Primary History Discussion

Please use this forum to discuss any aspect of History teaching or embedding History in the curriculum at 5 - 11. Anyone with website access may create topics, we encourage discussion, please remember to be polite and respect the views of others even if you don't agree with them.

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	Curriculum Design2 Responses | Last response: 10th June 2008, 8:27 pm by Rick Weights In light of the forthcoming Rose Review, should the Primary curriculum still contain individual subjects, or should there be wider use of linked subjects and themes?
	Calderdale history on the radioAnyone - school pupil or not - who wishes to contribute features on local history to Phoenix FM, the community radio station for Calderdale in Yorkshire - will be warmly welcomed and given all the technical help necessary. Class visits to see the station in operation and make recordings can be arranged. Please contact Sara Hinchliffe on 01422 365923 or e-mail sara@phoenixfm.co.uk if you are interested.
	What do we mean by "excellence" in History in Primary Schools?1 Response | Last response: 15th July 2009, 7:47 pm by Clare Jones I am trying to grapple with what good history looks like, at all levels of our education system... Unfortunately, I am not a primary practictioner, so have no real understanding of what 5-11 year olds are - or should be - expected to do, learn and understand. What do others think? Are there certain things that children leaving Primary school should be able to do, in relation to their study of the past? What should they know? What about their thinking and dispositions? What would an outstanding teacher have enabled them to do?
	Problems in teaching primary history?After training for 4 years I am about to write my dissertation based on children's concepts and difficulties in history. I have thought about the obvious 'understanding of chronology' route but would prefer another focus. I am thinking about discussing ways of developing children's inference skills, or looking at teir understanding of cange and continuity. Just wondering if any of you professional teachers have any ideas of common difficulties that children display?? I would be grateful for replies, thanks.
	After school History Club1 Response | Last response: 2nd July 2010, 4:44 pm by Paul Spear I would love to start up an after school history club for KS2 and wonder if anyone has done this in their school. I would be grateful for ideas and suggested resources. Thanks