Historic Environment

Schools that are already teaching SHP will be familiar with the concept of a local History study, unlike their Modern World counterparts. However, the new GCSE is significantly different from what has gone before, as the unit will be assessed by terminal assessment and for most assessment bodies the site will be selected for schools. So, how can we embrace the opportunities offered by this study of the historic environment? Firstly, it is worth comparing how the examining bodies have designed this module. Each exam body has different assessment focuses and freedom of choice. It may also call for a re-evaluation of how your school teaches at Key Stage 3. What skills do you want to embed?

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  • 'Right well kept': Peterborough Abbey 1536-1539

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    Although the reasons for and the process of dissolution in Peterborough Abbey compare closely to all other religious houses, the consequences were unique. Peterborough received favourable treatment and so emerged from the dissolution as one of six abbeys to be transformed into new cathedrals. The changes imposed on Peterborough were...

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  • Cunning Plan 108: teaching Tudor architecture

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    In this edition of 'Cunning Plan' Diana Laffin illustrates how Tudor Architecture can be taught.

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  • Telling and suggesting in the Conwy Valley

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    Thelma Wiltshire applies a ‘telling' and ‘suggesting' strategy to an enquiry involving an historical site. Getting beyond more simplistic approaches to ‘fact' and ‘opinion', she describes how a pack of curriculum materials was designed to give pupils a precise language to talk about layers of certainty and uncertainty in their...

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