OK fellow history buffs, just out of interest... When you teach about chronology do you use BC/AD or BCE/CE? Which do you prefer? Why? Or do you use both? How have you found pupils respond - do they find one easier to understand?

History teachers and leaders, make sure you check out the SHP Curriculum Paths sharing hub. Find out what SHP is all about and take a look at these units linking to local history. padlet.com/cpaths/shp-cur… #historyteacher #CurriculumPATHS #WeAreSHP

History teachers and leaders, make sure you check out the SHP Curriculum Paths sharing hub. Find out what SHP is all about and take a look at these units linking to local history. padlet.com/cpaths/shp-cur…… #historyteacher #CurriculumPATHS #WeAreSHP

This is a great unit on local history based around Leeds. Make sure you take a look for this and more inspiration on the SHP Curriculum PATHS padlet. padlet.com/apf102/year-5-… #historyteacher #CurriculumPATHS #WeAreSHP

Win the full SOCCER DIARIES trilogy (as seen on World Book Day UK 📚). Signed and personalised. Deadline 15 March. One winner. Please just share to enter. #giveaway #competition tompalmer.co.uk/rocky/ Thank you. ⚽️⚽️⚽️

Here's a great resource for you VE Day 80th celebrations - a letter from a WW2 veteran. Already sent off for ours. together.org.uk/ve80/vemail/

We've made a variety of #VEDay80 resources for schools to use in early May. Activities. Posters. Puzzles. All free. Please help yourself and tell your friends. Thank you. tompalmer.co.uk/ve-day-vj-day/

Here are some more good resources to help with celebrating and teaching about VE Day from Historic England #VEDay80 historicengland.org.uk/education/scho…

Thrilled to see my MTP feature on the Stone Age to Iron Age in the latest edition of Teach Primary Magazine. Also noticed 🤖 MRM 🇮🇪 on chronology in there too! If you're interested in taking a closer look, link here: theteachco.com/uploads/specia…

As well as covering important concepts like citing sources and explaining how environmental factors affect behaviour, this free KS2 history medium-term plan from Lindsey (The Primary Historian) investigates the mysteries surrounding Stonehenge… bit.ly/3DYSH8Z

Here's a great resource from National Literacy Trust and Royal British Legion to support with teaching about #VEDay80. literacytrust.org.uk/resources/ve-d…

Sharing a link to an article I wrote for this month's Humanities special of Teach Primary Teachwire on teaching about significant individuals beyond KS1

Hi everyone, I've been a bit quiet on here for a while but hoping to connect with those educators still out there. Feel free to say hi - I'm also on Blue Sky. bsky.app/profile/lindsr…

With #RemembranceDay around the corner, we've collected our recommended reads on war and remembrance for KS2 and KS3. These are beautiful reading lists, expertly curated by Anne Thompson. Our book lists are exclusive for #SLAmembers: bit.ly/3W36mBe 📚 #childrensbooks

There's still time to sign up for National Literacy Trust's online Remembrance assembly. Ideal for KS2 and KS3. You can sign up here: literacytrust.org.uk/resources/reme…

Just sharing this...

Proud to announce that I have been accepted as an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.