Ed Finch
Thinking about primary education, Big Education Conversation, storytelling, strumming, singing, linocutting.
Starter Packs
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Only fucking awesome people
Awesome people and no one else
People called Dave
Want a broad picture of what people called Dave are thinking and saying? Look no further than this starter pack of people called Dave.
SEND and Frend
Mostly SENDCOs and their equivalents with a fair smattering of SEND consultants and system leaders.
Headteachers
Mostly UK based - headteachers serving and retired, including deputy heads and assistant heads. The folks on this list identified themselves by replying to my post - I have not checked them out!
@cangrolib.bsky.social
School Librarian K-6 NoVA, artist, NJ native, #desi, #girlmom, donut enthusiast
@tomd42.bsky.social
Interested in the First & Second World War and visiting the Battlefields. History & politics geek. History teacher, Head of Year, NPQLBC, former History HOD, interested in teaching and learning. Examiner GCSE History.
@colinmccormick.bsky.social
Co author of a school textbook on Transatlantic Slavery. Teacher Trainer, HoD, History teacher
@katherineschof8.bsky.social
Historian: Mughal & colonial India and Hindustani music, FRAS FRHistS. Head of Music @ KCL. Musicians at risk 🇦🇫 Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly (work in progress). Whippet owner. she/her. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/katherine-butler-schofie
@jasminenorden.bsky.social
Reporter at Tes - covering pay, school funding, recruitment and retention, safeguarding, and more. Get in touch over message or at jasmine.norden@tes.com
@suzannezeedyk.bsky.social
Academic turned activist because I think everyone deserves to understand that human beings are born already connected. Always keen to talk ACEs, trauma and attachment -- especially through the lenses of Tigers&Teddies and Fierce Curiosity.
@primaryhead.bsky.social
Headteacher at large Church of England primary school in North-West England. School adviser for DBE School Improvement Services. Former MAT Education Director.
@loreandordure.com
Smallholder, writer, erstwhile vetn'ry, PhD student, ADHD+, trainee lexicographer & alleged Pratchett witch. Photographer and digital/analogue miniaturist. Long Covid victim. She/they. Writes at https://loreandordure.com/ 🐘 @antinomy@prattle.org.uk
@damsoned.bsky.social
Dr Megan Dixon: teacher, leader and researcher. PhD, Psychology. All things education and research, with a focus on literacy, English, research into practice, curriculum, SEND. TES columnist. Based in the UK. Often found in schools and reading research.
@colinmungo.bsky.social
@ldea.bsky.social
Artist, food snob, law nerd, moon lover, design geek. I suck at small talk. If I correct your grammar that means I’m flirting. Email me at ldeaplum at gmail dot com. Sober 4/12/12
@jenxbyron.bsky.social
Jenx Byron is a mysterious internet person. She shares a body with an author, J. H. Craig, and an anonymous nanny.
@vinnythomas.bsky.social
ancient reptile in real life, Omar on Platonic. formerly known as vinn_ayy
@amygreatrex.bsky.social
EYFS Teacher, RfP Lead, MA Children’s Literature Student, NPQSL Student, Writing My First Story - Follow Along on patreon.com/GreatrexWriting
@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
@missharvey18.bsky.social
Primary 7 Teacher in South Lanarkshire 👩🏫 Book Instagram - @myteacherlovestoread 📚 Med Prof. Practice Graduate 👩🎓 Google Educator 💻 IOC Cohort 4 📝 Literacy coordinator ✏️ TRG Leader 📚
@jakehope.bsky.social
Awards executive Carnegies, reviewer, author and children's book consultant.
@jacquisydney.bsky.social
Ex KS2 teacher, children’s book blogger and lover of undunked biscuits and Lego. Currently reading all the books. Autistic. She/her. Blog: https://worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/
@mrsb-reads.bsky.social
Mother, librarian, teacher, reader 2024 John Newbery Committee VAReads Middle School Chair
@readupastorm.bsky.social
Reads, doesn't really write, works as a secondary school librarian, used to teach in primary, reads some more. Mainly reviews everything read (middle grade, young adult and fantasy in the most part).
