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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...

Teaching in front of colleagues who are sitting at the back of your own classroom is nerve-wracking enough. To know...

Much has been written in recent years about the value of listening to the pupils’ voice, not least in terms...

One of the main roles of subject leaders for history is to be a passionate advocate for the subject. The...

Start of KS1 Can describe differences between him or herself as a baby and as he or she is now....

Effective history teaching at Key Stage 1 is rooted in sound learning principles that support young children’s development. At this...

Planning the Anglo Saxons topic effectively ensures meaningful, engaging learning that builds pupils’ knowledge and thinking skills. These top tips...

A study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world With its emphasis squarely on the...

Are you going to do more than one study, one period study in depth and one overview, one in Y3...

A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066. Try to make...

Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor. There are two key...

Focus on why we are teaching this topic at KS2, often for the first time. Why was this civilization quite...

Whilst it might look as if this is a bigger unit than simply the existing Roman Britain unit, in reality...

For most of you, you will continue teaching Ancient Egypt as before, for 80% of this topic. You MUST give...

The British Isles has been populated by humans for 750.000 years but only became an island when the ice sheets...

Evaluating the quality of history in your school involves examining curriculum breadth, teaching effectiveness, pupil engagement, and progression in historical...

The Anglo-Saxons were people who came from parts of modern-day Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands to settle in Britain after...

Welcome to this special edition of the newsletter devoted to the thorny issue of assessment. You will also find the...

You are learning about the Tudors as it was a period of history that helped to shape the Britain we...

Mind-friendly learning in history focuses on creating rich, engaging experiences that align with how young children’s brains develop and absorb...

Source: Historical Association (membership required) Francis Leneghan is Professor of Old English at the University of Oxford. In this article...

You are learning about castles because they are one of the most fascinating buildings that have been there for hundreds...

In a recently-published study by the Council of Europe entitled “Quality history in the 21st century” a number of key...

The main focus of this topic is the exploration of the past beyond living memory through a topic that is...

Having elicited pupils’ initial knowledge of castles from books film and family visits, pupils are asked to explore a number...