“Our Island Story”: Refocusing the History Curriculum in England
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“Our Island Story”: Refocusing the History Curriculum in England
Dr Dean SmartUniversity of the West of England, Bristol
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The Schooling System in England
Age Phase National Curriculum Years
4-11 Primary (KS1-2)
1-6
11-14 Secondary (KS3)
7 - 9
14-16 Secondary (KS4) GCSE
10-11
16-18 A levels 12-13
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Curriculum Inheritance
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Little Arthur’s History of England
http://www.amblesideonline.org/CM/la.html
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Our Island StoryHenrietta Marshall 1905
Our Island Story.Children’s history of Britain , from the time of the Romans to the death of Queen Victoria, became an instant classic.Repeatedly reprinted up until its ‘final’ edition in 1953. Reprinted by Civitas in 2005
http://www.civitas.org.uk/islandstory/sample.htm
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History Wars
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New
• Curriculum for primary• Curriculum for lower secondary• Examinations for upper secondary:
16 year olds18 year olds
• Models of schooling (Academies and ‘Free Schools’)
• Teacher Standards
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Narrative or skillsand concepts?
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Infant School
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Bloom's Taxonomy (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001)
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Versions 1-4 Version 5
British History 1066 - 1485
the development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509
1485 - 1750 the development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745
1750 - 1900 ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901
1900 – Present
(Including a study of the Holocaust)
challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day
(Including a study of the Holocaust)
A local study A local studyBritish history from before 1066
A turning point in European History A unit about a non-European society from its own perspective
at least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments
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National Curriculum
1990 version 11995 21999 32007 42014 5
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Subject Strands (v3)1 Chronology
2 Knowledge and Understanding of History
3 Interpretations of History
4 Historical Enquiry
5 Organisation and Communication
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Key Concepts (v4)1 Chronological Understanding
2 Cultural, Ethnic and Religious Diversity
3 Change and Continuity
4 Cause and Consequence
5 Significance
6 Interpretation
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Key Processes (v4)
1 Historical Enquiry
2 Using Evidence
3. Communicating about the Past
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UK population: Ethnic Origin 2011
African/Black British/ Caribbean 3%
Asian/Asian British 8%
Mixed/Multiple 2%
White* 86% (48.2m)
(*of which: White British) 80.5% (45.1m)
Other 1%
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Larkin 1977
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Grey et al (2000:63) Grey et al (2000:63, detail)
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Brooks et al (2003b:31, detail)
‘talking heads’
.
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7/7 2005
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Clare (2003a:80 and 81) Double page spread.
multiethnic group discusses the Transatlantic Slave Trade:
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Trade 5%
Japan 6%
Racism 3%
World Wars 6%
Crusades 7%
Exploration 1%
Class/Wealth 2%Historical Skills 2%
Religion 1%Great Exhibition 1%
Politics and Democracy 3%
International Cooperation 3%Atom bomb/Japan 3%
Holocaust 13%Transatlantic Slavery 21%
Empire 23%
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Smart (2004:35)
Olaudah Equiano: