Tim Cole, Professor of Social History at Bristol University, speaking on Beyond Auschwitz: exploring the meaning of local landscapes in the evolution of the Holocaust. Tim begins with the famous spot in Auschwitz where the rail line branches close to the gates. This was completed in 1944 for the deportation of the Hungarian Jews and has become an iconic vision of the Holocaust. There’s a spa...
Read More »Putting ordinary people back into the history of the Industrial Revolution, with Hannah Barker, Sarah Alderson and Daisy Horsley. Hannah has recently written a book called Family and Business during the Industrial Revolution. She encourages us to stick with it through the first two chapters of economic history as ‘it does get juicier’. Who should history be about? History that focuses ...
Read More »The conference kicks off, after a welcome from director Michael Riley, with a plenary session from Richard McFahn, co-planned with Neil Bates, on helping your students to achieve at GCSE. Rich says that when they started planning the session they looked to Twitter to find out what students had thought about it. Their tweets revealed some good knowledge of the GCSE but perhaps not much confidence! ...
Read More »This enquiry, produced by Historic England’s Heritage Schools Programme in association with Hannah Barker and Sarah Alderson, featured in Hannah and Sarah’s sessions at the 2017 and 2018 SHP Conferences. It is intended to develop a complex understanding of the Industrial Revolution by asking students how far they agree with the statement ‘Mills and factories were the only basis for the Industrial ...
Read More »Welcome to the SHP April e-news. I hope you managed to re-charge your batteries over the Easter break. Secondary history teachers have worked their socks off over the last two years, planning and teaching their new GCSE courses. It’s been a massive achievement and you should feel proud! Whichever specification you teach, SHP wishes you and your students all the best in the lead up to the first exa...
Read More »This extensive collection of revision materials has been produced by Stuart Farley and Richard Kennett. It was inspired by Alex Ford’s work. The materials include: 1. An overall revision checklist …and for each section of the study: 2. A summary sheet 3. A revision sheet for students to complete 4. A PP for each revision lesson Click here to view the resources on our Google Drive.
Read More »This extensive collection of revision materials has been produced by SHP regional adviser Luke Mayhew to help GCSE students prepare for the exam questions on Crime and Punishment. They include: a Powerpoint for each of the four periods in the thematic study summary sheets to help students revise the main points for each period practice exam questions a ‘Mega Quiz’ to test students’ knowledge Pleas...
Read More »We’re all set for our 30th annual conference at Leeds Trinity University in July. Every year since 1988, the SHP Conference has gathered together the most inspiring history educators to share thinking and practice. At this year’s conference there will be a strong emphasis on ensuring that all your GCSE students enjoy studying history and achieve the grades they deserve. There will also be lots of ...
Read More »A resource from SHP fellow and Primary specialist Penelope Harnett to help schools mark the end of the First World War in 2018. Please click here to download the resource.
Read More »This extensive collection of revision materials has been produced by Richard Kennett to help GCSE students prepare for the exam questions on Living Under Nazi Rule. They include: a Powerpoint for each of the five sections in the study summary sheets to help students revise the main points for each section practice exam questions a ‘Mega Quiz’ to test students’ knowledge Please click here to access...
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