The SHP Curriculum PATHS Council are seeking to recognise the amazing work of teachers all over the UK, who put ethics at the heart of their history curriculum planning. We are launching two new awards to recognise this work. Ethical History Teaching Award This award is for teachers and departments who have used our Ethical Principles in their curriculum planning and teaching. Any teacher or depar...
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Image: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, 1789. Held by British Library: Shelfmark: 1489.g.50 Welcome to the second PATHfinders update from SHP Curriculum PATHS. This project is all about connecting creative history teachers with the latest sources and interpretations. We hope these materials will help inspire you to create, collaborate on, and share your own Curriculum PATH...
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Dear all, Well, it feels like it has been a very long winter this year, but spring is finally just around the corner. Days are getting longer. The daffodils are coming out. Time for some curriculum spring cleaning. The Curriculum PATHS Council met in February, along with our new Primary members. We have been discussing how to build on the early momentum of Curriculum PATHS and help grow this proje...
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As the Director of the Schools History Project, it is a great honour and privilege to represent the History teaching community, but with that comes a deep sense of responsibility. That certainly rang true for me, when I was working on our submission for the government’s curriculum review. When I opened the document, I was overwhelmed by the 54 (!) questions covering every aspect of school life, bu...
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Tom Raw introduced to the colonel, 1828 Welcome to the first of what we hope will be many PATHfinders updates. We know there is so much creativity in the history teaching world, but it is not always easy to have the time to search for sources, or find the latest interpretations. PATHfinders is all about working in collaboration with museums, libraries and other groups to bring a raft of fasc...
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We have two exciting updates right now for SHP Curriculum PATHS. The first update is the launch of our brand new Curriculum PATH Sharing Hub using Padlet. You can find the Curriculum PATHS Sharing Hub via the main landing page here: www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/curriculumpaths or via Padlet directly: www.padlet.com/cpaths/hub. You can find the Curriculum PATHS Sharing Hub via the main landing p...
Read More »It’s hard to believe that it was only a year ago that I sat down to write my first Director’s blog. Last year was so exhilarating that it feels like we packed in a lifetime’s worth of fun in those 12 months. Time really does fly when you are having a good time! It was a genuine privilege to meet so many wonderful, inspiring people who are actively engaged in making history more m...
Read More »Wow. That pretty much sums up this year’s SHP summer conference. On paper it looked like an exciting programme, but the reality was so, so much better than I could even have imagined. Although the conference didn’t officially start until Saturday morning, I arrived at Leeds Trinity University early on Friday to do a walkthrough of the conference venues and host a Fellows meeting with some of...
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Welcome to SHP Curriculum PATHS. Over the last two years Curriculum PATHS members have been working hard to put together our framework of Ethical Principles for school history. We are really excited to be able to share this with you now. You can find lots more about SHP Curriculum PATHS on the SHP website: www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/curriculumpaths Our Ethical Principles are designed to empow...
Read More »Dear SHP Family It’s early on a Sunday morning, it’s raining (again) and it’s my birthday. So what on earth am I doing sitting at my desk writing this blog? The answer is pretty simple. The SHP Summer Conference matters to me, and I hope it matters to many of the people reading this. I’ve been networking hard recently to promote the conference and have been asked a number o...
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