Kyle Tormey @ktorm-social1.bsky.social Education journalist at Tes. X: @ktormreport Tips: kyle.tormey@tes.com
Lisa Fathers @lisafathersbf.bsky.social Deputy CEO Bright Futures ( Trust Leader)
Chair of Trust Board South Pennine Academies.
NLE.
Fellow Chartered College.
Vic Goddard @vicgoddard.bsky.social Exec-Principal. Author-Best Job in The World. Honorary Dr of Ed - @chiuni and @angliaruskin. v.goddard@pclc.co.uk Proud of #EducatingEssex
Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social No pasarán ✊ She/her Teacher 👩🏫 Radical Left Scum 💅Words in Tes, Bella Caledonia, The National, The Herald📝 Neurodivergent ✨🧠 Love parkrun 🏃♀️ ‘literal demon’ and ‘evil propagandist’ according to men on X.
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social Former head, now a leadership development consultant, education writer & commentator. Interested in all things education! Now also writing fiction. See https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B01JSM9UXI
Rhi Storer @rhistorer.bsky.social Policy Correspondent with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social | Spelling mistakes always | Email me here: rhi.storer@newstatesman.co.uk | London via Birmingham
Rosa Furneaux @rosafurneaux.bsky.social Investigative Reporter
Lydia Chantler-Hicks @lydiach.bsky.social Senior reporter at Schools Week, with a special focus on Ofsted and the teacher workforce
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Joe Hill @jo3hill.bsky.social Director of Strategy @re-state.bsky.social, Founder http://greaterlondon.co, Columnist in CityAM. ex Treasury. Views my own
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
Natalie Sawyer @nataliesawyer.bsky.social Broadcaster & Events Host
📻 talkSPORT
⚽️ Brentford FC
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Jay Harris @jaydmharris.bsky.social 📝 Tottenham reporter for The Athletic
🎙️ Appear on the View from the Lane podcast
🌍 Covered 2022 World Cup and AFCON 2023
🐝 Spent three years covering Brentford
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Adam Spence @adamspence.bsky.social Father. Teacher. Host of Teachers Talk Radio 'Education Tonight '. Graphic designer. Link to shows: https://linktr.ee/mrajspence
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.
Tom Rogers @rogershistory.bsky.social History teacher, Founder of Teachers Talk Radio, Education #ukteaching
Richard Southward @gwhitebread.bsky.social North East Secondary Deputy Head, T and L, CPD lead, Science teacher, music and Vinyl enthusiast
Matt Hood @matthewhood.bsky.social CEO @oaknational.bsky.social, Trustee Cumbria Education Trust, Chair Bay Leadership Academy
Tim Marston @tmarstonht.bsky.social Headteacher with a new challenge.
Mark Burnett @burnett-mark.bsky.social CEO of a large CofE MAT. Vice Chair of London South East Colleges, Governor, Non-Exec Director. Leadership Fellow.
Enjoy creating opportunities for others to grow/develop. Care about education, mental health and public service.
Robert Colvile @rcolvile.bsky.social Director of CPS, editor-in-chief of CapX, columnist for The Sunday Times, author of The Great Acceleration. Politics, policy and parenting.
Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social CEO at the Cam Academy Trust, chair at Active Learning Trust, trustee at The Difference. Passionate about educational equity
Ewan @pholk.bsky.social
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
🔗 plmr.education
Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social Journalist and podcaster. Politics, social affairs and a little bit of Britpop. Once Independent, now independent.
Find me in The i Paper, The New World, Obs, The Lead, Yahoo and on Oh God, What Now? & The Bunker pods
https://muckrack.com/hannah-fearn
Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social #SaveOurChildrensRights Parent-led special educational needs and disability #SEND website. UK-based, strategic advocacy, resources, and information to help improve the lives of children & young people with disabilities and their families. Volunteers.
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.
