Planning and Teaching the 2008 KS3 PoS
These notes, ideas and teaching suggestions have developed from CPD courses run over the last few years and from planning and developing SHP resources for the new KS3 programme.
Inevitably, it’s a statement of current thinking with ideas constantly developing but I hope it proves useful and practical in helping to resolve some of your planning and teaching problems.
I’m well aware that there’s a lot of material here, probably far more than many people want, especially if introducing new A level specifications at the same time as KS3. However I’d rather be accused of idealism and perfectionism than of under-estimating the creativity of History teachers! It’s up to you to decide which ideas may be immediately useful, which can be put on the back-burner – and which you disagree with completely!
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An overview of the main similarities and difference. |
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Organising content into thematic stories across time can make a major difference for pupils – this section explains why. |
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A mix of short-term goals and long-term aims to help the evolution of Schemes of Work. |
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Analysis of one of the critical planning issues at KS3, vital for creating coherence and saving time. |
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Suggestions which may provide a base for your discussions of conceptual objectives across KS3. |
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Ideas for planning and teaching the story of how lives have changed – and why they have changed across time. |
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Why do more than one empire? Plus ideas for planning and teaching the story of empires. |
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Planning the stories of migration and ideas for integrating family histories. |
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How can you link all those wars and still find room for some co–operation? |
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An initial discussion outlining possible objectives and activities – even more a ‘work in progress’ than the rest! |
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Separating monarchy from the vote but linking Britain to the world - ideas for planning and for teaching overviews. |
Download the articles from Teaching History
Want to save the articles from Teaching History for future reference?
Download a pdf copy of Time for Chronology, 2004 [ click here ].
Download a pdf copy of Thinking Across Time, 2008 [ click here ].
Download a pdf copy of What Time Does the Tune Start?
– Sense of Period and Enquiry at KS3, 2009 [ click here ]
