Simon Beale

Head of History & Politics. teaching and learning strategies. #historyteacher. Co-founder of @historybookgrp. see my pinned tweet for resources.

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Anything I have posted or shared can be found here: https://t.co/pJa2ZGO8fQ

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I recently re-shared a post about sources of historical scholarship. Here is the sequel! How to embed historical scholarship in your lesson with over 25 practical approaches. Organised as a hierarchy based on how much time it takes to implement.

https://t.co/flg8ZCUMt1

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@ballater6 I don’t want to believe this, but this week has made it hard to argue.

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No celebs, no consultants, no edu speakers.
Just go into schools and ask day to day: leaders, classroom teachers, LSAs, the site team, the catering team, non pupil facing support staff, parents and pupils what issues schools are facing.

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@MathsladyScott Yes, absolutely!

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@adamboxer1 Doubling down on a point about reach that I don’t really understand.

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@KateJones_teach Educators INSIDE the UK are wondering who Gemma Collins is.

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@MsAylingHist @JoshPreyeGarry Thanks so much Sian. Really appreciate you taking the time to write it and flagging it for me.

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@MsAylingHist Amazing! Thank you.

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

People working in schools are often going full tilt, constantly busy, always stimulated by their environment. I'm increasingly aware of this as a problem around three limitations that affect everyone:

a) Cognitive bandwidth- you can only think about so many things at once
b) Chronological bandwidth- your time is finite, and only so much can be done
c) Emotional bandwidth- you can only care about so much at once
Overloading any one of these three leads to that sinking sense of helplessness, stress, and being overwhelmed. We often conflate all of these as workload, but that collapses too many things into one. I also think that they play off against each other. Lack of time affects what you can think about; but having to juggle too many relationships can also exhaust what you can get done, etc.

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@MsAylingHist Yes! Would love to read this. Been struggling for years to grow our cohort.

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Charles III is doing a fantastic job of providing stability, compassion and unity.

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@bones_carmel @TTRadioOfficial I wish!

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Amazing conversation happening on @TTRadioOfficial. @bones_carmel discussing her new book “Clockwork Classrooms”. A lifetime of experience distilled into a sensational compendium of precise pedagogy. 6 chapters of advice. Can’t wait to read it.

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Clockwork Classrooms - Solutions for smoother running lessons https://t.co/JKTnh74UT4

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@SarahGi78263526 My pleasure!

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I have compiled every question AQA GCSE Q & mapped it against the specification. I can show students the questions that have come up, what is yet to be asked and most importantly the importance of covering the whole specification in your revision!

https://t.co/MW5s0trUn4

[Ethel Braithwaite @Ethelbrait1941]

Never stop saying "dozen" and "half dozen". Never stop using the word you read in an old novella. Never stop using your regional jargon. Don't succumb to an internationalized English stripped of its whimsy and romanticism in the name of streamlining global commerce.

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@KateJones_teach @mrslitandlang @BBCNews Thanks Kate. Would love to know your thoughts on the blog post.

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I spoke to @BBCNews about the importance of active revision.

https://t.co/TSGxngmwrz

To really get into the concept, here is the blog post that the article is based on.

https://t.co/nUKX92uWw6