Primary History: Ofsted's Subject Report on the Quality of Education

Andrew Wrenn
Experienced international consultant

Webinar

54 min

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This webinar will provide you with expert insight into Ofsted’s history subject report on the quality of history teaching in schools in England, based on findings from routine inspections. The document provides recommendations for high-quality history provision, and complements our webinar on Ofsted’s research review series: history.
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For: Leaders, teachers, teaching assistants

Aim: This webinar will provide you with expert insight into Ofsted’s history subject report on the quality of history teaching in schools in England, based on findings from routine inspections. The document provides recommendations for high-quality history provision, and complements our webinar on Ofsted’s research review series: history.

Why this webinar’s important: On 13 July 2023, the DfE published ‘Rich encounters with the past: history subject report’, which evaluates the common strengths and weaknesses in the schools inspected, and considers the challenges that history education faces. The document explains that the study of history is “complex and constantly evolving through new approaches, new lenses and new evidence”.

Outcome 1:

Being able to review history education in primary settings, aligned with Ofsted’s recommendations

Outcome 2:

Gaining insight into Ofsted’s findings from school inspections, and the narrative around its perceptions of strengths and weaknesses

Outcome 3:

Appreciating recommendations for the history curriculum, particularly identification of content and concepts “that can support pupils in future learning”

Outcome 4:

Recognising the importance of effective pedagogy, including building pupils’ secure knowledge, identifying and addressing gaps in knowledge, and improving support for pupils with SEND

Outcome 5:

Gaining insight into systems schools should put in place to enhance teaching and learning, such as developing teachers’ subject knowledge and pedagogy

Andrew Wrenn

Andrew Wrenn is a freelance History Education consultant. He is also a Teacher Fellow and recent trustee of the Historical Association, a UK subject organisation which promotes the teaching of history cross-phrase. Andrew is a national assessor for the Historical Association's Quality Mark Award for the teaching of history in primary and secondary schools. He is a former LA advisor for history and humanities and is an experienced teacher, trainer and writer. Andrew has had educational materials and articles published by the Historical Association, the BBC, Pearson, HarperCollins and the Oxford and Cambridge University Presses. He steered the Historical Association's KS2/3 History Transition Project and co-authored a government-sponsored HA report on Teaching Emotive and Controversial History 3-19. Andrew is a regular contributor to national UK history conferences and has also led CPD internationally in Paris, the Baltic States, Oman and Nigeria. He wrote an upper KS2 World History curriculum for teaching in Kazakh schools and his materials are in use in schools as far afield as Australia and Pakistan as well as in the UK.

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Subject Lead - Fairfield Road Primary School
interesting to learn about good practice and compare with my school
Teacher - The Godolphin Junior Academy
The webinar was instructive and helpful, but often froze and went out of focus.
Governor - Painters Ash Primary School