SL for History at @tcsdulwich. SLE ELE NPQSL. Former member of the DCMS First World War centenary advisory group. @herts_at_war and @hernehill_WW1 co-founder.
Nov 29, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
THREAD: Storytelling in history enquiries to make the content stick.
Last year we put together a new Year 9 enquiry on the impact of the First World War during the 1920s. It looked at the impact on five countries, and drew out parallels in the consequences. It went well, but…
Apr 17, 2020 • 25 tweets • 8 min read
LOCKDOWN HISTORY TIPS: Here are some tips for sixth formers who want to further their study of history in lockdown.
Idea 1: Take a free history course. FutureLearn is amazing. There is one on the Tudors which I've attached the link for, but there are loads of history related topics on there which might be of interest. Have an explore. futurelearn.com/courses/the-tu…
Oct 14, 2019 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
A little thread on the importance of building knowledge beyond the exam spec, with my beautiful assistant: the forgotten Western Front battles of 1915. #historyteacher#aqahistory#firstworldwar#ww1
So the AQA GCSE First World War course syllabus only mentions 1915 in the context of Gallipoli. I imagine this is all most schools focus on. 1915 wont really happen on the Western Front for most students. A year of soldiers sitting in trenches twiddling their thumbs.
