Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social Editor of Tes Magazine
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.
LEARN SEND Hub @learnsendhub.bsky.social LEARN SEND Hub, part of the CIT family, offers bespoke CPD and school support with specialist SEND and mainstream expertise, including SEND-specific training.
Oasis @oasisuk.bsky.social We work nationally and in local neighbourhoods to build stronger communities where there is no one left out.
Fe Brewer @mrsbrew.bsky.social Lead Professional Mentor for Leicester SCITT - English Specialist - Mummy Bear - Slightly bonkers redhead
Eileen Kennedy @eileenkennedy01.bsky.social Professor at UCL Knowledge Lab - digital learning, co-design, professional learning #MOOCs #CoMOOCs #onlinelearning
Gwen Ineson @gwenineson.bsky.social Interested in maths education, teacher education and doctoral education. Newby on Bluesky.
IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social World-leading library specialising in education, at the UCL Institute of Education.
20 Bedford Way, London, United Kingdom WC1H 0AL
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Dr Karen Meanwell @karenmeanwell.bsky.social
Reader in Education. Principal Fellow HEA. All things teacher education
TheWisdomofHeads @thewisdomofheads.bsky.social Prompts, advice, wise words, and things to ponder. Nudges and notes for school leaders (and aspiring leaders) to help you see things a little differently. foxly.ink/wisdomofheads
Emma Rawlings Smith @geography-emma.bsky.social Lecturer in Sustainability and Geography Education at the University of Southampton. Often found reading, writing or walking in the hills.
Philippa Huynh @piphuynh.bsky.social Customer Experience Manager @MosaicPenrose. EdD researcher - early teacher professional development. Former SCITT Primary Lead.
Prof Lizzie Rushton @rushtondr.bsky.social Professor of Education & Head of Education, University of Stirling 🏴|Geography | Education | Curriculum | Environmental & Sustainability Education 🌍| Teacher Education | BERA Blog Editor| Crochet fan 🧶https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1924129
Sam Denno @samdenno-twinkl.bsky.social Assessment Lead @ Twinkl | English Teacher & Edtech Innovator | Progenitor of Beyond Secondary Resources | Host of Obsessed with Assessment Podcast | Always Learning
Gareth Honeyford - FRSA, FCCT (he/him) @garethhon.bsky.social Husband, Dad, educator, leader, lover of life afloat, individual, pro-inclusion, ally. All posts here are my own views only not those of my employer.
Matt Hood @matthewhood.bsky.social CEO @oaknational.bsky.social, Trustee Cumbria Education Trust, Chair Bay Leadership Academy
Rae Snape (she/her) FFCCT, NPQEL, Honorary Fellow Suffolk Uni 💛 @raesnape.bsky.social 18 Years Ahead
Author of the #HeadteachersHandbook and Editor of the #CurriculumCompendium published by Bloomsbury
Honorary Fellow of Suffolk University 💛
Founding member of #Cambridge Chapter of @CitizensUk #OnlyConnect
#FlamingoOfHope🦩 #RideTheWaves 🌊🌊🌊☀️
David Cobb @davidcobb.bsky.social Founder and CEO of Captiva Learning and Leadership Matters. Interested in apprenticeships and all things education.
Sinéad Mc Brearty @sineadmc.bsky.social CEO Education Support
Karen McDowell @karenmcdowell.bsky.social Director of Teacher Development Downland Alliance, Assistant Head for Professional development and wellbeing, NPQ Facilitator, ECT Facilitator, Lead Mentor, Maths teacher
Hilary Goldsmith @sbl365.bsky.social School Business Leader. Opinionated introvert.
Education. SBLConnect. NAHT. Dachshunds.
Equalist, socialist, feminist.
Dr. Denis Sheeran @mathdenisnj.bsky.social I just want to have fun learning math together :) Math Educator, University Professor, Teacher Education, Author, Professional Development Consultant. Former HS Math teacher and administrator. #mtbos #makeitreal #edusky
DenisSheeran.com
Dan Fitzpatrick @handle.invalid Bestselling Author on AI in Education. Forbes contributor. Education Strategist. Teacher. Trained in Philosophy, Innovation & Design Thinking.
NAHT @naht.org.uk The largest professional association for school leaders in the UK with more than 50,000 members in England, Wales & NI. Our support line is 0300 30 30 333.
Ian @ian-anderson.bsky.social Education Director Skinners’ Company and SEL Skinners’ Academies Trust. Passionate about improving society through education - always looking to learn more.
John Costello @j-o-h-n-costello.bsky.social Father. Data nerd. PhD candidate, studying teacher retention. Video editor at Teach Like A Champion.
