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Posted on October 25, 2019 by Bev Forrest
Let’s be honest how much time do we have for giving pupils quality feedback in History? The answer is usually very little as our attention is still firmly focused on raising standards in literacy and numeracy.
Here are some ideas to ensure that even when you are short on time your feedback has the necessary impact to move learning forward.
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Posted on October 1, 2019 by The Rising Stars Team
First organised by Ghanaian activist Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, Black History Month in the UK has been celebrated every October since 1987. Find out more and discover resources and competitions to help you celebrate with your pupils.
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Posted on September 12, 2019 by Bev Forrest
Recently a number of pleas have appeared on social media from panicked history subject leaders seeking advice on how to spend their budget allocation.
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Posted on August 2, 2019 by Lucy at Rising Stars
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in the SEN, Wellbeing and Foundations cateogry of the Teach Primary Awards!
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Posted on September 13, 2018 by Sue Hackman
It has taken a lot of hours for Ofsted to discover that the primary curriculum is skewed by SATs, that the foundation subjects are being squeezed and creative teaching is not as widespread as they hoped. They find that timetabling is conservative, priorities are focused on the acquisition of knowledge and there is a lack of flair in some of the teaching. And, apparently, we don’t know what we mean when we say ‘skills’.
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Posted on June 4, 2018 by Bev Forest
Bev Forest, a primary education expert specialising in history, shares some of the features she's seen on her school visits which she feels most contribute to an effective learning experience for pupils and support you in developing your history teaching from good to outstanding.
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Posted on February 5, 2018 by Bev Forrest
Bev Forrest talks to us about the positive, lasting impact an oral history project can have to your pupils and how easy it is to link our History Voyagers package to the 2014 curriculum.
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Posted on November 15, 2017 by Bev Forrest
Bev argues that there should be more diversity with relation to disability in the teaching of History in schools
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Posted on September 12, 2017 by Bev Forrest
Bev Forrest thinks it’s time for a fresh look at our study of significant events.
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Posted on June 19, 2017 by Bev Forrest and Stuart Tiffany
Bev Forrest and Stuart Tiffany discuss the importance of using objects in engaging, hands-on history lessons.
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