Tom Middlehurst
Curriculum, Assessment, Qualification and Inspection Specialist at ASCL. Posting mostly about education policy, but also theatre, books, travel, food, and LGBT issues.
@realgeoffbarton.bsky.social
Recovering English teacher, headteacher, and union baron. Chiefly: food, books, Shakespeare, oracy, articles of interest … and gratuitous pics of border terrier Molly B. https://linktr.ee/geoffbarton
@samfr.bsky.social
Writes the most popular UK politics Substack (samf.substack.com) Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State" out now. (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Senior fellow: Institute for Government
@sammywright.bsky.social
Teacher, writer, school leader, lives and works in North East: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163/exam-nation-by-wright-sammy/9781847927521 #edusky #Teaching #UKEd
@jonnyuttley.bsky.social
CEO TEAL Multi-Academy Trust. NLE. Trustee at SHINE UK. Visiting Fellow Centre for Young Lives. US politics, cricket, golf obsessive. MUFC. Co-author Putting Staff First. Own views
@pennyrabiger.bsky.social
Elephant pointer. Educator. PhD from Centre for Race, Education & Decoloniality LBU, 2025. Racial literacy. Freelancer with a wheelbarrow portfolio. School Governor.
@tomrees.bsky.social
Chief Executive - Ormiston Academies Trust. Chair of the DfE's Expert Advisory Group for Inclusion. RHB.
@olicav.bsky.social
Information designer of education schemas and mental models. Author of Dual Coding with Teachers, co-author of Organise Ideas, and The Extended Mind. Co-creator of Teaching WalkThrus book and resources. Websites: olicav.com | walkthrus.co.uk
@emmajharrisonx.bsky.social
Business Leadership Specialist at ASCL Previously COO of a large Multi Academy Trust in the North East. MCIPD and ISBL Trustee SAFC fan and proud Mackem ❤️🤍 (All views are my own)
@saratanton.bsky.social
Deputy Director of Policy at ASCL. 25+ years working in education policy; by inclination an adult reader and collector of children's books
@johngroberts.bsky.social
Deputy news editor at Tes. Dad of 2. SEND parent. john.roberts@tes.com
@carolinebarlow.bsky.social
Headteacher Heathfield Community College. History teacher. LLE. MBA. HTRG. Co-Chair #HeadsRoundtable #AmbitionLeadership. All views my own. Occasional blogging/published pieces via: https://residueofthinking.wordpress.com/
@luketryl.bsky.social
Lover of finding out what people think. Director @moreincommonuk.bsky.social https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/
@fcdwhittaker.bsky.social
School Week’s deputy and political editor. Organiser of Hack Drinks. Education, politics, sad indie, the final frontier
@tonyparkin.bsky.social
Disruptive Nostalgist & Educational Technologist. Freelance speaker, writer and mentor. Left leaning & right learning Yorkshireman, so posts involve politics and education.
@duncan-baldwin.bsky.social
Chair of the Education Data Analytics and Technology Association (EduDATA). Former Deputy Director of Policy at ASCL. Former school leader. School improvement partner for School Improvement Liverpool. Consultant with CST. #UKEd
@dotlepkowska.bsky.social
Multi award-winning education journalist/editor; health and social affairs; comms. Co-author "Meet the Parents..." Polish Brit, British Pole Pro-EU. #FBPE 🔶 WBA ⚽ Football mum Parkrun tourist 🏃♀️ Mówię po polsku
@debrakidd.bsky.social
Teacher, doctor, author, Leader of Learning and Teaching at the British School of Brussels. Books: Curriculum of Hope, Teaching Notes from the Frontline, Uncharted Territories and Becoming Mobius. A Pedagogy of Power currently gestating!
@louisehatswell.bsky.social
ASCL Conditions of Employment Specialist: Pay (all views my own) Mum of twins 💙💙👼🏻👼🏻• Grandma🩷🩷💛 3 labs 🖤🖤🖤 former touring caravanner, now static.
@cstvoice.bsky.social
We are the national organisation and sector body for school trusts in England advocating for, connecting and supporting executive and governance leaders.
@keziah70.bsky.social
Executive Headteacher. Co-founder WomenEd. Co-chair of Headteachers’ Roundtable. FCCT. Writer of Punk Leadership. Pug wrangler. From Bath to Brum.
