Virtual Q&A with Peter Brathwaite about his Black Portraiture project One of the real highlights of lockdown has been the amazing Black Portraiture project by Peter Brathwaite. With time on his hands, Peter joined in with the Getty Museum Challenge to recreate famous works of art – but he has taken it to another level! The images are funny, poignant, personal , celebra...
Read More »Schools History Project Virtual Conference It is with great delight that the Schools History Project can announce its first national virtual conference. This conference will take place 10-12 July, 2020 via Microsoft Teams and will consist of: Two plenary sessions Nine workshops A Q&A with representatives from the exam boards A quiz All delegates will have the opportunity to ‘attend’...
Read More »Schools History Project Essay Competition in association with Professor Peter Frankopan, No More Marking and Hodder Education Comparative Judgement Round Comparative Judgement Marking We are delighted to offer teachers a chance to take part in an comparative judgement marking experience. We have been delighted by the popularity of the SHP Essay Competition with Peter Frankopan...
Read More »The Schools History Project is delighted to present a free online CPD workshop on teaching interpretations of the Transatlantic slave trade by Corinne Goullée (@corinnegoullee}, Head of History at Cottenham Village College. “So, historians follow the crowd, Miss?”: Helping Year 9 get to grips with historiography This workshop will focus on how Corinne transformed an existing enquiry on...
Read More »For all teachers, their training year is hugely important – the training you get is often one of the biggest influences on your career, your outlook and you attitude as a teacher. So, if this is your training year and COVID-19 has interrupted some of those precious moments to learn, reflect, experiment and develop, why not have a look at SHP’s Corona CPD Challenges? This collection of ...
Read More »We are very proud to be supporting the brilliant Dig School, a project created by Carenza Lewis of the University of Lincoln which is also supported by the Council for British Archaeology, the Historical Association and Historic England. The project is designed to help teachers with students still in schools, as well as students being home-schooled at the moment to participate in meaningful, rigor...
Read More »` There is much to love about Bristol: the suspension bridge, the SS Great Britain, the docks, its out-sized contribution to popular music, the Balloon Fiesta, the Downs, its willingness to confront its troubling history, its sense of community, its creativity… and its history-themed pub quizzes. In the absence of a real-life pub quiz, SHP Fellows (@mrsthorne) and Rich Kennett (@kenra...
Read More »Ever wondered what it might have been like to be a teenager on the Oregon Trail? This spring, The Schools History Project will be following the experiences of one emigrant family as they made their way across the Great American Desert in 1852. @TheWestLive will be sharing the thoughts and experiences of 17-year-old Abigail Scott from her journal of life on the trails. Watch this introduction to he...
Read More »UPDATE Schools History Project Essay Competition in association with Professor Peter Frankopan, No More Marking and Hodder Education UPDATE *** In response to questions that have been asked about the scope of the question, the deadline, prizes, sixth-form eligibility, independent schools and home-schooled students, this post has been updated *** These are strange...
Read More »At this summer’s conference, Jamie Byrom spoke on the topic, ‘Floating their boat – helping low-attainers in history’. He drew on his considerable experience in the classroom and as History adviser in Devon to share strategies grouped into three categories – using enquiry questions, long-term planning and day-to-day planning. We’re delighted to be able to share his pr...
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