Teaching the new GCSE History Knowledge Building
Knowledge building 1.Making it memorable 2.Encouraging more historical thinking 3.Embracing narrative 4.Making time for sense of period This is likely to be what you do well in KS3 already
Making it memorable
Make it memorable with… Individuals Objects Places The weirder, the more curious, the better
Encouraging more historical thinking
Moving beyond passive knowledge to active engagement with the knowledge through… Enquiry Debate Evaluation
Who deserves a place in Walhalla?
What object would you choose to represent Weimar culture?
Embracing narrative
Not being afraid to tell the story and getting kids to see it as a story. Sequencing Ordering Analysing
Making time for sense of period
Important to teach around the specification as well as directly to it. Make starters work for you. Take time to unpack a single source.