Teaching A Level History

This highly-acclaimed section of the site offers you a range of strategies that actively engage students in rigorous lesson activities that mimic the types of thought needed when answering an A level exam. question. The focus is on fitness for purpose, rather than novelty, but you will find plenty of highly effective strategies you will want to use tomorrow.

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10 commandments for successful source work at A-level

Although it grieves me to say it, these strategies may not have much to do with better teaching or understanding…

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Teaching source work imaginatively in AS and A2 history
Teaching source work imaginatively in AS and A2 history

Imaginative approaches to source work Again, 10 examples are provided on a separate PowerPoint presentation. The approach has been to…

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Imaginative and effective teaching strategies for A2 and AS history

Finding high-quality advice on teaching A2 and AS history is a difficult and time-consuming job. With so much post-16 work…

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Ways of ensuring that students think harder in A-level history lessons.

Download the 20 different practical strategies brought together in one document to make sure that students make the most of…

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