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Standing ovation 👏 this evening for the legend who is James Noble-Rogers, about to retire from UCET after 21 years at the helm. But not before we got Andy H to conduct a special ‘this is your life’ drinks.
Thank you James, for all you have done for the HEI ITE sector over many decades.
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Good luck to the 2025-26 UoYPGCE primary and secondary cohorts tomorrow as they go into placement schools across Yorkshire & Humberside. You’ve got this!
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A huge welcome to our 2025-26 @universityofyork PGCE cohort! Virtual hello for secondary BTs this week, but the secondary team are looking forward to saying hello in person on Monday next week. Primary BTs already up & running!!
Welcome aboard your PGCE journey at York!

Important article getting at the heart of retention problems with ECTs. Push-pull factors clear. Lots of good for thought for schools, DfE, trusts, appropriate bodies and ITE providers. bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/PRNJER...

‘I’ve been spat on’: gender non-conforming women tell of toilet abuse after UK’s supreme court ruling Support groups report that women and non-binary people are increasingly being challenged in toilets and changing facilities – but others call it scaremongering

Caz Coronel: “Now, more than ever, we need kindness and compassion and a genuine effort to understand each other, even towards those with prejudice.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Overloading ITT isn’t the solution to society’s ills We can’t solve every challenge in society by adding it into teacher training - but government-backed professional development would help teachers to play their part, says Yalinie Vigneswaran

"The ITT curriculum needs to be carefully designed & sequenced in order to maximise learning & retention: overloading the syllabus dilutes the impact of everything in it." A good piece from Yalinie Vigneswaran of @ambitioninstitute.bsky.social, @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

@uoyeducation.bsky.social a few photos of the PGCE Graduates (History, Geog, MFL) and PGCE staff celebrating at today’s graduation!
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Team MFL also enjoying their day…

Greg gets to meet Longboi at last……
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Congratulations @lydiawigley.bsky.social - this is so well deserved, you’re going to be a fabulous history teacher! Stay in touch…
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Team Geog also out in force with @georgiaramsay. Congratulations to you all!! Our Geog tutor also grabbed the opportunity for a quick snap with Greg James before he went to collect his honorary degree today from @uoy.

Graduation day today for all Univ of York PGCE students! Some of the brightest gowns in town donned by the tutor team (incl. THAT ‘Barbie’ gown), but achievement so well earned for Team History making @ruthlingard & I very proud indeed.. Congratulations Team History! Ready to make a difference..

It was very funny…..

I had a year where the cohort wrote a lesson observation on me…! Another year, knowing my 2nd hand bookshop habits, I got a 1920’s teaching handbook, I still use it (see my inaugural)!!!

Meanwhile, the annual history picnic in our lovely city began!!!

So I think the mighty Helen S would be smiling down on us today: our brilliant 24/25 historians completed their PGCE, & so we invited them to choose one of Helen’s history books as a celebration gift. Helen’s husband donated her history collection to the PGCE course, with this request. They had fun!

Support the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Teacher Fellowship Programme | In memory of Helen Snelson The Historical Association is working to raise funds to establish a Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Teacher Fellowship Programme - a professional development initiative for teachers - in memory of Helen Sne...

A great cause in memory of a brilliant educator, colleague and friend. Donate if you can, this fellowship will change some teachers’ pedagogy and curriculum for the good of their pupils….
#grthistorymatters
#representation
#HAfellowships

Join the brilliant, friendly, talented PGCE team at Univ of York! It’s a wonderful uni to work within, & a welcoming Dept of Education.
We’re looking for an experienced and inspiring English lead tutor, who is ready to take the PGCE English course into its next chapter. What have you got to lose?

@htenuk.bsky.social would like to congratulate @counsellc.bsky.social on the award of an OBE in the King's birthday honours list. Christine's contribution to the #historyteacher #HistoryEducation and #curriculum has, and continues to be, incredibly significant.

Congratulations Christine!

Not a huge fan of the Honours system esp. when I see folk awarded who really don’t impress. But that @counsellc.bsky.social has been awarded an OBE makes me think someone somewhere does understand just what honours should be all about. What a rich impact CC has had on history ed. Congratulations!

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