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History teaching resources for August

This August, check out this selection of history resource and topical highlights hand-picked to use with your secondary history students. 

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History blogs for August

As you start to think about the next academic year, we’ve selected a range of resources designed to support your planning whether they spark inspiration or fill gaps in your repertoire. To make things as easy as possible as you transition into the new academic term, we’ve gathered together some of the best resources for teaching historical enquiry skills, many of which can be easily adapted to suit your current or upcoming unit of work. Finally, to help induct new Year 7 students into your secondary history classroom, we have put together this hand-picked selection of history skills and investigation lessons, activity and baseline assessments.

History skills resources

History skills resources

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History planning inspiration

History planning inspiration

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Huge History Lesson

Huge history lesson

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Secondary blogs for August

This August, prepare to enter the classroom with guides, organisers and tracker resources to help NQTs during their first year of teaching. We have also selected activities, classroom display resources and ideas to help you prepare for those first few days back at school. Why not explore our Teacher essentials collection for templates, resources and inspiration on everyday essentials such as assessment, behaviour, starters, plenaries, marking and feedback resources? Finally, check out our Black experiences hub for the latest content from both teachers and partners on important and sensitive topics including anti-racism, BAME contributions, black history and the Black Lives Matter campaign. 

Secondary classroom displays

Classroom displays

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Teacher essentials

Teacher essentials

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Target setting for secondary students

Target setting for secondary students

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Supportive resources for your NQT year

Supportive resources for your NQT year

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Starters and plenaries

Starter and plenary resources

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Black experiences hub

Black experiences hub

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Back-to-school inspiration for secondary

Back-to-school inspiration for secondary

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