Hazel @researchlead.bsky.social Head of Research, A-level psychology teacher, and ex-primary school senior leader
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.
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Andy Tharby @atharby.bsky.social Leader of English. Education writer. Spurs fan.
Mike Hobbiss @mikehobbiss.bsky.social Psychology teacher and cognitive neuroscience researcher. Neuroscience, education and all the layers in between. Emma Turner's "new favourite geek". Book: 'How to Teach Psychology' https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1915261953/
Lucy Gambier @lucygambier.bsky.social CELT Director of Secondary Education. Exceptional staff, creating exceptional opportunities for our exceptional young people.
NowMrsMFL @nowmrsmfl.bsky.social Working across 9 secondary schools in the East as Trust MFL Leader.
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Tom Rees @tomrees.bsky.social Chief Executive - Ormiston Academies Trust.
Chair of the DfE's Expert Advisory Group for Inclusion.
RHB.
Zoe Enser @greeborunner.bsky.social School improvement lead for a small but varied and beautifully formed trust. TES columnist.
Education, improving things for our most vulnerable. Literature, Yorkshire, folklore.
Dan Rosen @musingsofadr.bsky.social Head of Secondary, St George's British International School Düsseldorf.
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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/
Jo Castelino @drcastelino.bsky.social Secondary Science teacher. Curriculum Leader of Science.
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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!)
Christian Moore-Anderson @cmooreanderson.eurosky.social ● Educational author & biology teacher (11–18)
● Reader of enactive cognitive science & systems theory
● Author of Teaching Meaning, Difference Maker, and Biology Made Real
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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/
Jasmine Lane 🦡 @msjasminemn.bsky.social Education, books, Londoner.- 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.
Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social Professor of mentoring and coaching at Academica Uoas. Director of PD at All Saints MAT, English teacher for 15+ years. Speaker. Author. CCT Council. ECF & NPQ facilitator. DfE Associate. UCL Associate. English Lead at Embrace SCITT
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Evidence Based Education @evidencebased.education Home of the Great Teaching Toolkit; everything you need, to get better together. https://evidencebased.education/
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
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.
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Adam Robbins @mrarobbins.bsky.social Science teacher, blogger. CPD provider and coach. Author Middle Leadership Mastery and Springboard KS3 science. #Cogscisci managing editor. #EduSky #UKed
Harriet Cornwell @knowledgewitch.bsky.social History teacher (14 yrs) / Humanities / leader / mentor / subject network - BeBoldHistory /
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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
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Kate Jones @katejonesteach.bsky.social Teacher. Senior associate for Teaching & Learning at Evidence Based Education. Author. Mum.
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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Mary Myatt @marymyatt.bsky.social Education writer and speaker.
CPD resources on Myatt & Co https://www.myattandco.com/
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Dr Alex Fairlamb (Lamb_Heart_Tea) @lambhearttea.bsky.social Alex Fairlamb Consultancy LTD•Hist Assoc Sec Committee Member•SNE Steering Board•Ambition Institute NPQLL Facilitator•Co-editor ‘What is History Teaching, Now?’•Co-Author ‘Fight for Rights•Diverse History and Curriculums•Trans-Inclusive Feminist
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.
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.
Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social Writes the most popular UK Substack (samf.substack.com)
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Senior fellow: Institute for Government
Dawn Cox @missdcox.bsky.social Education. Education. Education.
Secondary, Teaching, Learning, Religious Education, Assessment…
Devil’s advocate. Still not who you think I am.
Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social Experienced primary teacher, school leader and author.
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Claire Stoneman @clairestoneman.bsky.social Principal, Lift Schools▫️English teacher▫️organiser rED Brum & rED Leics▫️Visiting Prof, Aston University▫️books▫️art▫️views own▫️Substack here: https://substack.com/@birminghamteacher
Becky Allen @profbeckyallen.bsky.social Co-founder and Chief Analyst, Teacher Tapp, surveying over 12,000 teachers every day.
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.
Jennifer Webb @funkypedagogy.bsky.social Trust Director of English and Literacy at Carlton Academy Trust | Author | Speaker | CPD | Mum | Wife | ADHD | Founder: The Literacy Community | #EduSky | #UKTeaching | 🇬🇧 🇰🇳
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social Teacher, parent, school governor.
Occasional blogger. Highland Games Athlete.
Director of the Knowledge Hub.
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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.
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Rob Coe @profcoe.bsky.social Director of R&D at Evidence Based Education; Senior Associate at Education Endowment Foundation; Visiting Professor at Loughborough University.
Former maths teacher and professor of education
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:
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Sam Sims @drsamsims.bsky.social Associate Prof of Education, UCL
Research Lead, Ambition Institute
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Neil Almond @mralmonded.bsky.social 📚Evidence-informed Education
🧑🏫Teaching & Learning
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Shannen Almond-Doherty @misssdoherty.bsky.social 👩🏼🏫 Deputy headteacher
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📕 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Maths
📕 How to Lead It: Primary Maths
Pritesh Raichura @priteshraichura.bsky.social Teaching. Culture. Education.
Operation Education podcast.
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Lesson videos: https://steplab.co/watch
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Christian Bokhove @cbokhove.bsky.social Professor in Mathematics Education, Director of Research, @MASEsoton, TIMSS+PISA, Research Methods, R, School Mathematics Project
Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social Editor of Tes Magazine
Caroline Spalding @mrsspalding.bsky.social Senior Deputy Headteacher, 11-18 | English teacher | NPQH | MA Education | Wrestling fan | Hana’s mum
David Didau @didau.bsky.social Same old same old
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Lekha Sharma @lekhasharma.bsky.social School Improvement Advisor, Author-‘Curriculum to Classroom’ & ‘Building Culture’, MSc Student Oxford University. Views my own.
Dr James Shea @englishspecial.bsky.social Principal Lecturer Teacher Education | ITE UG & PG Portfolio Leader | Trustee The Pyramid Schools Trust | Author | Editor http://peerreviewededucationblog.com
Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social CEO, Academy Transformation Trust;
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Peps @pepsmccrea.bsky.social Keeping you (teachers) informed // Director of Education, Steplab // Author of Evidence Snacks, a weekly 5-min email read by 25k+ teachers → https://snacks.pepsmccrea.com 🎓
CogSciSci @cogscisci.bsky.social The grassroots organisation for science teaching and cognitive science. #CogSciSci www.cogscisci.wordpress.com
Amy Forrester @amymayforrester.bsky.social Director of Behaviour| @tes Behaviour Columnist| English Teacher| ELE| MA T+L| EdSec Gove fan | author of The Complete Guide to Pastoral Leadership 💗
Prof Sam Twiselton @samtwiselton.bsky.social OBE Emeritus Prof, Education Policy Advisor Visiting Prof UoS, Former Founding Director of SIoE,Chair of DfE ITT CCF Group, PFHEA FCCT. Proud Cumbrian
Samantha.twiselton@shu.ac.uk
Daniel Muijs @danielmuijs.bsky.social Professor of Education, Queen’s University Belfast
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.
Helen Skelton @drhskelton.bsky.social Head of Science. T&L Lead Practitioner. Curriculum. CogSci. CogSciSci. Assessment. Evidence informed edu. Chemistry. MA Expert Teaching. #UKTeaching
Blog: elementsoflearning.home.blog
Cassie Young @moderncassie.bsky.social Education | Inclusion Executive Officer (IEO) | Trustee | Music | Infrequent blogger | Runner #NPQH #NPQEL #RunningPunks
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
Stuart Lock @stulock.bsky.social Chief Executive, Advantage Schools
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.
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
Ed Finch @edfinch.bsky.social Thinking about primary education, Big Education Conversation, storytelling, strumming, singing, linocutting.
Dan Morrow @moremorrow.bsky.social Trust Leader (CELT, Cornwall)
Educator
Live in beautiful Devon
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Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com Dad | Professor of applied sciences @AcademicaUoAS | Dubliner | PhD @KingsCollegeLon | Keats devotee | persecuted by an integer
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Blake Harvard @blakeharvard.bsky.social Teacher of AP Psychology - Reader and Implementer of Research to Improve Learning in the Classroom - www.effortfuleducator.com
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Elizabeth Mountstevens @drmountstevens.bsky.social Lifelong learner and Science teacher educator. Interested in the links between cognitive science, metacognition and the extended mind. Champion of research-informed teaching. Views all my own.
Blogs at catalysinglearning.wordpress.com
Adam Woodward @adamjames317.bsky.social ⭐️AHT with a love of all things curriculum and T&L. ⭐️ 👨👩👦👦 Father to two boys. ⭐️📚Wrote something for TES. ⭐️ All views are my own etc…
Christina McGhie 🦡 @christinamcghie.bsky.social Director of Teacher Development and Pedagogy @Pontefract Academies Trust | NPQ facilitator for NIoT, UCL & BPN | Pedagogical coaching | Science teacher | TF06 Ambassador.
