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.
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Dr Naomi Fisher @drnaomifisher.bsky.social Clinical psychologist, author of Changing Our Minds, When the Naughty Step Makes Things Worse and the Teenager's Guide to Burnout.
Substack: Think Again naomicfisher.substack.com. Website: www.naomifisher.co.uk.
Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com Award-winning deaf and disabled journalist | Author of ‘Selling Out the Spectrum’ (2024) 📖 | Theatre critic | Views my own.
Website 🔗: liamodell.com
Rook Irwin Sweeney @ris-law.bsky.social Award winning specialist public law and human rights firm. Judicial review | education law | health & social care | mental capacity | environmental law
www.rookirwinsweeney.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
Confederation of School Trusts @cstvoice.bsky.social We are the national organisation and sector body for school trusts in England advocating for, connecting and supporting executive and governance leaders.
Sir David Carter @carter59.bsky.social Former Teacher, Headteacher, Trust CEO and Schools Commissioner. Now loving life outdoors, playing golf and listening to music, supporting Cardiff City FC and all things Wales
Catriona Moore @catrionamoore.bsky.social Public policy, SEND, feminism, books.
Hannah Carter @thehonesteducator.bsky.social Experienced Headteacher, Qualified Executive Coach, Consultant and Author.
Dr Duncan Gillard @duncanjee.bsky.social Psychologist; ACT & DNA-V trainer; author of The Science of Children’s Wellbeing & Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Dummies; Co-creator of ConnectPSHE; works at Enable Trust.
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. 
Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social Minister for Women & Equalities.
Chair of the Labour Party.
Proud MP for Houghton & Sunderland South.
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
Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social Award-winning journalism for schools, including news, analysis, research reviews and teaching and learning guides.
University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social The School of Law @universityofleeds.bsky.social is one of the leading law schools in the UK and has been providing instruction in law since its inception in 1899.
Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social Green MP for Bristol Central.
Former Co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.
Engineer. Bi 🏳🌈. She/Her.
Need to get in touch?
📧 carla.denyer.mp@parliament.uk
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Ed Plowden @edplowden.bsky.social Green Party Councillor for Windmill Hill in Bristol, with Lisa Stone
Chair of @bristolcouncil Transport Committee
MSc, CMILT, MCIHT
Views my own
Promoted by Ed Fraser on behalf of Ed Plowden (Bristol Green Party) both at 17 Great George St, Bristol BS1 5QT
Cllr Shona Jemphrey 🇵🇸 @shonajemphrey.bsky.social Eco-socialist. Green Party councillor for Lawrence Hill, Bristol. Member of Acorn and Unison, co-founder of Bristol Transformed. She/her. Email casework: cllr.shona.jemphrey@bristol.gov.uk
Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social 📍Bristol, England / 🌿 Green councillor for St George West on Bristol City Council / 🧩 Green Group Organiser (Whip) / 🅿️ Chair of Kerbside and Parking Strategy Task and Finish Group / 🏷 Agnostic, agonist, English, left populist, republican, secularist
Bristol Green Party @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social Bristol’s biggest party. For a fairer, Greener Bristol.
Promoted by Tom Hathway on behalf of Bristol Green Party, both at 17 Great George St, Bristol, BS1 5QT.
linktr.ee/bristolgreenparty | https://bristolgreenparty.org.uk/
Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell.bsky.social Dad of two. Founder/writer of the website Education Uncovered. Investigating and reporting on education policy since 1997. Please support my work via a subscription to educationuncovered.co.uk Views personal.
Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social The UK's professional membership body for #publichealth. We work with our members to protect and improve health for all. www.fph.org.uk
Meaghan Kall @kallmemeg.bsky.social Epidemiologist, public health trainee, mom, wife. Formerly @UKHSA. Disability advocate. Born 🇺🇸 Migrated 🇬🇧. 🏳️🌈 Personal account.
Emily Widnall @emilywidnall.bsky.social Senior Research Associate in Public Health with a particular interest in young people’s mental health.
University of Bristol | NIHR SPHR
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/emily-widnall
Dr. Dom Sirianni @drdom.bsky.social Semi-verbal AuDHD & dyslexic chem prof | Quantum chemistry for rxn mechanism & complex environments | Reluctant sysadmin, happy software dev | Now at Westminster College in PA! | Hiking, biking, & clays | Lab: https://wildkets.owlstown.net
Dr Laura Edwards @lauraedwards33.bsky.social Clinical Psychologist. Exploring psychology, theology, politics & inequality. Wife. Mum. Working class. Church Planting. All opinions my own.
