Essex and Thames SCITT Teacher Training @etscitt.bsky.social Outstanding ITE Teacher Training Provider for Primary and Early Years in Essex and London. Offering QTS, PGCE, Assessment Only, Apprenticeships, ECT support. ITT / ITE.
https://etpscitt.co.uk/
#traintoteach #getintoteaching
Helen R @ralstonh.bsky.social Forever an English teacher | Former Headteacher in SEND and mainstream |
First love: teaching, learning, assessment, training (excited to be getting back to it!)
Passion: ambition and access for all all
https://sites.google.com/site/landtlightbulb/
Nikki Sullivan @nikkisullivan.bsky.social Professionally, a Bradford-based Deputy always looking to better life chances. Personally, an optimist always looking for the next adventure. All views my own.
https://lovetotalktandl.wordpress.com/
Freddie Whittaker @fcdwhittaker.bsky.social Editor of national education newspaper Schools Week
www.schoolsweek.co.uk
National Foundation for Educational Research @thenfer.bsky.social Global independent provider of research, assessment and information services for education. Follow @nferclassroom.bsky.social too if you're working in schools.
https://linktr.ee/thenfer
Chris Baker @drchriswb.bsky.social MAT CPD leader, Dr of Education, ILM7 Coach, passionate about coaching, leadership and Learning.
Website - https://leadershiplaunchpads.com/
Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social Founder of Cognitive Resonance, a new venture dedicated to helping people understand human cognition and generative AI. Advocate for humans.
Newsletter: https://buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/
Ambition Institute @ambitioninstitute.bsky.social We support teachers and school leaders to keep getting better so that every child gets the best start in life.
Step Up Network @stepupnetwork.bsky.social The award winning, volunteer-led social enterprise and network for educators to make the step up they wish to make.
Website - https://stepupnetwork.uk/
Jon Gilbert @jgprofdev.bsky.social Professional Learning and Improvement Director at The Two Counties Trust, Lead Facilitator for Deliberate Practice at National Institute of Teaching, NPQH, ELE
Nick Pointer @nickpointer.bsky.social Obsessed with education, teaching and learning, professional development and school improvement. Director of Academics and Enrichment at The Kemnal Academies Trust. Words mine.
For blogs and more: https://nickpointer.com
IRIS Connect @iris-connect.bsky.social Discover adaptive instructional coaching, reflection and collaboration, powered by video technology and AI.
🔗 https://www.irisconnect.com/uk/
#Edusky #IRISConnected #CPD
Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social Supporting schools, colleges, and early years settings to make a difference with evidence.
http://eef.li/news-alerts
The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social Championing social mobility through evidence-based programmes, agenda-setting research and policy advocacy: https://linktr.ee/thesuttontrust
NFER Classroom @nferclassroom.bsky.social Supporting impact in the classroom and beyond. Follow for the latest @thenfer.bsky.social research, resources and guidance for practitioners and those working in schools. 🏫
Teach First @teachfirst.bsky.social We’re building a movement to make sure every child, no matter their background, gets the education they deserve.
Let’s rewrite the future.
Growing Together @ Aldridge Education @growing-together.bsky.social The professional development team from Aldridge Education. Delivery Partner with Teach First for the Early Career Framework, NPQs and school centred initial teacher training.
Grow your career: grow their futures.
James Murphy @jamespmurphy.bsky.social Teaching, learning and behaviour. Director at Thinking Reading. Working with secondary schools to eradicate illiteracy.
Web: thinkingreading.com
Louise Pennington FCCT @pdlouisep.bsky.social Head of Professional Development Oxford Uni Press/NPQLTD/ teacher/author/NASENCO/ex LA SEND team lead @Mathematical_A PD Committee Chair & Trustee Views mine
Heather Fearn @heatherbellaf.bsky.social Director of curriculum and assessment for MAT.
Juli Ryzop @juliryzop.bsky.social Deputy Head | Trustee | Former Senior Curriculum Advisor for PKC | Interests in curriculum, assessment, school improvement, staff development & disciplinary literacy
Emma Turner FCCT @emmaturner75.bsky.social SIP, LA Edu Advisor, CPD & Author by day.
Chaos Coordinator of 3 chn by night. Curriculum, CogSci,Maths, Leadership, Flexible Working .
27 yrs primary,21 yrs SLT, HT, MAT Leadership & SIP.
Co chair of Govs
Robin Macpherson @robin-macp.bsky.social Headteacher, historian, author, conference organiser and speaker. Trustee of Beyond Srebrenica. Blog at https://robin-macpherson.com/ Personal views only.
