Teaching Issues
The Wars of the Roses at A Level
Material is added in a Diary format to help you easily keep up to date. |
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Planning and Teaching
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Developing
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Using Personal & Family Histories
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Developing Enquiry Skills
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Active Learning & Reflections• An FAQ guide to Active Learning, covering many of the issues raised by teachers who are uncertain about using more active methods in the classroom. More … • Reflections on Active Learning – a simple guide to thinking about the effectiveness and value of activities. More … |
Knowledge in KS3 – Some Thoughts• ‘Thinking aloud’ about some of the issues relating to the role of knowledge within the framework of KS3 History. |
Teaching about 1381 at KS3A discussion on ‘What would we like students to remember about 1381?’ including: • What does recent research and publications tell us about the events of 1381? • Why teach about 1381? • An enquiry question – Does it matter what the ‘Peasants' Revolt’ is called? |
Historical Periods and People• Henry VII – a miscellany of articles, activities and new reading. More … • Muck and misery in the Middle Ages? How awful was life in the Middle Ages? This article summarises recent research, especially that into changing living standards after 1300. |
Teaching the Civil War at KS3A discussion on ‘What would we like students to remember about the Civil War?’ including: • Was the Civil War really so important to the people of our town/county?
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Teaching the Industrial Revolution
• Ideas about long-term significance
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Miscellaneous• Good websites – a short(ish) list. More … • Open Evenings – So how do you make History attractive to Year 6 children looking round your school? Here's one idea that certainly fits the bill in ‘Capturing Imagination’ More … • Help for non-UK readers – a translation of English educational terms in use on this website More … |
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• Complementing my A Level book on The Wars of the Roses and the resources on the 
• A variety of suggestions for ways to use your own histories to motivate students and deepen their understandings.
• This section discusses how we can build understanding of the process of historical enquiry into courses and also provides examples of activities and resources which may be useful in the classroom. 
A discussion on ‘What would we like students to remember about the Industrial Revolution?’ including: