Summer Primary History Network

This session was recorded on Thursday 20th June, 2024. Answers and comments may be in reference to the chat feed which you cannot see and therefore could seem out of context. You may use this session in your own school including all approaches, ideas and shared resources. You may NOT share these more widely without express written permission from Mr T does Primary History Ltd. This can be requested by emailing stuart@mrtdoeshistory.com with the subject: Summer Primary History Network.

The sessions are priced so reasonably to ensure as many teachers can access it as possible. This is impossible if people share the resources. Thank you for your cooperation.

Karl McGrath was the special guest this term has over a decade of experience in education and now leads Task Design and Curriculum Implementation at Benton Park Primary School in Newcastle upon Tyne. Karl’s passion for curriculum and technology drives him to foster deeper thinking and engaging learning experiences for children through dynamic lessons. Karl has led an approach that enhances teacher understanding of curriculum implementation, leading to improved outcomes for students. This approach has enabled Benton Park Primary to support other schools locally and beyond through popular ‘Task Design’ network meetings. He also run the Primary Task Design group on Facebook.

Other Recommended Books:
Organise Ideas: Thinking by Hand, Extending the Mind by David Goodwin and Oliver Caviglioli
Why Learning Fails (And What To Do About It) by Alex Quigley

This term’s book giveaway was a copy of Roman Diary, the Journal of Iliona, A Young Slave Girl by Richard Platt. It is a beautiful diary explaining the journey of a Greek girl, sold into slavery after being captured by pirates. It offers a different insight into the nature of life within Roman Italy itself from a perspective of a child around the children’s age. Heartily recommend to have on your bookshelf OR if you teach a study specifically on the Roman Empire.
Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4cas1h6

The Autumn 2024 network will take place on October 17th – 3:45 to 5:45.

This session was recorded on Thursday 22nd February, 2024. Answers and comments may be in reference to the chat feed which you cannot see and therefore could seem out of context. You may use this session in your own school including all approaches, ideas and shared resources. You may NOT share these more widely without express written permission from Mr T does Primary History Ltd. This can be requested by emailing stuart@mrtdoeshistory.com with the subject: Spring Network Sharing.

The sessions are priced so reasonably to ensure as many teachers can access it as possible. This is impossible if people share the resources. Thank you for your cooperation.

I was joined by Leigh from Historic Workshops to discuss how their workshops can enhance primary history. Leigh had recently run a WW2 workshop at the school I teach at so I recounted how we found the day. Please note: the school paid for the workshop and I receive no financial remuneration for the review.

If you would like to see more about workshops from their extensive offering, please take a look at their website. You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter to see more of what they offer and reviews from teachers who have enjoyed a workshop.

Links and Suggested Resources:
HA in Conversation with Ofsted
My YouTube videos on Historical Concepts
A House that Once Was by Julia Fogliano

This term’s network meeting focused on developing curriculum coherence across subjects to facilitate the hinterland knowledge and strengthen children’s sense of period. Sadly, Glenn was unable to attend live so pre-recorded his section (2nd video on the page).

The live session was recorded on the 17th October 2024. Comments and responses may be made in reference to the chat box therefore may mean they sound out of context. The book giveaway was done off screen because of time constraints and, because of GDPR, I cannot share the document that the names were linked to.

Book Giveaway:

In this session, I gave away a copy of Maz Evans Who Let the Gods Out? This is a great book to add to your library. Personally, I feel it is best suited to being read after the children learn about the Ancient Greek belief system and pantheon of the gods… another example of purposeful application of knowledge from one discipline to another.

Change to Networks:

As you may have seen, from Spring 2025, the networks will be free to enhanced website members. They may still be purchased separately BUT it is cheaper to buy 12 months membership. The structure and approach and co-hosting between Stuart and Glenn will remain the same.

Spring 2025 Network – March 6th – Transition from Primary to Secondary in history… with special guest Alex Fairlamb.