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Primary History Co-ordinators Conference - 11th March 2010 New

Venue: Hertfordshire Development Centre, Stevenage

This year’s Primary History Co-ordinators’ Conference will provide history co-ordinators with the opportunity to dedicate a whole day to focusing on key issues for leaders of primary history. Assessment, monitoring and preparing for inspection under the new OfSTED framework will all be covered through a mixture of direct input and active workshop sessions.

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• Adobe pdf, 29kb/1 page, 19/01/2010, primary_history_conference.pdf

Using Drama Techniques to Enthuse and Inspire Humanities at KS1 & KS2 New

1st March 2010
Hertfordshire Development Centre

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• Adobe pdf, 41kb/1 page, 19/01/2010, using_drama_humanities.pdf

Open Day for Teachers at Knebworth House New

You are invited to attend an Open Day for KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teachers at Knebworth House on Thursday 25th February 2010.

The objective of the day is to make teachers aware of the various learning opportunities on offer at Knebworth House, Park and Gardens and acquaint teachers with the history of the House and the educational facilities available for school visits and outreach.

Participation is FREE but numbers are limited so teachers will need to  book a place.

Itinerary

9.30 Arrival and welcome

10.00 Introduction to the House and Educational Activities:

Tudors
Victorians
Mazes and Monsters
Our Home Through History
Gothic Horror and the Supernatural
Leisure and Tourism
Tailor made courses
Outreach

11.00 Tour of the House

12.15 Lunch

1.15 Tour of the Gardens:

Exterior of the House
Dinosaur Trail
The Maze
Garden rooms

3.15 Depart

To book a place please telephone the Group Bookings Co-ordinator, Charlotte Farrer, on 01438 810931 email CFarrer@knebworthhouse.com

Who Do We Think We Are? Week - 21st – 27th June 2010. Exploring Identity, Diversity and Citizenship New

 Who Do We Think We Are? Week 2010 - Grants for Schools Now Open

Grants of up to £500 are available for schools to develop activities linked to the ‘Who Do We Think We Are?’ Week programme for 2010

• www.wdwtwa.org.uk

Who Do We Think We Are? is an annual programme of advice and curriculum support that helps schools explore the issues of identity, diversity and citizenship at the local and national scales through four key themes:

• School and community
• Relationships, belonging and faith
• History and settlement
• Britishness, national identity/values and the 2012 Games

The programme culminates in a national week of events and activities taking place in the week of 21st – 27th June 2010. During 2009, the project awarded 10 grants to maintained schools across the English regions to develop activities. Projects explored issues of identity, diversity and citizenship, involved students and people of all ages, across many diverse British communities and served to highlight the ties that bind us together in our local communities and nationally.
As part of ‘Who Do We Think We Are? Week’ 2010, schools are again being offered the opportunity to apply for grants of up to £500 to develop activities linked to the focus week. Further details of the application process can be obtained by visiting:

• www.wdwtwa.org.uk/news/1536/grants-for-schools-now-open.html.

Applications will be accepted until 12th February 2009 and should be submitted to the Project Officer at wdwtwa@rgs.org.

Living History - Follow-up From Course New

This is a message for those colleagues who attended the Living History course on 1st December.  We looked at how you could use Animoto to create videos to use in the classroom but couldn't find details of the All-Access Pass for Education which allows you to make videos up to 30 minutes in length and download them for free.

I'm pleased to be able to say that this offer is still available, but currently under review - so sign up quick!

You can apply for a code at:

• www.animoto.com/education 

Once you've received your code you have one month to redeem it!

Hertfordshire Memories New

The Herts Memories website was launched in 2009 to celebrate life in Hertfordshire.  It is for people of all ages and backgrounds, from teenagers to teachers, families to local historians; it's about much more than history.

The opportunities for students to get involved in recording local history and their present day communities are virtually endless.

Find out more....

Teaching Emotive and Controversial History Resources (KS1 - KS5)

T.E.A.C.H. Online is a resource that follows on from the Historical Association's T.E.A.C.H report published in 2007 with support from DCSF. It offers further expert advice, case studies, materials and classroom resources for teachers of history on teaching emotive and controversial history from Foundation Stage to Key Stage 5.

• www.history.org.uk/resources/primary_guide_1140_53.html

The National Archives Education Services

This website replaces the award-winning Learning Curve, with all the same resources for teaching and learning history, but in an exciting new design and a structure that should make resources much easier to find and use.
They have added in additional topic websites from The National Archives, covering subjects as diverse as the formation of the United Kingdom, war art and public information films. The site also showcases the huge range of taught sessions that their staff deliver on site at Kew, by videoconference, and now online in their virtual classroom.

This new site contains all of the Learning Curve's content plus additional 'topic' webpages from The National Archives. These cover subjects as diverse as the formation of the United Kingdom, war art and public information films.

As part of the exciting new design, the site is structured to make their resources easier to find; you can now browse them by time period and key stage. Most importantly, you can see  resources alongside the programme of their taught sessions.

• www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/

Black History Month on Teachers TV

A wide range of documentaries scheduled throughout October to mark Black History Month. (Weekly from 30 September 2009). More...