Local history month: do your students understand their local history? 19/05/2023 In this guest blog celebrating Local History Month, teacher Ed Durbin explains why the History Around Us unit is so important in his school.
Anxiety through the ages: Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 12/05/2023 How has history treated anxiety? History teacher Jess Ripper gives a brief history of anxiety through the ages.
“We teach Migrants to Britain at GCSE and love it” 14/04/2023 Subject advisor Richard Kerridge talks to history teacher Dan Keates about why he enjoys teaching GCSE History B, in particular the Migrants to Britain unit.
Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day: contemplating his legacy 13/01/2023 Richard Kerridge, History Subject Advisor, reflects on the impact of Martin Luther King Jr on one of his first students.
A Level African Kingdoms – why this topic might be good for you and your students 14/12/2022 In his first blog, Richard Kerridge, History Subject Advisor, talks about a diversified curriculum and what we can offer at A Level and GCSE to support diversification.
Summer 2022 NEA: A Level History 23/03/2022 In this blog we answer your questions about NEA in A Level History for summer 2022.
Reflections on teaching Native American history 03/12/2021 In this guest blog, OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project) teacher Swerupa Gosrani discusses ‘The making of America’ topic and explains preferred terminology.
New approach to CPD for A Level history teachers 31/08/2021 In her latest blog, Emily Oakes, History Subject Advisor, highlights exciting new changes to our AS and A Level History Professional Development programme for autumn and spring 2021-22.
Pride Month - making LGBTQ+ history more visible 07/06/2021 June is Pride month. Mike Goddard reflects on the visibility of LGBTQ+ history in our specifications, and talks to cultural historian Marcus Collins about studying social attitudes to homosexuality.
An update from the Schools History Project 29/03/2021 The Schools History Project is OCR’s partner for the GCSE History B specification. In a special guest blog, Matt Stanford, Director of the SHP, talks about recent work and the role of the Regional Advisers.