History Programme of Events

Day One: Monday 28th June

 

0900 – 1030 

Registration

1030 – 1050

Course Welcome by Course Director  

1050 – 1150

Pupil Panel Discussion

1150 – 1205 

Break 

1205 – 1245

Keynote Address: Lord Wilson GCB

1245 – 1345

Lunch in Teacher Leader Groups

1345 – 1400

Stephen Miles: Schools Programme Overview

1400 – 1530

Lecture: Dr Sean Lang: Why History in Schools Matters

Group Workshops: Why do we teach History?

1530 – 1610 

Lecture: Prof David Reynolds: The Rise and Fall of Communism

1610 – 1720

Choice of Seminars:

1. Dr Jahn Hubertus

2. Communism outside the Soviet Union

 

1720 – 1830

Group Workshops: Sharing good practice

1830 – 1930

Break

1930 – 2200

Dinner

After Dinner Talk by Jake Meyer

Day Two: Tuesday 29th June 

 

0900 – 0940

Lecture: Prof Christine Carpenter: Medieval History

0940 – 1040 

 

Choice of Seminars:

1. Dr Helen Castor

2. Prof John Hatcher

1040 – 1100

Break

1100 – 1210 

Lecture: Michael Wood: England’s past and the Local Community

1210 – 1300

Group Workshops: Challenging Disengagement

1300 – 1400

Lunch

1400 – 1700

Visit to Trinity College

1700 – 1810

Group Workshops: Challenging Disengagement, sharing good practice

1810 – 1930 

Break

1930 – 2200

Dinner

After Dinner Talk by Michael Wood

Day Three: Wednesday 30th June

 

0900 – 0940

Lecture: Dr Tim Harper: The British Empire

0940 – 1050

Choice of Seminars:

1. Palestine and Israel

2. Persia and Iran

1050 – 1110

Break

1110 – 1230

Group Workshops: Teaching controversial topics

Martin Roberts and Liz Hutchinson: PTI CPD and other developments

1230 – 1330

Lunch

1330 – 1530

Reports on key themes

Plenary discussion with Panel of Educationalists

 

1530 – 1545 

Evaluation Forms 

1545

Attendance Certificates and Depart