Early in July of this year I was involved in a meeting at BECTA in which a lively discussion took place about whether ICT should be a requirement, or not, in...

Some 3 day visits suitable for Key Stage 2 and 3 students organised in...

Alongside modern University buildings, at Beckett Park, (part of Leeds Metropolitan University), there is evidence of a monastic grange, a seventeenth century...

Background to the project The authors of this article first worked together on...

Perhaps it is the earthiness of the ground beneath our feet which arouses...

Introduction History and Art have been taught as traditional subjects for many...

Teaching the Holocaust at primary level can be incredibly rewarding and result in pupils broadening their historical understanding as well as encouraging them...

Enquiry is an essential part of teaching history in the primary classroom. Asking and answering questions and selecting information relevant to the focus of an...

During the furore over the Great Reform Act of 1832 the radicals chanted ‘register, register, register’ to make sure that their voters were on the...

One of the most rewarding parts of any teacher’s job is when learners demonstrate an unrestrained sense of excitement and absorption with history. For...

iPosters are a new range of interactive posters for your whiteboard, designed...

Jo Barkham reviews 'Asha in the Attic' written by Gill Howell and illustrated by Alan Marks.

Jo Barkham reviews the book 'Korky Paul, Biography of an illustrator' by Teresa Heapy.

Jo Barkham reviews the book 'A Day in the Life of a Victorian Child', written by Penelope Harnett.

Jo Barkham reviews the book 'What Babies Used to Wear', written by Anne Witherington and Bobbie Neate.

Jo Barkham provides a template for teachers who wish to write a book with their pupils.

WHO WAS……is a series of compact biographies written for 9-12 year olds and published by Short Books. The biographies are designed to introduce...

Virtual History, Collins Education Christine Cooper / Alison Ewin ISBN – 0-00-722162-2 Network license - £176.25 0-00-722161-4 Full set 4 CD ROMs £176.58...

John Clements voices concern over the "constrictive nature of the national curriculum".