HA Online course: Practical approaches to teaching primary history

Present practical ways to encourage a 'hands on' approach and ways to put the story back into history, with suggestions of how to evidence in children’s books.

Inspire you how to achieve an engaging interactive approach to the teaching of history by showing children a range of sources e.g. through the use of artefacts, pictures and other historical sources.

Unpick the National Curriculum, to fully understand how to ensure coverage of the aims with progression and challenge for all.

Outline some effective manageable ways to assess children's knowledge and disciplinary understanding in order to help them improve in the subject.

Provide the opportunity to hear about some fantastic resources to bring history alive through suggestions for making the most of Museum visits, using your local area with historical maps, and a wide range of books, online Museum collections, websites, packs and artefacts which you may not be aware of!