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For information Good to see Steve Martin is on the panel. If anyone goes it wuold be worth refreshing memories on Baker's education reforms under Thatcher. Sean ----- Original Message ----- From: The Historical Association To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 3:21 PM Subject: History in Schools: what is the future? Major public debate on the history curriculum - 19th July, London. Chair: Professor Sir David Cannadine Panel: Lord Baker, Dr Katharine Burn, Professor Anne Curry, Tristram Hunt MP and Steve Mastin 19 July 5.30 to 7.30 FREE - come and join the debate Contact Simon Brown to register your interest: [log in to unmask] 0207 820 5986 Institute of Education, London. History has never been so popular with kids yet only 30% continue with the subject to GCSE. Why? Is this good or bad? Should history be compulsory to age 16? Why are some pupils forced to drop history at 13? Why are our European colleagues horrified to discover how little history is taught in Britain? If history teachers and history teaching are as good as Ofsted says, why does the press continually condemn the teaching of history in our schools? Is it anything to do with lack of time to teach? Why when history is so popular in the media - on TV and radio in books and magazines - is the subject marginalised in our schools? Where will this leave the future for the past? You have received this email because you are a member of the Historical Association or have registered for a user account at history.org.uk. It may contain confidential material. If you were not an intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies. We may monitor e-mail to and from our network. To choose which email newsletters you would like to receive from the Historical Association please visit: http://www.history.org.uk/member/newsletters.php (requires your HA login) To unsubscribe from all future mailings please visit: http://www.history.org.uk/member/unsubscribe.php