3.1 Teachers demonstrate a commitment to the teaching and learning of history

Standards Description

• Effective teachers of history enjoy and value working with students and they appreciate the experiences and insights they may bring to class.
• They are committed to promoting historical learning as a source of curiosity and pleasure, and to making the most of each student's capacity to become a confident and critical student of history.
• They are enthusiastic about teaching history, value historical imagination and empathy, creating opportunities in their classrooms for students to engage in genuine historical thinking.
• Effective teachers of history are interested in the expression of differing professional perspectives and they welcome opportunities to engage in work-based discussion.
• They also appreciate opportunities for professional development and for collaborative work with colleagues.
• They are eager to extend their professional knowledge and to improve their teaching.
• They are dedicated to the advancement of their profession and, in the wider community, are willing advocates of the teaching and learning of history and of maintaining the integrity of the subject.

Key Points for Practice

How do I model and promote historical learning as a source of interest and enjoyment?

How do I demonstrate, and inspire in my students, a passion for past events that have personal and cultural significance for them?

How do l, as a teacher of history, sustain and renew commitment to students, teaching and professional life?