Benjamin Groom
@groom_benjamin
History teacher / ex HoD / ex ITT subject specialist and mentor / History Subject Lead at the Oak National Academy
Are you a history teacher looking for some lesson or curriculum planning inspiration in 2024? Maybe this spotlight on one of our new KS3 units will provide it. Let us walk you through the thinking behind our approach to local history with a journey into medieval Norwich.
Whether it’s creating bespoke resources or helping you tailor content to your class, Aila can transform your lesson prep. Aila will help speed things along —giving you more time to bring your lessons to life.
Our most recent webinar on planning and teaching a lesson sequence using an enquiry question from @catherinepriggs and @EG_Carr is now available to view! It really is brilliant so don't miss out (we're not just saying so because we're biased). Watch now: bit.ly/3IrHDTH
Tough topics, made teachable: introducing our new online safety resources. 💻 Covering vital topics from incel ideology to influencer culture, sensitively, clearly, and safely 💻 Created in partnership with Life Lessons 💻 Reflect the latest RSHE statutory guidance 💻…
Suspensions and exclusions are a symptom of dealing with poor behaviour. Efforts to reduce this proxy figure must focus on improving behaviour rather than the all-too-common focus on preventing schools from effectively managing poor behaviour.
Ooooh. This should be good!
Live in 30 mins, @History_Ben joins me to share his views on the conversation around AI and Assessment in History, started on @TTRadioOfficial a few weeks ago with @daisychristo - join us! Not one to be missed youtube.com/watch?v=yh9c6U…
Fun new project! Are you a history or science teacher interested in AI? If you have just ten minutes we're running a simple research project testing whether or not teachers can spot AI generated homework answers. More info at link, feel free to share! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
This is a really powerful way to use our platform. I've been thinking about widening the scope of our year 7 scheme and being able to group different units together is so useful! thenational.academy/teachers/my-li…
At @OakNational we've just released a really great feature which allows you to save resources in your own personal space 💾 Save units and content you want to revisit 💡 Quickly access lessons you use often 🌍 Access anytime, anywhere – from any device thenational.academy
At @OakNational we've just released a really great feature which allows you to save resources in your own personal space 💾 Save units and content you want to revisit 💡 Quickly access lessons you use often 🌍 Access anytime, anywhere – from any device thenational.academy
Loved listening to this. Genuinely believe that an adoption of at least CJ (maybe with the merged AI model described) at GCSE/A-Level could be transformative for history in terms of preventing end of ks4/5 assessment markschemes from negatively informing ks3 practice
“Essay writing and multiple choice are like the two wing mirrors on a car. They are showing you the same thing in different ways. But you want both” @daisychristo with @RogersHistory
Really enjoyed this - listen again to hear all about our new Battle of Hastings history assessment which will decimate marking! nomoremarking.com/products/cjh?c…
Could have spoken to Daisy for a lot longer but here is 90 mins of AI and assessment with some zooming in on history teaching for you @daisychristo - special marks if you catch my ai teaching gone wrong confessions too 😭
New doc via Gov UK - Using AI in Education resources and materials, download: gov.uk/government/col…
The stellar line up is here; @MissBunnHistory @groom_benjamin @MissFHistory @MrsSPerkins @UoNSoEHistory
Remember, we have our online 'what to do with gained time event' in a couple of weeks!# Sign up here: streamyard.com/watch/ZC4SsAWW… Speakers include: @MissBunnHistory @groom_benjamin @MrsSPerkins Sam Slater and more . . . #historyteachers #edutwitter @TTRadioOfficial
Delighted & honoured to be chairing the Curriculum Taskforce for Northern Ireland. @Education_NI minister @paulgivan has set a clear direction for a knowledge-rich, subject-sensitive curriculum. Very privileged to be working with @lucy_crehan & the deep expertise of NI teachers.
Education Minister, @paulgivan announces there will be an establishment of a Curriculum Taskforce that will be chaired by @Counsell_C International Ministerial Advisory Panel member, with @lucy_crehan as deputy chair. The Taskforce will direct the implementation of curriculum…
And if you want to attend our free gained time event, then sign up on the link below. Speaker announcements coming soon! streamyard.com/watch/ZC4SsAWW… @TTRadioOfficial
🏰How do you plan a history curriculum? Here’s some of the thinking that went into ours. Revisit your ‘why’ or save for some planning inspiration: oaknat.uk/3WC7QDf
One thing I've loved about the @OakNational work this year is the emphasis we have had on scholarship and disciplinary knowledge- I reached out to theologian Dr Richter to use her work on the book of Deborah + I was happy to feature her as a theologian in my lesson. @TeamRE_UK
☸️ 'We need a secretary of state with the nerve to place foundational knowledge about religions and worldviews within a common framework' @Counsell_C buff.ly/3EqM8M0