Sharing strategies and resources to effectively implement local history within the curriculum
Thursday 21st November 20224
9.30 am to 3.30 pm
St Peter’s by the Waterfront, College St, Ipswich, IP4 1BF
The team at Thomas Wolsey 550 is delighted to invite teachers and trainee teachers from schools in the borough of Ipswich to a free CPD session.
Summary
Taking place in what was once the chapel of Wolsey’s college, this event will update teachers on recent guidance from Ofsted on teaching history and celebrate the launch of a comprehensive online teaching resource which has been produced by the Thomas Wolsey 550 project in conjunction with Education Consultant and teacher Dale Banham and local historians.
Places are limited and must be booked in advance. Funding may be available to provide cover for the classes of teaching staff who attend.
This event has been made possible thanks to a community grant from Suffolk County Council’s £2 million Ipswich Investment fund.
In more detail
The event will officially launch the Thomas Wolsey themed scheme of work and fully resourced historical enquiries for Key Stage 2 (which is also fully adaptable for younger key stages).
This scheme of work has been created by Dale Banham (History Teacher, Education Consultant, Author and Honorary Fellow of the Historical Association) in consultation with local historians and primary and secondary teachers and is based on guidance from the recent Ofsted subject report.
This session will:
- Update teachers on recent guidance from Ofsted and explain how the scheme fully incorporates Ofsted guidelines for teaching history.
- Demonstrate its delivery using active learning strategies. encouraging creative and wholly meaningful outcomes.
- Give teachers an opportunity to explore ways to embed these resources within their current scheme of work.
- Consider how the scheme’s pedagogical approaches can enhance your curriculum.
- Grant free access to this scheme of work and other local history resource that shine a light on national and international issues.
- Introduce schools to fully funded schemes which use culture and the creative sector to improve communication, literacy and confidence among primary age pupils. It will also highlight opportunities for schools to showcase their students’ work within school and the wider community of Ipswich.
This event is fully funded by the Thomas Wolsey 550 Project and is free to Ipswich teachers.
Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
In addition, state schools can claim a contribution of £130 towards the cost of cover for one teacher per school who attends the event.
For for any further questions or details of how to book, please contact: hannah@wolsey550.co.uk