Simon Caudwell @simoncaudwell.bsky.social Lecturer in Collaborative Leadership. Husband, Dad, Grandad. Jazz piano, Northumberland coast, making God possible. #RejoinEU #FBPE #ClimateAction #ElectoralReform
Carly Waterman @carlywaterman.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Painter. Thinker. Listener. Bad dancer.
Interests: education, history, philosophy, trance, musicals, politics, activism, food.
SIMMS Primary Science @simmspriscience.bsky.social The Bluesky account for the St Mary's University (Twickenham) Primary Science Team. All things (or mainly) primary science.
Scott Jarvie @scottjarvie.bsky.social Assistant professor at San Jose State studying the ambiguities: English ed, curriculum, affect, teacher experience.
Read my work here: https://sjsu.academia.edu/ScottJarvie & here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Scott-Jarvie
Dave Tushingham FCCT @davetushingham.bsky.social Dad, Secondary Maths LP. I like to write a bit, co-author The Edu-Book Club. Chartered College Fellow, NCETM PD Lead. Always learning, all views my own.
Miss Bains @missgbains.bsky.social Assistant Headteacher | MA Ed Leadership |@TeachFirst Ambassador | Maths Teacher | ✝️ | Views are my own
Hannah Pinkham @hannahpinkham.bsky.social Southerner in West Yorks, slowly modifying my vowels.
Head of Curriculum & Assessment.
Over-sharer.
Under-ironer.
Primary governor.
Mum of twins + 1 🧒🏽🧒🏼🧒🏼.
She/her.
Bitterne Park Teacher Training Alliance @bitterneparkitt.bsky.social An alliance of secondary schools across Hampshire working in partnership with the University of Winchester to offer a postgraduate school-led route into teaching. www.bitterneparkschool.org.uk/train-to-teach/welcome #pgce #qts #traintoteach #UKTeaching
Ann Gravells @anngravells.bsky.social Author and editor of textbooks and resources for the FE and Skills sector. http://anngravells.com #FE
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Paul Glossop @pauljglossop.bsky.social Senior lecture in ITE @Derbyuni. Research interest in online schools and #edtech. Training teachers is the best job.
Jude @judepenny.bsky.social Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education at the University of South Wales. Sapere P4C Trainer (Philosophy for Children, Colleges and Communities).
Faye Robertson @fayemathsitt.bsky.social Secondary ITT Lead for Maths at Best Practice Network. Advocate for the power of numeracy for all. Dyscalculia specialist. Lover of all things nature and animals. Horse nut.
Josie Mingay @josiemingay.bsky.social Senior School Improvement Lead at Greenshaw Learning Trust.
Abdul Mohamud @abdulmohamud.bsky.social History Education- UCL Institute of Education
Justicetohistory.org
Kris Boulton @krisboulton.bsky.social Chief Product Officer & Chief Education Officer
@up_learn. Former Director of @TeamUpHub.
@pickandmicks2024 @pickandmicks2024.bsky.social Teacher of over 20 years. Former T&L LP, SLE now Director of MFL & ITE, WS Literacy Lead. Food, wine and travel lover. Views my own.
@hollykirkpatrick6.bsky.social @hollykirkpatrick6.bsky.social
CIT Academies @citacademies.bsky.social A Multi-Academy Trust of 18 academies (7 SEND, 9 Primary Mainstream & 2 Secondary Mainstream) providing the highest levels of education and care for our pupils.
www.citacademies.co.uk
Isabelle Jones FCCT NPQSL @icpjones.bsky.social AAHT-CPD,EVC,ITT NPQSL Governor, MFL HOD in 2 schools, A Level Spanish marker, translator, interpreter, FCCT, ALL National Council, researchED Cheshire organiser, conference speaker, author.
MrGreenw00d @mrgreenw00d.bsky.social Lead practitioner, ECT/ITT Lead, Teacher development enthusiast.
Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com Author, podcaster & organisational coach. I help education leaders grow in confidence and clarity.
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Efraim Lerner @efraimlerner.bsky.social Organisational Coach | Educator | Helping Leaders Transform their Organisations into Connected and Forward Thinking Communities
Lis Bundock @lisbundock.bsky.social Academic Subject Lead & Principal Lecturer. Education, social justice & #LGBTQ lives 🏳️🌈 l Trans Incl. Feminist. 🏃♀️ 🏊♀️ 🚲. EdD. Views my own. She/Her
Giles Freathy @gilesfreathy.bsky.social Associate Dean for Partnerships in the School of Education at Plymouth Marjon. Co-creator of The RE-searchers Approach (https://www.reonline.org.uk/teaching-resources/re-searchers-approach/).
