Active remembrance: the value and importance of making remembrance relevant and personal

Concerned that her students' understanding of and engagement with remembrance were superficial, and faced with the requirement to teach SMSC and British values, Claire McKay sought ways to make them meaningful and contextualised. In this article she explores how she and her colleagues have ende...

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Published inTeaching history (London) no. 166; pp. 20 - 27
Main Author McKay, Claire
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London The Historical Association 01.03.2017
Historical Association
Subjects
Battlefields
Consciousness
Cultural Awareness
Curricula
Field Trips
Foreign Countries
History Instruction
Learning
Memory
Relevance (Education)
Schools
Secondary Education
Secondary Schools
Students
Teacher Role
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Transfer of Training
War
World History
World War I
United Kingdom
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Summary:Concerned that her students' understanding of and engagement with remembrance were superficial, and faced with the requirement to teach SMSC and British values, Claire McKay sought ways to make them meaningful and contextualised. In this article she explores how she and her colleagues have endeavoured to do this, through a battlefields tour, and a cross-curricular SMSC programme. McKay outlines the programme, and shares examples of lessons and outcomes for students. She analyses evidence that students were able to transfer the contextual knowledge they gained to other contexts, including GCSE history lessons, and reflects on the role of history teachers in helping students to place themselves in relation to the past.
ISSN:0040-0610
2398-1571