Teachers, it’s time to get techy.
The big wide world of Instagram and Twitter can seem daunting and it might feel like your posts get lost in the crowd; but fear no more. Users locate content by looking up hashtags, so picking the right ones to add to your posts is key to getting discovered, drawing in the right audience and connecting with others interested in education. Follow our handy hashtag guide to maximise your contents outreach and establish your social media presence.
Instagram allow a maximum of 30 hashtags per post, but you can attract the right people by being selective with your tags and combining relevance with popularity.
We have compiled a list of 30 of the top education-related Instagram hashtags for you to pick and choose the ones that best suit your posts. Or if you want to use them all, we recommend adding the hashtags as a comment on your post so as to not overcrowd your caption.
#school #children #college #university #inspiration #learning #motivation #teacherlife #teachersofinstagram #studentlife #kids #success #knowledge #learn #lifegoals #money #entrepreneur #teacher #study #student #students #science #ambition #english #tbt #happy #education #universitylife #community #earlyed #tutoring #bookoftheday
Education is a popular topic on twitter, with trending hashtags often being to do with changes in education, exam results, university life and protests. From mums discussing their kids’ early development to professors debating the benefits of higher education; everyone seems to be tweeting about learning, so it can be a bit overwhelming trying to pick a good hashtag for your target audience.
To make things easier for you, we have split the most popular Twitter hashtags we’ve seen into early years, middle school and university so you can be sure that your tweets are reaching the right people. As you’ll notice, there is of course some overlap, so if you’re aiming to reach all 3 categories those might be the hashtags for you.
Twitter caps your tweets at 140 characters; so bare this in mind when picking hashtags – short and sweet is often best.
- Early Years
#education #education #earlyed (earlyeducation) #earlyedchat #earlyyears #educational #preschool #toddlers #literacy #ECE (early childhood education) #art #baby #kids #familyengagement #mums #schoolrun #dads #mentalhealth #childdevelopment #Bthru8 (healthcare hashtag related to children’s brain development) #childcare #schooleveryday #healthykidshealthyfuture #playoutdoors #bullying #stopbullying #PTchat (parent-teacher chat) #ECEhealthequity (early childhood education equity)
- School Years
#school #college #online #quote #mondaymotivation #schooleveryday #mums #dads #edchat #blendchat (bended learning) #edumatch #yesallgirls #homework #healthykidshealthyfuture #schoolrun #mlearning #elearning #parentpower #pbl (project based learning) #ntchat (for new teachers) #ebooks #edtech (education technology) #byod (bring your own device) #blendedlearning #teacherquality #schoolchoice #putkidsfirst #stopbullying #parentalchoice #edleadership #eduleaders #commoncore #ipadchat #ipaded #cybersafety #whatisschool #k12 #bullying #engchat #literacy #classroom #studytips
- University
#feesmustfall #job #highereducation #furthereducation #edchat #edteach #edreform (education reform) #futureready #educolor #education #mondaymotivation #universitychallenge #college #quote #studytips #studentlife #deals #highered (higher education) #gradschool #academiclife #phd #dissertation #mastersdegree #unilife #university #eventprofs #protests #freshers #freshersweek #yesallgirls #enrolling #phdlife #students #wednesdaywisdom #apprentices #eduleaders #teacherquality
Timings and trends
Consider the timings of your tweets and keep an eye on trending hashtags.
#MondayMotivation, #WednesdayWisdom, #TBT (ThrowBackThursday) are always popular tags and a great way to attract attention, but for obvious reasons should only be used on certain days.
#thisgirlcan, #yesallgirls, #MalalaDay, #schooleveryday and a variety of anti-bullying and mental health hashtags have trended in the past so it’s always beneficial to adopt the latest hashtags to add your thoughts on the topic and get noticed.
Kate Tyler is the founder of Shake Social and our long time social media expert. A regular speaker at events, Kate offers consultancy and training on a range of digital marketing topics, in particular safeguarding and using social media in an educational setting.