Amaechi @johnamaechi.apsintel.com You can buy my new book "It's Not Magic: The Ordinary Skills of Exceptional Leaders" here: https://bit.ly/44yW7JZ
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APSEND - The National MAT CEOs network @apsend.bsky.social We are the national network for specialist MAT CEOs providing a collective voice and strategic representation • Chair - Mark Vickers, CEO of Olive Academies • Strategic lead - @eleanorbernardes.bsky.social
Festival of Education @educationfest.bsky.social The 15th Festival of Education will take place on 3 & 4 July 2025 at Wellington College. Est. 2010.
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EducationScape @educationscape.bsky.social Inspiring the education landscape through insightful reporting from Schools Week and FE Week, engaging events such as the Festival of Education, and transformative services such as Education Week Jobs.
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Shane Mann @shanemann.bsky.social CEO of EducationScape the home of leading digital newspapers Schools Week & FE Week, events including Festival of Education and the Apprenticeships & Training Conference and much more.
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Joel Kenyon @joel120193.substack.com Teacher 👨🏫 | Head of Science 🧑🔬 | Hinterland Lover ⚛️ | Source Provider 📝 | Subscribe on Substack https://joel120193.substack.com/ 🖋️ |
Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com jack of like five to six trades / journalist, author, radio person, art dealer, etc / marie.s.leconte@gmail.com
Barbara Bleiman @barbarableiman.bsky.social Education consultant, writer of fiction & children's poetry; passionately committed to English as a subject, to education, and to the idea that learning is founded on dialogue. Poems on Dirigible Balloon & Northern Gravy.
James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk @Psythor on Twitter. Freelance writer covering politics/tech/nerd stuff.
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Yes, I inevitably have a podcast too: yimbypod.com
Free the Postcode Address File!
Tom Chaloner @tomchaloner.bsky.social Policy & Public Affairs Manager at AQA
Chris Rothwell @chrisrothwell.bsky.social Education and technology. Ex-Microsoft, now doing lots of different things with schools and tech companies.
Angie Browne @angelabrowne.bsky.social Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant for the Global Education Sector 🌎 | Director, Being Luminary | CIS Affiliated Consultant | FOBISIA & BSME Affiliated Partner | Former Headteacher | Author
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Diarmuid McDonnell @diarmuidmc.bsky.social Reader in Social Statistics @UWS. Charities and social statistics, two daughters and a wife is enough to keep me going.
Dr Shaid Mahmood MBE @shaidmahmood.bsky.social Pro Vice Chancellor @durham-university.bsky.social | Board Chair @aoc-info.bsky.social | Director @energycentralUK | Trustee @leedsunited.bsky.social Foundation | personal acct, views own/pinched, RT not endorsement.
James Zuccollo @jzuccollo.bsky.social Researching and writing about the school workforce @EduPolicyInst.bsky.social. UK education and economics.
Josh Mellor @joshmellor.bsky.social Senior reporter at FE Week. Covering all things FE - training, apprenticeships and further education. josh.mellor@feweek.co.uk.
https://feweek.co.uk/author/joshmellor/
Jason Arthur @jason-arthur.bsky.social CEO of Mission 44, Sir Lewis Hamilton’s charitable foundation. Passionate about young people, social change and The Arsenal.
Isabelle Jones FCCT NPQSL @icpjones.bsky.social AAHT-CPD,EVC,ITT NPQSL Governor, MFL HOD in 2 schools, A Level Spanish marker, translator, interpreter, FCCT, ALL National Council, researchED Cheshire organiser, conference speaker, author.
Dave Richards @mrdrichards.bsky.social Vice Principal responsible for raising achievement/outcomes at Ormiston Venture Academy. Raised in Bristol, now in Norfolk. Swans Fan. Dad. Views are entirely my own.
Dr Nic Crossley @nic-crossley.bsky.social CEO Liberty MAT for autistic pupils | SEND Rep and Vice Chair EIE @ascl-uk | #ActuallyAutistic self/son | Honorary Teaching Fellow @warwickuni | Co-author Inclusion https://bit.ly/3Uxgz5E
Aimée Tinkler @aimeetinkler.bsky.social Teacher | Trust Head of Ed | Doctoral Researcher @UCL | President of the Chartered College of Teaching | FCCT | CTeach
Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social Always in the Corner
Nancy Hey @worklifeyou.bsky.social Director, Evidence
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
Amy Gandon @amygandon.bsky.social Big fan of big ideas about big issues. Mostly public services, civil service and civic governance.
Ex-Cabinet Office, DHSC and RSA. Now freelance.
