Ideas This Week

Ideas This Week is your hub for updates on all things Facing History — from announcements and featured press to expert interviews, impact stories, and ideas for assemblies and tutor time. Here, Facing History United Kingdom staff, educators and guest bloggers share their related experiences and opinions with our worldwide community of learners.

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Featured Resource

by Sanum Khan

May 25, 2023

Two teachers share how a school exchange trip had a lasting impact on staff and students alike, and how Facing History UK helped to make it happen.

Carla March Ferrer and Sanum Khan are educators at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, in Aylesbury, U.K.

Featured Resource

by Aqsa Islam

Apr 14, 2023

Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of March for use with KS3-4 and S1-4 students.

Perspective

by Georgie Wells

Mar 21, 2023

On World Poetry Day we are highlighting UK poets who use poetry to represent their communities, promote their cultures and respond to current events.

A close up of a student writing on a piece of paper.

Insight

by Aqsa Islam

Mar 14, 2023

Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of April for use with Key Stage 3 and 4 students.

Facing History Students in a classroom having a discussion.

Perspective

by Miya Chander and Georgie Wells

Mar 1, 2023

This World Book Day we spoke to the staff at Facing History to find out which books had a profound effect on them as young adults.

Insight

by Sarah Boycott

Feb 22, 2023

We are delighted to share our Annual Report and our highlights from 2021/22.

Insight

by Aqsa Islam

Feb 14, 2023

Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of March for use with Key Stage 3 and 4 students.

Insight

by Georgie Wells

Feb 8, 2023

To mark the month, we talked to three LGBTQ+ creatives working behind the lens about the ways that telling queer stories can cultivate acceptance and tolerance in young people.