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  • The Iliad

      Lesson Plan
    The aims of this Iliad lesson for year 4/5 children are: to develop an understanding of the weapons and tactics used in ancient Greek warfare to be able to read and understand a challenging text and extract information from it. Literacy objectives are to develop the children's skills in: extracting...
    The Iliad
  • Ancient Greek Government at KS2

      Lesson Plan
    The two linked lessons described were taught half way through a 10-week scheme of work teaching the Ancient Greeks. The overarching key questions underpinning the ten weeks of teaching were: What was distinctive about the Ancient Greeks? Why do we learn about the Ancient Greeks, rather than about other societies?...
    Ancient Greek Government at KS2
  • Propaganda and its power

      Lesson Plan
    My Year 6 class were studying Britain since 1930. I wanted the class to understand the power of propaganda, and of how convincing it could be. The values that underpin democracy were at the heart of the lessons featuring a fictional politician with controversial views, Mr Busterbank. There was throughout...
    Propaganda and its power
  • Living Museums and Victorian Britain

      Year 6 Scheme of Work
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. This unit centres on ways of portraying life in Victorian Britain. While factual knowledge of aspects of Victorian life in Britain are a vital component of the unit, the main focus is on exploring the way living museums present the period,...
    Living Museums and Victorian Britain
  • How cruel were the Victorians?

      Year 6 Scheme of Work
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. This unit centres on Victorian crime and punishment. This resource is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and...
    How cruel were the Victorians?
  • Myths and War Evacuees

      Year 6 Scheme of Work
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. This unit centres on the evacuation of children during the second world war. While the factual knowledge of evacuation is an essential component of the unit, the main focus is on exploring the varied feelings and experiences of children sent to...
    Myths and War Evacuees
  • Ancient Greece: topic pack

      Topic Pack
    A Topic Pack on Ancient Greece, with sections on Ancient Greek Society, Wars in Ancient Greece, and How do we know about the Ancient Greeks?
    Ancient Greece: topic pack
  • Interpretation and poor Victorian Children

      Year 6 Scheme of Work
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. This unit centres on the portrayal of poor, Victorian children. While factual knowledge about conditions in workhouses is an essential component of the unit, the main focus is on contrasting portrayals of one fictional Victorian child, Charles Dicken's Oliver Twist. The...
    Interpretation and poor Victorian Children
  • Was Boudicca Britain's first hero?

      Year 6 Scheme of Work
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. This unit centres on Queen Boudicca. While factual knowledge about her life and the Roman occupation are an essential component of the unit, the main focus is on contrasting interpretations of Boudicca over time and exploration of the reasons behind her...
    Was Boudicca Britain's first hero?
  • Community cohesion and the prevention of violent extremism

      Community Cohesion Guide
    A series of key stage targeted activities and schemes of work for promoting community cohesion and the prevention of violent extremism.
    Community cohesion and the prevention of violent extremism
  • The Kingdom of Benin 1500-1750

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Toby Green of King's College London examines the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Benin.
    The Kingdom of Benin 1500-1750
  • Literacy Time Plus+ My Writing Progress Record

      Review
    Synopsis: Self-assessment sheets for Early Years literacy, which the child completes in discussion with the teacher. Review: This would be useful if Early Years staff have not got any other assessment strategy in place. It contains colour sheets for the child to complete, stating what level they are on and...
    Literacy Time Plus+ My Writing Progress Record
  • Studying The Tudors: Britain and the wider world in Tudor times

      E-CPD
    The following unit gives some ideas to teachers on how to:a) improve subject knowledge;b) find useful contemporary sources (from Tudor times);c) link sources with the curriculum and with appropriate activities. Please note: this guide was written before the 2014 National Curriculum and some of the advice may no longer be relevant. 
    Studying The Tudors: Britain and the wider world in Tudor times
  • Dates of a Decade: the 1960s

      Book Review
    Dates of a Decade: the 1960s by Nathaniel Harris. Franklin Watts, pub 2008, ISBN: 978 0 7496 7882 1 Reviewed by Alf Wilkinson This book contains a selection of the key events of the 1960s. Each double-page spread has at least one image, detail of and background to the event, and a...
    Dates of a Decade: the 1960s
  • Census of Ireland, Dublin 1911 - National Archives of Ireland

      Article
    The household returns and ancillary records for the censuses of Ireland of 1901 and 1911, which are in the custody of the National Archives of Ireland, represent an extremely valuable part of the Irish national heritage. Click here to go to the site: National Archives of Ireland
    Census of Ireland, Dublin 1911 - National Archives of Ireland
  • Chronology: blank timelines

      Resource
    Chronology: blank timelines
  • Think Bubble - Interpretation

      Article
    One of my favourite places in France is Poitiers Cathedral. Whenever I set out from the north or drive home from the south, I can usually find an excuse to stop off there. For me, its crowning glory are its 13th Century choir stalls with their wonderful medieval figures and...
    Think Bubble - Interpretation
  • Reading into writing

      Article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content and references are outdated. Background The emphasis in pupil writing in the National Literacy Strategy is upon non-fiction genres (DfEE:1997; DfEE: 1998). Such genres are essential tools for life and are at the centre of an effective literacy programme (Wray...
    Reading into writing
  • Book for the Literacy Hour

      Article
    Jo Barkham reviews the book 'What Babies Used to Wear', written by Anne Witherington and Bobbie Neate.
    Book for the Literacy Hour
  • Book for the Literacy Hour

      Article
    Jo Barkham reviews the book 'A Day in the Life of a Victorian Child', written by Penelope Harnett.
    Book for the Literacy Hour
  • Book for the Literacy Hour

      Article
    Jo Barkham reviews 'Asha in the Attic' written by Gill Howell and illustrated by Alan Marks.
    Book for the Literacy Hour
  • Records for a study of the life of Agricultural Labourers in Somerset in the mid 19th century

      Article
    This article focuses on extracts from the mid nineteenth and provides information on the wages and living standards of agricultural labourers. In the article Sue Berry suggests numerous ways in which these extracts can be used in lessons at Key Stage 1 and 2.
    Records for a study of the life of Agricultural Labourers in Somerset in the mid 19th century
  • Queen Victoria's visit to Wolverhampton November 30 1866

      Article
    When Prince Albert died in 1861 Queen Victoria went into deep mourning and ceased all public duties. By 1866 she had still not made any public appearances. Wolverhampton, like many other towns, raised a subscription to commission a statue in Albert’s memory. Queen Victoria was consulted and she asked for...
    Queen Victoria's visit to Wolverhampton November 30 1866
  • Can you bring the dead back to life...?

      Article
    Victoria Rogers highlights the importance of encouraging school visits to heritage sites and museums.
    Can you bring the dead back to life...?
  • The Plague in Cumberland 1597-1598. Some documents used in the Cumbria Record Office (Carlisle) by Key Stage 2 pupils studying the Tudors

      Article
    Outbreaks of the plague were common in the 16th century and the north of England was badly affected in the 1590s. It is believed that the plague arrived in Cumberland from Newcastle about Michaelmas 1597 and continued for over a year. The only places for which documentation exists are the...
    The Plague in Cumberland 1597-1598. Some documents used in the Cumbria Record Office (Carlisle) by Key Stage 2 pupils studying the Tudors