Category Archives: Planning

#youreallyshouldteach…Vlad the Impaler

Posted on October 31, 2016 by sallythorne

Ben Newmark and Mike Stuchbery over on Twitter have been hoping to highlight some obscure bits of history that are worth teaching. I’m going to bang my Vlad the Impaler drum again. In my final year at university I took … Continue reading →

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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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What I’m Teaching This Week

Posted on March 16, 2015 by sallythorne

I read some blogs recently under the 28 days of blogging hashtag and it struck me that I quite often think a lot about blog posts, mentally compiling them during my commute, but very rarely put anything down. Now, I’m … Continue reading →

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Top Down Planning

Posted on February 6, 2013 by sallythorne

According to Carole Dweck in her book Mindset, having higher expectations of people can lead to improvements in their levels of attainment. Believing there is a ceiling to one’s achievement creates a ceiling to one’s achievement, the argument goes. In … Continue reading →

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