@andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social Mayor of Greater Manchester
UK Prime Minister Updates @downingstreet.bsky.social Reporting the latest updates from Downing Street and Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Here until Downing Street setup an official account. I also run @royalfamilyuk.bsky.social.
BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk We are the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We get millions of children & families reading together from the earliest possible age.
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social Award-winning independent publisher of education, coaching, NLP, hypnosis, self-help and personal development books
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Bruce Robertson @brucenextlevel.bsky.social Next Level Educational CEO: Powering up professional development for teachers and leaders | Author of The Teaching Delusion trilogy and Power Up series | TEACHING POWERUPS
NextLevelEducational.com
TeachingPowerUps.com
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
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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Eva Hartell @evahartell.bsky.social teacher in STEM w great interest in formative assessment. Docent & Dr (PhD), as well btw.
Researcher in Haninge & @ KTH. Ambassador 4 researchED Scandinavia
Joe Jackson-Taylor @joejt.bsky.social Deputy Head | ResearchED Bournemouth organiser | MSc Cognitive Neuroscience | Teaching for Mastery Specialist | Professional Development Lead
Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social Psychology teacher, Director of Teaching & Learning, Instructional Coach. MCCT. Blogger (apsychologyteacherwrites.wordpress.com), , runner.
"How to teach Psychology - an evidence informed approach" - coming soon!
Ian Frost @ianfrost28.bsky.social Leadership | Executive Coach | Writer | Former Headteacher and Trust DCEO
Festival of Education @educationfest.bsky.social The 15th Festival of Education will take place on 3 & 4 July 2025 at Wellington College. Est. 2010.
https://educationfest.co.uk
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!
ReThinkRE Campaign @rethinkrenow.bsky.social A National Plan for RE to ensure a high-quality education in religion and worldviews for every young person. Get involved at http://rethinkre.org
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
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.
Steve Rollett @steverollett.bsky.social Deputy CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST). All opinions are my own.
Richard Human @humanrai.bsky.social Head of AI @Globeducate
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
Andy Buck @andybuckleadership.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 Former headteacher, NCSL Director and Trust MD. Founder of Leadership Matters, BASIC Coaching and Cadogan Press. Chair of Trustees at @LEADAcadTrust.
Dr Richard Kueh @thewayofkueh.bsky.social Chief Education Officer at CAM Academy Trust | Visiting Scholar, CCCU | Board RE Council of England | Trustee, Culham St Gabriel’s | Once upon a time… Senior Civil Servant and Deputy Director at Ofsted who also served as HMI national lead for RE
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
Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com Author, podcaster & organisational coach. I help education leaders grow in confidence and clarity.
Join my leadership intensive:
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My book:
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Andy Wolfe @andywolfe.bsky.social Executive Director of Education, National Society for Education (Church of England & Church in Wales); Author of ‘Flourishing Together’; Developing Leaders, Shaping Policy, Growing Faith.
Carissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social Associate Professor at the University of Oxford. Author of Prophecy ("Witty and surprising...intelligent" - NYT) and Privacy Is Power (An Economist Book of the Year). TED Speaker. Posts about #privacy, #AIethics, #philosophy, #philtech
Sam Wass @profsamwass.bsky.social 👶👨⚕️Child Psychologist/Neuroscientist🧠, attention and stress, 👨👩👧👦Dad of 2, 💻 @ERC_Research Fellow.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social Waterstone's UK Children's Laureate
Ideas lead to idols. Only wonder leads to truth.
Swinging a hammock on the Island of Brilliant podcast
https://islandofbrilliant.podbean.com/
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.
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.
Sentientism @sentientism.bsky.social The Sentientism worldview is "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings". Simple yet radical.
https://sentientism.info/
https://www.youtube.com/c/Sentientism
https://apple.co/391khQO
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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy data and analysis. Visit us at https://www.pewresearch.org/
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social Philosopher, writer, podcaster. Co-founder of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Author of A Little History of Philosophy and many other books. Weekly column Everyday Philosophy in The New World magazine. Consultant editor Aeon.co and Five Books.
Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social Demography nerd at Pew Research Center
Global religious change, sociology
Study of Religion as an Analytical Discipline Workshop @soraaad.bsky.social SORAAAD.org, allowing people to gather w/o being religious since 2011. Qual Research on Religion, Religion-like stuff, and Religion & stuff best not studied as religious but key to understanding those doing, being, saying & feeling stuff labeled religion
Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social A program of the Social Science Research Council, R&PS fosters research, discussion, and engagement around religion, secularism, spirituality, and belief. Publisher of online publications Intersections and @immanentframe.bsky.social.
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion @jssreligion.bsky.social The JSSR Journal is a multi-disciplinary journal that publishes research on the social scientific study of religion. Flagship publication of @sssreligion.bsky.social. Engage our journal: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14685906
Religion Media Centre @relmedcentre.bsky.social Independent and impartial - providing the media with information, context and expert comment
The Association of Religion Data Archives (The ARDA) @religiondata.bsky.social https://www.thearda.com/
The ARDA includes a variety of tools designed to foster better research, teaching, and understanding of religion data. Always free to access. Nonpartisan/nonsectarian.
Dawn Cox @missdcox.bsky.social Education. Education. Education.
Secondary, Teaching, Learning, Religious Education, Assessment…
Devil’s advocate. Still not who you think I am.
Nikki McGee @re-mcgee.bsky.social RE Mat Lead for Inspiration Trust and teacher at Hethersett Academy.
NATRE Executive
When not being an RE geek I love to travel, read, garden and stitch.
Andy Lewis @andylewis-re.bsky.social Some things I like to do: teach RE, run, watch Westerns, write books, listen to Springsteen, sample whisky, follow the Nazarene.
https://linkpop.com/andylewisre
London Marathon 2025: https://www.justgiving.com/page/andy-lewis-marathon-2025
Lisa O’Connor @lisaoconnor.bsky.social RS teacher, sixth form college leader. Sharing the sacred and the profane
Chris Giles @chrisnatre.bsky.social Head of RS, NATRE Executive and RE Hubs leader for West Midlands. Interested in teaching and learning.
Laura Gregory-White @mrsgw-re.bsky.social
Taught ages 4-18. MCCT.
Primary RE, Music and Wider Curriculum Lead.
Regional Advisor for Jigsaw Education Group - RE Specialist (East & West Midlands)
School Governor.
NATRE @natre-update.bsky.social The subject association for teachers of religious education
Wendy Dossett @wedossett.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Chester. Addiction Recovery Spirituality, Buddhism, Religious Education/Religion & Worldviews. Poetry, Cymru, Kingfishers, Corncrakes, Curlew, Coastguarding. She/her. www.wedossett.com
Joe Kinnaird @joekinnaird.bsky.social Head of RE. NATRE Executive. Interested in all things RE, teaching and learning.
https://mrkinnairdre.wordpress.com/
Karen Steele @karensteele.bsky.social Teacher. Senior Lecturer (Lead for secondary RE PGCE). Member of NATRE exec. Views are my own.
https://missevareteacher.wordpress.com/blog/
Farnyfun @farnyfun.bsky.social M.A. staller, incompetent human/struggling Youtuber, former projectionist, wanna-be outstanding Religious Education teacher.
My channel on religion, teaching & movies
https://youtube.com/@farnyfun?si=uPRQOTyXvGc-ttKc
Marina Robb @marinarobb.bsky.social Orthodox Christian ☦, theologian, philosopher, art historian, teacher 🎓, UK
AD⚡️HD
Saima Saleh @saimasaleh.bsky.social UK primary school teacher of over 30 years, NATRE (National Association of Teachers of Religious Education) exec member/ Local Groups Officer, Race and Education Film Club Co- Founder- Surrey SACRE member.
Natalie Ford @inquisitivetea2.bsky.social AHT - attendance, pastoral, behaviour, PD and EDI
Trust Curriculum Lead for RE and PSHE
North West
Matt Pitcher @re-runner.bsky.social Father, teacher, runner.
NATRE Exec and ARIEAC Exec member
Head of RE in Southampton
Adam Robertson @adamrobertson.bsky.social RE subject lead at Oak National Academy. Lover of nature, liminal places, lower league football and tea.
Dr Jackson-Royal @rroyal110.bsky.social Dr, T/L lead, HoD RE, Foundation Lead For RE, author, teacher trainer, evidence based practices, NATRE steering group (exams and Higher education officer), Step Up Network (events team), MA in Ed leadership, NPQSL
Karenza @karenza.bsky.social Pooch-Pal, Cornish, Gym Fiend, ADHD. Advocate for excellent Religious Education. Delighted to be North East Lead for the @rehubs.bsky.social. Words are my own and probably needed more thought.