Vari Morrison @otmorrisonv.bsky.social Occupational Therapist working in Specialist Children's Services. Interested in Neurodiversity, coaching, MOHO and QI.
Neesh @neesh-bloggs.bsky.social Science Teacher, SEND parent, wild swimmer, reluctant park runner, eco warrior , socialist. Trying to learn gardening, skiing, and how to swim butterfly.
Jon Bailey @iamjonnybailey.bsky.social Headteacher • All things Inclusion • NPQH • NAHT • Work West London • Live East London• Views & opinions my own.
Elissa Noves @elissanoves.bsky.social Full time carer (the economically inactive kind). Interested in #SEND and patient safety.
Saskia Heijltjes @saskiaheijltjes.bsky.social Green Party Cllr for Lambridge, Bath and North East Somerset
Once describes as "fanatical green" by Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Promoted by Michael Coffey on behalf of Saskia Heijltjes (Bath and NE Somerset Green Party), both at Ravenscroft, Sydney Road, Bath
SEND Warrior Mum making a difference! ( same as Twitter!) @sendwarriormum.bsky.social 🌟LETS HOPE THAT WE CAN REBUILD OUR COMMUNITY ON HERE!!🌟
Parentcarer, Speaker, Podcast Host of ‘Sharing The Load as an Unpaid Carer’ on X, campaigning to secure my #Autistic #PDA #ADHD son’s future,driving change, #educating and empowering #SEND families!♿️
Sharon L. Smith @sharonlsmith.bsky.social ‘Dr. mum’. Learning about: ‘wacky philosophies’, creative research approaches, education, disability, inclusion, (not)belonging, becoming, co-production, risk/vulnerability, policy, Down syndrome. Co-director Special Needs Jungle
https://linktr.ee/sharonls
Tom Rees @tomrees.bsky.social Chief Executive - Ormiston Academies Trust.
Chair of the DfE's Expert Advisory Group for Inclusion.
RHB.
Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social Teacher, parent, school governor.
Occasional blogger. Highland Games Athlete.
Director of the Knowledge Hub.
https://bennewmark.wordpress.com/
Tania Tirraoro @tanialt.bsky.social Founder @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social, writer, #autistic, #SaveOurChildrensRights, #SENDsky #EhlersDanlos #Disability #ChildrensRights, Devoted Grandma #wheelchair user #chronicpain
Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social Campaigner. Activist, Lived Experience Trainer. MA Social Policy.
#LearningDisabilities #HealthInequalities
Former charity Chair.
Trying to build a better world.
Also love #LFC
Views expressed are my own.
www.ramandeepkaur.co.uk
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.
T Pascoe-Matthews (M Ed , NPQH) @pascoed.bsky.social Advisory Board -UCL Centre for Inclusive Education.
AHT -Inclusion
Level 7 Specialist Assessor
Author of The Biggest Surprise (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Biggest-Surprise-Jadon-Talking-Trains/dp/B08GB4HX4Y)
Mother of two amazing autistic boys ❤️❤️.
Jim Lauder @mrjlauder.bsky.social Work at Dixons Academies. Schools as civic institutions - ensuring our communities have a voice and power. Building place based partnerships. Views my own.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jimlauder- K Patrick Keogh @keoghpatrick.bsky.social
Liam SEND HT @wsu-albion.bsky.social Dad to 2 amazing young adults. Headteacher for young people with additional needs. Humanist. FCCT. ST in WSU. Followed #bhafc since 1978. #GOSBTS
Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social School leader, behaviour specialist/consultant across all sectors and Author of Changing Perceptions 
Sarah_Mama Bear @sarahmamabear2.bsky.social Mama to 2 beautiful girls 🤍💙 #SEND #autism #ADHD #PDA #SPD 🏴🏴
Sarah @running2staysane.bsky.social Solo mum of 6, complex needs TA, jnr parkrun director. Run a bit, swim a bit, trying to stay sane whilst navigating SEND system. Neurodivergent family. Norwich #legorunbuddy
Miss Swailes @missjanetswailes.bsky.social Mum to 3 adopted children. Former primary headteacher and SENDCo, now advocate for parents of children with SEND.
Expert in strategies to deal with children with early trauma issues, especially post-LAC. Aspiring writer of children's books.
Jen Hicken @greatnorthmum.bsky.social World-class procrastinator. SEND parent and advocate. PhD researcher: lived experiences of neurodivergent university students. Knowledge Mobiliser. NHS by day. GMBPsS.
Pooky Knightsmith @pookyh.bsky.social Keynote speaker with a focus on mental health and special needs. Mostly to be found in the great outdoors when not on stage.
