Planning priorities for OCR GCSE (9-1) History B (SHP) - Michael Riley 19/04/2016 A guest post from Michael Riley, Director at Schools History Project (SHP).
Studying pre-colonial African history at A Level – an HE perspective – Dr Bronwen Everill 01/03/2016 A guest post from Dr Bronwen Everill, a historian, about the value of studying African History at A Level which is a new topic on OCR's History A Level.
The causes of the ‘Anarchy’: a potted history of Stephen and Matilda - Grant Robertson 18/02/2016 Grant Robertson, Subject Specialist - History and Citizenship, provides an abridged history of the story of why Stephen and Matilda went to war in 1135.
Choosing the right topics - Asher Goodenough 19/01/2016 Asher Goodenough, Subject Specialist - History, and team colleagues discuss the topics available in unit 3 of the A Level.
First Principles - Michael Riley 17/12/2015 A guest blog from Michael Riley, Director at Schools History Project (SHP).
Using examiners' reports in the classroom - Asher Goodenough 23/11/2015 In his first blog Asher Goodenough, Subject Specialist - History, explains how examiners' reports can be used effectively in the classroom.
Visit to Framlingham Castle - Clare Trevatt 22/10/2015 Clare Trevatt, Subject Specialist - History, talks about a recent visit to Framlingham Castle and the development of site packs to support the unit ‘Castles: Form and Function c.1000-1750’.
Take care with your instructions to candidates - Clare Trevatt 21/04/2015 Clare Trevatt, Subject Specialist (history), takes a look at instructions to candidate.