“Who lived in a house like this?”
...David, its over to you. I love local history. There I said it. I say this to teaching colleagues and they look at me askance like...
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Ms Hughes
- Dec 6, 2020
- 2 min
Christmas in the History Classroom
It’s that glorious time of year again where we’re trying to hold on until the end of term. And this year, more than any other I’ve ever...
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Ms Hughes
- May 24, 2020
- 1 min
Stay alert? I can barely stay awake!
As we entered goodness knows what number day of Covid lockdown (three thousand hundred, 950 hundred and 22 eleventh 12 if you’re Priti...
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Ms Hughes
- Apr 18, 2020
- 3 min
Our New Normal?
How long have you been in lockdown? Three weeks? A month? I have almost lost track. I say almost because I am still teaching remotely so...
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Ms Hughes
- Feb 9, 2020
- 2 min
In sickness and in health...teaching in the winter.
As I lie here in bed feeling dreadful I can hear the family careering around downstairs enjoying their Sunday together. I managed to get...
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Ms Hughes
- Aug 17, 2019
- 3 min
'Hi ho! Hi Ho! It's back to work we go!' Getting ready for back to school time.
It’s that time of year again. The summer holidays are more than half way though and attention turns to ‘back to school’. I’ve already...
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Ms Hughes
- Apr 13, 2019
- 2 min
Revise in 5! - Wordsplat!
Vocabulary is important in all subjects. Being able to recall and deploy key words correctly can earn valuable marks in an exam. It can...
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Ms Hughes
- Feb 24, 2019
- 4 min
Half Term History Fun
This half term I decided to make the most of my proximity to good old London Town and get out and about. Despite having woken up on day...
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Ms Hughes
- Feb 17, 2019
- 4 min
Top 5 Student-friendly Jack the Ripper Websites.
Originally published October 2018 If your students are anything like my high-schoolers they're probably overly interested in all things...
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Ms Hughes
- Feb 17, 2019
- 5 min
For the love of Robin Hood! - Using movies in the classroom...
First published May 2018. I estimate that I have seen Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves over 100 times in the last 15 years. And that's not...
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Ms Hughes
- Jan 2, 2019
- 3 min
Putting it all on show! (Classroom Displays)
Classroom displays are great things. They brighten up the room and can cheer up the most miserable of walls, but the best ones are...
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Ms Hughes
- Oct 5, 2018
- 4 min
My Top Tips for running great school trips!
In the fifteen years that I have been teaching I have been involved in many school trips and I believe they are one of the most...
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Ms Hughes
- Sep 15, 2018
- 5 min
So I survived my first season as Exams Officer! (or how to organise your host centre in hurry.)
I have put off writing this post until today. I wanted to wait until the Year 11 exam results were in before I tempted fate if I'm honest....
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Ms Hughes
- Jul 20, 2014
- 1 min
So I've finally set up my website!
Finally! I've finally gotten round to starting my website of teaching videos! Originally it was going to be be all videos of me...
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