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Nimish Lad @nimishlad.bsky.social Director of Partnerships and Development | Assessment | Physics | Author: MARGE model of learning in Action | UCL grad | Primary school governor | Views are my own | All typos owned and apologised for in advance
https://researcherteacher.home.blog/
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) @ascl-uk.bsky.social ASCL is a leading professional body representing more than 25,000 school, college and trust leaders in all phases across the UK.
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
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.
Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social Current affairs, politics, education and miscellany. All views my own.
Substack at edrith.co.uk
John Blake @johndavidblake.bsky.social Director, The Post 18 Project // Professor of Social Innovation and Public Policy at University of Salford // musical theatre obsessive
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
Jo Hutchinson @jojohutchinson.bsky.social Director, SEND and Additional Needs @ Education Policy Institute. Former government statistician.
Jon Andrews @mrjpandrews.bsky.social Head of Analysis, Education Policy Institute
https://epi.org.uk
The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social Championing social mobility through evidence-based programmes, agenda-setting research and policy advocacy: https://linktr.ee/thesuttontrust
Jack Wardle @jackwardle.bsky.social Head of England Content @ Twinkl Educational Publishing, from May ‘25 | Former Primary Leader 👨🏫 | NPQH | Passionate about helping those who lead and teach design ambitious curriculums💡
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
Anna McShane @annacmcshane.bsky.social Director www.newbritain.org.uk
Juggling mum of 4, former teacher, former Deputy Director, Public First.
MBA candidate, Bayes Business School
London via Wrexham
Liz Moorse @moorsee.bsky.social Chief Executive Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT); Director Council for Subject Associations (CFSA); DFE UK rep to Council of Europe; citizenship, democracy, politics and human rights education
Rebecca Stott @rebeccastott.bsky.social Director of Education & Thought Leadership at Twinkl Educational Publishing. NPQH, MA-Ed SEND & Digital Learning. Helping schools globally to innovate.
Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social Supporting schools, colleges, and early years settings to make a difference with evidence.
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Chris Fountain @chrisfountain.bsky.social "Honey this is way bigger than us/ In the end we're all just tiny specks of dust" | English Subject Lead at Oak National Academy
Sam Booth @sambooth.bsky.social Design and technology education specialist. Subject lead at Oak National Academy.
Maths Horizons @mathshorizons.bsky.social Maths Horizons is an independent programme informing the development of maths curriculum and assessment in England: mathshorizons.uk. Please follow us on LinkedIn for the latest information about the programme.
@drhelendrury.bsky.social @drhelendrury.bsky.social
Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social Artist
Coldwarsteve.com
Education Policy Institute @edupolicyinst.bsky.social The Education Policy Institute (EPI) is an independent, impartial, and evidence-based research institute that promotes high quality education
Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social BBC North America correspondent. A Texan who explains US politics to Brits, UK politics to Americans & Canadian politics to everyone. Views expressed ≠ BBC's
Zoe Kleinman @zsk.bsky.social BBC Technology Editor 🤖
Gurdeep Singh ⚒️🤓 @theteacherwins.bsky.social Maths teacher, SLT (T&L, Character and Head of Sixth Form), author (101 ways to win in teaching - managing behaviour, workload and wellbeing).
A big believer in the power of kindness and positivity.
Matching turban and tie colours - why wouldn’t you? 😁
Alex Turner @alexjturner.bsky.social Civil Servant at DfE, working on school attendance. Previously a maths teacher and school leader in the West Midlands. Not an Arctic Monkey. Views my own.
Stuart Davison @mr-comp-sci.bsky.social Subject Lead for Computing at Oak National Academy.
Clive Hill @clivehill.bsky.social Biologist & ex-REME soldier | TF17 | PGDE MA NPQLTD | Head of Science | MCCT | Trad agent #554 | Tweets & typos my own
Blog: viewsfromthehill.co.uk
David Didau @didau.bsky.social Same old same old
Substack: daviddidau.substack.com/
Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social
Helena Brothwell @helenabrothwell.bsky.social Education Director at OAT
Fave places are the gym, walking, swimming (outside preferably) or sitting in my local with my dog and a cider, sharing a packet of mini cheddars.
