The past few weeks have been hard. It’s hardly a new insight, but for teachers – a group that likes to be in control – this has been particularly tough! Working from home and trying to get the children we teach to learn virtually is a unique situation that creates the following areas of concern: […]
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The History community – in fact, the teaching world in general – seems to have gone ‘knowledge-rich’ mad over the past year or so. Social media platforms and discussion groups seem to be awash with knowledge organisers and knowledge workbooks, and lots of techniques and strategies to recall, retain, retrieve and then write about knowledge. […]
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The @OxfordEdHistory twitter recently hosted a live twitter Q&A takeover with history teacher and author Aaron Wilkes, answering teachers’ questions and discussing current concerns about teaching KS3 History! Don’t worry if you missed it – you can read all of the KS3 discussions here. Q. I seem to be reading from OFSTED that they are keen […]
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It’s that time of year again! Exam season is nearly upon us. Here is a list of strategies and ways to overcome some of the obstacles we face when trying to get our students to revise for their History exams. Teach them how to revise We hammer home the need for revision, set homework with […]
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A great benefit of AQA’s British Depth Study unit is the Historic Environment which is embedded into the depth study being taught. It is also a confidence booster for students as they know that the 16 mark question is guaranteed to be about that Historic Environment. Therefore, as teachers, we want to ensure students feel […]
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What’s your favourite topic to teach at KS3? My favourite topic to teach in KS3 at present is the First World War depth study. The Kerboodle book Technology, War and Independence has a very good chapter that begins with the reasons for the outbreak of the War and includes; why young men joined up, propaganda […]
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AQA has released its examiner reports for the 2019 AQA A Level History exams. Overall students are generally performing well. We have summarised the key issues that the examiners found students needed to improve, and collated some free content that addresses these issues to help your students avoid these mistakes in the future and give […]
Read more AQA has released its examiner reports for the 2019 AQA GCSE History exams. Overall, students are generally seeming more confident with the requirements of the exam questions. We have summarised the key issues that the examiners found students needed to improve, and collated some free content that address these issues. Key issues: 1. Timing: A […]
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As part of making the judgement about the quality of education, inspectors will consider the extent to which schools are equipping pupils with the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in life. Our understanding of ‘knowledge and cultural capital’ is derived from the following wording in the national curriculum: ‘It is the essential […]
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Reading the works of professional historians is one of the most rewarding ways of broadening students’ thinking about History. However, this can be a problematic undertaking! Historians will often present differing views on the same topic, leaving the reader bewildered as to what to believe. Nevertheless, thinking about seemingly differing arguments can be an enriching […]
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