Teach Primary Issue 19.6

I S SUE 1 9 . 6 Contents REGULARS 8 BREAKTIME 11 6 WAYS... ...to stop homophobia in its tracks 30 MEDIUM-TERM PLAN A six-week computing unit on how to code your own game, using Scratch 39 HOW I DO IT Combine patterns and printing techniques to help pupils create their own leporello book VOICES 15 MIKE LEAMAN If we truly care about teachers, we need to prepare them with info on their career options 17 A LETTER TO... Bridget Phillipson and Becky Francis on the importance of a knowledge- rich curriculum 19 UNDERCOVER TEACHER If you’re dreading an inset day, read this first... SPECIAL SECTION HUMANITIES SPECIAL 60 A JOURNEY TO UNDERSTANDING Taking on a whole-school pilgrimage allowed the pupils of a Durham primary school to think about their place in the world 63 YOU ARE HERE Forget flying off to faraway lands in geography; take a look at what’s around you, and you’ll be surprised at how much more engaged your pupils are 66 PAST LIVES, PRESENT LESSONS Highlighting underserved voices in history doesn’t mean wiping out the entire curriculum, but there are plenty of opportunities to expand 68 MAKING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS Introduce worldviews outside of the ‘Big 6’ religions, and use compare and contrast to develop critical thinking teachwire.net facebook.com/teachwire twitter.com/teachprimary charley.rogers@theteachco.com We want to hear from you! Get in touch with your rants, comments, photos and ideas. We’re all We want to make sure our magazine is a brilliant resource for teachers and are always striving to improve. We love hearing from real teachers about what they liked and what they would change. Got feedback about this issue? Contact us via the details in the yellow box below – we’d love to hear from you! ears! www.teachwire.net | 5