Sarah Crossan @sarahcrossan.bsky.social Writer based in Sussex.
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.
Patricia Mannix McNamara @patriciamannixm.bsky.social Professor of Education Leadership, podcaster, author, keynote speaker, leadership coach, and bookworm. 🎙️🖋️🗣️📚
Celine Govern @celinegovern.bsky.social Educator
Teacher
Podcaster
https://linktr.ee/thevillagepreschool?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5c0a730e-b06b-412c-9bc1-66fba674ce86
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/
Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social Promoting Irish writers and writing - maintained by Gerard Beirne
@gerardbeirne.bsky.social
Kate Jones @katejonesteach.bsky.social Teacher. Senior associate for Teaching & Learning at Evidence Based Education. Author. Mum.
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.
Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St, D1 @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social Ireland’s biggest independent bookstore - new, secondhand & bargain books - where you find what you didn’t know you were looking for!
An Post Bookshop of the Year 🏆
Patrick Freyne @patrickfreyne.bsky.social Irish Times writer & author of OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea & now, out in June, Experts in a Dying Field. You can preorder here: https://linktr.ee/expertsinadyingfield
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 
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
Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com Dad | Professor of applied sciences @AcademicaUoAS | Dubliner | PhD @KingsCollegeLon | Keats devotee | persecuted by an integer
https://www.carlhendrick.com/
David Didau @didau.bsky.social Same old same old
Substack: daviddidau.substack.com/
Jon McGregor @jonmcgregor.bsky.social I write novels and stories . (Recentlyish: Lean Fall Stand.)
There is a Substack: https://classnotesbyjonmcgregor.substack.com/
Also learning Dutch - kom maar bij mij en nederlands met me spreken, alstublieft x
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.
Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London. Writing a book about Arendt and another about literature and politics in the UK.
Wendy Erskine @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social THE BENEFACTORS Sceptre. Waterstones Irish Book of the Year. Shortlisted Irish Novel of the Year, Best British Audio Book. It’s out now. dance move/sweet home/stinging fly/picador/well I just kind of like it/PVA Books
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
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 | 🇬🇧 🇰🇳
www.funkypedagogy.com
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
Hester L-J @starcrossed2018.bsky.social Shakespeare, slowly #SlowShakespeare (just done: #MoonMad); editing (2GV for Arden, ongoing), introducing (R&J, Cambridge, 2023), writing (Textile Shakespeare, Oxford, 2025) & Very Short Intro to the Histories (currently). Teaching in Cambridge (Catz) 🇳🇿
The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social Founded in 1906 to support, promote, and celebrate the discipline of English Studies (registered charity 1124890). www.englishassociation.ac.uk/join-us/
Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social Books Editor of The Irish Times; author of Dirty Linen: The Troubles in My Home Place (Merrion Press)
Chris Curtis @xris32.bsky.social English teacher, head of department, geek, avid reader of books, blogger
Blog: https://learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/
Matt Lynch @matt-lynch.bsky.social Teacher 28 yrs inc. 10 yr stint as HoF. North Mancs regional advocate for Litdrive. Teaching, tennis, books, Egypt. Views my own. #teamenglish 🏳️🌈
Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social Professor of Shakespeare Studies, University of Oxford
Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social A high school teacher for 23 years to ELL & English-proficient students, community organizer for previous 19 years, author or editor of 13 books on education, Ed Week teacher advice columnist, committed - though mediocre - basketball and Pickleball player.
Marc Watkins @marcwatkins.bsky.social Lecturer of Writing and Rhetoric, I founded the Mississippi AI Institute for Teachers, Assistant Director of Innovation at the University of Mississippi, coauthor of the Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching. marcwatkins.org, https://marcwatkins.substack.com/
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 🎓
Stuart Pryke @spryke2.bsky.social Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning) | NPQSL | RTT: Macbeth / A Christmas Carol’ and ‘100 for 100: Macbeth’ 🗡👻 @JohnCattEd - https://tinyurl.com/RTTMacCC
Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social Experienced primary teacher, school leader and author.
