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Historic England asks teachers to explore prehistory with new resources
Historic England has created a new free online resource designed to help teachers explore the story of Britain’s prehistory with their pupils. Spanning the entire period from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, the interactive timeline gives teachers a vivid visual representation of how Britain’s landscape and inhabitants changed in the 400,000 years from the Palaeolithic era to 43AD.
The timeline features images of the kind of evidence that exists for Britain’s oldest
inhabitants: footprints, bones and tools, as well as interactive maps showing important archaeological sites around the country. Through a series of visuals, the timeline illustrates the changing climate and geography of Britain – as it evolved from being a part of the same landmass as France, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark, to its eventual isolation as an island.
Catherine McHarg, Archive Education Manager at Historic England said: “Our new interactive timeline is a really easy way into learning about prehistory – while still providing high quality, detailed and accurate information for teachers to work from. Teachers have told us that it can be a tricky topic, partly because many of them have not had the opportunity to learn much about the subject before they teach it. On top of that, they are sometimes battling preconceptions with children thinking that prehistory only means the dinosaurs! We hope by bringing all
the information together into one place we can help put the period into context for teachers and their pupils – having a dynamic visual prompt of the chronology is a really effective way of doing that.”
https://historicengland.org.uk/services- skills/education/teaching-
activities/timeline-stone-age-to-iron-age
Youth hostelling charity YHA sharpens its charitable focus
severe poverty. This life-changing experience is targeted at young people aged eight to 18 who haven’t experienced a trip away before. The new programme is part of a package of support from YHA for young people which focuses on their mental and physical health and wellbeing. Earlier this year YHA launched its Educational Support and Family Breaks programmes, both of which provide either free or discounted stays in a Youth Hostel in England and Wales.
Applications for YHA Challenging Places support programme are invited until 1 April 2018. Education, community and voluntary groups located in areas of deprivation and poverty are all eligible to apply for a two-night stay and meals in a Youth Hostel in England and Wales.
Leading youth charity YHA (England and Wales) has announced it is sharpening its charitable focus with the launch of a brand-new support programme targeted at young people and children who live in the most deprived areas of the UK.
New YHA Chief Executive James Blake, who was appointed last year, has spearheaded the launch of the Challenging Places Support Programme supported by The School Journey Association (SJA), as part of his aim to put the 87- year-old youth hostelling charity back on the map as a leading national charity for young people. He explained: “As the new CEO, I would like to see many more of our guests and members
knowing about YHA’s fantastic work as a national charity for young people. We are sharpening our focus to be clearer about the contribution we make to improving physical and mental health and wellbeing, and developing crucial life skills.” “Whether it is staying away from home, or seeing the countryside or the sea for the first time; meeting new people in our social spaces; or trying new activities and experiences, we want young people to go home happier, healthier and more confident than when they arrived.” YHA’s Challenging Places support programme provides up to two nights’ free accommodation and food at a Youth Hostel for specialist youth groups located in areas of high deprivation and
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James Blake
www.yha.org.uk/cpsp February 2018
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