Monthly Archives: July 2015

What’s still good about SOLO

Posted on July 18, 2015 by sallythorne

I recently read this blog by Toby French, in which he shares the tale of his adventures with SOLO in the classroom and how he came to decide, at the end of it, that it was all castles in the … Continue reading →

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SHP15: Thompson and Kitson

Posted on July 12, 2015 by sallythorne

This session is about using one woman’s story to illuminate the recent past. We’re looking at Mavis Hyman, a lady born towards the end of the Raj. We start with a card sort of the events of her life, annotating … Continue reading →

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SHP15: fifth plenary

Posted on July 12, 2015 by sallythorne

Richard Woff is talking about teaching history with 100 objects (40 of which were picked with KS3 in mind). He explains that it was funded by the DfE whilst at the same time focused on providing an alternative to their … Continue reading →

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SHP15: third plenary

Posted on July 11, 2015 by sallythorne

Alison Kitson is talking about the Black Death. She starts with a side note to the presentation: information about a project called Miriam’s Vision which offers lessons and resources on the topic of 7/7 with reference to Miriam Hyman who … Continue reading →

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SHP15: Ed Podesta

Posted on July 11, 2015 by sallythorne

Ed is talking about teaching something new at GCSE. Following a move to Leeds he had to do this and decided to write it up as a case study for everybody else who will be going through this as the … Continue reading →

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SHP15: Jenner and Nightingale

Posted on July 11, 2015 by sallythorne

The focus today is on how, and why, we should use extended original texts with all students. This is a topic I can fully support. We start by looking at an extract from the 1559 Act of Supremacy and discuss … Continue reading →

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SHP15: first plenary

Posted on July 10, 2015 by sallythorne

The first plenary is a presentation from the three English exam boards on their new GCSEs. Firstly is Mike Charman from AQA. He stresses the importance of teachers in the development of the specification. AQA has developed a single specification … Continue reading →

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