Adam Boxer @adamboxereducation.bsky.social Science teacher
Education Director at Carousel Learning
Teacher Trainer
Series Editor: Springboard Science
Dr Julian Grenier CBE @juliangrenier.bsky.social Work on early years at EEF. Previously led Sure Start Children’s Centres 20+ yrs. Views personal.
Free newsletter - Early Years High 5: big ideas in 5 short reads ⤵️
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/early-years-evidence-in-action-7214995239114059777
Nathan Burns @mrmetacognition.bsky.social Metacognitive trainer, author and researcher | Writer for TES, OUP, Sec Ed, Schools Week, HWRK and more | Former Head of Maths, Pastoral Lead, More Able Coordinator | All things education, T&L and research! | DMs open for Q's and bookings!
Bill Wilkinson @drwilkinsonsci.bsky.social Science (former academic) | Teaching (>10years now) | Passionate about Cultural Capital (TGT author) | Springboard Science Author | new SENDCo | NPQSENDCo | Watford Bath City Arsenal | Politics | Rotund Running | Occasional Cats | 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Ally
Noli Mentula Esse
Alex Gingell @alexgingell.bsky.social Former headteacher now coaching development lead at Steplab. Hooked on unlocking great teaching and PD. Love lakes, the sea and ice cream. Dog dad to Nora 🐶
Tom Sherrington @teacherhead.bsky.social Director @walkthrus.bsky.social walkthrus.co.uk
Author of WalkThrus with @olicav.bsky.social
Blogs/podcast/youtube via teacherhead.com
Currently on sabbatical in Australia/Indonesia. Back in action from March ‘25.
Ceridwen Eccles @teacherglitter.bsky.social Teacher ⭐️ Mother ⭐️ Lover of the arts ⭐️
I adore reading and hoard books like a dragon does gold.
Christian Bokhove @cbokhove.bsky.social Professor in Mathematics Education, Director of Research, @MASEsoton, TIMSS+PISA, Research Methods, R, School Mathematics Project
Mark Anderson @mandercorn.bsky.social Reading and writing about reading and writing, and thinking about teaching kids how to read and write, and the beautiful complexities of multilingualism and learning to read and write.
https://languageandliteracy.blog
Tom Rogers @rogershistory.bsky.social History teacher, Founder of Teachers Talk Radio, Education #ukteaching
Blake Harvard @blakeharvard.bsky.social Teacher of AP Psychology - Reader and Implementer of Research to Improve Learning in the Classroom - www.effortfuleducator.com
Order my book here:
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Matt Hood @matthewhood.bsky.social CEO @oaknational.bsky.social, Trustee Cumbria Education Trust, Chair Bay Leadership Academy
Ashley Booth @mrboothy6.bsky.social Most importantly, very happy Y6 teacher. Deputy Headteacher. ADHD and autistic. Probably an entertainer third.
Chris Read @chrisjread.bsky.social Schools, teacher education, and governance.
MAT trustee. Manager in a SCITT. Governor of a primary. Dad.
Was MAT Head of CPD, Manager at Ambition Institute. Secondary English teacher.
Zach Groshell @mrzachg.bsky.social Teacher now developing teachers | PhD | Obsessed with improving schools | Progressively Incorrect🎙️
Author of Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Teaching
Shaun Allison @shaun-allison.bsky.social Co-Headteacher at Durrington High School & Author. Passionate about evidence informed practice in education.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B002TUZZBI
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.
Carly Waterman @carlywaterman.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Painter. Thinker. Listener. Bad dancer.
Interests: education, history, philosophy, trance, musicals, politics, activism, food.
Ofsted @ofstednews.bsky.social We inspect and regulate the care of children & young people, and education & skills for all.
Stuart Pryke @spryke2.bsky.social Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning) | NPQSL | RTT: Macbeth / A Christmas Carol’ and ‘100 for 100: Macbeth’ 🗡👻 @JohnCattEd - https://tinyurl.com/RTTMacCC
Richard Tutt @richardtutt.bsky.social Director of Secondary Education, Astrea.
Trustee, Dixons MAT. NLE.
Former Regional Director and EP at UL and Principal of Magna Academy.
Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social CEO, Academy Transformation Trust;
Chairman, Advantage Schools
CogSciSci @cogscisci.bsky.social The grassroots organisation for science teaching and cognitive science. #CogSciSci www.cogscisci.wordpress.com
Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social School leaders’ favourite newspaper. Multi-award winning journalism, determined to get past the bluster and explain the facts. Published by EducationScape
Rachel Ball @mrsball.bsky.social PD specialist; Steplab. Former Teaching and Learning Lead and History teacher. Co-editor What is History Teaching, Now? co- author The Scaffolding Effect. NPQLTD facilitator. FCCT. Reader. Blogger; https://theeducationalimposters.wordpress.com/
Chris Curtis @xris32.bsky.social English teacher, head of department, geek, avid reader of books, blogger
Blog: https://learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/
FFT Education Datalab @fftedudatalab.bsky.social FFT Education Datalab produces independent, cutting-edge research on education policy and practice.
Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social Educational realist, Diehard edu myth-buster, Grumpy Old Man, Emeritus Prof. Educational Psychology Open Universiteit, Guest Prof. Thomas More Uni (Belgium), owner kirschner-ED
@douglemov.bsky.social @douglemov.bsky.social Author: Teach Like a Champion (3.0!), Reading Reconsidered, Coach's Guide to Teaching, Reconnect.
Most views borrowed from someone smarter.
Dan Willingham @dtwuva.bsky.social Professor @UVa who's puttin' the funk back in functional brain imaging and the psycho in psychometrics. One study is just one study, folks.
Natasha Porter OBE @natashaporter.bsky.social CEO and founder Unlocked Graduates
Board for Children’s Commissioner, Impetus, Get Further & The Times Crime and Justice commissioner. Young Australian of the year in the UK 2025.
Into all things education/prison reform/leadership
Gwenelope @gwenelope.bsky.social Ex-secondary school & FE English teacher. Now self-employed tutor, dog-walker and pet sitter. 🐾
Newly employed cat-servant to Errol the Kitten.
Middle-aged curmudgeon.
Dr Neil Gilbride @neilgilbride.bsky.social Academic #education #adultdevpsychology #edleadership. Chartered Psychologist. PhD AED &sch leadership TF'11. Assoc. Dean @Ambition_Inst Hon. Senior Research Fellow, Uni. Of Worcester. Views my own.
Alice Woolley @alicewoolley.bsky.social Journalist, now with my feet up. Ex-editor of Education Guardian. Also ex-Indie. Feminist. European. Labrador lover. Beetroot hater. Born in Chipping Norton. Surrey, West Oxon, Arizona.
UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social World-leading @ucl.ac.uk research and teaching in education, culture, psychology and social science, right here in the heart of London and beyond.
ucl.ac.uk/ioe
#WeAreIOE
Jade Pearce @mrspearce.bsky.social Trust Head of Education. Evidence Lead in Ed. NPQH. Primary governor. FCCT. NPQ facilitator. Passionate about evidence-informed practice & school improvement.
Jack Worth @jackworth.bsky.social Education economist at NFER researching recruitment and retention in the education workforce
Josh Goodrich @joshpd.bsky.social Founder/CEO of @steplab.bsky.social
Former English teacher, SLT & MAT PD Lead
Book → Responsive Coaching
Blog → http://steplab.co/resources
Dawn Cox @missdcox.bsky.social Education. Education. Education.
Secondary, Teaching, Learning, Religious Education, Assessment…
Devil’s advocate. Still not who you think I am.
Dan Morrow @moremorrow.bsky.social Trust Leader (CELT, Cornwall)
Educator
Live in beautiful Devon
All views my own
James Toop @jtoop.bsky.social Chief Executive Bite Back
Former Chief Executive Ambition Institute
Chair Education for the 21st Century
Rockefeller-Acumen Food Systems Fellow 2022
All views my own.
Poppy Nobes @flowerfulpoppy.bsky.social Head of Professional Development at Aldridge Education. Teach First Ambassador. Here to chat some education and but mainly theatre! 🎭
Reach Schools @reachschools.bsky.social A life of choice and opportunity for every child. Reach Schools believe in the power of a shared vision and commit to providing a coherent education led by excellent educators and leaders in a positive culture. https://reachschools.uk/vacancies
Hannah Wilson ACC FCCT FRSA @hannahwilson.bsky.social Leadership Development Consultant, Coach & Trainer| DEIB Strategist & Facilitator| Director Belonging Effect| Co-founder #DiverseEd & #WomenEd| Trustee & Chair SGSAT| Mentor YCDT| PCC Member ICF| FCCT| Former EHT| www.thebelongingeffect.co.uk
Aimée Tinkler @aimeetinkler.bsky.social Teacher | Trust Head of Ed | Doctoral Researcher @UCL | President of the Chartered College of Teaching | FCCT | CTeach
@edvainker.bsky.social @edvainker.bsky.social
Eleanor Bernardes @eleanorbernardes.bsky.social Edu leadership and policy geek - researcher - freelancer - PhD student: Executive Founder Succession in MATs - Strategic Lead: APSEND National MAT CEOs network - currently between 🇳🇴 and 🇬🇧
Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social Co-Founder and Programme Designer at Thinking Reading. Intervention is only successful if students catch up completely. Instructivist. DI fan. Alfie.
