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Catherine McKinnell MP @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social Labour MP for Newcastle North and Minister for School Standards. https://linktr.ee/catherine.mckinnell
Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social Screw it, let's do it.
Proof it's the real me: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rbranson_richard-branson-richardbransonbskysocial-activity-7267516793689124864--I14
Here's my blog: https://www.virgin.com/branson-- H Hardip Begol @hardipbegol.bsky.social
Sam Booth @sambooth.bsky.social Design and technology education specialist. Subject lead at Oak National Academy.
Richard Selfridge @richardselfridge.bsky.social Teacher, Data Consultant and writer, doing good things with @insightHQ.
My book, a Little Guide for Teachers to Using Student Data is out now.
Here for discussions about education, music, cycling, follies and more... 
Kate Jones @katejonesteach.bsky.social Teacher. Senior associate for Teaching & Learning at Evidence Based Education. Author. Mum.
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.
Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com Dad | Professor of applied sciences @AcademicaUoAS | Dubliner | PhD @KingsCollegeLon | Keats devotee | persecuted by an integer
https://www.carlhendrick.com/
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.
Pepe Di’Iasio @pepediiasio.bsky.social General Secretary of The Association of School and College Leaders 
Wes Streeting @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social Labour MP for Ilford North. Former Secretary of State for Health & Social Care.
ImpactEd Group @impactedgroup.bsky.social Supporting education and purpose-driven organisations to maximise impact and sustainability
Jonathan Dando-Laing @jonathandando.bsky.social Director of School Support & External Relations, Oak National Academy. Board Trustee, Ormiston Academies Trust. Brentford FC season ticket holder. 
Ed Southall @edsouthall.bsky.social Maths Edu | Speaker | Author http://amzn.to/2JmoTFv | Doctor (not the save your life kind, just the useless philosophising kind.)
Stuart Davison @mr-comp-sci.bsky.social Subject Lead for Computing at Oak National Academy. 
John Roberts @johnrobeds.bsky.social • Cofounder and CEO at Oak National Academy
• Founder/Chair Edapt
• ExVP @ BMC/GB Climbing
• Often: 🧗🏃⛷️🪂
Adam Robertson @adamrobertson.bsky.social RE subject lead at Oak National Academy. Lover of nature, liminal places, lower league football and tea. 
EduSky @edusky.bsky.social Update - as Bluesky and #EduSky rapidly expand, Alice has created a team to best support the community! > Please now go follow @Eduskyteam.com
Mary Myatt @marymyatt.bsky.social Education writer and speaker.
CPD resources on Myatt & Co https://www.myattandco.com/
Resources to support the primary curriculum: The Teachers' Collection https://theteacherscollection.com/
Teacher Tapp @teachertapp.bsky.social Join us! 11,000+ teachers on a daily mission to paint an accurate picture of what’s going on in schools (so policymakers can’t ignore you). Download now. (Free!)
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- D Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam.bsky.social Teacher, researcher, writer, mostly interested in the power of education to transform lives and how to do it better.
Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social Educationalist, sometime academic, committed to supporting social justice and evidence-led policymaking and practice in education.
CEO of the Education Endowment Foundation. Chaired the Curriculum and Assessment Review (2024-2025) but now back at the EEF
Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social Here to support great teaching. 🧑🏫
Matt Hood @matthewhood.bsky.social CEO @oaknational.bsky.social, Trustee Cumbria Education Trust, Chair Bay Leadership Academy 
Liz Gerard @gameoldgirl.bsky.social Journalist
Freddie Whittaker @fcdwhittaker.bsky.social Editor of national education newspaper Schools Week
www.schoolsweek.co.uk
Philip Cowley @philipjcowley.bsky.social Professor of Politics. 
Becky Allen @profbeckyallen.bsky.social Co-founder and Chief Analyst, Teacher Tapp, surveying over 12,000 teachers every day.
Jonathan Simons @jonathansimons.bsky.social Partner, Public First and Head of Education Practice. Education strategy + policy advisory. Former civil servant + think tanker. Occasional loud LFC. Centrist Dad, so naturally I also have a Substack.- P Philippa Cordingley @philippacordingley.bsky.social Passionate, still, re CPDL (don't forget the L) for educators & their leaders
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.
