70 years: Have we learned from the Great Flood?
On the lookout In the last days of January 1953, 70 years ago, my great grandfather Herbert Abbs, spent hours with his binoculars raised in his lookout tower at Aldeburgh. […]
On the lookout In the last days of January 1953, 70 years ago, my great grandfather Herbert Abbs, spent hours with his binoculars raised in his lookout tower at Aldeburgh. […]
21st June is the midsummer solstice – a day to celebrate and more seriously to reflect on our connection to this spinning planet. On this special day, 25 performers […]
I’ve been thinking about chronology in History. The new National Curriculum for England will be implemented from September 2014, for Key Stages 1 to 3. One of the most significant […]
This is a brief thought in response to this morning’s Start the Week, which tackled the familiar topic of the teaching of History in our schools. As this topic has […]
Simon Schama said last weekend, in his call to teachers to reject Gove’s proposed History curriculum, “History is meant to keep the powerful awake at night and keep them honest.” He’s […]