Author Archives: sallythorne

In with the old

Posted on October 29, 2025 by sallythorne

I was prompted to return to my neglected blog this term by a couple of things – mainly some work I’ve been doing in school that is an update on work I’ve written about before, but most recently by a … Continue reading →

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Mark Reviews

Posted on August 25, 2024 by sallythorne

As part of my exam role, at this time of year, I undertake reviews of marking. These are more commonly referred to as re-marks, which is a misnomer. Papers are not re-marked from scratch. Instead, they’re given to reviewers along … Continue reading →

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HA Conference 2023

Posted on May 28, 2023 by sallythorne

I was delighted to be able to co-present at the HA Conference this May, with the perennially amazing Alex Fairlamb, on the subject of progression in sourcework. Sourcework is a field crowded with big names so it felt a bit … Continue reading →

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The Greasy Pole

Posted on May 27, 2023 by sallythorne

Nearly six years ago, I wrote this post about being a mainscale teacher, holding a middle leadership responsibility for a long time and being happy with that. This week has given me cause to revisit it, for a couple of … Continue reading →

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Retrieval Practice for Year 13

Posted on March 31, 2022 by sallythorne

Following on from my last post, I wanted to share what I have been doing with Year 13 to help them with the knowledge recall for the A-Level. I currently teach the uber-popular AQA 1C Tudors unit and I’m attaching … Continue reading →

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Retrieval Practice in History

Posted on February 18, 2022 by sallythorne

Storm days are the new snow days. It’s been three years since most of us prepared a full cohort of students for a full suite of public exams, so I’ve been revisiting my old lessons and revision planners. Here are … Continue reading →

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2021-2022

Posted on January 3, 2022 by sallythorne

It’s been another one of those funny old years. There’s much to reflect on, in terms of pedagogy; this time last year, it had just been announced that we were going online for teaching, a situation that lasted until March. … Continue reading →

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Handy History Teaching Tips Podcast

Posted on July 15, 2020 by sallythorne

Another school year is coming to a close. It’s been unique; every year is unique but this one has been significantly different. I’m not reflecting on it much yet because, if I’m honest, I don’t know how helpful it will … Continue reading →

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‘Historian of the Month’ display

Posted on June 6, 2020 by sallythorne

A few years ago, I collaborated with some other teachers rounded up via Twitter to produce display materials for a ‘Historian of the Month’ display. Between us, we put together profiles of eleven different historians that could be used as … Continue reading →

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A decade in the life

Posted on January 1, 2020 by sallythorne

There’s been a lot of navel-gazing across social media platforms, as we all weigh up the past decade and consider our achievements. The beginning of a new decade has slightly crept on me. I’m sure there must be some people … Continue reading →

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