Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social Labour and Co-Operative MP for Manchester Central | Deputy Leader of the Labour Party🌹| Secretary of State for Education
lucy.powell.mp@parliament.uk
Bill Wilkinson @drwilkinsonsci.bsky.social Science (former academic) | Teaching (>10years now) | Passionate about Cultural Capital (TGT author) | Springboard Science Author | new SENDCo | NPQSENDCo | Watford Bath City Arsenal | Politics | Rotund Running | Occasional Cats | 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Ally
Noli Mentula Esse
James Murphy @jamespmurphy.bsky.social Teaching, learning and behaviour. Director at Thinking Reading. Working with secondary schools to eradicate illiteracy.
Web: thinkingreading.com
Andrew Cowley @andrewcowley23.bsky.social Wellbeing and MH author, speaker and coach. Governor. Grandfather. Allotmenteer. Ex-teacher and DHT
Parkin and Tea @parkinandtea.bsky.social
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.
Dr Anna Nolan @annanolan.bsky.social Psychologist, looking to the sunshine. We can do better when we’re together.
Alastair Gittner @agittner.bsky.social Now retired science teacher and school leader, after 31 years I decided to hang up my chisel point. Grandad, father, husband, cyclist, birdwatcher, foodie and baker. Still interested in all things education especially research informed practice
Matthew Courtney @mattcourtney.bsky.social 👨🏻🏫 Director of Wandle Learning Partnership
🚀 Interested in Reading for Pleasure and children’s poetry
@clarefeeneyuk.bsky.social @clarefeeneyuk.bsky.social Teaching and Learning Lead /
English teacher. NE England.
MAT SP Literacy.
Associate Consultant: National Literacy Trust.
Sometimes blogs: Reading, Writing, Oracy.
https://clarefeeneyuk.com/
teacherspensions.bsky.social @teacherspensions.bsky.social We support teachers and lecturers in England and Wales. Follow for the latest Scheme news and help with your pension.
UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social CLS is home to a unique series of UK national cohort studies. We conduct research and produce policy evidence to improve lives.
We are based at UCL Institute of Education. We are funded by the ESRC.
https://cls.ucl.ac.uk
EngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social Our aim is to make DLD research accessible to everyone and link individuals with #DevLangDis with #DLD researchers
Find our website, events, research summaries & opportunities all in one place on our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/engage_with_dld
The Literacy Hub @katharinebarden.bsky.social Dr Katharine Barden, founder of www.theliteracyhub.co.uk and LIfTT, the Literacy Intervention for Teens and Tweens. Literacy specialist and librarian. Developing practical, evidence-based resources for students who struggle with reading and spelling.
NAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social UK charity for all professionals who work with children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder.
#SLCN #DevLangDis #SEND #oracy naplic.org.uk
Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social Stephen Parsons. Speech and Language Therapist, trainer and author. Chair of RADLD. Co-Chair of SLCA. Vocabulary, spoken language, oracy, Developmental Language Disorder #DevLangDis. #BskySpeechies thinkingtalking.co.uk
Mary J @primaryteachermary.bsky.social Primary Teacher 🦕 #SDG obsessed. #EduSky MEd Early Years Pedagogue (dist) #MIEExpert #WakeletAmbassador #noveleffect, travelling elephants and other stuff. Was @ElliePrimary1 on that place ✝️🏳️🌈Aberdeen, Scotland
https://primary1help.wordpress.com/
Stella @stella-b.bsky.social ILM 7 Executive leadership coach and former Primary Head in the UK. Lover of cats, travel, cheese and a good thriller. Married ❤️
Penny Sturt @supervisionmatters.bsky.social Passionate about #Supervision in education and social care. Safeguarding children
Like to dream big- sometimes it happens
Aaron King @9000lives.org Inclusion | SEND | Schools
Be kind, even if someone's different to you.
98% positive. Yorkshire. #Edusky #SENDSky #Inclusion
www.9000lives.org/edu-blog/
Helen Amass @helen-amass.bsky.social Commissioning editor @tesmagazine.bsky.social, with a focus on teaching & learning and education research. Former secondary English teacher. https://www.tes.com/magazine/author/helen-amass
Social Work England @socialworkengland.bsky.social The specialist regulator for social work in England. For all enquiries: https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/contact-details/
Social Mobility Commission @smcommission.bsky.social Official feed of the Social Mobility Commission. We monitor progress towards improving social mobility in the UK & promote social mobility in England.
https://linktr.ee/socialmobilitycommission
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
Monotropism.org @monotropism.org Monotropism is a theory of Autism developed by Autistic people, initially by Dinah Murray and Wenn Lawson.
