[gav]

scleary, on Sep 22 2008, 10:11 PM, said:

can someone tell me is the WWII compulsory at ks3?

national curriculum

[ignoramous]

Rachel H, on Jun 23 2008, 04:35 PM, said:

Hi Roy,
Don't know if this helps, but this is what we've come up with for British Empire. Going to a 2 year ks3 this will be done in Year 8.
Rachel

Good luck. We have been doing a 2 year KS3 for about 5 years. It was ok until our place decided to make it a 2 year KS3 Humanities course which crammed in all of the requirements of the National curriculum!

[Alun]

Hello

Just in the middle of planning my department for the KS3 2008 currciulum as to say my HoD isn't running the department properly would be the understatement of the century!

Looked at all the useful schemes of work that everyone has added, which has been a great help- thanks!

An area that I'm confused on is when departments have to send off their KS3 teacher assessmnets what are the key elements of assessment that we have to provide evdience for.
The old ones were:

• Chronological Awareness
• Historical Knowledge and Understanding
• Interpretations of History
• Historical Enquiry
• Organisation and Communication

What are the new ones?

Chronological understanding
Cultural, ethnic and religious diversity
Change and continuity
Cause and consequence
Significance
Interpretation

If so, are these included as well?

Historical enquiry
Using evidence
Communicating about the past

Hope someone can be of help - a very confused history teacher?!?!?

Worst thing is there is no clear guidance as far as I can see anywhere?

Thanks
Alun.

[Lesley Ann]

Alun, on Jul 2 2009, 04:46 PM, said:

What are the new ones?

Chronological understanding
Cultural, ethnic and religious diversity
Change and continuity
Cause and consequence
Significance
Interpretation

If so, are these included as well?

Historical enquiry
Using evidence
Communicating about the past

Hope someone can be of help - a very confused history teacher?!?!?

Worst thing is there is no clear guidance as far as I can see anywhere?

Thanks
Alun.

Hi Alun

Yes you are correct they are now called Key Concepts and Key Processes

See here NEW national curriculum

Key Concepts:
Chronological understanding
Cultural, ethnic and religious diversity
Change and continuity
Cause and consequence
Significance
Interpretation

Key Processes:
Historical enquiry
Using evidence
Communicating about the past

PM me if you need any help

[Elle]

Thanks to budget cuts none of my amazing (ie pinched off Lesley Ann) plans for KS3 can go ahead. Instead we have had to stick more of less with what we currently do. I can't even buy any new textbooks - some year groups are still using the original NC produced textbooks, I had a rolling plan to replace them and now I can only just afford paper.

[Lesley Ann]

Elle, on Jul 15 2009, 10:24 AM, said:

Thanks to budget cuts none of my amazing (ie pinched off Lesley Ann) plans for KS3 can go ahead. Instead we have had to stick more of less with what we currently do. I can't even buy any new textbooks - some year groups are still using the original NC produced textbooks, I had a rolling plan to replace them and now I can only just afford paper.

It is really frustrating! We were given creativity and encouragement to create a dynamic new curriculum and given none of the money to support the changes. Where does all the money in education actually go? As a front line troop I've seen none of it! And I began my career duing the Education, Education, Education mantra!

In January this year we were infomred that we are moving to 2 year KS3 from September so all my plans I sweated over last year have gone up in smoke...so I've had to dilute my KS3 to 2 years. When it is finished I'll post it here if anyone is interested.

I'm still doing the changes but on a shoe string....I'm using the textbooks (that really do need replacing now) but I dip in and out of the textbooks as required. I'm going to do a unit on War and Warfare next year as a thematic study where I'll make my own resources and use the textbooks across times/ages ranges to support it.

Elle - If you fancy co working on making resources to share I'd be up for it....then we when can get the ideas up off the ground without the budget support!

[Giles Falconer]

I think anyone reading this thread, esp. some of the most recent posts by Lesley Anne & Elle, will quickly come to understand why cynicism is a pretty natural response by many teachers to any new "initiative" these days. We should refuse to implement any more changes until sufficient funding has been provided.

[Tony Fox]

Lesley Ann, on Jul 15 2009, 11:13 AM, said:

I'm going to do a unit on War and Warfare next year as a thematic study where I'll make my own resources and use the textbooks across times/ages ranges to support it.

Would love to help produce resources on this

[Elle]

Lesley Ann, on Jul 15 2009, 11:13 AM, said:

In January this year we were infomred that we are moving to 2 year KS3 from September so all my plans I sweated over last year have gone up in smoke...so I've had to dilute my KS3 to 2 years. When it is finished I'll post it here if anyone is interested.