Feel free to DM if you are looking for professional development relating to reading or just free advice.
Isaac @isaacmoore7.bsky.social Deputy headteacher
Curriculum/Assessment/Reading/CPD
Co-author of Desirable Difficulties In Action
EngLangBlog @englangblog.bsky.social English Language & Linguistics for A-Level students and teachers.
One of the Lexis podcast team https://tinyurl.com/yckh3vy5
EngLangBlog: https://englishlangsfx.blogspot.com/
English & Media Centre: https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/
He/him
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
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
The TLS @thetls.bsky.social The Times Literary Supplement. Subscribe here: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/buy
James Durran @jdurran.bsky.social Teacher of English, media & drama for 24 years; now an adviser. Literacy, English & all things teaching. Views are personal. jamesdurran.blog
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
Ian Cushing @iancushing.bsky.social Reader in Critical Applied Linguistics, Manchester Metropolitan University. Documenting and dismantling linguistic injustice in schools. Editor, Critical Studies in Education. Leverhulme Prize 2026-2029.
https://www.mmu.ac.uk/staff/profile/dr-ian-cushing
Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social 
Barbara Bleiman @barbarableiman.bsky.social Education consultant, writer of fiction & children's poetry; passionately committed to English as a subject, to education, and to the idea that learning is founded on dialogue. Poems on Dirigible Balloon & Northern Gravy.
Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel @drckt.bsky.social Senior Lecturer | School of Psychology & Neuroscience | University of Glasgow | Applying Cognitive Psychology to education and science communicator.
@learningscientists.bsky.social
@tilenetwork.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/drckt
Tom Needham @tomneedham.bsky.social English Teacher/Secondary School Senior Leader
Author of 'Explicit English Teaching'
CPD for schools and MATS
Blogs at https://tomneedhamteach.wordpress.com/
Music; Music; Music! Everything from drone to disco to death metal.
Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social Co-Founder and Programme Designer at Thinking Reading. Intervention is only successful if students catch up completely. Instructivist. DI fan. Alfie.
Web: www.thinkingreading.com
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/
whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social A teacher with the photocopier drum burns to prove it.
English teacher, Head of Department, TOK teacher and latterday educational technologist. Pretends to be optimistic about AI on LinkedIn.
The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social Making scientific research on learning accessible to students and educators. We aim to motivate students to study and increase the use of effective study and teaching strategies that are backed by research.
https://www.learningscientists.org/ 
GCSE Macbeth @gcse-macbeth.bsky.social Englishy things to model and share and also opinions. Former English HoD, examiner, current edu-adjacent person. Mediocre parent.
Heidi Drake FCCT @mrs-denglish.bsky.social English teacher/Head of Department and freshly minted Trust Secondary English Lead. Based in Essex. NPQML/NPQLTD currently doing NPQSL. Wrote a book once:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quotation-Bank-Level-Revision-Literature/dp/1739608011/ref=mp_s_a_1
Dr. Jonathan Firth @jwfirth.bsky.social Teacher, author, researcher focusing on applying psychology to education.
Check my free Memory & Metacognition Updates (CogSci, edu etc) – firth.substack.com/archive
John Tomsett @johntomsett.bsky.social Education author/blogger and consultant. Co-founder of Huh with Mary Myatt. Trainer for WalkThrus. Erstwhile headteacher of Huntington School, York. Contact: jtomsett@hotmail.com
Amy Staniforth @teachals.bsky.social English teacher. Vice Principal for Quality of Education. All views my own. ‘Ready to Teach’ Macbeth/ ACC and ‘100 for 100’ Macbeth: tiny.cc/9uspuz
Anthony Cockerill @thecockerill.bsky.social Blogs and writes about writing, the written word and education. Director of the National Association for the Teaching of English.
www.anthonycockerill.com
Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social I’m a high school English teacher in Bucks County, PA. I present PD and authored the books Poetry Pauses (2023) and Artful AI (coming June 2025).
