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Vacancy: Project Leader - Everyday Muslim Oral History Project (18 months)
Khizra Foundation is seeking to appoint a motivated and experienced freelancer to coordinate and deliver an HLF-funded community oral history heritage project. The successful candidate will have experience of leading similar oral history projects, of working with volunteers and in the community, and of creating heritage-project websites, exhibitions and educational resources. The Project Leader will be responsible for the day-to-day management of 'Everyday Muslim' and will ensure the project outcomes are delivered. The post holder will work closely with our heritage partner (Bishopsgate Institute) and ensure that the project operates within Khizra Foundation's aims, working closely with the project manager. For further information and how to apply please see the attached brief. Please direct any queries to Sadiya Ahmed, sadiya.ahmed@me.com Closing date: 10am, Monday 20 May 2013.=====================================================================
Click the link on the left for information about an interesting and informative article by John Rennie about Raphael Samuel, Arthur Harding and the East End Underworld.
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History, the Nation and Schools Conference: report and video clips out now
Is there a crisis in the teaching of History in British schools? Some people, inside and outside government, believe that there is, and propose to revise the curriculum to deal with it. Others argue that the teaching of History remains strong but that its availability is narrowing, especially in schools with high numbers of students from low income families. New initiatives such as the English Baccalaureate have been introduced to help ensure that all students have an opportunity to study history at Key Stage 4, but will this work? What kind of History should be taught in British schools, and to whom?
In June 2012 a conference was held to discuss the current state of history education in British schools. It was attended by eighty-plus history educators from all sectors: primary and secondary schools, universities, the media, and Heritage institutions. A report of this conference, with written contributions from many of its participants, is now available on History Workshop Online and a there is a dedicated website with full video clips of each speech and the floor discussions.
The conference was co-sponsored by the Royal Historical Society, the Raphael Samuel History Centre (University of East London/Birkbeck College University of London/Bishopsgate Institute/Queen Mary University of London) and the Historical Association. It was held and the Bishopsgate Institute.
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History Workshop Online
If you haven't looked at History Workshop Online (http://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/) recently, do log onto this important website. Recent postings include Richard Drayton on Britain's secret archive of decolonialisation, Angela V. John on the threat to the Women's Library, Linda Gordon on the American student movement. See too the 'radical objects' feature, with items from the 1984 miners' strike, the Boer War, and the anti-poll tax movement.
Comments and new items are always welcome!
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