Education Choices Magazine @edchoicesmag.bsky.social An award winning magazine that explores the choices available to children, families and young people in the UK.
Explaining History Podcast @explaininghistory.org Follow the podcast at https://explaininghistory.org or via https://shows.acast.com/explaininghistory
Teaching Medieval Women @teachmedwomen.bsky.social TMW is a collaborative project between teachers and academics looking to encourage and support the teaching of medieval women in school History lessons.
https://teachingmedievalwomen.org/
Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social Women's History Scotland exists to promote study and research in women's and gender history, particularly for those working in Scotland or on Scottish themes.
https://womenshistoryscotland.org/
CSIS @csis-liverpool.bsky.social The Centre for the Study of International Slavery is a research institute led by National Museums Liverpool's International Slavery Museum and the University of Liverpool.
https://linktr.ee/csisliverpool
Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social The History of Ideas Podcast. Every Wednesday and Sunday with David Runciman. Wherever you get your podcasts.
Find us at 🔗 www.ppfideas.com
Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social #Historian. Author #BlackTudors #Heiresses (out September 2025) Collaborative educator #TeachingBlackTudors
www.mirandakaufmann.com
www.linktr.ee/drmirandakaufmann
UoN Humanities @uonhumanities.bsky.social Building a community and shining a spotlight on our courses at the University of Nottingham. #WeAreUoN | #UoNHumanities
👉 Classics & Archaeology | History | Music | Philosophy
🔗 https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/school-of-humanities.aspx
The English Historical Review @enghistrev.bsky.social Academic history journal, publishing in all fields and periods.
Find our content here:
https://academic.oup.com/ehr
Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social The Institute of Historical Research is the UK’s national home for history. Supporting historians with digital resources, library, seminars & training
https://www.history.ac.uk/ Part of @sasnews.bsky.social
Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org The Royal Historical Society is the UK's foremost society promoting the scholarly and professional study of the past. Our membership is an international community of 7000+ historians - please join us: https://royalhistsoc.org/
Jackie Eales @jackieeales.bsky.social President of the British Association for Local History and Professor Emerita at Canterbury Christ Church University. Historian of English Civil Wars, Puritanism, Early Modern Women and Kent. Former President of the Historical Association
Chartered College of Teaching @collegeofteaching.bsky.social Your professional body working to empower a knowledgeable and respected teaching profession through membership and accreditation.
Teachers Talk Radio @ttradioofficial.bsky.social Welcome to Teachers Talk Radio: the home of live education conversation. News, views, real teachers talking teaching. www.ttradio.org
Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social Historian (from below), award-winning author, filmmaker, playwright, Distinguished Professor, University of Pittsburgh
marcusrediker.com
UCL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment @cpaucl.bsky.social UCL IOE's Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment @ioe.bsky.social, ranked no. 1 in the world for #Education since 2014.
#WeAreIOE #WeAreCPA
David Olusoga @davidolusoga.bsky.social British-Nigerian Historian - BAFTA Winning Producer/Presenter - Best Selling Author - AGENT cwalker@unitedagents.co.uk
Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social British Empire Professor, University of Sussex. Co-editor, MUP Studies in Imperialism series. Views here own.
Blogs on politics of colonial history here: https://alanlester.co.uk Editor https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-truth-about-empire/
Rebecca Rideal @rebeccarideal.bsky.social Historian (early modern & true crime). Teaches at Oxford University. Author - 1666 (out now), GOD’S THRONE (out soon).
Also… co-host BURIED EVIDENCE. Director of HistFest.
Salma Ishaq @sishaqmo.bsky.social Head of History in a London School
30ish and thriving ✨️
This is the darkest timeline but we try to find the bright spots to keep us going
Tracy Borman OBE @tracyborman.bsky.social Historian, author and joint chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces. A Lincolnshire lass and chancellor of Bishop Grosseteste University.