@nshields2703.bsky.social
@positiviety.bsky.social
She/they F: Entrepreneur top 100 Best Selling Author. Confidence Creator. Motivational Speaker. Disability Activist. Kindness, Acceptance, Inclusion.
@kaymedway.bsky.social
Library assistant & poet. The first poem I wrote in adulthood was a rondel poem that won a Scottish Book Trust competition. My poems have been published in The Dirigible Balloon & Disabled Tales #CurrentlyReading: Write It All Down by Cathy Rentzenbrink.
@alangratz.bsky.social
New York Times bestselling author of books for young readers, and eater of pizza.
@timetunnellers.bsky.social
A group of authors writing historical fiction for young people, digging for the STORY in history. We publish weekly content for use in schools, featuring guest Time Tunnellers too. https://timetunnellers.com/ https://youtube.com/@timetunnellers
@theneweuropean.bsky.social
Read: TheNewEuropean.co.uk Subscribe: TheNewEuropean.co.uk/subscribe Buy merch: shop.theneweuropean.co.uk
@levin.bsky.social
Digital & narrative trainings @NewMediaMentors. Host of Graphic Policy Radio: a podcast on genre media & movements for social change. 🤘🏻 🏳️🌈 🖖🏻 Public Health, unions, NYC, comic books, music history & DS9. https://graphicpolicy.com/radio/
@laurasummers.bsky.social
Director and co-founder of BookMachine. Our mission is to use digital marketing to promote the value of reading, education and publishing worldwide.
@alexpowley.bsky.social
Director of Teaching, Learning and School Improvement | Facilitator for NPQLT and NPQLTD | Facilitator for UCL ECF Induction Programme | SLE for Curriculum Design when that was a thing My opinions are my own.
@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
@mirandakeeling.com
Author. Actor. Observer of everyday life. https://www.mirandakeeling.com Buy my book: https://tinyurl.com/ycwdfphn Listen to my podcast: https://StoppingToNotice.lnk.to/podcastho
@hauntedtoasters.bsky.social
she/they a bird that writes tech support class (charisma build) "auspicious af", apparently
@swilua.bsky.social
@Swilua "An inspiration to bog witches everywhere"— @jermsguy "Ms Frizzle IRL”— @ElleMaeGal "Cranky and Annoyed"— @washingtonpost she/fae kerrycoran.com
@nick-pettigrew.bsky.social
That bloke from off of Twitter. Writes books. Likes cats. That sort of thing. You can give Ko-Fi donations too, if you fancy it: https://ko-fi.com/nickpettigrew
@weareforge.bsky.social
Challenging toxic masculinity and harmful ‘alpha’ culture. Supporting pupils, teachers and parents to raise kinder, wiser and more grounded young men. #WeAreFORGE⚒️
@spikeywatkins.bsky.social
Assistant Headteacher, curriculum lead, ASD advocate, still passionate about education 20+ years in, adventure seeker.
@vennacademytrust.bsky.social
Transforming education across Yorkshire & the Humber region. Fostering excellence & innovation in schools. Recognised for our expertise in Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH). 📚🚀 Embrace, Shape, Soar! https://vennacademytrust.org
@fubarobserver.bsky.social
Misanthropic humanist, cynical idealist, faithful atheist. Walking contraction. Lover of puns, dad jokes, and disturbingly dark humor. DM=Block
@martenkok.bsky.social
Foodie, Photography, Music lover, Music maker, News junkie, Politics, Businessmediator, Familymediator, Courtmediator, Conflictmediator, Lawyer in NL, Resolving disputes.
@kateheap.bsky.social
Primary English Consultant, children's book blog, author of the Developing Reading Comprehension Skills series, Chair of Governors, Girlguiding, Canadian in the UK
@dl-e.bsky.social
A girl from good ole Camden Town, London🏴, Mum, Partner, Teacher, Author, Board Trustee and Foundation & Multi Academy Trust CEO
@storytrailsuk.bsky.social
I tell stories in lots of different ways from live performance to alternative games, to oral history projects and podcasting…