Beth_Tastic @beth-tastic.bsky.social #SEND parent & advocate supporting families, working with schools/disability forums/health boards etc to help improve practices around disabilities. #ActuallyAutistic
Simon Knight @simonknight100.bsky.social Joint Headteacher of a Special School with an interest in all things SEND and BWFC.
Matt Keer @captaink77.bsky.social Mostly SEND, mostly for @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
Catrina Lowri @neuroteachers.bsky.social Founder of Neuroteachers, Neurodivergent teacher, trainer, mentor and coach supporting Neuroinclusion 
Sarah Johnson (was Dove) @phoenixedsarah.bsky.social President PRUsAP |Author All About SEMH, Behaving Together :A Teacher's Guide to Nurturing Behaviour |Works in behaviour, mental health, AP, PRU & hospital education | Trustee|🐈, DnD⚔️, MtG, fossils, 🦅, 🏰, travelling |Mum to 4 girls
Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username👆)
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Joe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social Economist working in capital markets ▪ Big on placemaking, housing, regeneration, land policy ▪ Inspired by systems thinking and servant leadership ▪ FRSA
❤️ cycling & running in the Peak District & on Zwift 🚵🏻♂️🏃
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.
Dr Dan Jones @hookean.bsky.social Physics teacher
PhD in positrons long ago!
#ITeachPhysics
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4y8XUOkvJX7k0ixJM3HIEg
https://www.drjonesphysics.com/
Ian Kearns @ianpkearns.bsky.social Former Advisor to UK Parliament on National Security Strategy. Co-Founder, European Leadership Network. Author, Collapse: Europe After the European Union, published by @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social Find me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/iankearns1
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet. 
Jonathan ‘the Edunaut’ Nalder @jnxyz.bsky.social Putting beautiful visuals out into the world YouTube.com/@lofitravelspace
| •Education(25yrs) •Edunauts.net Space Advocacy •ACS ICT GISP Program Manager | •Photography📸 LEGO🧱 Edtech (AI,ARVR, fmrADE) •Process Drama🎭 •👨🚀 Mars Society 🔴
Jelmer Evers @jelmerevers.com Director ETUCE - European Trade Union Committee for Education - representing teachers, academics & education personnel from 123 education unions in 51 European countries| History teacher #flipthesystem | #edusky 'If I am only for myself, what am I?'
Ian Eagleton @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social He/him
Children’s author, dad, former teacher of 13 years 🏳️🌈
Contact: ian@thereadingrealm.co.uk
Agent: Neil Dunnicliffe at Spring Literary
DC Bradshaw 🔜 Tabletop Scotland @dcbradshaw.com 👤 Dave (he/him)
⌨️ Creator of Little but Fierce
🎙️ Occasional Voice Actor
💭 “Shought Thorts” host
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💬 “Opinions? My own, they are.”
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Fréderike Geerdink @fgeerdink.bsky.social Independent journalist writing about power structures and those who want to tear them down. Journalism critic. Kurdistan and beyond. Based in the Netherlands. Active for PEN Netherlands and Dutch journalism union NVJ.
www.frederikegeerdink.com
Ali Messer @freereed59.net History. Trad music. Teacher Education. #HistoryEducation #TeacherEducation #UKteaching #SSChat #ContraDancing
📒🕰🎓🗺 No DMs unless we talk irl.
https://intheoryandinpractice.wordpress.com/2023/04/11/and-then-the-bell-rang/
https://linktr.ee/Freereed59
Chris Curtis MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social Proud Milton Keynesian and Labour MP for MK North. Can't spell, views my own.
Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social UK based writer / teacher / CPD provider / presenter. I help to run a preschool. I love gardening and my allotment. She/her. Author of 30+ books for teachers.
Please contact me via my website for CPD/INSET bookings and writing queries. www.suecowley.co.uk
Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social All about #EdResearch and improving policy and practice. Fan of logic models and mutual accountability. Senior Fellow, Research & Evidence Use at https://obc.southerneducation.org/
Associate Editor https://direct.mit.edu/edfp/issue
researchpractice.org
Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social BBC News in Westminster
Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com #EduSky, Teacher, mom of 5, author, AliceKeeler.com, EdTech expert, gamification, #coffeeEDU, Google Certified Innovator, Google Developer Expert 
Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social Talks, writes, teaches. "The Ha-ha" & "The Ends" might make you laugh. Patreon https://patreon.com/Tomtalksdisabillity?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link
James Ryan @jdryan08.bsky.social Executive Director, Middle East Research and Information Project (www.merip.org | @merip.bsky.social). Adjuncting at Rowan University. Historian interested in Turkey, Prodigal Son of Philadelphia. Usual caveats.
