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@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!)
@wokestudies.bsky.social
English Language & Literature. PhD: Monstrosity. Queer history. Gothic. Archaic English. NEW BOOK: Woke Shakespeare: Rethinking Shakespeare for a New Era. Prof. d'Emeritus. https://linktr.ee/drianmccormick
@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/
@alexjquigley.bsky.social
Education, education, education. Work at the Education Endowment Foundation. Write books, write for TES, and blog: https://alexquigley.co.uk/
@suecowley.bsky.social
UK based writer, teacher, trainer, presenter. Helps to run a preschool. Loves gardening and my allotment. She/her. Author of 30+ books for teachers. Please contact me via my website for CPD/INSET bookings and writing queries. www.suecowley.co.uk
@evidencebased.education
Home of the Great Teaching Toolkit; everything you need, to get better together. https://evidencebased.education/
@ruthswailes.bsky.social
Award winning Early Years and Primary Advisor, lead curriculum developer and author. Unashamedly child - centred EY nerd. Occasionally outspoken rebel with a cause. No unsolicited DM’s unless I know you, thanks. Ruthswailes.com
@teachertapp.bsky.social
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@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/
@claresealy.bsky.social
Head of Education Improvement for the States of Guernsey. Blogs at primarytimery.com #UKteaching
@bennewmark.bsky.social
Teacher, parent, school governor. Occasional blogger. https://bennewmark.wordpress.com/
@greeborunner.bsky.social
School improvement lead for a small but varied and beautifully formed trust. TES columnist. Education, improving things for our most vulnerable. Literature, Yorkshire, folklore.
@jonhutchinson.bsky.social
Director at the Reach Foundation. Previously primary teacher, A Level Religious Studies teacher and senior leader at an all-through school. Chair of governors of a primary cluster board. Collect all the other bits and pieces at www.jonhutchinson.com
@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
@benniekara.bsky.social
Former UK English teacher and senior leader, now training, speaking and consulting on all things DEI, curriculum, literacy and leadership. Co-Founder of Diverse Educators. Author • Mama • Reader • Coach • she/her www.adharaeducation.com for bookings
@katejonesteach.bsky.social
Teacher. Senior associate for Teaching & Learning at Evidence Based Education. Author. Mum.
@matildamartin.bsky.social
Political Reporter @PoliticsHome 🖊️ about education (and a few other things) 🗞️Described by a former editor as "gloriously geeky" 📧matilda.martin@politicshome.com(she/her) | prev Senior Reporter @tes
@funkypedagogy.bsky.social
Trust Director of English and Literacy at Carlton Academy Trust | Author | Speaker | CPD | Mum | Wife | ADHD | Founder: The Literacy Community | #EduSky | #UKTeaching | 🇬🇧 🇰🇳 www.funkypedagogy.com
@adamboxereducation.bsky.social
Science teacher Education Director at Carousel Learning Teacher Trainer Series Editor: Springboard Science
@mrsspalding.bsky.social
Secondary school Deputy Headteacher | English teacher | NPQH | MA Education | Wrestling fan | Hana’s mum
@moderncassie.bsky.social
Education | Inclusion Executive Officer (IEO) | Trustee | Music | Infrequent blogger | Runner #NPQH #NPQEL #RunningPunks
@priteshraichura.bsky.social
Assistant Principal (T&L) & science teacher at Ark Soane Academy. Teacher. Messy-tidy desk cycle. Blog: https://bunsenblue.wordpress.com Lesson videos: https://steplab.co/watch #CogSciSci 🌱 #SoaneScience
@saysmiss.bsky.social
Executive SI Lead▫️Curriculum and Assessment ▫️ Founding CEO @LitdriveUK▫️Council Member @CharteredColl▫️Fellow @AstonUniversity▫️MA▫️NPQEL ▫️FCCT Blog: http://www.saysmiss.wordpress.com
@ensermark.bsky.social
Yorkshire based freelance writer, TES columnist, author of books and school support person. Ex-HMI and national geography lead Once a teacher Wanderer of hills, wonderer of everything else. Posting on Education, Folklore, Dungeons & Dragons and music.
@tesmagazine.bsky.social
Award-winning journalism for schools, including news, analysis, research reviews and teaching and learning guides. 🔗 Sign up to our newsletters: https://tesmagazine.start.page/
@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!
@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
@carlhendrick.substack.com
Dad | Professor of applied sciences @AcademicaUoAS | Dubliner | PhD @KingsCollegeLon | Keats devotee | persecuted by an integer https://carlhendrick.substack.com
@missdcox.bsky.social
Education. Education. Education. Secondary, Teaching, Learning, Religious Education, Assessment… Devil’s advocate. Still not who you think I am.
@headfirstroly.bsky.social
Headteacher, CogSci, High Expectations, Kindness and Clear Modelling. Trad Teaching. Be Kind Always. MSc MA MSc(Oxon) EdD FCCT FRSA - Views Own
@amymayforrester.bsky.social
Director of Behaviour| @tes Behaviour Columnist| English Teacher| ELE| MA T+L| EdSec Gove fan | author of The Complete Guide to Pastoral Leadership 💗
@starcrossed2018.bsky.social
Shakespeare, slowly #SlowShakespeare; editing (2GV for Arden), introducing (R&J for Cambridge), writing (Textile Shakespeare, forthcoming from Oxford UP Nov 2025!) Teaching in Cambridge (Catz). Kiwi.
@englangblog.bsky.social
English Language & Linguistics for A-Level students and teachers. One of the Lexis podcast team https://tinyurl.com/yckh3vy5 EngLangBlog: https://englishlangsfx.blogspot.com/ English & Media Centre: https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/ He/him
@profcoe.bsky.social
Director of R&D at Evidence Based Education; Senior Associate at Education Endowment Foundation; Visiting Professor at Loughborough University. Former maths teacher and professor of education
@barbarableiman.bsky.social
Education consultant, writer of fiction & children's poetry; passionately committed to English as a subject, to education, and to the idea that learning is founded on dialogue. Poems on Dirigible Balloon & Northern Gravy.
@xris32.bsky.social
English teacher, head of department, geek, avid reader of books, blogger Blog: https://learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/
@heymrshallahan.bsky.social
Keeper of questions at @teachertapp former teacher and previously at @tes
@samgibbs.bsky.social
Director of Education, GMET | Deputy Chair, TrustCPDLeads | Speaker, co-Author ‘The Trouble With English’, ‘Love the One You’re With-Why Teachers Stay & What We Can Learn From Them’. | NPQEL | LeadingTrusts100 | Running, Reading, Red | Views My Own.
@matt-lynch.bsky.social
Teacher 28 yrs inc. 10 yr stint as HoF. North Mancs regional advocate for Litdrive. Teaching, tennis, books, Egypt. Views my own. #teamenglish 🏳️🌈
@trivium21c.bsky.social
Author: Trivium 21c, Athena vs the Machine, Curriculum Revolutions. Education Consultant.
@fftedudatalab.bsky.social
FFT Education Datalab produces independent, cutting-edge research on education policy and practice.
@jpembroke.bsky.social
Helping schools make sense of their data. Work with insighttracking.com because they make cool stuff. Co-author of Dataproof Your School. insightinform.co.uk
@englishassociation.bsky.social
Founded in 1906 to support, promote, and celebrate the discipline of English Studies (registered charity 1124890). www.englishassociation.ac.uk/join-us/
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app