Read about explanations and applications of the theory, its history, and what’s happening now on our website.
https://monotropism.org/
Emily J. Goodacre @ejgoodacre.bsky.social Postdoc in developmental psychology, play, and AI toys with @pedalcam.bsky.social.
PEDAL Research Centre @pedalcam.bsky.social We are the Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development and Learning in the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Education.
Reposts aren't necessarily endorsements.
The Curriculum Journal @curriculumjournal.bsky.social The Curriculum Journal is an international peer-reviewed journal on curriculum, pedagogy and assessment.
https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14693704
John Roberts @johngroberts.bsky.social SEND and inclusion editor at Tes. Dad of 2. SEND parent. john.roberts@tes.com
Richard Selfridge @richardselfridge.bsky.social Teacher, Data Consultant and writer, doing good things with @insightHQ.
My book, a Little Guide for Teachers to Using Student Data is out now.
Here for discussions about education, music, cycling, follies and more...
Nancy @nancygedge.bsky.social Teacher | writer | mother | SEND Resource Base Coordinator | tired | often irritated | Down’s syndrome | epilepsy
Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social Associate Prof @UoBrisEnglish 🏳️🌈 A FLAT PLACE (Hamish Hamilton/MHP 2023) HARD LANGUAGE (OUP 2022) 🐨 AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker 🐈⬛ rep: @mfredturner
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
World Book Day UK @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social 📚 World Book Day® - Thursday 5 March 2026 📚
World Book Day is a charity, sponsored by National Book Tokens. Follow here for news, bookish fun and more!
Reading for Pleasure (The Open University) @openuni-rfp.bsky.social The Open University's Reading for Pleasure Research and Practice Coalition. Transforming #RfP in schools and beyond. Training & CPD from Prof. @teresacremin.bsky.social and The Open University's RfP Team💙📚✨
Visit our website at ourfp.org
Jonny H @poppop.studio The original Pop Pops since 2018 😍
Digital projects for SEND, inclusion, and AP.
he/him/his
https://poppop.studio/newsletter/white-paper-watch
(If I block you it's likely because you posted an image about one of my muted words, but without alt text)
MrsVeriTea @mrsveritea.bsky.social 🤗 Smiler, Hugger, Give-It-All-I’ve-Got-er
🌊 Beach-Lover
✨ Believer
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👫 Teen Mama
🏀 Netball Player
🍫 Chocolate-Eater
🧀 Cheese-Devourer
☕️ Coffee-Drinker
🍾 Fizz-Enjoyer
💁🏼♀️ SEND/SEMH FE Lecturer after 22 years in EYFS/KS1
🏏#CricketMum 🌊#VitaminSea
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
Simon Knight @simonknight100.bsky.social Joint Headteacher of a Special School with an interest in all things SEND and BWFC.
Caroline Keep @ka83k.bsky.social Data Scientist, Award Winning Teacher, Maker, PhD Researcher 📚 #Tes #Edtech50 #Bima100 #Judge #Crafting edu/tech narrative.
The SENDcast @thesendcast.bsky.social SEND Education for All – a free weekly podcast & a library of training sessions. Improve your knowledge & listen to real-life relatable experiences. www.sendcast.com
Natalie Packer @nataliepacker.bsky.social Director of Natalie Packer Educational Consultancy Ltd. SEND & School Improvement Consultant. Trustee of @L3arnat, Market Harborough.
Georgina Durrant @georginadurrant.bsky.social Author of #1 Best Selling Book ‘SEND Strategies for the Primary Years’ & more
https://amzn.to/3QKZx48
🎙️ Podcaster, Speaker
As seen on Sky News & Ch5 News
National Inclusion Lead at Twinkl
#SEND #SENDSky
https://linktr.ee/Georginadurrant
La Biologuita @labiologuita.bsky.social Teacher, palaeontologist.
Chris Chivers @chrischivers.bsky.social 49 year educator career, teacher to headship, ITE & governance. Busy walking daily, volunteering at Butser Ancient Farm museum, petanque. Francophile, bodhran player, novice uke. Eclectic interests. UK based.
Blog; chrischiversthinks.weebly.com
Drew Perkins @drewperkins.bsky.social Director of ThoughtStretchers Education (https://wegrowteachers.com/), host of the ThoughtStretchers Podcast.
Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social Maths educator. Often confused by the world. Follow me if you are interested in maths and stats education or professional development in general.
