Five key strategies for going beyond the textbook for OCR GCSE History B (SHP) 27/11/2017 A guest post from Michael Riley, Director at Schools History Project (SHP) who shares five strategies that are proving particularly helpful for going beyond the book when teaching.
How to use examiners’ reports as classroom resources 25/09/2017 Asher offers practical tips when using examiner reports as a classroom resource for students.
Independence, flexibility and inspiration: get the most out of A Level History coursework topics 16/06/2017 In this blog, Subject Advisor Mike Goddard considers some of the merits of different approaches to A Level coursework.
Planning for the History Around Us study - Michael Riley 27/03/2017 A guest post from Michael Riley, Director at Schools History Project (SHP) who shares some planning principles and points you to some helpful resources on the OCR and SHP websites.
How best to answer turning-point questions - Mike Goddard 21/02/2017 In his latest blog, Mike considers different approaches to turning point questions for the A Level history unit 3 examination.
Planning priorities for the OCR B (SHP) British depth study - Michael Riley 10/01/2017 In his latest guest blog, Michael Riley, Director of the Schools History Project, discusses some planning principles for GCSE History B (SHP) teachers.
Making sense of synthesis: Part two - Grant Robertson 16/12/2016 In his latest blog post, Grant Robertson, Subject Specialist - History, provides some answers to the excellent questions received on his previous blog.
Making sense of synthesis - Grant Robertson 08/12/2016 In his latest blog, Grant Robertson, Subject Specialist - History, explains why synthesis is so important for getting top marks in the unit 3 essay questions at A Level and explains how to go about doing this.
Five key tips when preparing for A Level History unit 3 depth studies - Mike Goddard 14/11/2016 In his latest blog, Mike Goddard, Subject Specialist - History, highlights five key tips when preparing for the depth study part of unit 3.
Five key things to remember for A Level historical themes - Mike Goddard 14/11/2016 In his latest blog, Mike Goddard, Subject Specialist - History, highlights a few key things that will be useful to remember for the thematic essay part of Unit 3.