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In the Times today, 6 November, Michael Gove the architect of the existing National Curriculum, predictably weighed in with a...

We often talk about historical thinking on the site but what about historical writing. How do you help children to...

We often talk about historical thinking on the site but what about historical writing. How do you help children to...

We often talk about historical thinking on the site but what about historical writing. How do you help children to...

We often talk about historical thinking on the site but what about historical writing. How do you help children to...

While you weep at the demise of the teaching of fronted adverbials! ( ha, ha) you will take comfort in...

One of the exciting things about teaching history is watching the penny drop with pupils who discover that history is...

We often talk about historical thinking on the site but what about historical writing. How do you help children to...

We often talk about historical thinking on the site but what about historical writing. How do you help children to...

So you have you set of mini whiteboards, your zip bag of pens and your whiteboard cleaners.  What next? Mini-whiteboards...

A recent find in a field in Warwickshire is to be sold and the hope is that the British Museum...

You’ve explored the incredible world of the ancient Maya — a people who built great cities, invented their own writing...

You’ve learned about the amazing people, places, and ideas from thousands of years ago — now it’s time to see...

You’ve discovered how castles were built, what life was like inside the walls, and how they were used to protect...

In this quiz, you’ll test your knowledge about one of the most famous events in British history — the Great...

Disciplinary concept target: Significance Pupils draw on the 4 clues to underline why Amelia Earhart is seen as an important...

This assessment task provides 3 images which should prompt pupils to show their knowledge and understanding of Rosa Parks’ significance....

This assessment task provides clues to help pupils use their subject knowledge in order to explain why Columbus is still...

This assessment task is different from the others in the KS2 suite of tasks in that it comprises multiple questions...

You’ve learned all about the amazing Amelia Earhart — the brave pilot who loved to explore the skies and follow...

A lot of you have been tasked with trying to specify what progression looks like in history in your school....

Laura has just taken over as history subject leader from September. She has an interest in history but no qualifications,...

This quiz will help you remember all the important things we have learned about Rosa Parks. She was a very...

This intrinsically interesting topic has been chosen as a long-term development study as it not only builds on the fact...

Pupils are hooked in with a story of the impact of the Black Death on one family. This is followed...

Pupils’ attention is focused on the Great Plague of 1665. They consider the likely efficacy of methods used to combat...

Pupils’ attention is grabbed with a powerful story, supported by detailed analysis of two contemporary sources.  Having had the changes...

In this session the focus moves to pupils’ working more independently, carrying out their own research in groups and then...

Starting with a contemporary cartoon analysis, which hints at highly relevant current life-style related health problems that still have not...

In this brief concluding session, pupils look back over 300 years of history and make a judgement about the best...