2013 Bad News The 2013 proposals by the Education Minister of Coalition Government
for a New English National History Curriculum remove the compulsory world history options topic, which include Indus Valley, as well as Ancient Egypt. Michael Gove's
story of Britain from the Stone Age to AD 1688, fills up the curriculum, is devoid of diversity, and is a great leap backwards in primary pedagogy and content.

Article on Inclusive History & Gove's removal of British diversity and world history requirements from current curriculum. Discussion of how current Primary history could be developed to include cross curricular thematic topics which integrate these better.

UK Historical Associations survey of Primary Teachers - Indus Valley was the third most popular world history choice after the Aztecs in 2010. The HA needs your views on the Gove History Curriculum Proposals - please take part in Primary History Survey 2013

Primary History Journal No 57  'What History Should we Teach?'

article on how world history topics (including the Indus Valley) could be better integrated in a future history curriculum. Free Download Long Ago or Faraway here.

Indus Investigators - Mohenjodaro Mystery (Scholastic India 2011)

Adventure story (8-12years) published in India. Indus Investigators introduces the animated characters (key Indus artefacts, - Unicorn and figurines) for kids.

Young Historian Competition St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Ripon show for parents, showcased cross curricular work. Their winning entry and feedback!

2013 Entries for Indus and all topics, deadline end July 2013