One of the great things about teaching is discovering something that works at one level and adapting it to another.… Read more Writing better judgments.

As I have blogged about before, my big focus at the moment is to improve provision of opportunities of ‘application’… Read more How can I empower students to apply fresh knowledge to construct narrative?

For my department CPD this week I tried something different. I distributed a chapter from Every History Lesson Matters by… Read more Discussion as CPD.

One of my challenges is balancing the need to stay on top of marking whilst still making time for reflection… Read more Avoiding the Rush

Finished off the Find and Fix activities for the Germany unit. The idea is really simple but should help students… Read more Germany Find and Fix activities

Final set of Edexcel Fill in the Blanks tasks; these are for the Anglo-Saxon and Norman England unit. Enjoy!

Another set of fill in the blanks tasks for the Cold War Edexcel Unit.

I can see the appeal of working from home. The kettle has put in an admirable shift today as I… Read more Medicine Fill in the Blanks

Another simple template for recording the key arguments of the Versus History pod debate on responsibility for the Cold War.… Read more Versus History: Who was to blame for the Cold War? and Impact of the Norman Conquest.

Twitter is wonderful CPD for many reasons but chief among them is the benefit of discovering others sharing an idea… Read more Find and Fix