Training
Harris Federation History Conference
Putting Black back into the Union Jack: weaving Black history in KS3
Q&A with Harris Federation History Leads and History teachers after watching my Curricularium video. Questions included how to resource enquiries on African Kingdoms, how to approach the use of racial language in the classroom and challenges around teaching the concept of race.
SHP New Teachers Conference
What does it mean to get better at history and how do I know my students are doing it?
Workshop which explored what students making progress in history might look like and how it relates to the curriculum that is being taught. I the workshop I explained how my school tries to assess this in a meaningful way and the challenges we still face. I also offered some strategies for early-career teachers to stay sane in the face of the many demands often made around curriculum and assessment,
HA Webinar with Rich Kennett
“A great curriculum is like a a great museum.”
Webinar 1: choosing the right curriculum.
Webinar which focused on how you select what to include in a great curriculum and what do you decide to leave out. It covered:
Choosing on macro and micro narratives
Powerful history knowledge
Curriculum coherence
Decolonised and diversified curriculum choices
HA Conference 2020
Empire, curriculum and belonging
Conference session which looked at how I’ve developed our KS3 curriculum to include much more about the British Empire and Black British history. It also included my reflections on the challenges and implications of teaching Empire and Black British history on students’ (and teachers’) sense of belonging.