About Training Sessions

The first day of training to launch the Historical Associations’ Key Stage 2-3 History Transition Project was held at Buckden Towers, near Huntingdon, in January 2005. The three secondary and nine primary teachers involved in the project heard three training sessions which inspired the schemes of work on this website.

Historical Enquires and Interpretations

Dr. Michael Riley, Senior Lecturer in Education, Bath Spa University, Associate Adviser for History, Somerset L.A.

Using ICT in the teaching of History

Dr. Terry Haydn, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of East Anglia.

Extended Writing in History

Christine Counsell, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Cambridge.

In addition, the teachers heard two shorter talks at Hemingford Grey House, near Huntingdon, while they were drafting their schemes of work.

Joan of Arc — Saint, Witch or Warrior? A Year 7 History Enquiry

Andrew Wrenn, General Adviser — History, Cambridgeshire L.A.

What makes good primary history

Dr. Tim Lomas, Inspector in the School Improvement Service, Lincolnshire L.A.

There is a text summary of each training session on this website in HTML and PDF format, with links to some resources used in the sessions. These can be accessed in the text by clicking on:

The summaries of the first three training sessions also incorporate links to video clips within the text, accessible by clicking on this icon: