 GCSE History - SHP |
Supports pupils following GCSE courses that incorporate the SHP development study in Crime and Punishment. http://www.crimeandpunishmentthroughtime.co.uk/index.htm |
Supports pupils following GCSE courses that incorporate the SHP development study in medicine through time. http://www.medicinethroughtime.co.uk/ |
| History - discussion forums |
A very useful discussion forum for history teachers, where you can get some great advice and guidance as well as useful teaching resources. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/forum/ |
A forum for teachers to upload and share GCSE and GCE History resources. http://www.historyshareforum.com/index.php |
Hodder's History Nest has a topical history blog hosted by authors and historians, as well as news on Hodder resources and a history discussion forum. http://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/Schools/Nests/Hodder_History_Subject_Nest/nest_home_history.aspx |
A popular and high-profile discussion forum for teachers. http://community.tes.co.uk/forums/21.aspx |
The official forum of the Historical Association. http://www.history.org.uk/forum/index.php |
| History - general |
This site contains lots of free resources which are useful for A level History teachers and students. http://www.hodderplus.co.uk/accesstohistory2/ |
This site has a wide variety of useful material for both GCSE and GCE, but you need to be a member to access some of the content.
http://www.activehistory.co.uk/ |
The BBC's History site contains a very wide range of useful resources for students and teachers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ |
The British Pathe news and film archive has some excellent free film footage that can be used within the classroom. http://www.britishpathe.com/ |
Particularly useful for Middle East, British Empire, Russia, China, Dictators and the Spanish Civil War. (See document which maps against our GCE spec: http://community.edexcel.com/files/folders/history/entry1623.aspx)
http://www.casahistoria.net/ |
Channel 4's History site has lots of useful timelines, games and quizzes, as well as guides to history programmes which can be watched online.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/tags/history |
A great site containing free resources, several useful links, games and a very useful teacher discussion forum.
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/ |
The website of the Schools History Project - it contains some useful resources for GCSE and GCE teachers
http://www.schoolshistoryproject.org.uk/index.htm |
A well-known site with lots of useful content and links.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ |
The TES forums have a free resources section where you can download and upload a wide range of resources for both GCSE and GCE History. http://www.tes.co.uk/history-secondary-teaching-resources/ |
The British Library History page contains some interesting sources on mainly British topics, with particularly useful material on Henry VIII, Abolition of Slavery and Making of the UK.
http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/index.html |
The official website of the Historical Association. http://www.history.org.uk/ |
The National Archives site has a wide range of resources including films, online workshops and source documents. See a content summary at http://community.edexcel.com/files/folders/history/entry1479.aspx. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ |
The National Archives Education Service contains some fantastic free resources such as source documents, lesson plans and activities and podcasts. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/ |
The official website of the Royal Historical Society. http://www.royalhistoricalsociety.org/ |
An interesting and topical history blog.
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/ |
| History - identity and diversity |
A website dedicated to the promotion of black and Asian history in schools, which contains lots of useful resources and links. http://www.blackhistory4schools.com/ |
A great site which is full of resources on the contribution of black people to British history. http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/ |
A website which celebrates the lives and achievements of the LGBT community, with links and resources relating to LGBT history. http://www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/ |
A website containing many cross-curricular resources for teaching about identity and diversity. http://www.wdwtwa.org.uk/learningresources |