Ollie Barnes

@obarnes

History and Politics teacher in the East Midlands. Head of Year 12, KS3 history lead, SCITT mentor #historyed #historyteacher

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Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Jul 14

Day 2 of @jamesnaish.bsky.social Summer School with our students, exploring careers in politics and media today with @therestpolitics.bsky.social owners Goalhanger and the Houses of Parliament

What does an MP do? In the committee room at Westminster Palace

Statue of Cromwell outside the Palace of Westminster

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Jul 14

Great day yesterday accompanying students on @jamesnaish.bsky.social summer school. Lots of great advice on accessing a wide range of careers. London today to visit @ukparliament.parliament.uk

A new presenter for BBC Politics East Midlands

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Jun 13

It certainly seems that way…

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Jun 1

School rules from the Qing dynasty c1800. Big fan of ‘love their books and keep them from harm’

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· May 19

Great piece in @nationaltrust.org.uk magazine. Would be great to get this story into our y8 unit on Georgian Britain

T he year is 1789. In London, pens scratch out early petitions for the abolition of slavery. In the Caribbean, whips crack out over plantations. But in Bath, a lone
11-year-old lifts his violin, letting his music speak louder than either words or force.
It's hard to say exactly when George Bridgetower first arrived in England with his violin, or quite what his heritage was.
His father claimed to be an African prince, but it's now thought he was
from Barbados. But one thing for certain is that George's first concert at Bath Assembly Rooms in December 1789 would change his life for ever.
Almost overnight, George became an instant celebrity, his musical genius making him the darling of Bath. Relishing the fame and success, George and his father promenaded daily through the city, greeting their fans while wearing costumes of turbans and foreign robes. After selling out a string of shows at the Assembly Rooms, George soon earned international fame, performing across Europe alongside such luminaries as Beethoven and Haydn.

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· May 15

Excited to dig into this properly when exam prep is all over

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· May 10

Along with the description

The Codex Fejérváry-Mayer: history
Before the Spanish invasion, Mesoamerica was known as the land of codices or books. From Mexico to Nicaragua, this type of folded book on deerskin or paper with its characteristic way of writing and its own calendar, was well known.
This codex is one of the most precious and remarkable artefacts to have survived from the time before Hernán Cortés destroyed the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, in 1521. It was named after a Hungarian collector (Fejérváry) and a Liverpudlian benefactor (Mayer).

A window onto another world
Invading Europeans burned whole libraries of books in huge bonfires, fearing their intellectual power. Today, only two dozen or so screenfold books in the Native tradition are known to have survived. Of these, only half - among them Fejérváry-Mayer - are likely to be pre-Cortesian (before 1521).
The Fejérváry-Mayer Codex offers us a chance to look through a rare and privileged window onto the world of Native America.

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· May 10

This may be of interest to you, if you’ve not seen it before.

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· May 10

Every workshop I went to was brilliant, it was a career highlight for me to be a part of it and present our work on Hong Kong. A quick visit to the World Museum too which is packed with amazing objects from the Qing dynasty, as well as an Aztec Codex.

Jardine Matheson’s silk factory in Nagasaki

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· May 10

What an amazing and inspiring conference #haconf25! Particularly enjoyed @fredoxby.bsky.social session today and will be thinking more carefully about planning to teach sensitive histories.

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· May 3

Train read, making some late additions to my workshop at #haconf25

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Apr 24

Hugely enjoying @empirepoduk.bsky.social at the moment. An amazing story of Great British Twitishness in the latest episode

Screenshot of Empire Pod -latest episode

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Feb 23

Had a great break this week. Now it’s time to get absolutely steaming

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Feb 16

So great to get a new series 🤩🤩

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Feb 7

So beautiful 😍😍😍 #revision

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Jan 29

新年快樂 🐉 Great to celebrate Spring Festival with all our college students today 🐍

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Jan 21

Top tip for parent’s evening: bring a book

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Jan 10

Very excited and honoured to be presenting at this year’s #HAConf25. The line up looks absolutely incredible!

First page of Teaching History article on Hong Kong from TH196 (page 19)

A range of images relating to Hong Kong history

Countdown until HA conference. 118 days to go

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Nov 28

Spent thanksgiving at an awards evening for our trust tonight. Although we didn’t win, it was great to hear so many positive ways that our schools are changing lives

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Nov 17

We have a winner 🐍🐛🪳

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Nov 13

Good to be back for tonight’s Subject Interest group with @victoriacrooks.bsky.social

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Nov 11

Year 13 when they learned how Lord Darnley died today:

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Nov 10

Really enjoyed The Watchers by Stephen Alford - looking to use it to add intrigue to my year 13 lessons this term.

Extract from The Watchers by Stephen Alford

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Nov 5

Still time to sign up - I’ll be talking about Hong Kong’s colonial past and why it should be considered as a case study for the British Empire.

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Nov 4

History teachers, any recommendations for historical socks? Christmas is coming up and I’m building a collection.

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Nov 3

Very much enjoyed being a tourist and exploring the Tower again yesterday. Back to it tomorrow 💪

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Oct 10

Another great day in Westminster with year 12. Supreme Court and Parliament tour were both brilliant as always

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Oct 10

Everything but bluesky

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Sep 24

@helenpins.bsky.social thanks for the recommendation, arrived today 🥳

Ollie Barnes@obarnes· Sep 20

Such an exciting delivery! It was a pleasure to work on this with @arthurjchapman.bsky.social, would recommend contributing to TH to anyone