Author Archives: Mr Kydd

Getting ahead – Sutton Trust Summer Schools

As promised the Sutton Trust Summer Schools link can be found here. They really are great and I would recommend them if you want t o know more about university or a certain subject area. Attendance will increase the chance … Continue reading

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Enrichment – somewhere to go. The world of Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum.

If you click here you will get to the British Museum’s webpage on it’s new Stonehenge exhibition. The curator’s introduction is included below. A review from The Guardian can be found here. Shrouded in layers of speculation and folklore, this … Continue reading

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Enrichment – something to listen to. Radio 4 – Ukraine – how did we get here?

If you click here you will get to an excellent half hour discussion of the historical origins of the present war in the Ukraine. The programme description is included below. The invasion of Ukraine is, according to the man behind … Continue reading

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GCSE revision session PowerPoints

All, I have added the PowerPoints that I have been using in the after school revision sessions to the GCSE page as requested. A direct link can be found here. I hope they are helpful. The revision Conference PowerPoints can … Continue reading

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Exam guidance – From OCR

Below I have pulled and scanned the exam guidance for our units. Be careful with how you use it. I will go through this in revision tomorrow.

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History in the News – what is happening in the Ukraine?

The present situation in the Ukraine has clear some resonance with our Russia and its rulers A level course (Y317). If you click here you will get to a very clear summary of the present situation. from BBC News How … Continue reading

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History in the News- new theories about Anne Frank

If you click here you will get to a BBC News article on the latest theory that identifies a possible suspect who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis…. A team including an ex-FBI agent said Arnold van … Continue reading

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Enrichment – something to write. Essay competition.

If you click here you will to the NCH essay title questions. Have a look at them, and pop in and see me if you want to chat them through. The history title – What does history teach us about … Continue reading

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Enrichment – Something to read. In the run up to International Women’s Day (8th March) Reading and the suffragettes.

If you click here you will get to an excellent article from Reading Museum entitled “Five Reading citizens and the fight for votes for women” – Reading had an active WSPU, and I particularly enjoyed the descriptions suffragettes. Mabel Norton, … Continue reading

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Obituary- Desmond Tutu

In November F W De Klerk died. To support and extend our South Africa course, I posted his last message to the South African people and an obituary (see a few posts down). Over Christmas arguably the last key individual … Continue reading

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