@samanthajbooth.bsky.social
Chief reporter @schoolsweek.bsky.social • mainly reporting on SEND, exams, mental health • Paul Foot award nominee & British Journalism Award highly commended • mental health 1st aider • Sam is fine
@missmc.bsky.social
Co-Founder of TeacherTapp, daily poll of 12k teachers. Former editor of Schools Week & Guardian columnist. Once a teacher, always a teacher. SAY: Laura 'Mack & Ernie' (like there's 3 of us!)
@dhaywood77.bsky.social
CEO of Windsor Academy Trust serving 10,000 children in 15 schools across the WM.
@jameshandscombe.bsky.social
Executive Principal, Mathematician, Teacher, Wordsmith not necessarily in that order.
@samtwiselton.bsky.social
OBE Emeritus Prof, Education Policy Advisor Visiting Prof UoS, Former Founding Director of SIoE,Chair of DfE ITT CCF Group, PFHEA FCCT. Proud Cumbrian Samantha.twiselton@shu.ac.uk
@marymyatt.bsky.social
Education writer and speaker. CPD resources on Myatt & Co https://www.myattandco.com/ Resources to support the primary curriculum: The Teachers' Collection https://theteacherscollection.com/
@steverollett.bsky.social
Deputy CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST). All opinions are my own.
@beckyfrancis.bsky.social
Educationalist, sometime academic, committed to supporting social justice and evidence-led policymaking and practice in education. Currently stepped away from leadership of the EEF to lead the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review
@moremorrow.bsky.social
Trust Leader (CELT, Cornwall) Educator Live in beautiful Devon All views my own
@alexjquigley.bsky.social
Education, education, education. Work at the Education Endowment Foundation. Write books, write for TES, and blog: https://alexquigley.co.uk/
@katiehall.bsky.social
Subject Lead for History and Politics - AQA, Honorary Fellow of the Historical Association and Schools History Project. 18th century nerd. Yorkshire. Views all mine.
@alexquigley.bsky.social
Samantha's Dad. Inordinate amount of Chicago sports skeets. Life is long and weird, if you're lucky. Crystal Lake, Chicago, or the middle of nowhere.
@informededucation.com
AI Lead @ PurposefulVentures.org; Co-lead of MathsHorizons.uk; Formerly Founder/CEO TeacherDevTrust.org; former physics/maths teacher, Trustee teachingawardstrust.com. 🏳️🌈 (he/him, cis) http://www.informededucation.com/about/
@juliemcculloch.bsky.social
Senior Director of Strategy, Policy and Professional Development at the Association of School & College Leaders (ASCL). Views my own.
@mrmountstevens.bsky.social
Deputy Head, History Teacher and Chartered Teacher Programme Lead. Mostly here to discuss curriculum, assessment, school leadership and history. Views my own. Blog: https://occamshairdryer.wordpress.com
@pepsmccrea.bsky.social
Keeping you (teachers) informed // Director of Education, Steplab // Author of Evidence Snacks, a weekly 5-min email read by 25k+ teachers → https://snacks.pepsmccrea.com 🎓
@tomboulter.bsky.social
Director of Secondary Education at River Learning Trust. Based in Oxford, UK.
@jackworth.bsky.social
Education economist at NFER researching teacher recruitment and retention
@daisychristo.bsky.social
Director of Education at No More Marking, an ed tech start-up. Author of 3 books about education & 1 about football. West Ham & cricket fan. Subscribe to our free newsletter: https://substack.nomoremarking.com
@jonathansimons.bsky.social
Partner, Public First and Head of Education Practice. Education strategy + policy advisory. Former civil servant + think tanker. Occasional loud LFC. Centrist Dad, so naturally I also have a Substack.
@loicmnzs.bsky.social
Edu-policy specialist. Associate Fellow @ippr.bsky.social Chief Research Officer @centreedusyst.bsky.social ✍️Writing📖on policy making 🎓Academically affiliated Jesus College Cam/Sheffield IoE Ex-CEO CfEY. Teacher, ITT & youthwork first 🧗Often Climbing
@susanaclandhood.bsky.social
Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education, parent of teenagers, singer, reader and proud nerd