Course Overview:
Both the National Curriculum and the OFSTED framework expect pupils to accumulate both substantive and disciplinary knowledge as they progress through Primary History. This practical course will show how subject leaders can weave ‘golden threads’ of substantive concepts (in this case, Empire) through EYFS, KS1 and KS2 planning. It will also show how substantive and disciplinary knowledge can be assessed together through the sample concept of Cause and Consequence. The course will refer to different forms of retrieval and emphasise the importance of pupil voice as a mode of assessment.

Course Content:

• See how ‘golden threads’ of substantive concepts, in this case Empire can be woven through EYFS, KS1 and KS2 planning in Primary History.
• Be shown how substantive and disciplinary knowledge can be assessed together, in this case through the concept of Cause and Consequence.
• Consider different forms of retrieval, and the importance of pupil voice as a mode of assessment.

About Andrew Wren:
Andrew Wrenn is an experienced trainer and writer, a Teacher Fellow of the Historical Association and an original member of the national team of assessors for the HA’s Primary History Quality Mark Award. He contributes to the National CPD programmes of the Historical Association, the National College and Historic England, as well as leading training for schools,trusts and teaching hubs across the country. Andrew has written for HarperCollins, the BBC, Pearson, the Historical Association, and the Oxford and Cambridge University Presses. He has also lead training in France, Oman, the Baltic states and Nigeria and his materials are used as far afield as Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Australia. Andrew was co-editor of the Teaching Emotive and Controversial History Report and directed the HA’s Key Stage 2–3 Transition Project.

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