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The Secondary Subject Studies area of the Secondary Warehouse contains useful documents, media files and links to subject specific websites.

Please note that the SMART Education at Canterbury Christ Church University website contains a vast collection of useful Secondary Teaching Ideas and Interactive Websites links to support Subject Teaching.

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Documents

Media Files
KS3 History: The History Class 1 - Planning for Progression
In this programme, we meet Year 7 history teacher Reuben Moore and explores the topic of planning for progression, discussing coherence and identifying themes across schemes of work. For three months we have had unique access to Reuben at west London's Lampton School, enabling us to reveal - over a series of four programmes - how he deals with the demands faced by the modern day history teacher.
Media File Download - KS3 History: The History Class 1 - Planning for Progression
KS3 History: The History Class 2 - Questions for Enquiry
In this programme, we follow Year 7 history teacher Reuben Moore as he comes up with new history questions and a role-play focus for his next enquiry. For three months we have had unique access to Reuben at west London's Lampton School, enabling us to reveal - over a series of four programmes - how he deals with the demands faced by the modern day history teacher.
Media File Download - KS3 History: The History Class 2 - Questions for Enquiry
KS3 History: The History Class 3 - Gifted and Talented
In this programme, we observe Year 7 history teacher Reuben Moore as he works with some of the most able students in his class. For three months we have had unique access to Reuben at west London's Lampton School, enabling us to reveal - over a series of four programmes - how he deals with the demands faced by the modern day history teacher.
Media File Download - KS3 History: The History Class 3 - Gifted and Talented
KS3 History: The History Class 4 - Assessment
In this programme, we follow Year 7 history teacher Reuben Moore as he takes an NQT and a PGCE-trainee to a workshop on assessment. For three months we have had unique access to Reuben at west London's Lampton School, enabling us to reveal - over a series of four programmes - how he deals with the demands faced by the modern day history teacher.
Media File Download - KS3 History: The History Class 4 - Assessment
Video Case Studies
A selection of video case studies from Teachernet, about using ICT across the curriculum. There are 9 videos about the assassination of JFK, leader decision making, the Roman Empire, EAL, the Holocaust, the Reformation, Slave Trade, and WW1 trenches.
Media File Download - Video Case Studies

Online Resources & Support
National Curriculum Online
Here you will gain access to useful resources and information relating to History in the National Curriculum.
External Link - National Curriculum Online
National Curriculum in Action
This website uses pupils' work and case study materials to show what the National Curriculum in History looks like in practice.
External Link - National Curriculum in Action
QCA
The History pages provide access to a range of information about the projects, publications, case studies and other activities.
External Link - QCA
History Resource Centre
A range of resources produced by Canterbury Christ Church University College [CCCUC] can be accessed here. Please note that this area is password protected.
External Link - History Resource Centre
VTC: ICT in History
The purpose of this site is to promote and support the use of ICT within history. The site is managed by Becta and contains information and material to help you integrate ICT effectively.The use of ICT within history encourages exploration and discovery.
External Link - VTC: ICT in History
HITT
The History Initial Teacher Training site
External Link - HITT
BBC - Learning Resources
Here you can find very useful resources, help and advice.
External Link - BBC - Learning Resources
School History
This site provides Online History lessons, easy to access background material, GCSE revision tasks and downloadable resources for teachers.
External Link - School History
History Support Pack
A support pack for using ICT and History from Teachernet.
External Link - History Support Pack
Guidance on Teaching the Gifted and Talented
Information from the QCA to help identification of gifted and talented pupils and strategies to promote their development and inclusion.
External Link - Guidance on Teaching the Gifted and Talented
ICT in History
Information from BECTA for using ICT across the curriculum. This page provides downloadable resources and ideas on a wide range of areas including simulations and a variety of curriculum topic teaching ideas such as the Battle of the Somme, Martin Luther King, Native Americans and the French Revolution.
External Link - ICT in History