Matt Keer @captaink77.bsky.social Mostly SEND, mostly for @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
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.
Simone Beach @simonebeach.bsky.social Headteacher of the primary school I went to when I was little. Worked here for over 20 years and still love it. We were evacuated 16/01/23. Can’t wait to be back together as one school. Also love books.
Ian Goldsworthy @iangoldsworthy.bsky.social Primary teacher. Dad to a young man with learning disabilities. Occasional writer.
@alienwife99.bsky.social @alienwife99.bsky.social Headteacher 17yrs, teacher 35. Lover of family, The West Wing, Star Wars (original trilogy obviously), musicals, Iceland and reading.
Keranjit Kaur @kerankaur77.bsky.social A maths lover, book devourer & primary school teacher. NPQSL & NPQH. MA Learning & Teaching and MSc Psychology (distinction). I enjoy running, gym classes, baking, and walking in nature. All views my own. #EduSky #booksky
Centre for Research in Autism and Education @craeioe.bsky.social Research to enhance the lives of autistic people; based in the UCL Institute of Education.
House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Committee @hlautismactcom.parliament.uk News & information from the Lords Committee on the Autism Act 2009. Produced by staff on behalf of the committee. The committee has now completed its work.
National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social The National Education Union represents the majority of teachers and education professionals in the UK. It's time to #ValueEducation.
Charlotte Hacking @charliehacking.bsky.social First, foremost and always a teacher. Also Education Consultant, including with CLPE, and Speaker. Co-creator of The Balancing Act: http://bit.ly/42D93f9. Poetry editor with Otter Barry Books. Shortlisted for Branford Boase Award 2024 for The Final Year.
MRMICT @mrmict.bsky.social AHT • Y6 teacher at Benton Park PS • Irish • Author • NPQSL • Curriculum Task Design lead • Head of Learning at Chalk Learning • #microbitchampion • CAS community • #UKEd • #UKTeaching • 🔗 https://linktr.ee/mrmict
Paul K Ainsworth @pkainsworth.bsky.social NO SILVER BULLETS 2.0: https://www.amazon.co.uk/NO-SILVER-BULLETS-2-0-IMPROVEMENT/dp/B0CW9GSK94/
Author | EdDirector | EHT | Chair | SpeakerTEDx | JoyDivision | SUPYogaTeacher | Wild🏊♂️ | 🛵🇫🇷
Website: https://paulkainsworth.wordpress.com
Smart School Councils @schoolcouncils.bsky.social Helping Every Child Find Their Voice 🚀
A charity proudly supporting 600+ school members
www.smartschoolcouncils.org.uk
New To SLT Chat @newtosltchat.bsky.social This account is for collaboration, reflection & support for new, aspiring and existing leaders. #NewToSLTChat Sundays 7.30pm-8.00pm
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.
Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social Award-winning journalism for schools, including news, analysis, research reviews and teaching and learning guides.
Lewis Tibbs @lewistibbs.bsky.social Digital Communications Manager @suttontrust.bsky.social 💻 Interested in politics, policy and regional inequality. Dancing nerd. Northerner and perpetually suffering Man United fan. 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
Rob Wyness @oldmanteacher1.bsky.social Old man trying to be as best a teacher I can be. Hailing from sunny Leicestershire, I'm interested in most things educational. Thinking about what a Democratic education system could look like.
#UKEd. #UKTeaching #PrimaryTeaching
Natalie @northernwarden.bsky.social Primary School Headteacher, NE England. MA (Ed) / NPQH. Lifelong learner; avid reader; trying to promote collaboration and kindness. ✨️
DamsonEd @damsoned.bsky.social Dr Megan Dixon: (retired) teacher, leader and researcher. PhD, Psychology. All things education and research - literacy, English, research into practice, curriculum, SEND.
MTNBC Stage4. Still here.
https://meganjanedixon.co.uk/2026/01/02/pivoting/
Susanne Posselt @susanneposselt.bsky.social 👩🏻🎓 Lehrerin #EduBW | GMS Konrektorin | Mutter⁴ | M.A. Unterrichts- und Schulentwicklung | Hauptpersonalrat GHWRGS | ZSL Landesteam Pädagogik | Leitung VB Allgemeine Bildung GEW BW | ♿️ Leben ohne Blase ✂️🦀 Mainz Pouch | hier privat
#BlueLZ
#FediLZ
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
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
Teacher Writers @teacherwriters.bsky.social Helping teachers who want to write and publish their work.
