What's New? & What's the News?
This page is our notice board recording what's new on the site as well as 'news' items of potential interest to history teachers.
We'll be adding activities and other material onto the site frequently from the end of term - so take a regular look at this page to see what's new and what's in the news. There'll be book releases, CPD updates and other news.
Watch this space!
SHP – URL Change
If you’re experiencing problems accessing the SHP site, it may be because the URL has changed. You can now find SHP on
New KS3 Programme
If you don’t read Teaching History click here for a copy of my article on 'Thinking across Time: Planning and Teaching the Story of Power and Democracy at KS3' published in Teaching History in March [ or click here ].
And I really will add a lot more thoughts on the new KS3 late in April and through May.
Newest Activities
Added 21 January 08
A new page in the ‘Model’ section – providing links, examples and discussions on Multimedia uses, benefits and how-tos |
Added 19 January 08
Hats, false beards and an introduction to causation! |
Added 17 January 08
A map, a whiteboard, a camera – and enhanced understanding of Warbeck’s travels |
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The simplest possible demonstration of the theory |
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Use a tin of tomatoes to help students understand Harvey's discovery |
Added 12 November 07
Act out Egyptian ideas by turning your students into human anatomy |
GCSE News for 2009
OCR
The draft OCR SHP specification for the new GCSE in 2009 is now available at
www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcsefor2009/history_a/index.html
AQA
The draft AQA SHP specification for the new GCSE in 2009 is also available
www.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcse/history_a.php
Edexcel
The draft Edexcel SHP specification for the new GCSE in 2009 should appear during April at
www.edexcel.com/gcse2009/history/Pages/Overview.aspx
Conferences
Schools History Project Conference, 2008
Don't miss our 20th annual conference.
July 4th – 6th (Friday lunch to Sunday lunch)
For further details and online booking visit:
web.leedstrinity.ac.uk/shp/Conference/index.htm
Websites for History Teachers
Timelines.tv – Andrew Chater has made available a wonderful array of video material on:
Timelines.tv is a new and exciting on-line history resource provided free for the user. Based on the BAFTA award-winning TV series, it offers a wealth of quality TV documentary, arranged on interactive historical timelines that put you in control of your journey through the past. The content covers all aspects of British history from 1066 to the present day, arranged on three parallel timelines: social, political and national / imperial. Clicking on any of the 50 chapter headings will connect you to a wealth of streamed video, broken into user-friendly clips (over 200 clips in all). Transcripts are provided, and links that enable you to chase connections across parallel timelines, and backwards and forwards across the centuries. Timelines.tv offers British history on the web as you’ve never seen it before.
Newest Issues
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' [ click here ]
And if anyone wants to add to this section with the details of what’s worked for you, then please get in touch.
CPD Courses from SHP
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13 June 08 |
Teaching Medicine through Time: Surgery – Problems and Approaches to their Solution, c.1850–1950 |
Wellcome Library, London |
Further details and application forms are available on the SHP website [ click here ]
Books and Resources from SHP & Hodder Murray
Exciting IT Resources
Now Published
Medicine through Time CD1: People and Periods – a CD by Ian Dawson and Dan Moorhouse [ click here ]
Germany 1918-1945 - CD by Ben Walsh, based on the textbook by Greg Lacey and Keith Shepherd [ click here ]
Medicine through Time CD2: Review and Revise – the second of the Medicine CDs, by Ian Dawson and Dan Moorhouse [ click here ]
For June 2008
Crime and Punishment through Time CD1: People and Periods – a CD by Ian Dawson and Donald Cumming [ click here ]. This CD has been much delayed but is now entering its final checking stages - so it's well on the way at last.
SHP Resources for the new KS3
SHP for KS3 – a new series of books, CDs and teachers’ resource books for the new NC KS3 edited by Dale Banham, Chris Culpin and Ian Dawson [ click here ]
This is History! Find out how our existing series fits the requirements of the new KS3 [ click here ]
Other News
Discovering Medieval
Looking for a special event to enthuse your pupils about life in the middle ages?
Try 'Discovering Medieval', the re-enactment group that has helped create SHP's new Medicine Through Time CD. Highly recommended for their professionalism, knowledge, enthusiasm and amazing array of equipment.
Feedback
If you have any feedback that will help others use the activities on this site please use the [ contact form ]
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More Reading
Lost in Time
Covers the ‘how we used to live’ theme for the new KS3 PoS.
By Ian Dawson [ click here ].
Essential Ireland
By Ian Dawson and Ben Walsh [ click here ].
