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  • Life by sources A to F: really using sources to teach AS history

      Teaching History article
    The work of Gary Howells will be familiar to many readers of Teaching History—indeed, his last article is heavily cited elsewhere in this edition. He presents here the case in favour of using sources at AS level (16-17 years old). Clearly, historians need to have some form of acquaintance with...
    Life by sources A to F: really using sources to teach AS history

  • Duffy's devices: teaching Year 13 to read and write

      Teaching History article
    Rachel Ward’s intriguing title seems a little out of place in an edition on teaching the most able. The point she makes, though, is that even our very brightest post-16 students need to be encouraged both to engage with the historiography surrounding their course and to learn to write with...
    Duffy's devices: teaching Year 13 to read and write

  • Gladstone spiritual or Gladstone material? A rationale for using documents at AS and A2

      Teaching History article
    Rather than taking a sledgehammer approach to planning for the new AS and A2 courses Gary Howells has used the opportunity to reflect on characteristics of students' historical learning in the post-16 phase. He argues for a much fuller rationale for using documents than mere preparation for exams or coursework....
    Gladstone spiritual or Gladstone material? A rationale for using documents at AS and A2

  • Are you ready for your close-up?

      Teaching History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. We are often reminded that we remember little of what we hear and read but much of what we teach. The very act of teaching forces us to clarify our understanding and to process it...
    Are you ready for your close-up?

  • Placing history: territory, story, identity - and historical consciousness

      Teaching History article
    How do we relate to the past? Does it tell us who we are? Is it a source of examples to follow and mistakes to avoid? Or can we go beyond that to something genuinely historical? Arthur Chapman and Jane Facey argue that as history teachers we have a responsibility...
    Placing history: territory, story, identity - and historical consciousness

  • It's a lot harder than politics'...students' experience of history at Advanced Level

      Teaching History article
    Does the experience of studying history in the sixth form prepare students adequately for study at university? There is plenty of attention given to the issue of continuity across the Key Stages but much less attention given to the transition from school into higher education. It is largely assumed that...
    It's a lot harder than politics'...students' experience of history at Advanced Level

  • A poodle with bite: Using ICT to make AS level more rigorous

      Teaching History article
    Diana Laffin describes two substantial ICT activities designed to strengthen both motivation and rigour in Year 12. In her first activity, she uses the power of ICT to develop a critical sense of audience. She shows how this can have a direct impact on improving performance in relation to examination...
    A poodle with bite: Using ICT to make AS level more rigorous