Join the Teacher Writers community today! ❤️ ✍ 📚
The Key @thekeysupport.bsky.social The support that matters for the decisions that count. Rated the must-have support by 8 out of 10 school leaders.
European Educational Research Association - EERA @ecer-eera.bsky.social *Research for the benefit of education and society*
Welcome to EERA e.V. and the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) #ECER2026 #EERAedu #EduSci https://eera-ecer.de/
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.
Sandy Leaton Gray @drleatongray.bsky.social Professor of Education Futures at UCL. Personal account, posts represent my own opinions and not those of my institution.
Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk An independent charity that seeks to fund blue skies research and scholarship. Follow this channel for details on upcoming grant deadlines, published research, scheme opening dates, grant announcements, events, and more. https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/
FFT Education @fftedu.bsky.social Next-day data, faster reporting, and more tools than ever to explore. FFT – supporting schools, teachers and pupils since 2001.
🔗: https://fft.org.uk/
BERJ @berj-2025.bsky.social An official journal of the British Educational Research Association, British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) is a major focal point for the publication of educational research from across the globe.
BERA @beranews.bsky.social The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is the leading authority on educational research in the UK.
linktr.ee/beraofficial
Professor Anna Vignoles @annavignoles.bsky.social Director of the Leverhulme Trust and Fellow of British Academy. Formerly Professor of Education. All views are my own and retweets do not suggest endorsement.
RR @rlrossi64.bsky.social Pack it up, pack it in; let me begin. Former teacher/school leader/SENDCo currently exploring Schrödinger’s retirement. Books. Cryptic Crosswords. Football.
Charley Rogers @charleytp.bsky.social Editor of @teachprimarymag.bsky.social
https://teachwire.net/primary
Get in touch at charley.rogers@theteachco.com
@TeachPrimaryEd1 on X
Isabelle Finn-Kelcey @isabellefk.bsky.social MEd MRes Interested in narratives of neurodiversity, inclusive education, double empathy, EOTAS, neuroqueering. She/her.
Dr Leanne Henderson @leannehenderson.bsky.social Lecturer in Education Studies, Queen's University Belfast. Languages, assessment, children's rights & educational transitions. 🏳️🌈🇪🇺 Personal views, rp≠endorsement
AdamWTeach @adamwteach.bsky.social Science Teacher of Autistic students, ex tech engineering exec, into latest cognitive science - Active inference predictive coding and how the mind really stores and retrieves memory. Geeky about data and assessment. Blog: predictablycorrect.com
Learning Design team at The Open University @ou-ld-social.bsky.social Sharing the @openuniversity.bsky.social Learning Design team’s approach to designing for student success. Using evidence and #StudentVoice to enhance the learning experience.
#HigherEd #LearningDesign #EdTech #DigitalInclusion #EDIA
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AzumahCarol @azumahcarol.bsky.social Professor of Education, Policy and Practice at Open University.
Writes about post-16 education. Drinks wine (occasionally). Completed C25k and still running. Likes interesting people.
Proud owner of colour coded bookshelves.
DM 📧 = instant unfollow
Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social Hello! This is the account of the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, a leading centre for educational teaching and research, and the home of the Cambridge PGCE. Find us at https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/
Rebecca Montacute @beckymontacute.bsky.social Research Director at cross-party think tank @smfthinktank.bsky.social, prev @suttontrust.bsky.social. Expert on educational inequality/social mobility.
Trustee @inquest-org.bsky.social. MH campaigner in memory of mum. Views own. linktr.ee/beckymontacute
Educational Review @edreview.bsky.social General education research journal published by Routledge. SSCI Listed.
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cedr20
UCL IOE PHD @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social UCL Institute of Education Department of Psychology and Human Development
Proud to be part of @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social, ranked no. 1 in the world for #Education since 2014.
#WeAreIOE #PsychInEd
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
Claire Badger @clairebadger.bsky.social Head of Teacher Professional Development at InnerDrive.
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.
Pooja K. Agarwal @retrievelearn.bsky.social I make teaching and learning memorable. Ph.D., Cognitive Scientist, Author & Speaker | retrievalpractice.org
Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social Promoting Cognitive Science as a discipline and fostering scientific interchange among researchers in various areas.
🌐 https://cognitivesciencesociety.org
Ros McMullen @rosmcm.bsky.social Education and politics obsessive. (Whisky Sheep and Travel too)
Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social Keeper of questions at @teachertapp former teacher and previously at @tes
Allen Tsui @compscitsui.bsky.social Life long Londoner, born, educated and now specialist Computing teacher. Views my own.