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Category Archives: History
Schools get King James Bible to mark 400th anniversary
Schools in England will be sent copies of the King James Bible from this week to mark its 400th anniversary. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in History, Humanities, Literacy, Primary Schools, Resources
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How history could oil the wheels of social intercourse
Calls for a return to a curriculum based on British key dates could bring unexpected benefits {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in GCSE, History, Humanities, Uncategorized
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Gove tells schools to think ‘local’ in history lessons
Education secretary gives English Heritage £2.7m in a programme to revamp the history curriculum. Schools in England will be told to adopt a home town approach to learning how their localities fit into “our rich island story.” {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Funding, History, Humanities
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New data shows that pupils miss out on core academic subjects
Thousands of pupils are missing out on the opportunity to study the core academic subjects, new figures reveal today. The revelation comes as the Department for Education publishes over a million items of data – first published by the Coalition … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment / Exams, Boys, English, GCSE, geography, History, Maths
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Is Shakespeare really the father of modern language?
Shakespeare – the father of words… or was he? A new study by Dr Jonathan Hope has compared Shakespeare’s extensive works with those of Thomas Middleton, Thomas Nashe and Ben Jonson. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in English, History, Literacy
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History cannot be taught like it is a Doctor Who time-travelling fantasy
Last year, for the first time, less than 30% of pupils actually went on to study history beyond the age of 14. But the underlying picture of what is happening to history in schools seems to be far worse. In … Continue reading
Posted in A-Level, GCSE, History, Humanities
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Overhaul to make schools curriculum more academic
Pupils should have compulsory lessons in history, geography and modern foreign languages up to the age of 16, according to a review of the national curriculum ordered by the Government. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in geography, History, MFL, Secondary Schools
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History ‘forgotten’ in parts of country
More than 150 comprehensives failed to enter a single pupil in GCSE history exams last year amid fears the subject is becoming limited to private and grammar schools. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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British history to be put back on the curriculum, says Gove
The Education Secretary said too many children were finishing compulsory education lacking the most basic knowledge of the past because existing syllabuses had been stripped of core content. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Government Policy, History
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Sir David Cannadine: Make history compulsory to 16
History should be compulsory in England’s schools until the age of 16, argues historian Sir David Cannadine. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Government Policy, History, Secondary Schools
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History GCSE in One Year
History GCSE in One Year {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Is there still room for non-academic subjects in the EBacc system?
The EBacc was created in an attempt to encourage students towards traditional, academic subjects. Just as its creation was a result of one strong lobby getting its way, the reaction has come as strongly from the other side. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Children’s grasp of WW2 ‘sanitised’ by books and films
Pupils’ understanding of the Second World War is being undermined by sensationalist films, television programmes and books, according to a leading headmaster. Graeme Paton reports in The Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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The Triumph of the Humanities
Our house in the western Catskills overlooks the Pepacton Reservoir, a 20-mile ribbon of water between Margaretville and Downsville. Maps on the Internet, depending on their scale and detail, will show you where the reservoir is in relation to nearby … Continue reading
Posted in A-Level, History, Humanities, University
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Headmaster’s Voice: Are girls brighter than boys?
Former prep school head Peter Dix advises. Q&A series as published in The Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Boys, Drama, Girls, History
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In support of schools’ history lessons
It’s nonsense to say history has never been so unpopular in our schools, Dean Smart reports in The Guardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in History, Humanities, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools
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Insights into the trouble with teaching history
Schoolchildren will only learn history if we stop denigrating the humanities and try to end the ingrained apathy to their past, reports Nick Shepley for The Guardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in History, Humanities, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Sixth Forms
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‘History has never been so unpopular’
According to Ofsted, history is successful in schools. Not so, says controversial historian Niall Ferguson: the inspectors are missing the ruination of the subject – The Guardian reports. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in A-Level, GCSE, History, Humanities, Secondary Schools, Sixth Forms
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Primary history lacks narrative
History teaching in primary schools lacks an overarching narrative because teachers do not know enough, the schools watchdog Ofsted has said, BBC News reports. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in History, Humanities, Ofsted, Primary Schools
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History study needs facts first, analysis later
As work begins on a new national curriculum, Mike Baker from The Guardian argues that although analytical skills are valuable, some knowledge of the chronology of our history is essential first. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Government Policy, History, Secondary Schools, Sixth Forms
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