Katie Gooch @goochkt.bsky.social MAT Primary Religion & Worldviews Lead💪 RE Curriculum Writer📝RE Adviser🫂SACRE member🙋🏽♀️RE reformist🔄 Governor🏫 My views 💭 (& changeable).
Deborah Weston @deborahweston.bsky.social NATRE Research Officer, REPU Chair, REC Officer. OBE. Passionate about RE / Religion and worldviews and political campaigning for better provision. Nana to two small boys who I hope can keep me young 😀. All views are my own.
FionaJMoss @fionajmoss.bsky.social Happy, harassed, wife and mum of two lovely girls. Love my family, friends, being involved with RE. Education and Programmes manager for CSTG. Former CEO of NATRE and RE adviser for RE Today.
Cecilia Scott @ceciliars.bsky.social Head of RS. Philosophy graduate, Theologian. Singer and speaker, poetry reader. Contemplative. Yoga student & yoga teacher. Vintage fashionista. Single mama. Carer for my mama. Nice times appreciator. Chatty lady. Believer in Good. #TeamRE #greenparty 💚
Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social 💜RS/Philosophy 11-18 Teacher 🛕 KS5 RS & Phil lead 💭 GCSE AQA, Alevel RS Eduqas, Alevel Philosophy AQA⛪Leading on Curriculum transition 🛠️ Farmington Scholar 2024-25 📚 PGCE mentor 🪄 DofE lead 🏕️
She/her
@lfpassmore.bsky.social @lfpassmore.bsky.social Head of RE, SACRE member, baker of egg free cake. Trying a new platform.
Emma Marsh @emmamarsh.bsky.social •AHT (T/L and Catholic Life)
•HoD of RE
•CCRS course tutor (Sacraments module)
•Drinker of copious amounts of coffee
•Hoarder of pretty stationery
•Outside the classroom I enjoy cooking, travelling and a good book
• All views my own •
Shabnam Khaliq @shabnamre.bsky.social NATRE executive, secondary RE and hub lead. Passionate about all things RE and Anti-racist education.
@therepodcast.bsky.social @therepodcast.bsky.social Host of The RE Podcast, RE Consultant, NATRE exec, author, speaker, ADHD, she/her
Paul Smalley @pablopedantic.bsky.social Experienced Academic who writes about education and RE Policy in England. I work with RE Council, NASACRE and others.
Missional Leader at St James Church in West Warrington.
BWFC fan. Former coach. Occasional cyclist.
Katie Freeman @katiekatie84.bsky.social Primary school RE Teacher, Chair of the National Association of Teachers of RE (NATRE), SLE for RE and SIAMs, Plymouth LTLRE lead and Vice Chair of Plymouth SACRE.
Waqar Ahmedi @waqarahmedi.bsky.social Head of Religious Studies in Surrey, UK NATRE Exec
Lifelong learner
'Love for All, Hatred for None'
Olivia Seymour @ollyre.bsky.social I'm a Northern Irish girl. So I am. Asst Director of Education Diocese of York, RE adviser and Regional Lead for RE Yorkshire and Humber and lover of all things food especially cheese.
Sally Brooman @mrsbdoesre.bsky.social Primary teacher, RE and collective worship lead at St Peter and St Paul C.E in Scunthorpe, NATRE exec member (2024-2027), associate RE adviser with Lincoln Diocese, former SLE for RE, Farmington scholar 2016-2017, mum.
Wayne Buisst @buisst.bsky.social Just a teacher, here to learn and share.
Sarah Lane Cawte @sarahfcg.bsky.social Education, religion and worldviews, social justice.
Chair of Religious Education Council of England and Wales, Education Officer for Free Churches Group, Chair of Essex SACRE.
Charlotte Vardy @vardycharlotte.bsky.social RE Teacher & HoD, event organiser, teacher-trainer, author, consultant...
Lee-Anne B @mrs-baker14.bsky.social I'm a RE teacher from Kent, but my roots are in Northern Ireland. When I'm not teaching you can see me out with my camera.
