Teaching GCSE History: Northern Ireland 1968-99 (AQA and Edexcel)

Teaching the Irish question as part of the SHP Modern World Study coursework will be familiar to many of you. Now the option has been extended so that it appears as part of Edexcel’s Controlled Assessment.

SMART TASK: Overview of Irish history; a question of perspectives.

This smart task looks at iconic moments in Irish history and then challenges students to think how well each event is known by the Catholic and Protestant communities. 1. Start by asking students in pairs (one to be a Catholic student, the other a Protestant to...

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SMART TASK Key Stage 4: How should we remember the Easter Rising?

Recap

This is the concluding lesson on the Easter Rising. If you want a good recap so that students hit the ground running this short Open University film fits the bill very well, lasting just 2 mins 30 seconds. To help students get a feel for the...

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Recommended Resources

By far the best starting point is the Ireland in schools website which is geared specifically to the demands of the SHP course and developed by a team of Nottinghamshire history teachers.  The main headings focus on the historical background to Bloody Sunday...

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