Don't write off history, say UK teachers
An Ofsted [Office for Standards in Education] report found that many pupils wanted to drop British history and focus on world events
Historians have raised fears that A-level history will be "dumbed down" after teachers called for a new course with more film and TV for less academic teenagers.
An Ofsted report found that many pupils wanted to drop British history and focus on world events, which they said would be more useful for their future careers.
The Historical Association described the findings as "worrying", and urged teachers to use more imagination to make lessons interesting.
Ofsted inspectors questioned more than 70 teachers and 160 students for a new report on how history is taught in colleges in England.
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Historians have raised fears that A-level history will be "dumbed down" after teachers called for a new course with more film and TV for less academic teenagers.
An Ofsted report found that many pupils wanted to drop British history and focus on world events, which they said would be more useful for their future careers.
The Historical Association described the findings as "worrying", and urged teachers to use more imagination to make lessons interesting.
Ofsted inspectors questioned more than 70 teachers and 160 students for a new report on how history is taught in colleges in England.