Teaching History in Primary Schools

Until her recent retirement Pat was a Senior Lecturer in history and education at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. Her main research interests lie in the teaching of time and chronology and the links between language and history in the primary school. She has written a number of papers for journals, and published book on primary history. She has also acted as a consultant for the QCA, CBBC and Mixicolore.

Introduction: why teach history in primary schools? Knowledge and understanding of primary history Guidance and support for Key Stage One and Key Stage Two Planning for progression and opportunities for the development of key skills Understanding and using teaching strategies in primary history Monitoring and assessment Resourcing primary history and collaborative working Making the most of links with literacy and mathematics E-learning and ICT in primary history Creative and innovative approaches: history in the Early Years Foundation Stage Creativity and cross-curricular links in Key Stages One and Two Equality, inclusion and diversity as part of the history curriculum Contexts for out-of-school learning in history