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Capturing the Flag – Teaching Controversial Histories

This blog post has been written by Philip Arkinstall, Senior Lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, former Head of History and Politics. The Battle of Jersey: The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 by John Singleton Copley The concept of creating a sequence of lessons about the display of St George Cross flags across the rural town I live and taught in, came from a … Continue reading Capturing the Flag – Teaching Controversial Histories

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The power of a ballad vs the power ballad

By Meggie Hayes, History Teacher at The Crypt School in Gloucester. If you ask students what a ballad is today, they will go straight to the talents of Adele and Lewis Capaldi – perhaps some of the more cultured of the class will recite the greats of the 80s like Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’. But these answers – whilst bangers – are … Continue reading The power of a ballad vs the power ballad

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Diversifying the Second World War

This article is written by Philip Arkinstall, Curriculum Leader for History at Hardenhuish School. It compliments an earlier blog post about how to teach the Second World War (https://onebighistorydepartment.com/2023/04/25/cracking-the-enigma-a-new-approach-to-teaching-all-of-world-war-two/) Here I have reflected upon our department’s wider work on rewriting our Key Stage Three curriculum. It sits within a greater appreciation of diverse histories in the Tudor period, British Empire and the First World War. … Continue reading Diversifying the Second World War

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