Developing literacy in history
About this course
Explore the role of academic language and literacy in the secondary history curriculum, and how to promote ways of developing talk, reading and writing in this subject.
This online training involves two 90-minute sessions
New dates for autumn 2025 and spring 2026 coming soon
Costs
£140 for a single ticket
This course can also be booked as a private group session at a cost of £1,400. For more information, email Nisha Tank, Head of School Improvement, nisha.tank@literacytrust.org.uk
Who should attend?
This two-part course explores the role of literacy in the secondary history curriculum and how to promote ways of developing talk, reading and writing in this subject. It is suitable for subject leaders and teachers who are new to or developing their understanding of disciplinary literacy in history.
What you will receive
- Live delivery from an expert National Literacy Trust trainer
- Two 90-minute interactive sessions
- Accompanying resources in advance
- The opportunity to engage with other practitioners
What you will gain from attending
In the two 90-minute sessions, you will learn about:
- How teaching subject-specific (disciplinary) literacy skills can unlock subject content in history
- A range of practical classroom strategies on how to teach literacy skills in history, with examples
- How to support students’ vocabulary acquisition for history
- How to use a variety of active reading strategies to enable students to engage with a range of historical texts
- How to move students informal talk into formal, academic written language
- Modelling strategies to improve extended writing in history
Preparing for the sessions
To participate fully in a session, you will need a working microphone and camera. Please note, sessions are not recorded.
Enquiries
- For all ticketed events contact Jess Hirst, Project Assistant, jess.hirst@literacytrust.org.uk
- For all group or whole-school training enquiries contact Nisha Tank, Programme Manager, School Improvement, nisha.tank@literacytrust.org.uk
- For any other secondary training enquiries please call 07742 768406