Student access: creating the virtual classroom
As a follow on from our last blog regarding student access, here are some suggestions as to how you could use this site during these difficult times of school closure. As you will have seen, each ATL...
Student access and Covid-19
With the spread of the Covid-19 virus, several schools have already closed or are thinking about how to continue distant learning. It is therefore a good time to remind you that, with your subscription,...
February: Site update and 75th Anniversary of Yalta
This month sees the 75th annivesary of the Yalta Conference and so provides an opportunity to have a fresh look at this event which, as historian Diana Preston - author of a new book on Yalta published...
January: Holocaust Remembrance Day
This month sees Holocaust Remembrance Day. We also highlight anniversaries coming up in 2020, and give an update of the latest additions to our site. 27 January is Holocaust Remembrance Day...
December: Site update, books of the year and misuses of history
Latest updates on the site, books of the year and an interesting BBC radio programme on how British politicians have been 'misusing' history. (Illustration by Shaylyn Esposito) We have now completed...
9 November: Fall of the Berlin Wall
9 November is the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - one of the iconic events of the late 20th Century through its dramatic nature and its symbolism, signifying the collapse of communist...
October: site update, an anniversary and fake news
We are pleased to announce that two new units have been started on the site. For Paper 3, Asia and Oceania region, we are now adding Topic 07; Challenges to traditional East Asian societies (1700 - 1868)...
1 October: 70th Anniversary of Chinese Revolution
1 October is the 70th Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution As we discussed in September's blog, this is a great opportunity for a discussion of the signficance of the Revolution - both with history and...
September: Site update, an anniversary and a book review
Site update, forthcoming anniversary plus publication of a book on one of the greatest unknown heroes of the Second World War We are pleased to announce that two Paper 3 units are now complete: Topic...
August: Starting the IB history programme, site update and interesting articles
Some teaching ideas for your new IB history students, site update and some interesting articles! Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Many of us are starting the new school year this month and will be teaching...