In addition to advice on: being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution etc, this site focuses on five others areas that have the previous government’s ECM’s agenda, if not its headings, at heart.

You will find lots of advice on inclusion, especially with regard to helping pupils who have very poor literacy skills. An allied section on providing for children for whom English is an Additional Language (EAL) raises many similar issues and offers a few golden rules to follow in history.

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Inclusion at Key Stage 1

In addition to advice on: being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution etc, this site focuses…

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Personalised learning in history at KS 1

This is certainly one of the key areas to be focusing on in the next few years and lies at…

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Gender issues in history at Key Stage 1

It is tempting when thinking about boys’ achievement to focus on teaching and learning, but there is a stage before…

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Gifted and Talented in history at KS1

Much has been written in general terms about identifying and then catering for able pupils in history.  OFSTED and others…

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Motivating pupils in history at Key Stage 1

The essence of what appeals to pupils can often be summed up by the words, People, Puzzle and Point.  Children…

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History for pupils with EAL in Key Stages 1 and 2

Most of you will be well-versed in strategies for helping children with EAL access other subjects in the curriculum and…

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S.E.N. in history at Key Stage 1 and 2

By inclusion we mean three things here: setting suitable learning challenges, responding to pupils’ diverse needs, and overcoming potential barriers…

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