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2 - Read more books. We are all so busy that it is very easy to neglect our subject knowledge in favour of other tasks. However, history books continue to be published, and keeping up with the latest historiography on a topic that you teach will do nothing but benefit your teaching and confidence. If you prefer to brush up on your pedagogy, the NAU library has thousands of articles and books, with many that are History specific. Check out of full range of books in our digital library.
3 - Find a local expert, site or speaker. As part of Nord Anglia we are lucky to be part of a global community. Take advantage of the environment that you work in by tracking down a site, an expert e.g. a University professor or a speaker (lots of parents are often willing to engage) to enrich your curriculum. This can then be shared in the History community on NAU, allowing us to build a resource bank of primary sources and additional contextual knowledge. Have a look at our seminar series here, and get in touch if you are interested in taking part.
Charlotte Giles
History Teaching Fellow
The British International School of Kuala Lumpur
4 - Increase the visibility of History. We tend to already be very good at this, but it can never hurt to make History even more visible in your school! Collaborate with another department or with the Primary school, take part in the Humanities book review (credit here to Daniel Guiney at NAIS Pudong, who started this idea in the History community) or add in a new assembly, competition or trip.
There are many more ideas on New (school) Year Resolutions – check out the new thread in the History community and please contribute any ideas or resources that can be shared. Have an excellent new school year!