History Today @historytoday.com 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅’𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆. Try 3 issues for £5 at http://historytoday.com/subscribe
David Veevers @davidveevers.bsky.social Lecturer in Early Modern History | Seventeenth Century, Colonialism, Asia, Caribbean | ‘dazzling’ - BBC History | tired dad | Stephen King aficionado | academia’s longest commute | Sussex coast | writing my third book: Where the Manchineel Trees Grow
Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social Fellow of the Royal Historical Society • HWA Book judge • Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry Tudor https://amzn.to/4e499k9 • A Chronicle of Dragon & Cats https://bit.ly/48klsaQ • Events & Talks https://linktr.ee/nathenamin • Welsh-Kashmiri
Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social Historian. Author of "Elizabeth Boleyn". Writing a book on Perkin Warbeck. Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Book History MA graduate.
@johndclarehistory.bsky.social @johndclarehistory.bsky.social
Lucy Worsley @lucyworsley.bsky.social Hello! I'm Lucy, I'm a historian, I write books like biographies of Agatha Christie and present a VERY GOOD @BBCSounds podcast called #LadyKillers. For ages I was Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, now an Ambassador for the charity.
History Teacher Educators' Network @htenuk.bsky.social HTEN UK represents those who work with and have responsibility for the professional education, development and training of beginning and serving history teachers.
Email: HTENUK@outlook.com
https://www.hten.org.uk
Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social I present programs on TV and Radio, write history books and present a podcast called Empire with William Dalrymple. NOT IN THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT!
William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social Scottish historian & art historian; @EmpirePodUK.bsky.social podcaster & Jaipur Lit Fest co-director. Visiting Fellow at All Souls, Oxford. Writes the occasional book.
Mr Hassan History @mrhassanhistory.bsky.social #historyteacher 👨💼 Founder of @historyblastedu 🎥 Welsh 🏴 LLB, PGCE, MEd in Education 🎓 Teaching...still learning.
David Rawlings @davidrawlings.bsky.social Bristolian | PGCE History Subject Lead - University of Bristol | Researcher in social justice, coloniality and history education
James Fitzgibbon @mrfitzhist.bsky.social Subject Leader for History and Politics
Karen Knight @kknteachlearn.bsky.social History and Sociology teacher.
Happy to be focusing on the learning that happens in my classroom.
Also very fond of stationery.
Schools History Project - SHP @1972shp.bsky.social Supporting history teachers to bring rigorous, accessible and life enhancing history into classrooms for all young people. Find out more www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk #WeAreSHP #SHPUnderstanding #SHPCurriculumPATHS
Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social History teacher, AHT, author, examiner.
Tom Sims @tommole.bsky.social History, Politics, Philosophy Teacher @BruntsAcademy, Mansfield. Shares resources and T&L ideas. 🐏
Carmel Bones @carmelbones.bsky.social Works extensively in schools providing solutions! Interested in all things learning and teaching.
New book 📚 coming Spring 2026 https://amzn.eu/d/ej9PmsV
Suzannah Lipscomb @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social Award-winning historian, professor & TV presenter
Author, The King is Dead; Voices of Nîmes; 1536
Host, Not Just the Tudors podcast from History Hit
Ollie Barnes @obarnes.bsky.social History and Politics teacher in the East Midlands. Head of Year 12, KS3 history lead, SCITT mentor #historyed #historyteacher
Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling author. FRSL. FRHistS. WTF. #Empireworld #EmpireLand #TheBoyWithTheTopknot #MarriageMaterial. New book on George Michael, Tonight the Music Seems So Loud, published by Picador, out now. https://shorturl.at/qhPlJ
Prof Janina Ramirez @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social Oxford historian, best-selling writer fiction & non-fiction, documentary maker, cat lover, vegetable grower, unrelenting optimist. https://lnk.to/LegendaPB
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
Kate Lister @k8lister.bsky.social Sex Historian. Writer. Presenter. Columnist. Host of (award winning) Betwixt the Sheets Podcast. FLICK: A History of Female Pleasure, Out Now https://linktr.ee/drkatelister
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social NYT Bestselling Author. Medical Historian. Breast Cancer Survivor.
Next book: SLEUTH-HOUND, a whirlwind tour of Victorian forensics from the perspective of the man who loaned a voice to Baker St.’s famous resident: Sherlock Holmes. Out October 20.
Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com History isn't made by kings or politicians, it's made by us: billions of ordinary people. https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social Historian, writer, broadcaster. She/her. Latest book, FALLEN IDOLS, shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2022. HISTORY’S SECRET HEROES and THE LUCAN OBSESSION on BBC Radio 4. One of the Silk Road Slippers https://www.silkroadslippers.com
Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social Surprised historian, not surprised eels.
Doctor of medieval things. Talkin’ eels, history, and maps. Spaniel mourner. Alt-text artist.
I draw custom maps and artwork on commission:
https://surprisedeelmaps.com/
Support me here: patreon.com/SurprisedEel
Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social That one medieval historian you've heard of. Co-host We're Not So Different and Gone Medieval podcasts. Author of The Once and Future Sex. (Out now!) George Michael stan. Cutie.
https://eleanorjanega.com/
Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social Teacher, parent, school governor.
Occasional blogger. Highland Games Athlete.
Director of the Knowledge Hub.
https://bennewmark.wordpress.com/
Peter Frankopan @peterfrankopan.bsky.social Historian. Coffee drinker
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
Dr Fern Riddell @drfernriddell.bsky.social Historian. Author. On your TV/Radio.
**Victoria’s Secret: The Private Passion of a Queen OUT NOW**
Expert: Suffragette Terrorism, Music Hall, 19thC Sex + Culture, Queen Victoria & John Brown.
www.fernriddell.com
https://lnk.to/victoriassecretbook
Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social Snarky history. Hideous French battleships. Nautical nonsense. Always check the alt text.
Epic Maps @locations.bsky.social Educational and informative word maps.
Scroll Down & Get More Knowledge.
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.
Subscribe to our free newsletter: https://substack.nomoremarking.com
Adam Smith @aipsmith.bsky.social Professor of US Political History at Oxford. Director of the Rothermere American Institute. Research conservatism, parties, Civil War. Host of The Last Best Hope? Podcast.
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.
Claire Harley @claireharley.bsky.social I’m a deputy headteacher/history teacher in the East Midlands and part-time EdD student.
You can never be overdressed or overeducated - Oscar Wilde.
https://substack.com/@claireharley123?r=3w505c&utm_medium=ios
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
Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social The Historical Association is the voice for history. For over 100 yrs we have brought, teachers, students, academics and enthusiasts together to explore the past and inspire future historians. We provide digital and in-person resources. www.history.org.uk
Jonathan Mountstevens @mrmountstevens.bsky.social Deputy Head and History Teacher. Mostly here to discuss curriculum, assessment, school leadership and history. Views my own.
Blog: https://occamshairdryer.wordpress.com
ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social Prof History Ed & Head of Department Curriculum Pedagogy & Assessment @ UCL’s Institute of Education. Editor HistEd Research Journal & International Rev of HistEd. Vice-Chair OHTE SAC. FRHistS. FHA. Co-Chair HEIRNET. Blog: thecamelsback.org. Own views.
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
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/
Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social
Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social PGCE Tutor and former history teacher with an American West obsession. All views my own…I think. #UKTeaching #historyteacher #PGCE- I Ian Dawson @iandawson51.bsky.social www.thinkinghistory.co.uk; edited HA's Exploring and Teaching Medieval History; ex-SHP Director; Hon Fellow HA, Leeds Trinity Univ; Nat Teaching Award 2003; retired from teacher-training; currently writing about the Redmayns of Harewood in 15thC
Pete Jackson @petejackson.bsky.social History teacher. 24 years in education. Husband. Father of 4 boys. Twinlife. Running. Parkrun Ultra. Oasis. MUFC. FPL. Guitar. Piano. History. Camping. Photography. Mancunian in Yorkshire. Views my own.
Claire Holliss @claireholliss.bsky.social Lecturer in History Education at UCL's Institute of Education/History teacher/PhD student researching the representation of LGBTQ+ history in the KS5 curriculum. She/Her
claireholliss.wordpress.com
Simon Beale @spbeale.bsky.social Head of History and Politics in West London. Will also post pictures of food.