All views are my own.
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
Zeph Bennett @zephbennett.bsky.social Teacher | National League Coach | Information Designer | Illustrator | @teachwire contributor | @oaknational contributor | Shared resources | Available for book design/illustrations | Teaching and Learning facilitator | Charted College of Teaching Member
Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social Keeper of questions at @teachertapp former teacher and previously at @tes
Zoe Paramour @zoeparamour.bsky.social Deputy Head | Author | Grammar Fiend | Eats cheese | Collects plants | Talks to cats | Views all own etc.
Heather Fearn @heatherbellaf.bsky.social Director of curriculum and assessment for MAT.
Dr David Preece @doctorpreece.bsky.social Head of Geography Teacher Development at Teach First, experienced geographer, teacher, educator and coach. Keen to explore how we can develop and share better - all views my own!
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social Leadership. Culture. Inclusion.
Former Headteacher & recent MAT CEO. Trustee at SHINE UK. Visiting Fellow Centre for Young Lives. US politics, cricket, golf obsessive. MUFC. Co-author Putting Staff First. Own views
Unleashing_Me @unleashingme.bsky.social
Sam Gibbs @samgibbs.bsky.social Trust Teacher Development & Curriculum Lead, GMET | Deputy Chair,TrustCPDLeads | Speaker,co-Auth ‘The Trouble With English’, ‘Love the One You’re With-Why Teachers Stay & What We Can Learn From Them’. | LeadingTrusts100 | Running, Reading, Red | Views Own.
Sam Strickland @strickomaster.bsky.social Principal/CEO, FCCT, author martial artist, historian
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.
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
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
InnerDrive @innerdrive.bsky.social Illuminating Cognitive Science research 💡
Free Teaching & Learning resources, practical staff CPD and student workshops, the Teacher CPD Academy, and more: www.innerdrive.co.uk
Alison Peacock @alisonpeacock.bsky.social Passionate teacher and Chief Executive of the Chartered College of Teaching. Learning without Limits.
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
Carly Waterman @carlywaterman.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Painter. Thinker. Listener. Bad dancer.
Interests: education, history, philosophy, trance, musicals, politics, activism, food.
Dr Emma Kell @thosethatcan.bsky.social Teacher, coach, writer, speaker, pragmatist. Specialisms: staff wellbeing, teacher retention.
TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4ZEoYM3zHw
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Nick Hart @mrnickhart.bsky.social Principal @CognitaSchools | MBA Educational Leadership @CEL_IOE | Author of #ImpactBook and #CultureBook
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Efrat Furst @efratfurst.bsky.social Bridging cognitive science and education: teaching and supporting educators with research-informed, classroom-oriented content.
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Catherine Lock @catherinelock.bsky.social Director of Education, DEMAT.
SSAT @ssatuk.co.uk We support all schools with membership communities, whole-school CPD and improvement programmes to achieve effective, sustainable and student-centric outcomes.
Adam Boxer @adamboxereducation.bsky.social Science teacher
Education Director at Carousel Learning
Teacher Trainer
Series Editor: Springboard Science
Karen Wespieser @karenwespieser.bsky.social Education evidence geek. COO @TeacherTapp Trustee @GreenshawTrust. @Leaders_Plus mentor. Editor ResearchEd Guide To SEND. Mum to mini-piesers.
Yamina B @msybibi.bsky.social English Teacher | Author of ‘A Little Guide for Teacher: Thriving in Your First Years of Teaching’ | Former DHT | Education Project Specialist | FCCT |@WomenEdLondon Network Leader | @DiverseEd Associate| She/Her
Alistair Hamill @ahamill.bsky.social • Geog HoD • SLT (T&L) • Shared Ed • GIS enthusiast • Plate Tectonics Geek • Mainstage presenter Esri UC '19 • GA Excellence in Geog Leadership 24' • Edtech50 UK '21 Award • RGS OS Award '22 • PQH • ResearchED presenter • Author • Landscape Photographer •
Ben White @benwhitewaldenkent.bsky.social Teacher, AHT T&L, co-author - The Next Big Thing in School Improvement, education speaker and consultant. Interested in social media, smart phones and well being. Fascinated by stories and story telling. Likes running. Hates barre chords. F particularly.