Leora Cruddas CBE @leoracruddas.bsky.social Chief executive of the Confederation of School Trusts
Adam Wagner KC @adamwagner1.bsky.social Barrister specialising in human rights, public law and public inquiries. Views my own https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/barristers/adam-wagner
Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71.bsky.social Behaviour advisor to the UK Department of Education. Founder of researchED. Professor of School Behaviour. Academica University of Applied Science. 
Laura McInerney @missmc.bsky.social Co-Founder of TeacherTapp, daily poll of 12k teachers. Former editor of Schools Week & Guardian columnist. Once a teacher, always a teacher.
SAY: Laura 'Mack & Ernie' (like there's 3 of us!)
David Didau @didau.bsky.social Same old same old
Substack: daviddidau.substack.com/
Samantha Booth @samanthajbooth.bsky.social Deputy editor at Schools Week • mainly investigating SEND and inclusion • Sam is fine • Press Awards specialist journalist of 2025 • @schoolsweek.bsky.social
Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social We work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish.
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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social Award-winning journalism for schools, including news, analysis, research reviews and teaching and learning guides.
Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social Editor of Tes Magazine
Bennie Kara @benniekara.bsky.social Former UK English teacher and senior leader, now training, speaking and consulting on all things DEI, curriculum, literacy and leadership. Co-Founder of Diverse Educators.
Author • Mama • Reader • Coach • she/her
www.adharaeducation.com for bookings
Anna Trethewey @annatreth.bsky.social Perennial edu nerd. Now exec director at AQA, previously a mixed bag of assorted items: policy wonk, strategy head, teacher. 
Geoff Barton @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social Recovering English teacher, headteacher, and union baron. Chiefly: food, books, Shakespeare, oracy, articles of interest … and gratuitous pics of border terrier Molly B.
https://linktr.ee/geoffbarton 
Julie McCulloch @juliemcculloch.bsky.social Chief Executive at the Education Policy Institute. Views my own.
Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social Strategic research & insight agency built on insights with impact.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social Official account for Britain’s leading independent economic research institute. https://ifs.org.uk/
David Aaronovitch @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social Broadcaster, author, journalist, dad, grandpa, heroic Substacker to be found at davidaaronovitch.substack.com. Recovering tweeter
Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social Editor of PoliticsHome. Sometimes heard on our weekly podcast, The Rundown. Contact me: adam.payne@politicshome.com & DMs.
Emma Burnell @emmaburnell.bsky.social Editor of LabourList. Playwright. Cool aunt.
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
Jon Hutchinson @jonhutchinson.bsky.social Director at the Reach Foundation. Previously primary teacher, A Level Religious Studies teacher and senior leader at an all-through school. Chair of governors of a primary cluster board.
Collect all the other bits and pieces at www.jonhutchinson.com
YouGov @yougov.co.uk YouGov gathers real opinions and behaviours from worldwide panel members to power insights into what the world thinks. Join now: https://account.yougov.com
Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
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Alison McGovern @allymcgovern.bsky.social Labour MP for Birkenhead, Minister of State.
Progressive.
www.alisonmcgovern.org.uk
Sebastian Payne @sebastianpayne.bsky.social Leader writer and columnist @thetimes.com
Previously seen at Onward and FT. Author of Broken Heartlands and The Fall of Boris Johnson.
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
Patrick Flynn @patrickjfl.bsky.social Pollster and Senior Data Journalist at Focaldata. Hoping this platform takes off. (he/him) 🏳️🌈 patrick@focaldata.com
Maitlis @maitlis.bsky.social Co host @thenewsagents .
Formerly @bbcNewsnight - interviews with Prince Andrew Donald Trump Bill Clinton Mark Zuckerberg etc etc .
Matilda Martin @matildamartin.bsky.social Political Reporter for PoliticsHome and writing for The House magazine
🖊️ about education (and a few other things) | prev Reporter @ Tes
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(she/her)
Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social Guardian columnist. Presenter: BBC R4's The Long View, the Guardian's Politics Weekly America and Unholy, alongside Yonit Levi. Author: THE TRAITORS CIRCLE
Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social Professor and Head of Department at LSE Sociology, Co-Editor British Journal of Sociology. Research: class, culture, elites, social mobility. Books: Born to Rule, The Class Ceiling, Comedy and Distinction
@andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social Mayor of Greater Manchester
FFT Education Datalab @fftedudatalab.bsky.social FFT Education Datalab produces independent, cutting-edge research on education policy and practice.