Web: www.thinkingreading.com
Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social Teacher and blogger. My blog can be found at https://andrewold.substack.com/
#ukteaching
Cassie Buchanan OBE @cassiebuchanan.bsky.social Trust Leader at The Charter Schools Educational Trust. Interested in ideas & people making a positive difference to the lives of children & young people - education, better starts for our youngest children & good economic policy
Greg Ashman @gregashman.bsky.social School leader who teaches a bit. PhD in Instructional Design. Writer. Podcasted for a bit. Honorary Fellow. Views entirely my own.
Ballarat.
fillingthepail.substack.com
@jofacer.bsky.social @jofacer.bsky.social
Michael Slavinsky @michaelslav.bsky.social Trying to grow the number of students studying Modern Languages in UK state schools and universities. Formerly at The Brilliant Club and a secondary school French teacher. My new project is @LangForAll.bsky.social - get in touch!
Caroline Derbyshire @morsecat.bsky.social Former MAT leader.Now working in mentoring and school improvement.
Christabel Cooper @christabelcoops.bsky.social Director of Research at ThinkLabour. Interested in politics and data. Interested in how people think about politics and data.
Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social Founding English Lead at Reach Academy Hanworth Park
CCollis-Couves @ccolliscouves.bsky.social Deputy Headteacher (Teaching, Learning & Professional Development) at Reach Academy Feltham
Chloe Languages @chloelanguages.bsky.social Head of Languages (MFL) in a London school who is passionate about languages, educational equality and good leadership. Keen to connect with likeminded peers!
Harpreet @harpreetkdh.bsky.social Deputy Head at Reach Academy in Feltham
Kirsty Simkin @kirstysimkin.bsky.social Assistant Headteacher @ Reach Schools
Teacher of EYFS -> Secondary
SENCo & DDSL @ Reach Hanworth Park
Primary Science Lead @ Reach Feltham
Governor @ Southville Primary
Mark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social Yorkshire based freelance writer, TES columnist, author of books and school support person.
Ex-HMI and national geography lead
Once a teacher
Wanderer of hills, wonderer of everything else.
Posting on Education, Folklore, Dungeons & Dragons and music.
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.
www.aidansevers.com
Here on Bluesky to be my whole self though...
Helene Galdin-O’Shea @hgaldinoshea.bsky.social Ex-English/Media teacher, HoD, CPD Lead
Now Consultant Trainer.
It’s a moral mission: every student can and must leave school reading well.
researchED1 national co-ordinator https://www.researched.org.uk
Kay Shepherd @kayshepherd.bsky.social Director of Learning. Accredited Coach. MA Edu Leadership. NPQEL. TF ambassador.Mum of 2 littles. Passionate about developing people.
Kris Boulton @krisboulton.bsky.social Chief Product Officer & Chief Education Officer
@up_learn. Former Director of @TeamUpHub.
Stephen Lockyer @mrlockyer.bsky.social Writing | Games | Escape Rooms | Running | Family | Books | Education | Stoma
I run www.enigmailed.com
who3words:creative, inventive, original
Isaac @isaacmoore7.bsky.social Deputy headteacher
Curriculum/Assessment/Reading/CPD
Co-author of Desirable Difficulties In Action
Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social Assistant Principal (SENCO) and English Teacher at Ark Soane Academy. TF Ambassador 2016.
Blog: mrtseenglish.wordpress.com
Summer Turner @summerturner.bsky.social Deputy CEO at Broad Horizons Education Trust.
Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo.bsky.social Director of Education at No More Marking, an ed tech start-up. Author of 3 books about education & 1 about football. West Ham & cricket fan.
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Ravi Gurumurthy @raviguru.bsky.social CEO, Nesta and Behavioural Insights Team. Governor, Health Foundation.
What I do: applied research, venture building, policy. Particularly in net zero, education and health.
Conrad Louis-Marie @radsnapper.bsky.social Leader of Learning (English, data and behaviour lead) in an international school. Cooking enthusiast. Kitchen DJ.
InsightHQ @insighthq.bsky.social Helping schools make sense of their data.
PRUsAP @prusap.bsky.social The Voice of Alternative Provision | Representing Local Authority and MAT-led Alternative Provision | #ThisIsAP (sharing good practice) | APassemble (wanting support/sharing information | https://www.prusap.co.uk/
Jonny Mitchell @jhmitchell18.bsky.social Assistant Headteacher at Reach Academy Feltham
Ed Finch @edfinch.bsky.social Thinking about primary education, Big Education Conversation, storytelling, strumming, singing, linocutting.
Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Political History. The Labour Party and other currently lost causes.
“'Tis a muddle, and that's aw.”