The SHP Curriculum PATHS Council are seeking to recognise the amazing work of teachers all over the UK, who put ethics at the heart of their history curriculum planning and teaching. This Easter will see the launch of our Curriculum PATHS Award for history teachers and departments who have contributed to the CPATHS Sharing Hub and used the CPATHS Principles in their curriculum planning. We also ha...
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Image: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, 1789. Held by British Library: Shelfmark: 1489.g.50 Welcome to the second PATHfinders update from SHP Curriculum PATHS. This project is all about connecting creative history teachers with the latest sources and interpretations. We hope these materials will help inspire you to create, collaborate on, and share your own Curriculum PATH...
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Tom Raw introduced to the colonel, 1828 Welcome to the first of what we hope will be many PATHfinders updates. We know there is so much creativity in the history teaching world, but it is not always easy to have the time to search for sources, or find the latest interpretations. PATHfinders is all about working in collaboration with museums, libraries and other groups to bring a raft of fasc...
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Today’s featured Unit Path comes from Becky Carter, whose thematic unit explores equality in Britain post-1945. Becky’s unit links very clearly with Curriculum PATHS Ethical Principle #1 in that it was inspired directly by pupils’ desire to learn more about the histories of marginalised groups. The unit engages directly with the concept of change and continuity and asks pupils to...
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Today’s spotlight Unit Path was developed by Alex Ford (Leeds Trinity), Chris Jacques (Horsforth School) and Ross Miles (Horsforth School). You can find the full Unit Path and the associated resources online HERE. The unit began life as a resource designed to help schools rebalance their teaching of GCSE American West units but was developed into a specific unit exploring Indigenous presence...
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