The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
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Ed Balls @officialedballs.bsky.social Dad, cook, pianist, economist, Harvard, King's London, Holocaust Fdn co-Chair, NCFC, podcaster, retired dancer, former Cabinet minister, sometimes on TV & Radio
Sam Coates @samcoatessky.bsky.social Deputy Political Editor, Sky News
Co-host Politics at Jack and Sam’s Podcast
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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Sonia Sodha @sonia-sodha.bsky.social Columnist & broadcaster. Presenting for BBC Radio 4, news reviews for This Morning & Sky News. Highly commended/shortlisted Society of Editors' Commentator of the Year 2023 & 2024.
soniasodha.com
Jon Sopel @jonsopel1.bsky.social Host of daily podcast The News Agents. And author of Strangeland. Available at all good bookshops….
Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social Education, education, education. Work at the Education Endowment Foundation. Write books, write for TES, and blog: https://alexquigley.co.uk/
Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social Deputy Editor, Our World in Data
Senior Researcher, University of Oxford
Climate, energy, environment, all things data.
Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social I'm going on tour in 2026.
Listen to my show 'No Room' on BBC Radio 4 if you like.
https://www.mickperrin.com/tours/michael-spicer-hope-alls-well/
Andrew Rawnsley @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social Chief Political Commentator & Associate Editor, The Observer
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Iain Porter @iainkporter.bsky.social Senior Policy Adviser at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
@jrf-uk.bsky.social https://www.jrf.org.uk/ 
Matthew Thompson @mattuthompson.bsky.social Recovering journalist. Formerly of Sky News, LBC & BBC.
Norn Irish, girl dad, linguist.
DMs open.
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Mike Cameron @mikercameron.bsky.social Was a teacher, still a cynic. 
Paul Waugh MP @paulwaughmp.bsky.social Labour and Co-operative MP for Rochdale
paulwaugh.co.uk
The Associated Press @apnews.com Advancing the power of facts, globally 🌎
Josh Halliday @joshhalliday.bsky.social North of England editor, the Guardian. Dad. Paul Foot Award winner 2025.
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Alex Wickham @alexwickham.bsky.social Political Editor at Bloomberg in London
European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @europeanjournalists.org - The largest organisation of #journalists in #Europe
- Fighting for #PressFreedom and decent working conditions
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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com Founded MoneySavingExpert, @moneyandmentalhealth.org, (ish) the Martin Lewis Money Show ITV & Martin Lewis Podcast
Ben Obese-Jecty MP @benobesejecty.bsky.social Conservative Member of Parliament for Huntingdon | Former British Army Officer
Dionne Warwick @dionnewarwick.bsky.social I am not writing a bio.
Elliot Ryder @elliotryder.bsky.social Senior Journalist BBC Newsnight | @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com Democracy Skies in Blueness
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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social Journalist, broadcaster, Mum of 2 boys, owner of 2 cocker spaniels
Unbelievable Britain - YouTube 🎧
BBC Newsnight 🎥 📱
And Then Came Breast Cancer 🎧
BAFTA RTS Sony Pink News AIB British Podcast Award winner
Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social Broadcaster & environmental campaigner
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social Writes the most popular UK Substack (samf.substack.com)
Author of Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State". (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Working on book two.
Senior fellow: Institute for Government
Shelagh Fogarty @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social Broadcaster, Journalist, lover of swimming.
Find me @LBC 1-4pm or anytime @globalplayer. For work enquiries contact yellowpoppymedia.com …
Caitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social In the culture wars, I want to be the bit on Christmas Day where they all knocked it on the head for a bit and played football.
Heather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social Economics editor at the Guardian. Former political editor, former Observer economics editor. Londoner, Mum.
heather.stewart@theguardian.com
Evan Davis @evanhd.bsky.social The bloke who presents the BBC Radio 4 PM programme as well as the Bottom Line. And Dragons Den on BBC1. I try to be reasonable, but it is sometimes a struggle.