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.
Six good reasons to switch to OCR GCSE History B 01/08/2023 For teachers considering moving to OCR, subject advisor Richard Kerridge shares what’s special about our History B specification.
History Around Us – considering a site that’s close to home 09/06/2023 Subject advisor Mike Goddard considers whether GCSE History B teachers could consider using their own school for their History Around Us study site.
Including mental health enquiries in the history curriculum 31/05/2023 History teacher Jess Ripper explains how a study of anxiety is both worthwhile and can fit into an overcrowded history curriculum
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.