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Christmas History Lessons: William the Conqueror

Posted on December 17, 2014 by sallythorne

I’m following Richard Kennett’s quest to ensure there is no let up to the beautiful acquisition of history knowledge, in spite of the festive season being upon us. As last year, Y12 have done their Fascist Christmas Dopolavoro program (this … Continue reading →

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Christmas History Lesson: World War One

Posted on January 10, 2014 by sallythorne

Because we’re the only history department in the country (probably) who doesn’t teach WW1 at the start of year 9, it meant that this December we were coming to the end of our WW1 study and therefore I was unable … Continue reading →

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Christmas History Lesson: Mussolini

Posted on December 17, 2013 by sallythorne

Inspired by Richard Kennett, I’ve been concentrating on quality History Christmas lessons this week. I teach AQA’s “Mussolini’s Italy: A New Roman Empire?” in Y12. We’ve had a cut to teaching time at A-level this year so my share has … Continue reading →

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