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Discovering the Past for KS3

Trust the original book-per-year course from the Schools History Project. Packed full of fascinating stories, memorable sources and worthwhile activities crafted together into a scheme of work, this series has been successful in thousands of schools. View the series >

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The Roanoke Enquiry

Why did England’s first colony fail? A version of this enquiry appears in the SHP publication ‘The Impact of Empire’ byJamie Byrom, Chris Culpin and Michael Riley. The enquiry provides a detailed exploration of the encounters between the first English colonists in North America and the indigenous people. It is structured around a narrative account of Walter Raleigh’s attempt to establish a colony ...

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Raising Attainment at GCSE and A Level

Using recent research to inform planning Dale Banham (Northgate High School, Ipswich) Russell Hall (Kesgrave High School, Ipswich) This article builds on Banham and Hall’s 2012 research project that aimed to promote curiosity, intrinsic motivation and a greater degree of independence amongst their A Level students. During the last academic year they have built on this project; incorporating ...

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Primary History: Mission Impossible?

This is Mike Maddison’s plenary presentation at the 2015 Inspiring History Conference at the British Museum. In Primary History: Mission Impossible? Mike considers the challenges of planning rigorous and challenging primary history, and offers a range of ideas for inspiring teaching and learning in Primary History. His message is very much Mission Possible! In addition to PowerPoint presentation t...

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