Jo Smith @jojophysicsgirl.bsky.social ITE assistant prof 👩🎓
Primary teacher EYFS to Y6 👩🏫
Secondary (physics) 💫
Engineer👩⚕️
Well-being of trainee teachers 🧚🏻♂️
First generation at uni 🙋🏼♀️
Anything physics, but love space🔭
mum👨👩👧👦
views mine, always learning
🌀Sander Raaphorst @sanderraaphorst.bsky.social Head of International School | Chair of Board Dutch International Schools ✨ Aspiring to inspire through leadership & education | 📚 Sharing thoughts that provoke, amaze & entertain | 🌍 Stepping beyond comfort to expand horizons and challenge perspectives
Jennie @unabridgedopinions.com Student success w/ a HigherEd perspective. Associate Director T&L & Student Success at UoM Library & Academic Lead for Student Success. Constantly tilting at windmills. Often seen reading, riding & running about. NTF/CATE/PFHEA, data and pedagogy obsessed
Martin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social Digital Education at University of Bristol. Digital Accessibility & Students as creators. Views my own.
Sci-Fi n' Horror n' Comics oh my!
Video games on easy mode.
Eclectic music tastes.
He/Him, cishet, jaded.
Punch up, not down. Not American.
Sabina Stent @sabinastent.bsky.social Writing about women and surrealism and cinema. Cat worshipper. Small Brummie. Tired.
https://linktr.ee/SabinaStent
Chris Cook @chriscook.news FT enterprise editor. South London nationalist. Articles with my byline get posted automagically on @cook.report
Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social Award-winning investigative/data journalist. Senior editor @MiddleEastEye, former MENA editor @AlJazeera, Global Authentication Project member @Bellingcat, meganotoole.ca
Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social Senior Researcher, Critical Internet Studies Institute (@criticalinternet.bsky.social, criticalinternet.org). He/him. Views my own; shares, likes, etc. =\= endorsements.
Trying to devote my time to matters of concern to others or to no one in particular.
Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social Chief Executive, The British Academy
Chair, Our World in Data
Board, National Audit Office
Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE
Visiting Professor, Kings College London
Fellow, Birkbeck College
Views my own
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
Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social Always in the Corner
Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com UK news editor, Financial Times. I write some of the headlines. I also wrote a book, How to Love Animals. https://www.ft.com/henry-mance
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.
Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social Puts the 'fun' in 'executive dysfunction' | Educational developer, writer, historian, abolitionist | Higher ed, critical pedagogy, C18/19th, and baseball-esp. minor leagues | Wrote: https://wvupressonline.com/node/823 | Hope, always. | he/him.
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social Everything is Connected.
Journalist, novelist, screenwriter. Always looking for stories. LDN, NYC, LA
Support my work at: https://substack.com/@chadbourn
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social Newsletter: http://publiccomment.blog/
Hire me: http://resnikoffconsulting.com/
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media jim@londoncentric.media
Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social Soon: Reporter @talkingpointsmemo.com. Author: To Catch A Fascist. Words in Guardian, Zeteo, MS NOW, The Nation. Formerly HuffPost. letsgomathias@protonmail.com. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767.
@stevehowell34.bsky.social @stevehowell34.bsky.social 
The Liberal Metropolitan Elite @liberalelite.bsky.social South London's most North London, Luso-Inglês, pseudo-intellectual Twitter Refugee.
Not Fernando Pessoa. But like hats sometimes.
🚀 Dr Fi Coley (The Ed Psych Coach) @fionacoley.bsky.social 🚀 Coaching for #edpsychs to flourish (career growth & change, fulfilment & well-being). Here to spread #positiviTEA with @positivitea-eps.bsky.social ✨ Senior LA EP. IOE Tutor. Chartered Coaching Psychologist. https://www.theedpsychcoach.com
Paul Frazee @pfrazee.com CTO at Bluesky. Not a nerd.
Alex Buckley @alexbuckley.bsky.social Associate Prof, Heriot-Watt Uni, learning & teaching enhancement, assessment & feedback, educational development
Andrew Phillips @andrewphillips.bsky.social Policy & Research Manager at the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement. Previously a researcher at Demos and the Institute for Government. Views my own.
https://www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-the-future-of-retirement
Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social Head of Policy, Campaigns & Public Affairs at Mind | NHS Mental Health Social Worker | Previously at NEF & DWP | Views expressed here my own