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Consultation on GCSE History
After the bruising encounters that followed the National Curriculum History consultation I could almost hear the sigh of relief that greeted the publication of the draft criteria for GCSE History on Tuesday. There is lots to debate and discuss of course but at least it feels like whoever created these criteria is playing the same game by similar rules to the History teaching profession.

So to get us started here on the Hodder History Nest I am borrowing Ed Podesta's excellent critique from his blog at 'One Damn Thing'. 
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Posted by Jim Belben on 12/06/2013 4:02:20 PM | with 0 comments
Unique learning
In his last blog for us, Joe Smith considers the importance of understanding that all students are unique learners and teahchers should always take this into account when teaching.
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Posted by Alex Cooper on 03/06/2013 12:09:26 PM | with 0 comments
What's left when we forget what we've learned?
Joe Smith discusses how a thorough education should leave students with more than a list of forgotten facts.
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Posted by Jim Belben on 30/05/2013 4:41:01 PM | with 0 comments
Gove's new curriculum - not the end of the world?

Joe Smith discusses how Gove's proposals for the new history curriculum might not spell distaster for the discerning history teahcer.

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Posted by Alex Cooper on 28/05/2013 9:23:26 AM | with 1 comments
Keep your head when all those around you are losing theirs
With the curriculum consultation nearly complete Esther Arnott offers her view on what a history teacher could and should be doing right now to continue to develop good practice.... 
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Posted by Jim Belben on 15/04/2013 10:12:27 AM | with 0 comments
Charged with being 'anti-knowledge' a History teacher's response
With the closing date for responses to the proposed history curriculum rapidly appraoching, Katherine Edwards returns to our 'open mic' with some comments on the place of historical knowledge in the history curriculum.
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Posted by Jim Belben on 12/04/2013 3:21:46 PM | with 0 comments
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