The series consists of three webinars. We recommend watching live on the dates below. Recordings will also be available to booked delegates until the end of the term.

Session 1: Curriculum intent in history: defining ambition under the new Ofsted framework
Tuesday 27 January 2026, 4pm–5pm

This session examines how to articulate and evidence a clear and ambitious curriculum intent for history under the new Ofsted framework. It will emphasise genuine curriculum ambition over performative compliance, helping subject leaders and teachers refine their curriculum rationale. The session draws on exemplary research and best-practice compilations, ensuring consistency with both disciplinary rigour and a coherent progression of historical knowledge and skills.

Session 2: From implementation to impact: evidencing learning and progress in history
Monday 23 February 2026, 4pm–5pm

Key topics:

• • Defining and identifying ‘impact’ in the history classroom
• • Assessing progression in substantive and disciplinary knowledge (the role of formative and summative assessment)

 
This session explores practical approaches to demonstrating curriculum impact. It encourages evidence of meaningful pupil progress without resorting to performative data collection. Participants will examine strategies grounded in research and best-practice guidance for assessing progression in historical thinking and knowledge.

Session 3: Creating an inclusive and equitable history curriculum
Monday 16 March 2026, 4pm–5pm

Key topics:

• • Attending to the scope of a history curriculum
• • Evidencing inclusive practice through curriculum design and classroom culture
• • Story as a tool for inclusion

 
This session focuses on inclusivity and representation within the history curriculum, reflecting Ofsted’s emphasis on personal development and cultural capital. It provides strategies for ensuring all learners, including SEND and disadvantaged pupils, can access and engage with a broad, balanced, and representative history curriculum. Participants will explore evidence-informed approaches to embedding inclusion meaningfully in curriculum design and classroom culture.

The course is for anyone who teaches history at Key Stage 3, 4 or 5, including subject leaders, seconds in department/TLR postholders, and history leads at Multi-Academy Trusts. It will also be useful for Senior Leaders overseeing curriculum.

This webinar series will enable you to:

• • Ensure your history curriculum planning meets Ofsted’s focus on intent, implementation, and impact, ensuring coherence across the key stages while remaining grounded in meaningful pupil outcomes rather than performative compliance.
• • Strengthen disciplinary thinking and knowledge-rich teaching that meets inspection expectations while deepening pupils’ understanding of history as a subject.
• • Develop strategies to evidence meaningful progress in history, demonstrating how pupils know more, remember more, and can do more over time, using approaches informed by recent studies and best-practice reports.
• • Ensure that curriculum design and classroom practice support equitable access so that all learners can engage with a full history curriculum.

Catherine Priggs is a freelance education consultant. She is a member of the Historical Association’s Secondary Committee and a specialist assessor for two exam boards.

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All prices are listed inclusive of VAT. Any webinar booked individually on Cademy will incur an additional fee.

To access the member price please provide your membership number when prompted. You must have a valid membership at the time of booking and attending. All webinars in this series are eligible for the corporate member free offer.

The webinars will take place online over Zoom. While we strongly recommend participating live, if you are unable to attend for any reason a recording link will be made available. This will be emailed to all registered participants to access for a limited period until the end of the term.

To book for multiple webinars or request an invoice, please complete the form below.

If you have missed a session, a recording can be accessed using the form. You will be emailed an invoice for the cost of the recording(s) and a time-limited link to access the webinar recording on Zoom.