Blog

This year has been different for me… mixed Y2-4 class with a new job share, a high number of children with EHCP’s and accessing an EYFS focused curriculum alongside lots of pastoral support. Across Autumn term, the rules, routines and wider systems were embedded alongside a curriculum that met the children with a “history curriculum

Find out more

This is part 2 of this blog series. If you haven’t read part 1, please do read it first as this both references and builds on it. Continuing to establish historical context Establishing a rich and in-depth context is not something which can be accomplished from one exposure at the start of the unit. It

Find out more

This half-term (Autumn two, 23) I am teaching history to my mixed Year 5/6 class in Leeds. We’re focusing on the railway revolution under the enquiry question: How did the railways benefit Britain? This focuses on the economic and societal impact brought about because of the expansion of the network including the railway revolution of

Find out more

I’m often asked about learning activities for various history topics and it’s something I always respond to in a similar manner, “What do you want them to learn?” Without that clear purpose as to where the activity leads the learning to, selecting the right one is somewhat harder… ok, much harder. This blog is an

Find out more

This probably won’t surprise you but history is my favourite subject! I love it for so many reasons which is why I do this for a living. It’s why I love(d) leading it across a number of schools; why I’ll always be a passionate advocate for it being so much more than just an agreed

Find out more