Poem of the Day to start each class!
https://brettvogelsinger.com
#poetry #ai #teaching #aplit
English and Media Centre @engmediacentre.bsky.social Award-winning charity supporting English and Media teachers with publications, CPD, consultancy + conferences. Putting curiosity + pleasure at the heart of learning.
www.englishandmedia.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/engmediacentre/
MASSOLIT @massolit.bsky.social Short video lectures from university professors for secondary schools |
“The best new resource we have used with students in the last 5 years.”
David Bishop CTeach 🇬🇧🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @libraryrinth.bsky.social Hardest working man in teaching. Book reading, quiz teaming woke art lover. He/him. No AI. #Booksky #Edusky
libraryrinth.substack.com
Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social Director of Research; Writer; English teacher.
Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social Writing in the age of AI stuff
Newsletter: writinghacks.substack.com
Also curate theimportantwork.substack.com
engteacherabro2 @engteacherabro2.bsky.social Head of IB. Teacher of Eng. International teacher. Likes food, books, theatre and the simple things in life. Opinions are my own.
Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social 30+ yrs English teacher,post-16-SFC & FE. #JoyFE 💛📖📚📙✍️🗣️🎧Campaigner for bringing creative & critical thinking back into ❤️of education.Deputy Chair, trustee, Fellow of @englishassociation.bsky.social
The English Association #EnglishTeaching / North West
Stephanie Keenan @headofenglish.bsky.social Head of Product, English, AQA
Jamie Clark @xpateducator.bsky.social English Teacher | Head of Professional Growth | Author of Teaching One-Pagers 📘📗 | ADE | Information Designer | Research Translator | Podcaster
Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social I write poems.
Shows: https://brianbilston.com/events/
Books: https://brianbilston.com/books/
Jen O’Sullivan @readwritejen.bsky.social Lecturer in Literacy Education | Teacher Educator | PhD 🎓✏️📝 🇮🇪
Passionate about Early Reading Instruction | Reading Assessment | Reading Difficulties
Books 📚 | Travel ✈️ | Food 🍝
Views = Mine
Dee @playfulclassroom.bsky.social 🇮🇪 PhD candidate - Literacy Education
🍎 Playful Classroom
🎶 Lover of play, music, picturebooks, tea and all things creative. 🍉
#SOR #EdChatIE
Clara Maria Fiorentini @clarafiorentini.bsky.social Fio-ren-tini 🇮🇪🇮🇹
Teacher Educator / Lecturer in Literacy Education 💬📚📝
Past-President: Literacy Association of Ireland (2024)
Literacy | Children’s Literature | Read-alouds
Views = mine
Occasional blogger: www.claramariafiorentini.com
Bríd Uí Mh @corcaighgodeo.bsky.social Cork. Gaeilge.Helper of hedgehogs. Horses. Opinions my own .
Noel Hogan @noelahogan.bsky.social Husband of one, Dad of two, I want to make Drogheda an Active Travel town! Day job is teaching history and geography in Ireland. 
Ciara Quill @ciaraquill.bsky.social Lecturer/teacher of 🇫🇷&🇩🇪 in 🇮🇪
Interests: art, travel, education, MFL, food, wine, photography, film, history, France, Germany, Europe 🇪🇺
Kerrywoman living & working in Cork
Love Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Rome, London, Naples, Marseille, Venice, Kerry💚💛
Kev Dowling @kevdowling.bsky.social English Teacher - Teaching and Learning Post. Post Primary Teacher. 
Patrick Huff @mrphuff.bsky.social Irish. Avid reader; teacher of English; & Debate mentor; & more! All views my own.
INOTE @inotenews.bsky.social Irish National Organisation for Teachers of English 
Elaine Dobbyn @edobb.bsky.social Teacher, book-reader, sea-swimmer- posts my own.