Greg Parekh @gregparekh.bsky.social Head of RE and Teaching and Learning Lead. Cornwall SACRE Consultant. NATRE National Executive. LTLRE Hub Leader for West Cornwall. Passionate about all things RE and Teaching and Learning! Living in beautiful Cornwall. #teamRE
Sue Nurse @sueteaches.bsky.social AVP T&L, part-timer, part retiree, empty-nester. Worrier. RE and T&L nerd.
Foodie, avid reader and would be traveller. South West UK.
Claire Clinton @claireclinton1967.bsky.social RE Advisor, Lead Director of RE Hubs UK, NASACRE Exec member
Bella Saunders MCCT @mrsavesaunders.bsky.social Assistant Head Academic and former Head of RE. Advocate of Religion and Worldviews approach. PhiE enthusiast. Passionate about teaching and learning. Mum of two. Previously @MissAVECarter.
Bill Moore @bjvmoore.bsky.social Ageing RE/PSHE/SMSC enthusiast and consultant. Relatively youthful Morris Dancer - an endangered species, so please, people under 50, join a local side! Lover of many things, connoisseur of nothing.
Mr Wade - RE @mrwade-re.bsky.social Head of RE - Secondary
NW based
Grab my attention with...
* Religious places of worship
* Castles
* Dogs
Julie Childs @juliechildsre.bsky.social Independent RE & Worldviews advisor and trainer. SACRE vice-chair and inter-belief forum member. AREIAC Eastern region co-lead. Keen runner. All views my own.
Kathryn Wright @kathrynfenlodge.bsky.social CEO, Culham St Gabriel’s Trust. Championing religion and worldviews education. www.cstg.org.uk @culhumstgabriel.bsky.social
Neil McKain @nmckain.bsky.social Head of RS. Textbook author - Vice Chair of Humanists_UK. Ex NATRE #NPQSL
RE-MrsB @re-mrsb.bsky.social Head of RE in N.Ireland.
Karen Barker @mrsbarkerre.bsky.social Teacher of PRE
Iain Dover @mrdoverre.bsky.social Teacher of RE KS3-5, HoD, Cambridgeshire based, NPQLTD cohort member, Plenty of other things that may or may not be relevant right now
Bel @re-bel.bsky.social Primary Teacher, follower of the Solar Star, Regular Ocean dipper and Worldviews Geek 💚
North East Religious Learning Resources Centre @religiousrc.bsky.social The Religious Resources Centre - supporting Religious Education in schools, Christian ministry & interfaith dialogue across the North East of England.
https://www.resourcescentreonline.co.uk/
Becky Rawbone @rjrawbone.bsky.social RE teacher for 25 years. Formerly Head of RE and Professional Tutor - now venturing into writing curriculum.
@shellrpe.bsky.social @shellrpe.bsky.social
ATCRE @atcre-ew.bsky.social Association of Teachers of Catholic RE
Esther Zarifi @estherzarifi.bsky.social
Ruth Marx @mzmarxre.bsky.social PSHE and RS consultant. Secondary school teacher for 20 years in the UK now I work with schools, boroughs and MATs remotely from the South West of France. Author, blogger and worksheet maker! AREIAC exec co- vice chair /Tower Hamlets SACRE
Sarah Larsen 🌎 @sarahlarsen74.bsky.social Geography 🌎 and RE teacher • NPQLTD • Teaching and Learning • Evidence-informed • Mum of ASC teen girls • Edubook contributor • ResearchED speaker • Former SCITT subject lead mentor and Link Tutor • Blog: https://sarahlarsen.school.blog/ 📌🖊️
RE Hubs @rehubs.bsky.social Designed to equip, link, and grow the breadth of support & resource for the RE/RVE/R&W Community. #REHubs
https://www.re-hubs.uk/
Jane Yates @philos-backpack.bsky.social RE Adviser for Cumbrian SACRE. RE Hubs Lead North West. Thoughtful P4C Trainer. Teacher trainer for Humanist UK. Volunteer/Facilitator for Anti-Racist Cumbria. Originally from Bristol.
https://www.re-hubs.uk/hubs/north-west/
@mrsfisherre.bsky.social @mrsfisherre.bsky.social Head of RE and PICCL in West Midlands. Part of Extended Leadership Team. Eduqas Route B. OCR A Level RS. Interested in RE; Catholic Life; T&L
Jenni Rawlinson @jenniraw.bsky.social Head of RE. Communication Lead. NATRE Executive. Love to travel.