assessment and progression
Getting your KS3 assessment right in history: 12 step guide

You will know from the activities provided on the site that we are firm believers in a planned series of…

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KS3 History
Learning at Key Stage 3

This section of the site has been designed to bring greater variety to learning and to work towards making pupils…

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KS3 History
Independence History at KS3 and GCSE

Independent Enquirers Learners can develop as independent enquirers when they are provided with opportunities in history to: explore for themselves…

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KS3 History
View of learners in history at Key Stage 3

With the increasing emphasis now being placed on the ‘pupil voice’, it is important that we make use of feedback…

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KS3 History
Roles for Learners: KS3

In addition to thinking of imaginative and motivating activities for our lessons,  it is often helpful to think about the…

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Pupil's analogy diagram on the causes of World War Two. Czechoslovakia's head is being served on a plate to Hitler
20 Imaginative products in history at Key Stage 3

This section is included to jog your memory about the range of outcomes that might be expected and to promote…

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KS3 History
The learning process at Key Stage 3

Far from being ‘just theory’,  understanding how children learn in history underpins all the decisions we make in our classrooms. …

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History mystery. Why did Ernest join up in 1914, aged just 15?
’50’ imaginative learning activities for history at Key Stage 3

Over the last 20 years I have seen some outstanding individual lessons.  Usually the lesson was so good because expectations…

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