Overview
Exam board: OCR (Specification B, SHP) Level: GCSE (9-1) Subject: History First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2018 An OCR endorsed textbook Let SHP successfully steer you through the OCR B specification with an exciting, enquiry-based series, combining best practice teaching methods and worthwhile tasks to develop students' historical knowledge and skills. > Tackle unfamiliar topics with confidence: The engaging, accessible text covers the content you need for teacher-led lessons and independent study > Ease the transition to GCSE: Step-by-step enquiries inspired by best practice in KS3 help to simplify lesson planning and ensure continuous progression within and across units > Build the knowledge and understanding that students need to succeed: The scaffolded three-part task structure enables students to record, reflect on and review their learning > Boost student performance: Suitably challenging tasks encourage high achievers to excel at GCSE while clear explanations make key concepts accessible to all > Rediscover your enthusiasm for source work: A range of purposeful, intriguing visual and written source material is embedded at the heart of each investigation to enhance understanding > Develop students' sense of period: Memorable case studies, diagrams, infographics and contemporary photos bring fascinating events and people to life
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Riley ,
Jamie Byrom
Publisher: Hachette Learning
Imprint: Hodder Education
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 27.40cm
Weight: 0.304kg
ISBN: 9781471860980
ISBN 10: 1471860981
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 30 August 2016
Recommended Age: From 14 to 16 years
Audience:
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Secondary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Michael Riley is Director of the Schools History Project. He has taught in schools in Tanzania, Yorkshire and Somerset, and has worked as Humanities Adviser in Somerset and as Course Leader for the History PGCE at Bath Spa University, a consultant for the QCA, the States of Guernsey, the Council of Europe and UNESCO. Michael regularly provides professional development for history teachers at national and international conferences, and has published extensively. Much of his work focuses on helping teachers to plan for effective learning in history, particularly through an emphasis on the development of students' enquiry and communication skills. In 2010 he will be conducting a number of INSET events around the country on promoting independent enquiry in Key Stage 3 History.
