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October: New Resources and History in the news
This month's new resources, some thoughts on current anniversaries and how various countries are using history for political ends. We have added several marked essays in the last month. For Topic 11 we...
IB Exam update: May 2021 - weighting of Papers
We now the full situation with regard to the May 2021 exams in terms of weighting, timings and number of essays. Weighting of papers The weighting of the papers has not been changed: Timing for the exams...
September: Return to school and new resources
Image from Foreign Affairs, Which Past Is Prologue? Margaret MacMillan Many of you will be starting the new school year, or returning to school for the first time since lockdown – some with blended or...
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August update: IB history exams, May 2021
Changes to the IB 2021 history examination in May and new Spanish language resources. The IB has released details on the May 2021 exam session and there are changes for Paper 2 (SL and HL) and Paper 3;...
August: Anniversaries and new resources
This month sees the anniversary of the dropping of A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The focus on these horrific events is timely given the breakdown of agreements regarding nuclear weapons. As this...
June: Site update
Given the ferment of today's world, this quote acts as a reminder of the relevance of history: The past is alive, dynamic, controversial and hugely relevant in today’s world. It is about justice and injustice,...
Distance learning: engaging all students
In our last distance learning blog, we discussed using breakout rooms to set up a debate. Here, we continue the theme of encouraging direct student participation during online lessons We all know that...
May: 75th Anniversary of VE Day and site update
This week sees the 75th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe; this will be a relatively low key celebration for many countries with key events cancelled due to Covid-19 but there are...
Distance learning: using Breakout rooms for Debate
Distance learning need not put an end to class debates! Fortunately Zoom, Google and MS Teams all allow for groups to work together online. On this page, we give some suggestions on how to set up a historical...
March: Resources in Spanish/Recursos en español
Welcome to everyone new to this site. Every month we use this blog to announce new developments and to inform you of resources that we have uploaded in the past month. We also use the blog to highlight...