I don’t normally do role play. The thought scares me. I’m concerned it will end up with boys mock fighting with rulers and that the kids won’t learn as much. But I like to test myself and experiment with my pedagogy and this is one of these experiments.

In the summer at the SHP conference I was inspired. Performing in one of Kate Brennan’s scripts about the changing nature of Fountains Abbey I saw that if done properly this is another tool that can be used for great impact.

I am currently revamping all my lessons for the Norman Conquest unit for GCSE History (OCR B) and I got to the…

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