Webinar series: Making GCSE history accessible: supporting all learners at Key Stage 4

Session 1: Literacy for historical thinking: supporting reading and writing at GCSE history 

Presenter: Catherine Priggs

This session explores the essential literacy skills required to engage effectively with history at Key Stage 4. Participants will examine the unique demands of historical reading and writing and learn strategies to scaffold tasks that develop pupils’ ability to analyse sources, construct arguments, and communicate historical ideas clearly.

Key topics:

• - Understanding the literacy challenges specific to historical texts and tasks
• - Strategies to enhance comprehension of complex historical sources and narratives
• - Scaffolding writing skills to support the construction of clear and persuasive historical arguments

Expiry date: 30 April 2028

How to book

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