Case Studies

As a subject leader, knowing where to start in developing history in your school and knowing what represents good practice can feel daunting.  It can be helpful to have ideas and practice modelled. Both Ofsted and the HA Quality Mark have provided case study material of effective whole school history provision. In this section you will find case study material from both Ofsted and the HA Quality Mark that can help to guide your schools’ development.

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  • Primary Oustanding Providers

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    Cranmer Primary is a large two-form entry primary school situated on the edge of Mitcham.The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is average. Over half of pupils come from minority ethnic backgrounds and a high proportion do not speak English at home. The proportion of pupils who have...

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  • Primary Outstanding History Providers

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    What does it mean to be an outstanding provider of primary history? What does this look like? The best way to answer these questions is to see for yourself. N.B. This unit was produced a number of years ago and shows some examples of what Ofsted considered outstanding history. We...

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  • Primary Outstanding History Providers

    Multipage Article

    What does it mean to be an outstanding provider of primary history? What does this look like? The best way to answer these questions is to see for yourself. N.B. This unit was produced a number of years ago and shows some examples of what Ofsted considered outstanding history. We...

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  • Primary Outstanding History Providers

    Multipage Article

    What does it mean to be an outstanding provider of primary history? What does this look like? The best way to answer these questions is to see for yourself. N.B. This unit was produced a number of years ago and shows some examples of what Ofsted considered outstanding history teaching....

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  • Case study: The body in the bog - Red Christian goes missing

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    Please note: this article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content and references are outdated. Bog Body mysteries have played a central, seminal role in History Education in Britain since the 1970s. The investigation of the Tollund Man Mystery was the original, introductory investigation for pupils that the Schools Council [aka Schools]...

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  • Case Study: Gifted Pupils design new children's museum galleries

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    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. In this article I will describe a G&T museum-based project which we have just trialled with three primary schools in the Ashton Bedminster primary school cluster in Bristol. It was a joint initiative between Bristol’s...

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  • Plymouth Primary History Project and Exhibition

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    The Plymouth Historical Association branch and Plymouth Rotary combined to promote a project in primary schools in 2005. The aim of the project was to promote awareness among primary school children in Plymouth, of the history of their community, and of British history more widely. The schools taking part submitted...

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