History

Continuous Evaluation In History

Session Presenter: Rebecca Porritt

Job Title: Trust Senior Leader for History, and Assistant Headteacher – Swanwick Hall School

• This session will explore what makes excellent history teaching and the commonalities that exist in different settings and contexts.
• Colleagues will leave with shared knowledge to apply in their own history teams and teaching.

Ambitious Learners: Competitive HE Applications

Session Presenter: Ben Deaville

Job Title: Head of Sixth Form – Swanwick Hall School

• ​​This session will offer practical ideas to support A Level students to make successful applications to study history and associated subjects at competitive universities, including Oxbridge.​
• ​​Colleagues will be leave with a variety of practical strategies to implement in order to support their A level students in making a successful application to study history and associated subjects at competitive universities, including Oxbridge.​ 

Crafting Effective 'Do Nows'

Session Presenter: Rebecca Porritt

Job Title: Trust Senior Leader for History, and Assistant Headteacher –  Swanwick Hall School

• ​​This session will focus on crafting effective ’Do Nows’ across all Key Stages using bodies of knowledge, 100% sheets, careful sequencing and desirable difficulty.​ 
• ​Colleagues will be able to design purposeful ’Do Nows’ that revisit key knowledge and support long-term learning.

Supporting Students To Achieve Success

Session Presenter: Catherine Parker

Job Title: Curriculum Leader for History – Wilsthorpe School

• ​​This session will cover teaching strategies to support students to achieve success in answering P1 Q2a, usefulness question.​ 
• As a result, colleagues will know successful teaching strategies, common misconceptions and how to mitigate against these in order to support their students to be successful in this question.

Teaching Large Group Mastery Sessions

Session Presenter: Emmie Cooper

Job Title: Head of History – Manor Academy

• ​​This session will explore how to successfully plan and deliver large group mastery sessions.​ 
• ​​Colleagues will gain insight into successful strategies for planning and delivering meaningful, challenging large group mastery sessions.​ 

Using 100% Sheets At KS5

Session Presenter: Rebecca Porritt

Job Title: Trust Senior Leader for History, and Assistant Headteacher – Swanwick Hall School

• ​​This session will explore the use of 100% sheets at KS5​.
• ​​Colleagues will be able to implement 100% sheets to support student progress at KS5​.

Using The Pre-1066 Study To Build A Framework Of Understanding

​ Session Presenter: Joe Brooke

Job Title: Assistant Headteacher – Heritage High School

• ​​This session will explore the importance of the pre-1066 study and how it supports students build mental frameworks for understanding chronological frameworks and concepts. 
• ​​Colleagues will leave with practical application for the study in their own classrooms.​ 

Leading Effective Teams

• This session is primarily for aspiring or newly appointed Heads of Department. It will cover key characteristics and features of effective teams and how to build them.
• ​Colleagues will know what makes an effective teams and the essential routines and behaviours that keep teams effective.​ 

Planning For Learning Through Intellectual Preparation

Session Presenter: Rebecca Porritt

Job Title: Trust Senior Lead for History, and Assistant Headteacher – Swanwick Hall School

• ​​This session will explore the importance of intellectual preparation in ensuring student progress.​ 
• ​​Colleagues will leave having further developed their skills in working collaboratively to intellectually prepare a selection of lessons.​ 

Using The Pre-1066 Study To Build A Framework Of Understanding

This is a repeat of Session 3.

Session Presenter: Joe Brooke

Job Title: Assistant Headteacher – Heritage High School

• ​​This session will explore the importance of the pre-1066 study and how it supports students build mental frameworks for understanding chronological frameworks and concepts. 
• ​​Colleagues will leave with practical application for the study in their own classrooms.​