Rafael Mitchell @rafaelmitchell.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Comparative and International Education, University of Bristol | Co-Director of CIRE | BAICE | Schooling in Africa, democratising knowledge in education
Dr Keith Turvey @keithturvey.bsky.social Honorary Associate Professor UCL IOE https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/103730-keith-turvey
Previously: Teacher, Principal Lecturer, Reader. Researching Artificial Pedagogy, education, pedagogy, and AI
Rachel Peckover @rpeckover.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Primary Education, University of Nottingham. Former DHT. AuDHD. School Governor. Interested in inclusion, primary maths, CPD, and school leadership. Views my own.
Dave Stacey @davestacey.bsky.social Husband, Father, Head of ITE at UWTSD, Teacher, Geek, Occasional Blogger. Ignoring the warning about what curiosity did to the cat since 1978!
David Rawlings @davidrawlings.bsky.social Bristolian | PGCE History Subject Lead - University of Bristol | Researcher in social justice, coloniality and history education
Jake Halford @thefrozensea.bsky.social History Teacher educator at university of Leicester
Tremaine Baker @tremainebaker.bsky.social Secondary Phase Lead at Middlesex University. History and Geography ITE. Interested in environmental education and interdisciplinary learning.
Helen Carr @helenfcarr.bsky.social History teacher educator, historian of education and Holocaust educator. Lecturer in Secondary Education at University of Birmingham. Co-Secretary @htenuk.bsky.social
Also a lover of Columbo and running.
Rupert Knight @knight-rupert.bsky.social Classroom talk / oracy, primary education, teacher education, teacher professionalism. Former teacher. Now in HE.
Corey @coreysoper.bsky.social Lecturer at UCL Centre for Holocaust Education. Studying for an EdD at the IOE.
I dig weightlifting, rolling D20s and succumbing to the woke mind virus.
Bleating about history, nature, nerd stuff, fitness, politics and education. 📚🌿🗳🤓💪🏳️🌈
He/him
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/
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
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
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
Prof. Claire Ball-Smith @educprofclaire.bsky.social Director ITE, Uni of York; UCET Chair; teachereducator; history education advocate; lifelong learner; likes nothing more than being outside esp. in the North. Derbyshire lass. Views my own. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇰🇪🇸🇪🇨🇦🇬🇧
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
Hayley @hayley-b.bsky.social ECF Lead • ITT Tutor • Teacher Educator • Instructional Coach • Visiting Lecturer •
Former Head of English/ English teacher
NPQML • NPQLTD • MA English
Michelle Minton @michelleminton.bsky.social Subject Development Lead at Teach First, previous Tutor at Ambition Institute, still Geography teacher at heart, ITT Geography content designer, WideWorld Magazine author and editor, MA APSE, CAPE curriculum lead, nature-lover, runner, Mum and wife.
Katie Lockett @katielockett.bsky.social Teacher Development Lead (ITT & ECF) | School Governor | Independent Consultant on MFL Leadership | Freelancer for an Exam Board | Former HoD MFL #MFLBlueSky
Holly Kirkbride @hollykirkbride.bsky.social Experienced in Secondary SLT, Science Education and Leading CPD. Currently Secondary ITT Lead (Biology) at Best Practice Network.
Andy Chandler-Grevatt @mosssafari.bsky.social Teacher, Author, Researcher. Education, science, biology. Founder of Moss Safari - microscopic adventures to learn about microscopy and microbiology. 🔬💚 Diversity in every sense of the word 🏳️🌈.
Come, join the adventure.
www.mosssafari.com
Dr. Jen Shearman @jenshearman.bsky.social Chief Learning Officer at @meimaths.bsky.social. Looks at maths education through the lens of equity. Member of Q (methodology) continuum. Woman in STEM.
Derek Boyle @ittmentoring.bsky.social SCITT Director, PhD student and curious about ITT mentoring.
SFHEA, MA, FCCT
Matt Wimpenny-Smith @mwimpennys.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, ITE and Computing
At Oxford Brookes University, CAS Master Teacher, BCS Cert Computing Teacher, Computing Hub Lead, RPi Cert Edu, formerly AHT, #FCCT, #FHEA #QTS
Get Real Leadership Hub @getrealleadership.bsky.social Get Real is a professional development platform for school leaders rooted in collective knowledge generation, sensemaking and scenario-based learning.
getrealleadershiphub.substack.com
Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social Lecturer of Physical Education & Teacher Education — Postgraduate PE Programme Lead at Plymouth Marjon University — Education Consultant for PE Scholar & host of the PE Insights Podcast. External Examiner at Birmingham City Uni. Husband and Father 👋🏼 #EduPE
Sarah Brownsword @sarahbrownsword.bsky.social Primary PGCE Course Director, English & Languages Lead at UEA.
