Teaching History in Primary Schools

Until her recent retirement Pat was a Senior Lecturer in history and education at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. Her main research interests lie in the teaching of time and chronology and the links between language and history in the primary school. She has written a number of papers for journals, and published book on primary history. She has also acted as a consultant for the QCA, CBBC and Mixicolore.

This book very clearly discusses the key aspects that students need to consider when teaching History in the Primary school. It is a very readable text and a good introduction to the subject.

• Introduction: why teach history in primary schools?Knowledge and understanding of primary historyGuidance and support for Key Stage One and Key Stage TwoPlanning for progression and opportunities for the development of key skillsUnderstanding and using teaching strategies in primary historyMonitoring and assessmentResourcing primary history and collaborative workingMaking the most of links with literacy and mathematicsE-learning and ICT in primary historyCreative and innovative approaches: history in the Early Years Foundation StageCreativity and cross-curricular links in Key Stages One and TwoEquality, inclusion and diversity as part of the history curriculumContexts for out-of-school learning in history