What do we mean by "excellence" in History in Primary Schools?
I am trying to grapple with what good history looks like, at all levels of our education system... Unfortunately, I am not a primary practictioner, so have no real understanding of what 5-11 year olds are - or should be - expected to do, learn and understand. What do others think? Are there certain things that children leaving Primary school should be able to do, in relation to their study of the past? What should they know? What about their thinking and dispositions? What would an outstanding teacher have enabled them to do?

Calderdale history on the radio
Anyone - school pupil or not - who wishes to contribute features on local history to Phoenix FM, the community radio station for Calderdale in Yorkshire - will be warmly welcomed and given all the technical help necessary. Class visits to see the station in operation and make recordings can be arranged. Please contact Sara Hinchliffe on 01422 365923 or e-mail sara@phoenixfm.co.uk if you are interested.

Curriculum Design
In light of the forthcoming Rose Review, should the Primary curriculum still contain individual subjects, or should there be wider use of linked subjects and themes?