Researching diverse children's literature used in primary schools.
UKLA English in ITE SIG convenor.
@GrammarSlammer on Tiktok.
Gemma Molyneux @elementcoaching.bsky.social MEd Coaching and Mentoring; ILM qualified coach; SCITT Curriculum Development Adviser; FunkyPedagogy organiser and collaborator; MTPT Project volunteer.
Rob Nash @drrobnash.bsky.social Head of Psychological Research @ National Institute of Teaching. Research on memory/ cognition/ feedback/ higher education. National Teaching Fellow. he/him 🏳️🌈. Views my own.
Fiona Large @fiona258.bsky.social Ex Primary Deputy Head and LA Teaching and Learning Consultant in East Sussex. NPQH, NPQLTD. Now ITT tutor, NPQ assessor. Still interested in it all!
Carol Campbell @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social Head of School/Dean and Personal Chair of Education at Moray House School of Education & Sport, University of Edinburgh @morayhouse.bsky.social
Interested in making a difference with and for people in and through education. https://education-sport.ed.ac.uk
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.
Alison Nulty @alinulty.bsky.social PhD Candidate and Part-time Lecturer in Early Childhood Education @DCU_IoE • Researching Cross-Sector Professional Learning for Continuity & Progression in Vocabulary Learning across the ECE continuum • B.Ed Primary, M.ES Early Childhood Education
Deborah @drdebs1.bsky.social Academic, lecturer, teacher educator, educational researcher, science specialist, former teacher
Jacqui Howard @jacquihoward.bsky.social Leadership,Learning&Laughter.
EMCC Coach&Mentor. Teaching&ITE. Culture&Change. Education,education,education.
Cats,Moomins,Eurovision,politics.
Previously taught/led in primary/secondary/FE/HE.
Also an independent celebrant! 💜
Personal views. NW UK.
Karl Bentley @bentleykarl.bsky.social Self opinionated with a focus on edu, ethics and human rights apparently. Master craftsman, engineer, teacher, academic and researcher. Senior Lecturer in ITE. Let's see how it goes
Kate Sida-Nicholls @sidanicholls.bsky.social Completed PhD on teacher professional
identity. Previously, SLT at post-16 colleges for 3 years. Teacher education for 10 years and English teacher for 18 years. Founding Fellow of CCT and Network Lead for WomenEd. Author of 2 books for Routledge.
Dawn Cox @missdcox.bsky.social Education. Education. Education.
Secondary, Teaching, Learning, Religious Education, Assessment…
Devil’s advocate. Still not who you think I am.
Geoff Lewis @geofflewis1.bsky.social ESRC Postdoctoral impact fellow at the Department of Education Studies, University of Warwick
https://tinyurl.com/mr2xmnwy
Dianne E @dellit.bsky.social School Improvement Lead.
AMHL NW1. FCCT
Ed Podesta @edpodesta.bsky.social #PGR at University of Leeds, researching English Teachers’ curricular autonomy. Education academic and consultant, crap saxophonist, deficient in the attention dept. I'll follow if you've got a bio or real-world descriptor.
Not here for Edu-Culture Wars.
Dr Amanda Nuttall @dramandan.bsky.social Associate Professor in Teacher Education at Leeds Trinity (university, not the shopping centre). Lover of reading and all things narrative.
Accidental triathlete. Cross-stitcher (mainly swear words). Always learning.
Tom Sherrington @teacherhead.bsky.social Director @walkthrus.bsky.social walkthrus.co.uk
Author of WalkThrus with @olicav.bsky.social
Blogs/podcast/youtube via teacherhead.com
Currently on sabbatical in Australia/Indonesia. Back in action from March ‘25.
Dr Lisa Reed fHEA @phdindeed.bsky.social Teacher Education and Research (Scotland): Social Networks, Capital, Agency, Morphogenesis, Resilience, Complexity, and Sustainability.
BERA ECR Convenor
WERA UK-BERA ECR Representative
Claire Hadfield @literatelady.bsky.social Senior lecturer in ITE at Plymouth Marjon Uni. English specialist. PhD candidate. Trustee at @devondeved Curious and enthusiastic about life and learning. Views are my own.
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
Kirsty Hair @khairbused.bsky.social Teaching Fellow (Business Education) at The University of Strathclyde. Former middle leader (curriculum). Passionate about supporting teacher learning and all things digital #MIEExpert #AppleTeacher