Current Reading

I don't think I've ever really done the Slave Trade justice in my lessons, certainly after reading about haf of this I've realised that there is SO much more that I could / should be incorporating into lessons that I have done in the past.

Very well written and researched. Possibly a little too heavy to be used in my own teaching of this topic - to year 9 pupils - but certainly something that I'l return to to get additional ideas and references from when planning for this next year.

Films for History Lessons

There's currently a very interesting discussion on the History Teachers' Discussion Forum about how suitable "The Pianist" (or selected segments of the film) is for Year 9 students.

Music for History Lessons

When writing the new Music in History lessons section I kept on having to return to this CD - and the others in the series - to make sure I wasn't kidding myself about the number of First World War tunes I've used in lessons. An amazing collection - there are 5 or 6 CD's in the series in total, all well worth having for lessons.