@educurious2015 on the other place.
oliver caviglioli @olicav.bsky.social Information designer of education schemas and mental models. Author of Dual Coding with Teachers, co-author of Organise Ideas, and The Extended Mind. Co-creator of Teaching WalkThrus book and resources. Websites:
olicav.com | walkthrus.co.uk
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.
George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief and co-founder, @ArguablyMag.bsky.social
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Zoe Williams @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social Guardian writer, but one time I said something inflammatory to the US right & they called me a Diseased Pitmommy. So that's what I go by now
David Aaronovitch @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social Broadcaster, author, journalist, dad, grandpa, heroic Substacker to be found at davidaaronovitch.substack.com. Recovering tweeter
Henry Zeffman @hzeffman.bsky.social BBC Chief Political Correspondent
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Kevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social Labour client journalist and member of the right-wing MSM, apparently. Also political editor of HuffPost UK.
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
Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics … love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump
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 O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, geography, place, trust. I run on espresso.
Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, because apparently that matters. New Statesman, New World, Oh God What Now, The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything, Paper Cuts (RIP). Londoner. *Not* an American.
JL Dutaut @dutaut.bsky.social On the lookout for other people’s opinions about England’s schools and college.
Try to keep my own to myself but not often successful.
jl@schoolsweek.co.uk | 07597 054499 | https://schoolsweek.co.uk | https://feweek.co.uk | https://educationfest.co.uk
Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social Media Editor for @theguardian.com. Likes ≠ endorsements, obv. Story? 👇👇👇
Michael.savage@theguardian.com
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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social Cyclist, centrist, City of London and Cambridge, German learner, Zwifter. Keen on education. Often confused. If it isn't on Strava, it didn't happen. eX-Schoolduggery.
Paul Gosling @paulgosling.bsky.social Ex-School Leader (32 years teaching & leading in primary). Doctor of Education. Works for NAHT. Interested in natural history, birds & cetaceans. Songwriter. Grew up in Canning Town, lives in Devon.
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
Evidence Based Education @evidencebased.education Home of the Great Teaching Toolkit; everything you need, to get better together. https://evidencebased.education/
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
Russell Hobby @russellhobby.bsky.social CEO, Teach First
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Freddie Whittaker @fcdwhittaker.bsky.social Editor of national education newspaper Schools Week
www.schoolsweek.co.uk
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
Heather Fearn @heatherbellaf.bsky.social Director of curriculum and assessment for MAT.
Christian Bokhove @cbokhove.bsky.social Professor in Mathematics Education, Director of Research, @MASEsoton, TIMSS+PISA, Research Methods, R, School Mathematics Project
Carly Waterman @carlywaterman.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Painter. Thinker. Listener. Bad dancer.
Interests: education, history, philosophy, trance, musicals, politics, activism, food.
Emma Hubball @emmahubball.bsky.social DfE civil servant. Deputy Director, Developing Teachers and Leaders. Teach First ‘10.
Karen Wespieser @karenwespieser.bsky.social Education evidence geek. COO @TeacherTapp Trustee @GreenshawTrust. @Leaders_Plus mentor. Editor ResearchEd Guide To SEND. Mum to mini-piesers.
John Dickens @johndickenssw.bsky.social Former Schools Week editor
Michael Fordham @michaelfordham.bsky.social Headteacher of Thetford Academy (UK). Trustee of Diocese of Ely MAT. Interested in history, school music, and educational philosophy. All views my own.- H Hardip Begol @hardipbegol.bsky.social
Simon Knight @simonknight100.bsky.social Joint Headteacher of a Special School with an interest in all things SEND and BWFC.
Andrew Percival @andrewpercivaled.bsky.social Deputy Headteacher at Stanley Road Primary in Oldham. Interested in curriculum development, teaching and behaviour.
Shane Chowen @ukshane.bsky.social Editor at FE Week - reporting on further education, skills and apprenticeships. Story tips: shane.chowen@feweek.co.uk