History teaching tips
How good is your teaching and learning policy?
So primary schools and secondary history departments are happy to vaunt their teaching and learning policies. I applaud the fact that…
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Gender issues when selecting your significant person to teach in history at KS1
There has always been a tendency towards gender stereotyping when selecting which ‘famous’ men and women to teach at KS1….
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Using living graphs in history at KS4 and 5: don’t let the activity replace the thinking and long-term recall
I have long been a fan of using living graphs, especially to help students appreciate extent and speed of change…
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Using History Hits as a starter at KS3 and GCSE
Nearly all of us have asked pupils to jot down 10 things about a topic as a useful starter to…
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The best way to plan your history topic at KS1 and 2 for September
It may seem odd that I’m still peddling advice on how to plan a primary history topic when schools have…
Read MoreWhat history skills should we be developing?
It is often helpful have a short list of key historical skills which is neither too daunting nor too convoluted….
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Top Tips for teaching….Stone Age to Iron Age
Stone Age to Iron Age The British Isles has been populated by humans for 750.000 years but only became an…
Read MoreTop 5 features of expert history teaching at KS1
Top five features of expert teaching at KS1 The key is challenge. Only by you setting high expectations will you…
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