That is probably going to happen here. It has been proposed because only a few depts have taken on board the new KS3 stuff. When I pointed out that we had planned and begun our three year KS3 plan, I was told that history was being penalised for being efficient!

Lesley Ann, on Jul 15 2009, 11:13 AM, said:

Elle - If you fancy co working on making resources to share I'd be up for it....then we when can get the ideas up off the ground without the budget support!

That sounds good. If you pm me your e mail I will send you my new KS3 plan so we can see what we do in common.

[Lesley Ann]

Giles Falconer, on Jul 15 2009, 11:28 AM, said:

I think anyone reading this thread, esp. some of the most recent posts by Lesley Anne & Elle, will quickly come to understand why cynicism is a pretty natural response by many teachers to any new "initiative" these days. We should refuse to implement any more changes until sufficient funding has been provided.

I am a little jaded by the constant initiatives...but still enthusiastic, and still very enthusiastic about the new curriculum, I just wish we had the support we deserved to put our plans into action. I can almost see the demonstrations at school gates... of jaded teachers refusing more change until funding is given. Well I suppose heart surgeons would not be expected to work without the correct tools!

I'm not talking thousands and thousands of pounds...just enough to buy some of the fantastic resources out there....a set of textbooks.......I've had to wait a whole year to by the SHP Y7 Dynamic Learning CD Rom to help support my PoS....but that is all I can afford...as we also have to budget for the new GCSEs and as I've switched from MWH to SHP this is another area I have to shell out for!

[Lesley Ann]

Tony Fox, on Jul 15 2009, 11:30 AM, said:

Lesley Ann, on Jul 15 2009, 11:13 AM, said:

I'm going to do a unit on War and Warfare next year as a thematic study where I'll make my own resources and use the textbooks across times/ages ranges to support it.

Would love to help produce resources on this

Great Tony! Co-planning in hols?

Elle, on Jul 15 2009, 12:04 PM, said:

Lesley Ann, on Jul 15 2009, 11:13 AM, said:

In January this year we were infomred that we are moving to 2 year KS3 from September so all my plans I sweated over last year have gone up in smoke...so I've had to dilute my KS3 to 2 years. When it is finished I'll post it here if anyone is interested.

That is probably going to happen here. It has been proposed because only a few depts have taken on board the new KS3 stuff. When I pointed out that we had planned and begun our three year KS3 plan, I was told that history was being penalised for being efficient!

speechless!

Elle, on Jul 15 2009, 12:04 PM, said:

Lesley Ann, on Jul 15 2009, 11:13 AM, said:

Elle - If you fancy co working on making resources to share I'd be up for it....then we when can get the ideas up of the ground without the budget support!

That sounds good. If you pm me your e mail I will send you my new KS3 plan so we can see what we do in common.

will do!

[Giles Falconer]

Lesley Ann, on Jul 15 2009, 09:30 PM, said:

Giles Falconer, on Jul 15 2009, 11:28 AM, said:

I think anyone reading this thread, esp. some of the most recent posts by Lesley Anne & Elle, will quickly come to understand why cynicism is a pretty natural response by many teachers to any new "initiative" these days. We should refuse to implement any more changes until sufficient funding has been provided.

I am a little jaded by the constant initiatives...but still enthusiastic, and still very enthusiastic about the new curriculum, I just wish we had the support we deserved to put our plans into action. I can almost see the demonstrations at school gates... of jaded teachers refusing more change until funding is given. Well I suppose heart surgeons would not be expected to work without the correct tools!

I'm not talking thousands and thousands of pounds...just enough to buy some of the fantastic resources out there....a set of textbooks.......I've had to wait a whole year to by the SHP Y7 Dynamic Learning CD Rom to help support my PoS....but that is all I can afford...as we also have to budget for the new GCSEs and as I've switched from MWH to SHP this is another area I have to shell out for!

I frequently take my hat off (well, metaphorically speaking!) to all those colleagues who continue to show enthusiasm for their students and their subjects in the face of incompetant political leadership and school leaderships who forget what their priorities should be! And while a demonstration might be the way to go (I always like the way the French take to the streets to complain about almost anything), I did have in moind more of a work to rule - you know the 'dumb insolence' we all find so difficult to deal with in class. Just sit there when told to rewrite the curriculum, update it, write yet another plan, complete yet more forms and say 'no, can't do it this year, no time, no suitable resources - I'll do it as soon as I can...2011-12 maybe'.