Wed Jun 2021 by glenncarter Using Mozaik3D to bring Ancient Egypt to life – a case study Glenn Carter writes about how he uses Mozaik3D in his lessons so his pupils can really understand and immerse themselves in Ancient Egypt. Read more
Fri Mar 2021 by glenncarter Teaching History with Multi-link Glenn Carter shares how he uses Multi-links to teach history. He's found that when the children can look at and touch what they are learning about, they are able to understand it and therefore remember it better. Read more
Thu Apr 2020 by hannahfrances Teaching in Lockdown – what have I learnt? Schools shutting came with little warning. The last few weeks were a frantic battle to sort as much as possible. Fast forward a few weeks and teachers are trying to teach and support their students from home. Hannah has found it hard, lonely and a lot. Will things change after COVID-19? Read more
Mon Feb 2020 by glenncarter How Do You Make History ‘Fun? When Glenn was asked how he makes history fun, he was taken aback. He assumed everyone loved it as much as he did. After thinking, he shares the ways he fell in love with it and how he engages his pupils. Read more
Wed Jan 2020 by mrmorgs How Can we Assess Knowledge Effectively? Mr Morgs shares how his school have adapted their assessment of knowledge to test if their pupils understand what they have learnt or need to revisit parts. Read more
Fri Nov 2019 by glenncarter Answering the WHY of your History Curriculum With Ofsted’s new focus on curriculum coherence, it is now, more than ever, so important to be able to explain the logic behind your curriculum and the coherence that it has. Read more
Thu Jul 2019 by chrishobbs Ten Ways to Maximise Videos in your Classroom Playing videos in the classroom can elevate engagement to new heights. Chris Hobbs from History Bombs provides his top ten tips for using videos as part of valuable and engaging lessons. Read more
Tue Jun 2019 by bencooper The Learning Adventure- how to plan an exciting and engaging topic! The Learning Adventure is a simple scaffold for teachers which allows you to plan an exciting and engaging unit of learning for the children in your class. It follows an inquiry model followed by many creative and tech businesses when developing new products. This is a chance to deliver the curriculum in a modern and fun way that engages children and builds key skill that they will need for future success! Read more
Fri Dec 2018 by derekpeaple 1968 It's about this time of year that the media begins to fill with reviews of the past twelve months. But what if we were to turn the clock back half a century… to 1968. Read more
Fri Jun 2018 by hannahfrances #PressforProgress Part 2 – #tellHERstory Following on from her previous #NexEdBlog, Hannah explains how she used Top Trumps to demonstrate women's significance in history and how her whole school's gender attitudes are changing. Read more
Thu Mar 2018 by hannahfrances #PressforProgress- What about the Curriculum? Time for another #NexEdBlog. This time, in light of #InternationalWomensDay and #PressforProgress, Hannah Underwood asks how much of our curriculum time is dedicated to women? Read more