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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...

Almost inevitably you will ask with your class the time-honoured question: What have the Romans ever done for us? Alongside...

You have learned all about the Wright brothers, who built the first successful flying machine. They were curious, inventive, and...

You have now learned all about the brave explorer Captain Scott and his incredible journey to the coldest place on...

1. You will need to show OFSTED that you have a clearly thought through rationale for which topics you are...

Visiting over 300 primary schools in my career, several of them many times over, during many years as a primary...

“Big picture” history teaching emphasizes the connecting of specific historical events and links topics to broader themes and contexts. It...

Let’s see what you remember about Mary Seacole! This quiz will help you review what you’ve learned about her amazing...

We’ve been learning all about Mary Anning, the amazing fossil hunter who found dinosaur bones by the seaside. Now it’s...

We’ve had lots of fun learning about the seaside — from what it was like in the past to how...

You’ve been learning all about Florence Nightingale — a very special nurse who helped lots of people. Now it’s time...

Grace Darling is remembered for doing something very brave a long time ago. She helped others in a time of...

You’ve spent some time diving into one of the most important events in modern history – World War Two. You’ve...

This amazing ship set sail over 100 years ago but ended in a terrible disaster. You’ve learned all about it’s...

I don’t know how many of you have caught sight of this week’s latest contribution to the on-going debate about...

To encourage metacognition – some initial ideas of activities that promote thinking skills. You will find examples of these in...

Most of these feature as Outstanding Lessons What can we learn about medieval minds from looking at these Doom Paintings?...

It is assumed that you will already have a few hunches about what you will find based on your informal...

This article draws on the wisdom, insight and practical experience of my friend and colleague Ken Wilby who was the...

Lists such as these are only useful up to a point. They do highlight what is characteristically present in lessons...

Why bother? Aside from Performance Management, you will want to see your colleagues at work and for them to see...