History Around Us: what are the most popular sites? 30/04/2025 For local history month, Ewan Brady looks at the History Around Us unit of our GCSE History B course which brings local history to the fore.
The Joe Scott award 2024: History Around Us at Glastonbury Abbey 24/04/2025 Subject advisor Richard Kerridge looks at last year’s Joe Scott Award for History Around Us (GCSE History B).
Beyond the classroom: a site visit with GCSE History B students 17/04/2025 Richard Kerridge, History Subject Advisor, recounts his History Around Us site visit to Temple Newsam, Leeds, with the staff and students of The Morley Academy.
“What does family mean to you?”: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month 04/06/2024 Subject advisor Richard Kerridge reflects on his own family history in relation to this year’s Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month in June 2024.
OCR and the Schools History Project Conference 09/05/2024 Dan Lydon-Cohen reflects on the partnership between OCR and the Schools History Project and invites teachers to this year’s conference.
The Joe Scott Award: rewarding excellence in the History Around Us unit at GCSE History 26/03/2024 Richard Kerridge invites Dan Lyndon-Cohen, Schools History Project Director, to tell us a little about Joe Scott and the award.
Using examination walkthrough videos in GCSE History 20/03/2024 Richard Kerridge and guest blogger Rachel Cliffe explain how exam walkthrough videos can be useful for both history teachers and students.
How the Archive of Market and Social Research can help with A Level History 14/03/2024 Phyllis Macfarlane, Chair of Contents at the Archive of Market and Social Research, writes about an exciting new research resource for students of A Level History.
Guidance and support for the use of AI in history 27/02/2024 History Subject Advisor Richard Kerridge highlights the opportunities for use and misuse of AI, as well as giving you the steps to manage and support your candidates’ use of AI in our qualifications.
Powerful connections: linking local, national and international stories in your curriculum 11/09/2023 Norfolk history teacher Imogen Wiltshire explains how she has helped students understand the links between local, national and international events, both in the past and present.