Rebecca Bailey
@HistoryDevon
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School Improvement Team for Westcountry Schools Trust. Executive Director of History. SWIFT History lead.
Joined September 2017
๐จ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT ๐จ We're so excited that Steve Mastin will return for another keynote conversation at #Soane26. He will speak with Prof Sir Richard J. Evans about his newest book, 'Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich.' Get tickets now. Link below! ๐
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@C_Hendrick Here's a slice of text from #OpeningWorlds Year 6 Spring 1 history. Words in bold are taught this lesson. Every other word you see which is tricky has been taught thoroughly in Years 3, 4 or 5. We write texts in order to deliberately meet those words again, again and again.
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๐จ History teachers, weโre back! ๐จ Join us on 7 Feb 2026 for a day of workshops and a nice curry โ all for ยฃ25. Ten years after the โknowledge turnโ, weโre exploring what knowledge-rich history teaching looks like today. Presenters & link below ๐
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Outstanding talk by Michael Fordham, principal at @ThetfordAcaduk on role of curriculum in school improvement. Beware trying to take assurance from subject leaders using generic criteria, instead of listening to distinctive structures, rhythms & roles of subjects. #TransformEd
Dr Michael Fordham discusses the challenges and opportunities in Senior Curriculum Leadership at todayโs post-primary #TransformED Curriculum Conference.
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Just three more days at 99p! If you're keen to read #Cecily, you've got till the end of the month to snap up a bargain! Tell a friend..
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Headteachers, look after your schoolโs RE lead- both primary & secondary. If you have teachers with other specialisms teaching RE do check in on them. For the second year running we are welcoming children back into our classrooms after a summer of division and hatred. #TeamRE
Former headteacher outlines his concerns over a school putting up a poster stating 'jihad' is part of being a 'good Muslim'. "Parents will be very alarmed to know that a poster, which is intended for primary school children, is featuring the word jihad"
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They are laden with meaning They are very efficient They are also able to expand as new knowledge linked to the concept is encountered . Concepts act as holding baskets for lots of information. More here
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Moving a photo in Microsoft Word... so true ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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Today on @TheRestHistory, the great @peterfrankopan on silk roads, the empires of Eurasia and basically the entire history of the world. The only man who could do itโฆ https://t.co/NNgwZQX0q7
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Retention tip. A year or so ago, our headteacher introduced a new rule that any staff leaving would sing a karaoke song of their choice in front of whole school in their leaver's assembly. No one left this year. ๐คฃ ๐ค๐ถ๐ฉโ๐ค๐จโ๐ค
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If you're unlucky enough to be going to school this morning, here's your commute sorted. If you're lucky enough to be off, you can listen to this next to the pool with your first Pimm's of the break ๐น๐น Tune in and share!
It was a tremendous honour to interview @Counsell_C on TBFM this week. She's been a huge influence on me, and her war against genericism has influenced the national and international picture. Tune in and share! ๐๐๐๐ https://t.co/fih7P2x1CO
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It was a tremendous honour to interview @Counsell_C on TBFM this week. She's been a huge influence on me, and her war against genericism has influenced the national and international picture. Tune in and share! ๐๐๐๐ https://t.co/fih7P2x1CO
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Our most recent webinar on planning and teaching a lesson sequence using an enquiry question from @catherinepriggs and @EG_Carr is now available to view! It really is brilliant so don't miss out (we're not just saying so because we're biased). Watch now: https://t.co/GPqdIfz5FW
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.@educationgovuk has published revised RSHE guidance for schools โ @jasminenorden explains the key changes https://t.co/0ecJZQatEY
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The DfE has published revised relationships, sex and health education guidance, and Oak National Academy has announced new lessons to go along with it
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Why arenโt more women becoming headteachers? @DrSarahMullin reveals the findings from her research โ and recommends how the sector needs to evolve to support womenโs careers https://t.co/gCvQKiS0pJ
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A former school leader who has investigated the difficulties that women face in rising to headship reveals her key findings, and how the sector needs to evolve to support womenโs career progression
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๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐บ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ Download of Age of Revolution: https://t.co/3Fx0B9YHCa Download of Age of Capital: https://t.co/QXSOpfIsm3 Download of Age of Empire: https://t.co/UT7PHGv0q5 Download of Age of Extremes: https://t.co/KQB4zuwyiS
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