Today in 1066 Harold Godwineson died at the Battle of Hastings, having reigned for only 281 days. In modern terms, that's 5.73 Trusses or 7.39 Kwartengs.
“Too horrible to be described” #OTD 1943, Cecilia Loebel, a Romanian born Jewish woman who had been studying in Paris since 1927, was deported to Auschwitz
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The @NEUnion consultative ballot on the Government's pay offer has been rejected by an overwhelming 98% of NEU teacher members in England on a turnout of 66%. #NEU2023#SaveOurSchhols
Successful Medicine revision session with Y11 today… thank you @MrThorntonTeach for a fab idea an easy way to check in with students about their gaps and confidence levels! #History#revision
We have a new project that we would like your thoughts on, through a short survey: a KS3 textbook on Black British History. Sorry the last tweet didn't work. Hope this does:
Black British History textbook https://t.co/WJZ8DQQCcN
Listen to @Abdul_Mohamud in conversation with @oblaize_@ciaraaoife @StuckThabo & Nebiat Michael, on the impact of teaching migration & empire at GCSE: on knowledge, identity, Britishness, & @GameOfThrones https://t.co/x5wJ0Jw9Z8
A great listen: succinct and accessible thought-provoking presentation from @ArthurJChapman "...whatever we say about history education has to be adequate to the times that we're in..."
That's both so inspiring and hugely daunting for these 2020s.
Teachers: students don’t need a special one-off lesson on Black Lives Matter. They need a curriculum and a school that clearly demonstrates this - consistently and continually.
This week we lost Professor Justin Champion @monarchomach He was the very best of us and shaped our department as a radical place of ambitious thinkers with a determination to use education to engage and empower. We will be sure to do him proud as we build on his legacy
"It's an insult to tell black British people that this is an American experience and they shouldn't draw comparisons."
Broadcaster and Public History Professor at Manchester Uni @DavidOlusoga as riots continue over George Floyd's death in the US.
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