History, Citizenship & Teaching Emotive History

‘Move Me On’ is a ‘problem page’ for those involved in training or mentoring new history teachers. Each one includes a description of a difficulty experienced by a trainee teacher and detailed advice from two experienced mentors or teacher educators about how to respond.  Read more

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  • Move Me On 163: Ahistorical thinking

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    Jane Whorwood’s concern to encourage students to think for themselves is leading to some very ahistorical thinking. Jane Whorwood has proved to be a generally confident and positive trainee, largely due to two years’ experience as a cover supervisor before committing to a formal training programme. She has made a...

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  • Move Me On 153: Teaching about genocide

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    This issue's problem: Susie Cook is struggling to sustain an emphasis on developing historical knowledge and understanding in teaching about genocide. Susie Cook worked for nearly ten years as a web designer before deciding to move into teaching. Once she had secured her place on the programme she spent several months...

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  • Move Me On 147: Making Analogies Meaningful

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    This issue's problem: Emma Norman finds the analogies that she's using to make historical ideas meaningful end up distracting or confusing the students. Emma has come into history teaching after a number of years at home looking after children. Her previous work was as a fundraiser for an environmental campaign group,...

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  • Move Me On 135: Not sure where to draw boundaries when handling sensitive issues

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    This Issue's Problem: Cathy Mompesson is uncertain where to draw the boundaries when teaching sensitive issues. A recent Year 9 visit to the Imperial War Museum has left Cathy Mompesson confused about the relationship between moral and historical objectives in her teaching. Her placement school visits the museum every year,...

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  • Move Me On 129: Feels out of his depth teaching controversial issues

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    This Issue's Problem: Ajmal Khan has recently started his second school placement. Although he is very pleased to be working now in an ethnically diverse urban school (after a first placement in a largely white suburban setting), he is feeling somewhat overawed at the prospect of teaching Year 9 about...

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  • Move Me On 120: Teaching Citizenship

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    This Issue's Problem: Tom Payne is confused and concerned about the role he’s expected to play in contributing to the cross-curricular teaching of Citizenship.

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