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27th January 2022, 16:30 – 18:00 BST Dr Catharine McCrory, UCL Institute of Education This UCL History Teaching Workshop led by Dr Catherine McCrory is the second exploring teaching decisions on the micro level of individual lessons and lesson segments. … Continue reading →

CL History Special Interest Group Research Seminar and Workshop, Wednesday 19th January, 6-7.30pm, GMT. Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington, University of South Australia Ever wondered what size the histories we teach should be? Should we explore the biggest, or the smallest stories … Continue reading →

UCL History Teaching Workshop, Thursday 25th November 2021, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM GMT This workshops explore practical ways to respond to the climate crisis through the lens of history in schools The climate crisis may be the single most … Continue reading →

1st July 2021, 16:30 – 18:00 BST Dr Catharine McCrory, UCL Institute of Education Recent workshops in this series have engaged with current BIG PICTURE thinking about what history curricula in our community of schools look like and why. But … Continue reading →

30th June 2021, 5-7pm British Summer Time (6-8pm CET) Dr Tom Haward, UCL Centre for Holocaust Education, University College London The idea that our emerging global society is also the age of the ‘pictorial turn’ is one in which the … Continue reading →

27th May 2021, 17-19:00 BST Dr Caitriona Ni Cassaithe, Dublin City University In recent decades the teaching of history has moved towards a disciplinary approach which favours historical thinking as a means to achieve historical understanding. (Seixas, 2018). Reflecting this … Continue reading →

13th May 2021, 16:30-18:00 BST Julia Huber, Dr Alison Kitson and Oliver Morgan Continuing our focus on curriculum planning, this workshop shares the findings of research into the impact of ethnicity on the way students understand British history and considers … Continue reading →