Jim Smith's Starter Pack
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@jim1982.bsky.social
@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!)
@colmpm.bsky.social
Historian of UK and ROI politics and political economy. Lecturer at QMUL and Deputy Director of Mile End Institute (https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/murphycolm.html). Book on Labour and 'modernisation' (https://tinyurl.com/37tzatvk).
@smnllyd5.bsky.social
Author of United With Dad. Used to write about football a lot more than I do now. Breakfast-Dinner-Tea. In that order.
@alexjquigley.bsky.social
Education, education, education. Work at the Education Endowment Foundation. Write books, write for TES, and blog: https://alexquigley.co.uk/
@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/
@drsamsims.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Education, UCL Research Lead, Ambition Institute Site: https://samsims.education/
@stanchow.bsky.social
United We Stand Fanzine Cover Illustrator The New Yorker magazine Portrait Illustrator Will illustrate for anyone for the right price www.stanleychow.co.uk
@evidencebased.education
Home of the Great Teaching Toolkit; everything you need, to get better together. https://evidencebased.education/
@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
@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.
@phoenixedsarah.bsky.social
President PRUsAP |Author All About SEMH, Behaving Together :A Teacher's Guide to Nurturing Behaviour |Works in behaviour, mental health, AP, PRU & hospital education | Trustee|🐈, DnD⚔️, MtG, fossils, 🦅, 🏰, travelling |Mum to 4 girls
@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
@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
@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
@clairestoneman.bsky.social
Principal, Lift Schools▫️English teacher▫️Brum▫️organiser researchED Birmingham & researchED Leicester▫️Visiting Professor, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aston University▫️views own▫️blog here: https://birminghamteacher.wordpress.com
@mrsspalding.bsky.social
Secondary school Deputy Headteacher | English teacher | NPQH | MA Education | Wrestling fan | Hana’s mum
@taylorodle.bsky.social
Asst Prof @ UW-Madison | Econ of Ed, College Access, Quant Methods, Inequality | Y’all 🏳️🌈 taylorodle.com
@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.
@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.
@xris32.bsky.social
English teacher, head of department, geek, avid reader of books, blogger Blog: https://learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/
@missgbains.bsky.social
Assistant Headteacher (Quality of Education) | MA Ed Leadership | @TeachFirst Ambassador | Maths Teacher | ✝️ | Views are my own
@spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
Parent-led special educational needs and disability #SEND website. UK-based, strategic advocacy, resources, and information to help improve the lives of children & young people with disabilities and their families. Volunteers. #childrensrights
@trythisteaching.bsky.social
Keynote Speaker/Author/Teacher/Trust Leader/SENCo. Founder of TryThisTeaching, Cofounder of The BAMEED Network charity. Find my free T&L toolkit And order my book via the link below. https://linktr.ee/TryThisteaching
@drdavidboyce.bsky.social
UK Science Teacher. Space enthusiast 🚀 DofE manager. Lives and works in girls’ boarding.
@missdcox.bsky.social
Education. Education. Education. Secondary, Teaching, Learning, Religious Education, Assessment… Devil’s advocate. Still not who you think I am.
@edusky.bsky.social
Update - as Bluesky and #EduSky rapidly expand, Alice has created a team to best support the community! > Please now go follow @Eduskyteam.com
@hywelroberts.bsky.social
Storyteller Teacher Writer Speaker Humourist Weaving stories into curriculum Masters in Ed and Poverty @JollyBoysBrewery.bsky.social JAWS Finatic Movies and Music Double Bass The North #Botheredness #UKTeaching🎓 #Edusky #UKed #MDANT www.botheredness.co.uk
@nimishlad.bsky.social
Trust Head of Curriculum Development | Assessment | Physics | Author: MARGE model of learning in Action | UCL grad | Primary school governor | Views are my own | All typos owned and apologised for in advance https://researcherteacher.home.blog/
@fftedudatalab.bsky.social
FFT Education Datalab produces independent, cutting-edge research on education policy and practice.
@cmooreanderson.bsky.social
Biology Teacher & Head of Bio (11–18) in 🇬🇧🇪🇸 School 📘Difference Maker: Enacting Systems Theory in Biology Teaching (🇬🇧 & 🇪🇸) 📙Biology Made Real: Ways of Teaching that Inspire Meaning Making (🇬🇧 & 🇪🇸) Blog: rb.gy/dyi5a #EnactiveCogSci
@isaacmoore7.bsky.social
Deputy headteacher Curriculum/Assessment/CPD Co-author of Desirable Difficulties In Action
@moderncassie.bsky.social
Education | Inclusion Executive Officer (IEO) | Trustee | Music | Infrequent blogger | Runner #NPQH #NPQEL #RunningPunks
@mrarobbins.bsky.social
Science teacher, blogger. CPD provider and coach. Author Middle Leadership Mastery and Springboard KS3 science. #Cogscisci managing editor. #EduSky #UKed
@malcpd.bsky.social
Leadership Consultant| ILM L7 Executive Coach| Promoting #HumanityinLeadership Operations Specialist @Criterion Institute: Think Tank on Finance for #SocialChange #PowerfulPathways Find me at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malarviliekrishnasamy
@paulgosling.bsky.social
Ex-School Leader (32 years teaching & leading in primary). Doctor of Education. Interested in natural history, birds & cetaceans. Songwriter. Grew up in Canning Town, lives in Devon.
@mrallington.bsky.social
Educator / Experience of Years 1 to 5 / Deputy Head Teacher / English Lead / Sometimes we all have to fly by the seat of our pants!
@claireharley.bsky.social
I’m a senior leader/history teacher in the East Midlands and part-time EdD student. Currently on mat leave so probably posting from soft play. Can we bridge the gap between research and practice? I blog here: www.researchtoclassroom.com Typo Queen
@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!
@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 🏳️🌈
@keziah70.bsky.social
Executive Headteacher. Co-founder WomenEd. Co-chair of Headteachers’ Roundtable. FCCT. Writer of Punk Leadership. Pug wrangler. From Bath to Brum.
@lieven.bsky.social
English lang & ling academic @UNamur & @KU Leuven. Language, linguistics & literature; reported speech, viewpoint, stance, multimodality and memes; photography, train travel, politics, coffee, chocolate. He/him. https://www.unamur.be/en/profil/lvdlanot
@tomrees.bsky.social
Chief Executive - Ormiston Academies Trust. Chair of the DfE's Expert Advisory Group for Inclusion. RHB.
@ka81.bsky.social
Data Scientist & AI PhD @UclanEng 🤓 @LpoolMakefest boss. Celebrated teacher 🏆 #Tes #Bima100. Crafting a unique #Autistic #ADHD & #Disabled edu/tech narrative
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
@jim1982.bsky.social
Headteacher. Strategic Trust Lead for Culture. Coach. Trustee. School Governor. Vinyl Collector. Stretford Ender. Views are mine ONLY. I host a podcast called ‘What’s Next?’ about leadership & coaching: https://jim1982smith.wixsite.com/whats-next-pod