Monthly Archives: May 2015

Development Study: The British Diet Through Time

Posted on May 13, 2015 by sallythorne

I’ve written in brief about the development study we’ve taught in year 8 this year, here and here, where I explain my efforts to get students reading difficult sources. Having explained the annotated timeline assessment as part of the HA … Continue reading →

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Threshold Concepts in History, part 1

Posted on May 10, 2015 by sallythorne

I’ve been thinking a lot about progress in history and assessing it this year. There are lots of reasons for this. Firstly the demise of NC levels requires it, as we’re having to build a new model to assess progress at … Continue reading →

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History revision for parents

Posted on May 1, 2015 by sallythorne

Last night I invited the parents of our year 11 cohort to a workshop to give them some tips for helping their children revise for GCSE History. A couple of weeks ago I sent home a set of American West … Continue reading →

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