Re:State @re-state.bsky.social Formerly Reform think tank. Re:State is an independent, cross-party public services think tank. We don’t want to tweak, we want to transform.
Suzannah Brecknell @suzannahb.bsky.social Co Editor of Civil Service World
Charlotte Pickles @charliepickles.bsky.social Director @re-state.bsky.social; all things State and public services.
Tim Leunig @timleunig.bsky.social Policy thoughts: http://timleunig.substack.com Chief Economist Nesta, Director Econ PublicFirst, Vis Prof LSE Sch Public Policy, Vis Fellow Inst for Govt
Tom Richmond @tom-richmond.com Education policy analyst. Host of 'Inside Your Ed' podcast (www.insideyoured.com). Former teacher, think tank director and government advisor. Follow my work here: https://linktr.ee/tomrichmond
David Hughes @hughesdavid.bsky.social Chief Executive at Association of Colleges, lifelong learner, passionate about education, skills, inclusion, a better & fairer society
Ben Gadsby @brgadsby.bsky.social Education policy, centre right politics, sports, numbers, puns. Trustee Causeway Education; Head of Policy in third sector. Views own etc
Nicola Woolcock @nicolawoolcock.bsky.social Education Editor, The Times
nicola.woolcock@thetimes.co.uk
Ed Dorrell @eddorrell.bsky.social Partner at Public First (education, levelling up and Labour). Quant, qual, political comms. Ex-journo at @tes. Still write a lot.
Philip Nye @philipnye.bsky.social Senior data scientist @instituteforgovernment.org.uk • Words and numbers on what the govt is up to, edu policy, doing data at a thinktank • Bilingual: 🐍/SQL • Sign up to the IfG newsletter: http://bit.ly/3xDINTz
Natalie Perera @natalieperera.bsky.social Chief External Affairs and. Communications Officer, AQA
Charity Trustee and former civil servant.
Jo Hutchinson @jojohutchinson.bsky.social Director, SEND and Additional Needs @ Education Policy Institute. Former government statistician.
Rerum cognoscere causas
Surgere et homines iuvare
Jon Andrews @mrjpandrews.bsky.social Head of Analysis, Education Policy Institute
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Claire Tyler @clairetyler.bsky.social Quant Research Fellow at UCL CEPEO | Head of Insights at Institute of Student Employers | Labour market inequality | Access & progression in professional careers | Chartered Accountant | Ex-EY & BPP |
@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social
http://ucl.ac.uk/ioe/cepeo
Rebecca Montacute @beckymontacute.bsky.social Research Director at cross-party think tank @smfthinktank.bsky.social, prev @suttontrust.bsky.social. Expert on educational inequality/social mobility.
Trustee @inquest-org.bsky.social. MH campaigner in memory of mum. Views own. linktr.ee/beckymontacute
Mark Leach @markleach.bsky.social Founder & Chief Executive, Thesis – a house of higher education ideas. Editor in Chief, Wonkhe. Chair, The Post-18 Project. Co-founder, Policy.Partners. Spurs, cooking, strong opinions about HE policy – not always in that order.
Melanie Renowden @melanierenowden.bsky.social Chief Executive at National Institute of Teaching, Samara Trust member, marathon trainee, veg grower, lover of straight lines. 
Cllr John Cope @johncope.bsky.social Strategic Advisor (mainly Education & Skills); Senior Counsel @ PLMR. Council Group Leader. Fmr Non-Exec @ IfATE & Fmr Exec Director @ UCAS
Vic Barlow @vicbarlow.bsky.social Helping social impact organisations to think big, be brave and stay real. Co-director at Agenda @agendacomms.bsky.social
www.your-agenda.com
Nancy @nancygedge.bsky.social Teacher | writer | mother | SEND Resource Base Coordinator | tired | often irritated | Down’s syndrome | epilepsy
School Data Updates @jpembroke.bsky.social Helping schools make sense of their data. Work with insighttracking.com because they make cool stuff. Co-author of Dataproof Your School. insightinform.co.uk
Jonathan Mountstevens @mrmountstevens.bsky.social Deputy Head and History Teacher. Mostly here to discuss curriculum, assessment, school leadership and history. Views my own.
Blog: https://occamshairdryer.wordpress.com
Adam Boxer @adamboxereducation.bsky.social Science teacher
Education Director at Carousel Learning
Teacher Trainer
Series Editor: Springboard Science
Charley O'Regan @charleyo.bsky.social Senior Schools Engagement Manager at the Sutton Trust. Former school leader. NPQH. MEd Educational Leadership. Passionate about improving education for all our children.