Record

StorageSiteUCL Institute of Education
LevelFile
Reference Number HEP/4/36
TitleOral History Interview: Alan Farmer
Date2009
DescriptionComprises-
- annotated transcript
- list of interview questions
- consent form
- evaluation form
- correspondence
- background information

Interview by Dr Nicola Sheldon, 09 Jul 2009.
Extent1 folder
AdminHistoryAlan Farmer is a former teacher trainer. He discusses his early teaching career in comprehensive schools in Sheffield, followed by his move in to teacher training in Lancaster. He discusses critically the Schools History Project, the developed of GCSE and National Curriculum History. He was involved in the initial training of teachers to deliver the National Curriculum in primary schools. Alan has written many text books and notes the enduring power of story-telling in history as well as the impact of new technology on materials and the prospects for history in schools today.

Text from History in Education project website.
AccessStatusOpen
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