This looks absolutely amazing – a treasure trove of historical data, for free and all online. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk
New History subject content and assessment objectives – first impressions.
The new GCSE objectives and content have arrived in our twitter feeds, and a first glance reading might leave you thinking ‘what was all the fuss about’. Look closely and there are some interesting changes, some of which are welcome,
New KS4 page
As we’re working more and more on KS4 stuff to cater for the short notice and short-term changes announced by QCDA and the exam board recently I have started a KS4 page. Nothing amazing to see, but it might useful
Steve Mastin speaks in the Telegraph about making history compulsory.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/9821262/History-lessons-should-be-compulsory.html Steve Mastin talks a great deal of sense in this article about the lack of a golden age in history teaching, and the fact that 30% take up of GCSE history is actually quite impressive in a crowded
Helping Year 7 put some flesh on Roman bones – The Historical Association
Shameless showing off. Really pleased that my article Helping Year 7 put some flesh on Roman bones – The Historical Association, was published in last month’s Teaching History. You need to be a HA member to download the whole thing, but
Historical fiction in the classroom – blog
I have just bumped into Historical fiction in the classroom by Dave Martin @davemartin46. It’s a great site, with a very wide range of books covered, both in terms of topic and age range. Dave has also had a book published on The
KS4 Consultation – My response.
The Department of Education’s consultation on reforms to the Key Stage Four examination system closes on the 10th of December. In an attempt to gee you all up to make your own responses (remember, if you don’t take part you
History Teaching Sites
Despite the fact that this is a ‘web-log’ I spend little time noting down the great things I often see on the web to do with history teaching. I’m going to try to make a note of them more frequently
John Hattie’s Visible Learning
The discussion about the quality of education in England has recently focussed on form and structure. The recent report by the Expert Panel to the National Curriculum Review seemed to be at its most controversial when it strayed from discussion
NC Review – the debate
I’m really glad that so-many people read my thoughts on the NC review (summary here), and even more glad that people took time to comment or respond in various fora. Graham Macleod’s response merits first consideration. The criticism about increasing