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An @ESRC research project @CamHistory exploring Secondary Education & Social Change in the UK since 1945 📚 📸: @ChronicleLive/@natlibscot
Mar 18, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read
[🧵1/9] It’s Friday, time for another ‘deep dive’ into our KS3 history resource packs, today is @MollyNavey’s 7-lesson enquiry based around the question:

How does school life seem to have been shaped by changing attitudes to gender and sexuality 1945-2015? Image [🧵2/9] This series of lessons focus on changing social attitudes to gender differences & sexuality thru the lens of UK secondary education

Teacher note: this enquiry addresses racism and discrimination and some primary source materials contain racist/discriminatory language ImageImage
Mar 11, 2022 10 tweets 5 min read
[🧵1/10] Today for our Friday ‘deep dive’ into our KS3 history resource packs we’re looking at @hannahcusworth’s pack on ‘Race and Ethnicity’ ➡️ a 7-lesson enquiry asking:

What do secondary schools reveal about changing attitudes towards race in England since 1945? [🧵2/10] Lessons examine experiences discrimination & how communities of colour challenged racialized inequalities & racism

Teachers, please note ➡️ this enquiry addresses racism and discrimination & some primary source materials contain racist/discriminatory language
Mar 4, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read
[🧵1/9] This week’s ‘deep-dive’ is our KS3 ‘Everyday School life’ resource pack created by @jonnysellin ➡️a 7-lesson enquiry exploring how everyday experiences of secondary school provide insight into Britain’s wider social history...

history.org.uk/secondary/cate… [🧵2/9] This enquiry is packed with things pupils already know tons about - classrooms, teachers, school dinners, uniforms - all are a way into studying social, cultural, and economic change in Britain over the past 75 years through a set of rich and diverse primary sources... Image
Feb 25, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read
On Fridays we’ll be doing some ‘deep dives’ into our new resource packs on secondary education and social change in the UK since 1945, designed for KS3 #historyteachers and pupils, and available FOR FREE to download here:

history.org.uk/secondary/cate…

Stay tuned! 👩‍🏫 Image [🧵2/9] Spotlight this week on our Class & Social Mobility KS3 history resource pack created by @adschapman ➡️a 7-lesson scheme following the enquiry:

How far has mass education been responsible for changes in class and social mobility since 1945?

#historyteacher @histassoc