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HISTORY, THE NATION AND THE SCHOOLS.Saturday 30 June 2012
Is there a crisis in the teaching of History in British schools? Some people, inside and outside government, believe that there is, and propose to revise the curriculum to deal with it. Others argue that the teaching of History remains strong but that its availability is narrowing, especially in schools with high numbers of students from low income families. New initiatives such as the English Baccalaureate have been introduced to help ensure that all students have an opportunity to study History at Key Stage 4, but will this work? What kind of History should be taught in British schools and to whom? On 30 June these issues will be discussed at a national conference co-sponsored by Royal Historical Society, the Raphael Samuel History Centre (University of East London / Birkbeck College / Bishopsgate Institute) , and the Historical Association.
History Lectures, Seminars, Calls for Papers
Historians
The Society promotes discussion of history by means of a full programme of public lectures and disseminates the results of historical research and debate through its many publications. It also speaks for the interests of history and historians.
Postgraduate students
The Society offers grants to support research training and prizes.
Publishers
The Society offers annual prizes for historical publications.
Researchers
The Society produces, in conjunction with the Institute of Historical Research, the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), a database of over 500,000 records, by far the most complete online bibliographical resource on British and Irish history, including relations with the empire and the Commonwealth. The Bibliography is updated three times annually, and includes near-comprehensive coverage of works since 1901 and selected earlier works.
These web pages last updated Tuesday 15 May 2012
(Picture: Miniature painting of a woman reading a music book, Geoffroy Tory Book of Hours, Ms, Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10 (1553)