Thinking through history: Opportunity for equality

This special edition of Primary History is supported by the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth.

04 Editorial: Thinking through history: opportunity for equality

06 In my view: we must support gifted historians from an early age – Lord Adonis

07 In my view: why we need a national talent search to identify and nurture our most able children – Sir Cyril Taylor

08 History Coordinators’ Dilemmas: Gifted and talented and history education – Tim Lomas (Read article)

10 Think Bubble: a passion to know – Peter Vass

11 Getting started: the identification of gifted historians – Cathy McIlroy (Read article)

14 Teaching styles and pupil learning: the Nuffield Primary History Project’s creative, interactive pedagogy – the pupils’ voice – Jacqui Dean (Read article)

16 Learning styles and CACHE [Cognitive Acceleration In History Education]: children as thinkers – Jon Nichol

17 Case Study 1: The Mr Men Mystery of the Missing Cake – Jon Nichol with Sam Brown

22 Case Study 2: The Body in the Bog – Red Christian Goes Missing – Cathy McIlroy (Read article)

27 Case Study 3: Gifted Pupils Design New Children’s Museum Galleries – Jenny Brookes with Jane Hack (Read article)

30 Case Study 4: Harry Met Francis – The Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1521
An inspirational and authentic context for teaching aspects of history, dance, drama, design and technology through French – Sue Hughes with Jayne Wright

32 Case Study 5: Local History – a pupil-led study with 9-10 year-olds – Nick Hasted

36 Thinking through history: assessment and learning for the gifted young historian – Hilary Cooper (Read article)