Monthly Archives: June 2012

I blogged about writing a Medieval scheme of work a long time ago (click here to read). We taught the scheme of work this year but I didn’t want to publish it on the blog here until I had fully … Continue reading →

At the moment we have an awful lot of super keen Year 12 historians. Many of these are considering undergraduate History at Russell Group universities. Therefore, my colleagues and I talked about how we could enrich their experience of history … Continue reading →

This year I have been out to Berlin twice, once with the students and once with a load of other teachers. It is easily one of the best cities for history in Europe, it really does have it all. However, … Continue reading →

I am going to admit it now, this post makes me seem like I love Gove. Like most teachers I really don’t, BUT some, and its important to emphasise the ‘some‘, of what old Govey has been saying is true … Continue reading →

Just realised that despite finishing this months ago I have never uploaded my Masters dissertation, so if you fancy having a read it’s embedded below. Enjoy!  

I am currently reading the “Time traveller’s guide to Elizabethan England” and am struck by its brilliance at creating a sense of period. Who knew that Elizabeth swore, that beards were de riguer and the Cornish language had all but … Continue reading →