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60 second histories
date: 12 Apr 2020
Look back with 60 Second Histories to discover the similarities between the current COVID-19 crisis and the Spanish Flu Pandemic    Today, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we find ourselves in unprecedented times, with many countries in...
tags:
  • 20th Century
  • 21st Century
  • Education
  • General
  • WW1
Free to view Exclusive FREE video on an introduction to the Romans
date: 28 Nov 2019
Retrieval Practice; can you really improve learning with quick-fire quizzes?       Retrieval Practice is trending right now in UK education as teachers and home educators are understanding the value of low stakes quizzing to accelerate learning.  ...
tags:
  • Education
  • General
date: 14 Apr
  The Publication of the ‘Dictionary of the English Language’ by Dr. Samuel Johnson    - 15th April 1755 -    There are several seminal works in the English language – The Venerable Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People, The Canterbury...
tags:
  • 18th Century
  • Education
  • This week in history
date: 28 Oct
Exciting things have been happening   You may not have realised but in recent months 60 Second Historieshas quietly been improving its website and resources.  From new films and interactive quizzes to a brand *NEW* single-teacher license.  It’s EPIC...
tags:
  • Education
  • General
Free to view Exclusive FREE video on 1001 Inventions Museum, created by our 2017 winner
date: 07 May 2018
The Results Are In We’re delighted, once again, to announce the winners of this year’s My EPIC Era competition.  Our judges have had great fun pouring through all the drawings, models, writings, videos and songs etc. from schools across the country...
tags:
  • Education
  • General