Author Archives: sallythorne

Dan Lyndon has been working on a project with the British Museum to create some materials to go with their Indian artefacts. More on this at the SHP conference in London on November 24th. Students looked at warrior helmets and … Continue reading →

I love a good Teachmeet! We must have the biggest fringe session here. Lots of people and plenty of tweets on #TMSHP12 First up, Don Cumming recommending Rebel Girls by Jill Liddington and other texts which cover suffragettes in his … Continue reading →

Don Cumming and Dan Lyndon: the Power of Two. We begin with half a picture, handed to us on the way in. We have to find the other half and with this person, find the question to go with it … Continue reading →

Ben Walsh on the future of History teaching. Looking forward to reading his PhD on impact of tech in the classroom. He begins with a Dead Ringers send up of Schama. They’ve got the head bob right! Review. Rhetoric. Relevance. … Continue reading →

Diana Laffin: Improving Writing at A-level. We begin with choral music and a consideration of the fates of 3 prominent Catholics/Jesuit sympathisers in 1606. One of them composed the music – Ave Verum Corpus by William Byrd. Good story of … Continue reading →

Andrew Wrenn on Growing Remembrance: Designing the Future. We begin by discussing recent headlines. We look at pictures of servicemen from Afghanistan, and you could hear a pin drop. 1968 is the only year post WW2 that a British serviceman … Continue reading →

Neil Bates and Richard McFahn on GCSE History. Their hook is a mystery object table – all objects related to Suffragettes. Neil suggests having a box o’crap for every GCSE unit. I can hear my HoD gasping in horror. Do … Continue reading →