Training for “The Happy Human”
A Relationships Sex and Health Education (RSHE) resource for secondary students covering LGBTQ+ and Mental Health.
A Relationships Sex and Health Education (RSHE) resource for secondary students covering LGBTQ+ and Mental Health.
“The students loved the work and the input - with many still stopping me today to ask when we are coming back to deliver some more PD sessions.”
Cuan Jacques – Assistant Head - Shirebrook Academy
Cuan Jacques – Assistant Head - Shirebrook Academy
Training took place on 28th and 30th June 2023 at Sheffield Hallam University,.
Gertie Whitfield and Cuan Jacques led the training. The resources are written by Gertie Whitfield, and are designed to be adaptable for most effective use in a range of school communities Based on historical sources varying from local stories to international stories, using history for PSHE has proved to be a highly effective distancing tool to tackle sensitive issues. The history has been designed to be diverse and relevant.
Using active learning and critical thinking activities the lessons cover issues such as sexuality, gender, identity, mental health, desire, equality etc.
“Active learning helps me remember and understand things easier.
Year 10 student in the trial
This resource is a collaboration between:
"Completely new educational resource that is relevant and has lots of areas that can be used within the setting I work in. Very enjoyable training."
Training attendee
"The company of colleagues, the beauty of the project, the conversations and the material that made the session so entertaining."
Training attendee
Gertie Whitfield and Cuan Jacques led the training. The resources are written by Gertie Whitfield, and are designed to be adaptable for most effective use in a range of school communities Based on historical sources varying from local stories to international stories, using history for PSHE has proved to be a highly effective distancing tool to tackle sensitive issues. The history has been designed to be diverse and relevant.
Using active learning and critical thinking activities the lessons cover issues such as sexuality, gender, identity, mental health, desire, equality etc.
“Active learning helps me remember and understand things easier.
Year 10 student in the trial
This resource is a collaboration between:
- Gertie Whitfield – creative historian, resource writer and RSHE specialist and trainer.
- Professor Julia Hirst (SHU) - sexualities, sexual health and gender, relationships and sexualities education.
- Professor Alison Twells (SHU) – history of religious cultures, gender, class and imperialism/transnationalism.
- Cuan Jacques – Assistant Head in charge of PD
"Completely new educational resource that is relevant and has lots of areas that can be used within the setting I work in. Very enjoyable training."
Training attendee
"The company of colleagues, the beauty of the project, the conversations and the material that made the session so entertaining."
Training attendee
Welcome to Learning Creatively Through History,
where Sheffield Hallam University and Whitworks Adventures in Theatre are working in partnership to give teachers FREE high quality primary and secondary school resources using history to deliver across the curriculum.
“History is important because it sometimes impacts on the modern world so we need to learn about this work.”
Year 6
History is a fantastic way of engaging young people. Real stories have the power to engage hearts and minds in how people of the past endured, celebrated and felt in the past casting understanding on the present.
“I did enjoy looking at a true story as it makes it much more exciting and interesting knowing that everything we’re reading happened at some point.”
Year Nine Boy, Highfield School
Story, the reading of primary sources, and discussion all develop English skills. The use of histories is a natural distancing technique enabling sensitive and difficult issues such as sexual exploitation, sexuality and prejudice to be safely discussed.
Curriculum areas covered:
where Sheffield Hallam University and Whitworks Adventures in Theatre are working in partnership to give teachers FREE high quality primary and secondary school resources using history to deliver across the curriculum.
“History is important because it sometimes impacts on the modern world so we need to learn about this work.”
Year 6
History is a fantastic way of engaging young people. Real stories have the power to engage hearts and minds in how people of the past endured, celebrated and felt in the past casting understanding on the present.
“I did enjoy looking at a true story as it makes it much more exciting and interesting knowing that everything we’re reading happened at some point.”
Year Nine Boy, Highfield School
Story, the reading of primary sources, and discussion all develop English skills. The use of histories is a natural distancing technique enabling sensitive and difficult issues such as sexual exploitation, sexuality and prejudice to be safely discussed.
Curriculum areas covered:
- Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
- English
- History
- British Values
- Personal Social and Health Education (PSHE)
- Citizenship
Using less well-known histories, our resources will encourage:
active learning
critical thinking
the use of primary sources
Articles in UCL Press
WAT's creative history work features in 2 newly published articles on the UCL Press 'Paper Trails' site.
Click below to find
'Aliens'? Creative History in the Primary Classroom
and
Aliens: A Play from the Archives
WAT's creative history work features in 2 newly published articles on the UCL Press 'Paper Trails' site.
Click below to find
'Aliens'? Creative History in the Primary Classroom
and
Aliens: A Play from the Archives
