Midland History Forum

The Midlands History Forum are delighted that Professor Carl Chinn is going to provide their key note presentation at what promises to be a crucially important conference for anyone involved in teaching history or indeed education in general. Our range of workshops will provide insights into different ways in which Community Cohesion and History can be explored with children. They are particularly pleased to continue our links with the History Teacher Education Network (HTEN) through a workshop provided by Gary Mills. Finally, we would like to thank Birmingham University, School of Education for hosting this conference.

9.30 am Registration

10.00 am Key Note Session: ‘History Does Matter' - Professor Carl Chinn, University of Birmingham. Professor Carl Chinn is a renowned academic, expert in and champion of local history, broadcaster, newspaper columnist, author and historian.

11.00 am Coffee break and publisher exhibition

11.30 am-1.00pm Workshops (45 minutes each): Please select 2 of the following

A Bringing the Staffordshire Hoard to Life at Key Stages 2 and 3. A free resource created by Staffordshire Teachers - Roger Emmett, Senior Adviser for history and citizenship, Staffordshire LA

B Bringing the community into school history and school history into the community. Ideas, suggestions and experiences of teaching local history in Primary and Secondary classrooms - John Ward, History Teacher and Community Relations Coordinator, Heathfield Foundation Technology College, Sandwell LA.

C ‘Partition Remembered‘ : an oral history project' - Alison Gove- Humphries, School Improvement Adviser, School Effectiveness Division, Birmingham LA.

D ‘Jewish Life Before the War - Ensuring Holocaust education has a context' Kay Andrews, National Outreach Co-ordinator, Holocaust Education Development Programme, Institute of Education, University of London

E A Shared History teaching immigration issues. Planning and running a Scheme of Work at KS3 & 4 - Ian Ollerenshaw, Senior GCSE Examiner and committee member of the Historical Association.

F ‘Who are the British?' Delivering Diversity in the new KS3 History curriculum - Rachael Povey, Advanced Skills Teacher and Subject Leader (History), National Lead Practitioner (Humanities) for the SSAT and Regional Subject Advisor for the New Secondary Curriculum (West Midlands) with Historical Association / CFBT.

G Using museums to promote Social Cohesion across the Key Stages (Primary and Secondary) - Jan Pick, Schools Liaison Teacher , Blakesley Hall Museum

H Using archive material at KS3 and KS4 - Gary Mills, Lecturer in History Education, University of Nottingham/HTEN representative

Please book your place electronically to Jacqui Wootton (0121) 414 3589 University of Birmingham j.wootton@bham.ac.uk (not by post) indicating

• Names of people attending
• School and telephone number
• Choice of workshops (option 1, option 2 and a reserve)