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Kirstin Graham

@kh_graham

Head of History | TF 2020 ambassador

 Clapham, London
Joined July 2020
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Iain Mansfield@IGMansfield18 May 2025
What do children learn in history in schools? What modules do they actually take at GCSE and A-Level? All this, and more, in a new report for @Policy_Exchange by Zachary Marsh and me, published today. Chart below: % state secondary schools teaching the following in KS3.
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Ian White@ianwhite211 Jan 2025
The idea that 'disadvantaged' students aren't capable of enjoying a rigorous curriculum without misbehaving is so offensive. Everything in my career leads back to the same problem, everywhere: low expectations of poor kids.
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@thetimes1 Jan 2025
Ministers are facing union pressure to make the curriculum more enjoyable for disadvantaged pupils after figures showed that school suspensions and expulsions have reached a record high ⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…

Make lessons fun to keep children in school, ministers told

Critics claim that changes introduced by Michael Gove are causing more pupils to disengage from education, fuelling suspensions and exclusions

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Andrew Old
@oldandrewuk27 Dec 2024
The majority of teachers are hardworking, dedicated and capable. The majority of pupils wish to achieve academically. To turn this into failure takes either ideology; incompetent leadership at many levels, or both.
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*NEW post* Becoming Better People. Do your pupils become more polite, more hard working & more responsible each year they progress through school? bunsenblue.wordpress.com/202…
Becoming Better People

Becoming Better People

Are your pupils more polite at the end of Year 7 compared to the start of Year 7? Do pupils in Year 8 work harder than pupils in Year 7 because their habits of working have improved over their time…

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Ian White@ianwhite2126 Nov 2024
THREAD: Why centralised techniques work best for the students who need us most.
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This group of Year 9 students had an unforgettable history trip to France & Belgium to bring their WWI History studies to life! ! Standing in the footsteps of soldiers & exploring the trenches offered powerful insights into the sacrifices made during the war #lestweforget
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Ian White@ianwhite218 Nov 2024
Choral response is a game changer for building energy and participation. I'm hooked.
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Year 8 got the chance to visit @HampCourtPal last week to bring this term's Tudor History lessons to life & reinforcing what they've learned in the classroom. They asked insightful questions & showed great enthusiasm throughout the day, doing The Elms Academy proud!
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Ian White@ianwhite2128 Sep 2024
THREAD: Why does behaviour matter so much in secondary schools? Why should it be leaders' number 1 priority?
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*NEW post* Do your pupils work hard enough? bunsenblue.wordpress.com/202…
Do your pupils work hard enough?

Do your pupils work hard enough?

Let’s indulge in two thought experiments. Scenario 1. Imagine you have no data about a class you start to teach in September. You have no knowledge about their prior attainment and no knowled…

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Steve Adcock@steveadcock811 Jul 2024
If you’re passionate about the past, and raising standards in history in the present, then perhaps your future should be with us? Director of History applications close on Wednesday. Shape the path of thousands of young people. Apply here ce0374li.webitrent.com/ce037…
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”It doesn’t matter how many wonderful books you surround children with, or how engaging and exciting you make reading – if they can’t decode the words on the page, then they will fail. No one can read for pleasure if they can’t read.” Anne Glennie
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#LemovinLichfield @Doug_Lemov 'Science of reading' beyond phonics – at Lichfield, England
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Christopher Such@Suchmo833 Feb 2024
Have you got a kid in your class who is struggling with reading fluency? If so, they definitely need a phonics intervention, right? Maybe not. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Christopher Such (@Suchmo83) profile pictureChristopher Such@Suchmo8315 Oct 2023
A thread on common misconceptions about phonics & reading fluency, how they are spreading and the issues being caused for schools and, ultimately, the children within them: 🧵
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Some simple changes you can make in your lessons to aid struggling readers, from a person whose job is literally Teacher of Reading. A thread 🪡 🧵:
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Steve Adcock@steveadcock817 Jun 2024
WE’RE HIRING director/adviser roles in Maths, Science, History and Literacy. These SLT-level roles enable you to maintain your subject specialism and lead at scale across 50+ @UnitedLearning secondaries. See previous tweets for links, and more details here.
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Steve Adcock@steveadcock8124 May 2024
JOB ALERT: We're very excited to be recruiting our first ever full time LITERACY ADVISER. The successful candidate will work with our team of Subject Advisers and Regional Directors to raise standards of reading and writing in our 50+ secondary academies. ce0374li.webitrent.com/ce037…
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NEW POST: Mounting the defence for a knowledge-rich curriculum. I haven't written about curriculum in years, but I think we're at a critical juncture. Those of us who believe in KR have a vested interest in supporting schools that are struggling. mrvallanceteach.wordpress.co…
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Mike Hill@michaeldoron16 Feb 2024
What’s the worst development in history teaching over the last fifty years? Here’s what I think it might be, written up as a long-ish thread. It’s half an ‘old man yells at cloud’ rant and half a summary of my workshop at the #Soane24 conference. THREAD 🧵
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A brilliant day at #Soane24 - thank you to @Counsell_C @VallanceTeach @jonniegrande @KatieAmery @mfordhamhistory for your thought-provoking talks!
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