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In line with SHP’s principles, the resources in this section provide high quality CPD from the best in history education.
Our aim is to add at least 3 resources each year which brilliantly, and rigorously, capture these principles.
Schools History Project
History matters ...
Become curious ... Respect for evidence ...
Build a deeper understanding of the present
Schools History Project on www.schoolshistoryproject.org.uk
Teaching Issues
Guidance
Disciplinary history for all:
Why it matters, why it is so difficult and why we should not give up
A review of the plenary by Christine Counsell on why rigorous history teaching for all is so important.
SHP Autumn Conference 2011
Guidance
Goodrich Castle:
A fieldwork case-study
A fieldwork case-study, also by Ian Dawson, exemplifying the guidelines provided in 'Reviewing the use of fieldwork and trips in History courses'.
Guidance
An HMI View of Successes,
Challenges & Opportunities
A review of the successes, challenges and opportunities in school history from Michael Maddison HMI.
Michael is Ofsted’s Specialist Adviser for History. See this view
SHP Conference 2009
Ideas
SHP in London
Autumn Conference 2011
Ian Dawson reflects on some of the broader issues emerging from the workshops and plenaries.
SHP Autumn Conference 2011
Guidance
Reviewing the use of fieldwork and trips in History courses
Guidance from Ian Dawson, structured around a series of questions which aim to assist teachers who are:
a) planning a sequence of lessons around a site visit at KS3, GCSE or A level
b) revising or re-thinking an existing course, with a view to including some fieldwork or improving the fieldwork/visit currently on offer
Guidance
Teaching about historical change and continuity
Guidance from Christine Counsell on helping pupils to get better at discussing and analysing change and continuity.
SHP Conference 2008
Schools History Project, Leeds Trinity University College,
Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5HD Tel: 0113 283 7100
www.schoolshistoryproject.org.uk