Conor Murphy @conorsmurf.bsky.social English/Drama, Film and Theatre teacher.
Sarah Kelly @sarfern.bsky.social English Teacher | Organiser of English Meet Cork and researchED Cork | CPD Provider | Writing | Poetry
Catherine Deegan @camhdeegan.bsky.social English teacher, fun runner, dedicated family woman: I’m still learning. 
@dercann.bsky.social @dercann.bsky.social English teacher, Villa fan, music and podcast lover🇮🇪🇵🇱
John Menton @mrjmenton.bsky.social 👨🏫English Teacher
⚽FCBayern
📚"The Anxious Generation"
📺"House of the Dragon"
🎧"Football Weekly"
@irishsciteach.bsky.social @irishsciteach.bsky.social 
Yve Nolan @yvenolan.bsky.social Mom, Educator, Scientist, Sport, Mentor, Advocate for Students, Biology Nerd, Biophile, Adventurer, Cognitive Science, SciFest Teacher of Excellence 2023 and 2025
Gearóid O’Brien @gearoidobrien.bsky.social French, CSPE and History teacher, lecturer in CSPE Pedagogy at University College Cork, author of the CSPE textbook Call to Action and co-author of A Teacher's Handbook on Global Citizenship Education in the Post-Primary Classroom
Aoife O'Driscoll @aoifecork.bsky.social English secondary school teacher in CBC Cork, Ireland. Author of secondary level English textbooks for educate.ie. Website: www.aoifesnotes.com
Alex Wright @alexwr.bsky.social Reader, educator, Irish, #AEN, mama of boys/pets.If I don't answer, I'm on a beach, in a hammock, with good books and something lovely. I can smell the sea from here.- C Ciara Brown @ciarabrown.bsky.social Irish. Teacher of English and Politics. Passionate about all things books, edu, travel, all things sea-related. And also politics! Here to learn. Happy to be here & happy to reconnect with many tribes.
Yvonne Higgins-Vallely @yvehigginsvallely.bsky.social Mother, Biology, Chemistry & Maths teacher, ISTA Educator of the Year (2008), National Chair of ISTA (2010-2012), BTYSTE Educator of Excellence (2016), Ex Chemistry PDST & Biology SLSS Associate, Passionate about Education #Sligo
Danielle Clarke @rhetorician.bsky.social early modernist at UCD; Dublin, London. Beer, bikes, books. Queer is my DNA. All views my own
Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social Full Professor of Education at Dublin City University(DCU),President-Elect World Educational Research Association (WERA).President European Alliance for Social Science & Humanities (EASSH).Researching education & evaluation.Lover of sports,reader of books.
Aimie Brennan @aimiebrennan.bsky.social Dean of Education at Marino Institute of Education (www.mie.ie) | 🇮🇪 Teacher Educator #ITE #EducationalResearch #EdPolicy | Sociologist | Founder of STER (www.ster.ie) | Views = Own #SpéirGhorm
LCBusinessJC @lcbusinessjc.bsky.social Teacher of Business and Accounting in Ireland
M Cannon @michealcannon.bsky.social 
Dr Aoife Munroe @aoifemunroe.bsky.social 📍Mayo, Ireland
🙋🏻♀️Lecturer in Inclusive Education
📚Research Interest: Autism / Inclusive Education / Sensory Processing and Sensory Learning / Numeracy
🎓B.Ed. | M.Ed. | PGC Autism | PGC SLD | PhD | Views are my own
Gerard Elwood @gerardelwood.bsky.social PhD research @DCU IoE: Socio-political Ed, Pedagogy & Student Agency. Teacher (Politics & Society, History, Philosophy & Citizenship). Lecturer (Teacher Education). Views my own.
📍Ireland
Trina Golden @trinagolden.bsky.social Here for #EdChatIE
@_fromtinyacorns_ on Instagram