Here to share resources.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NtQ4Kdz4lQjPYloxBNk01PI24jgM2Ixa
Kristian Shanks @historykss.bsky.social Assistant Headteacher T+L in Harrogate and History Teacher.
Julie @julestheteacher.bsky.social I teach history and politics. Permanently curious. I love learning and that’s why I’m here. 😊
UK Teaching / #UKEd
Ed Durbin @edurbin.bsky.social History Teacher and Curriculum Leader / Lead Practitioner T and L / Textbooks / Bristol / over educated childminder
Victoria Crooks @victoriacrooks.bsky.social Associate Professor History Education at University of Nottingham
Co-Chair @htenuk.bsky.social
Co-author: https://tinyurl.com/vj36v3hu
Blog: https://uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/
@UoNSoEHistory in other places
Rachel Lewin (scillyteacher) @scillyteacher.bsky.social Headteacher in the Isles of Scilly. History educator - specialisms: migration, History Around Us, interdisciplinarity, 3-16 curriculum design. NPQH, MSc Learning & Teaching, HA Secondary Committee, HA Experienced Teacher Programme. #UKEd
Elizabeth Carr @egcarr.bsky.social History teacher, Humanities subject leader, Curriculum senior leader, Historical Association editor and course leader.
Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social Founding Co-headteacher of Reach Academy Hanworth Park. NPQH. MEd.
https://justonethingafteranotherblog.wordpress.com/
Richard Keogh @rkeogh.bsky.social Head of History. Inevitably trying to bring up medieval history and #SaintsFC into everyday conversation. You came for the pedagogy, stayed for the memes.
#historyteacher
Sarah Hartsmith @sehartsmith.bsky.social Head of History | MA local history | teacher training | occasional author | forever emo |
Views my own.
Tom Pattison @tpattison.bsky.social Seasoned edu bore. Kendalian. Cantona devotee. History Teacher in Exile. He/Him.
All views are mine all mine.
Sitara A @mrsamin.bsky.social KS3 (MYP) Lead for History at the most wonderful inclusive IB world (comprehensive) school in Cambridge. Mother, reader, knitter and decaf tea and squash addict. Passionate about teaching a diverse history. Books. All the books.
UCL Centre for Holocaust Education @uclholocaust.bsky.social We are the world leader for research informed teacher and student Holocaust education. Part of UCL Institute of Education.
https://holocausteducation.org.uk/
#edusky
Dr Lauren Theweneti @laurentheweneti.bsky.social First World War Historian | research focuses on Women, Conflict and Class in First World War Leeds | Regional Ambassador HL+
Catherine Priggs @catherinepriggs.bsky.social Née Flaherty | Education Consultant |
@histassoc Secondary Committee | Exams | School Governor
www.catherinepriggseducation.com
Hannah Cusworth @hannahcusworth.bsky.social Historian, curator, former teacher, toddler mum.
Kat O'Connor @kat-oc-kearey.bsky.social History teacher, occasional textbook writer, Clash and Rik Mayall fan. Leftie hippie type. Eco and cat-friendly.
Cat Batch @catbatch.bsky.social Head of History at Teach First Teacher Development | MA Ed. L’ship UO Warwick | Associate Fellow Royal Historical Society | Governor | Gymmer + reader | Views all mine.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-batch-46380462/
Rich Kerridge @historyrichk.bsky.social Confident bald man and diamond in the rough.
Katie Hall @katiehall.bsky.social Subject Lead for History and Politics - AQA, Honorary Fellow of the Historical Association and Schools History Project. 18th century nerd. Yorkshire. Views all mine.
Sam Slater @historysam.bsky.social Head of History. Trust Curriculum Lead for History. Hodder CPD and textbooks. Here to teach really good history! Books, art, AWFC ….
Luke Mayhew @mrmayhew.bsky.social Head of History, SHP Eastern Advisor, former lead practitioner of history, frayed at edges father and cantankerous canary. Views my own and should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Ailsa Fidler @ramble14.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Prinary Education, HA trustee, Views are my own. Dogs. History. Reading. Often found wandering and pondering in woodland.