Teaching A Level History
10 commandments for successful source work at A-level
Although it grieves me to say it, these strategies may not have much to do with better teaching or understanding of the period being studied. They are, lamentably, the product…
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Teaching source work imaginatively in AS and A2 history
Imaginative approaches to source work Again, 10 examples are provided on a separate PowerPoint presentation. The approach has been to look for imaginative approaches that really help students to ‘get’…
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Imaginative and effective teaching strategies for A2 and AS history
Finding high-quality advice on teaching A2 and AS history is a difficult and time-consuming job. With so much post-16 work dominated by exam boards and textbooks, there is precious little…
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Ways of ensuring that students think harder in A-level history lessons.
Download the 20 different practical strategies brought together in one document to make sure that students make the most of the lessons and the time between them. You will, I’m…
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All content on Keystage history is written and quality assured by Neil Thompson, a former history teacher, county history adviser and Ofsted inspector with more than 30 years’ experience in history education.