I’m so thrilled that the Mali chapter has been included in our sample booklet. It was pure joy to work with Toby Green on constructing the enquiry and I learnt so much. Hugely indebted to his scholarship and generosity.

Pre ordered can’t wait to see this in the flesh !🤍

Exciting!

Can’t wait to get my hands on this!!

This looks really interesting; once Year 11s Starr their exams I want to have another look at our #KS3curriculum . Ben

If I wasn’t already excited at the prospect of writing a Ks3 curriculum over the next year, I am now.

Just look at this. Our students love the storytelling that opens the Mansa Musa tale Paula Lobo (Worth)

Gorgeous stuff 🤓

Stories are so powerful but really good ones are super difficult and time-consuming to write. Fortunately, a team of superstar authors have done the hard work for you! Check out the stunning sample chapters from #ChangingHistoriesKS3 below. Some further thoughts in a short 🧵

It’s getting so exciting. Have a read of some of these stories… they genuinely help students understand the places and people of the past

A little sneak peek of a page from #ChangingHistoriesKS3 😍 Full sample booklet coming very soon... 👀

On International Romani Day a reminder that there is a KS3 textbook that weaves Gypsy and Traveller history into a study of 20thC Britain... HodderHistory hoddereducation.com/subjects/histo…

Meanwhile I will definitely be taking a closer look

Notice too that we see who wrote which chapter. This builds on Michael Fordham's idea that all history texts are authored; they are not neutral piles of facts. All historical accounts are necessarily interpretations: the voice, style & method of the author should be visible. 3/3

You start to see weaving of threads: eg my Baghdad chapter plants seeds about Islam which speed up access in subsequent chapters such as the dramatic quest for Arabic texts by Adelard in the 12th century, or the artistic & devotional worlds of all Muslims we later encounter 2/3

Delighted that we can now share the contents for HodderHistory #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Book 1 (for Year 7). What can you see? Short 🧵
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Notice how each chapter author is credited. This was inspired by Michael Fordham 's work that 'the textbook is an interpretation'. It's small, carefully considered touches like this that sets this series apart. Ambitious, rigorous, coherent, accessible and I absolutely love it!