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Every few years, the Primary wing of the Historical Association carry out a survey of primary schools to see what…

Taking on subject leadership can be a daunting prospect, especially if it is your first. When there is so much…

Assessment in Foundation subjects is not well-developed, and is nearly always found wanting in successive OFSTED reports. When assessment in…

Given that there is no subject-specific data on history at KS1 this might seem a strange inclusion on the site. …

Experience of working with highly effective subject leaders over eighteen years has enabled me to distil SEVEN key factors that…

For Primary history subject leaders it is very important to get a clear sense of perspective on self-evaluation. I f…

There is much debate about the value of a history policy, not least how long it should be!! A couple…

When looking at leadership in history a careful balance has to be created between offering generic advice (which you could…

It goes without saying that a history improvement plan must reflect the whole school approach. There is no need for…

When you are new to the role, your first priority must always be to establish the health of the subject…

Nearly all teachers enjoy teaching history and will want to improve the quality of their own teaching so that children…

Almost every subject leader I know feels that they ought to be doing more monitoring, as if ordered to ‘Go…

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