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Parallel Histories is an educational charity, established in 2017, that produces educational materials for teachers and students[1]. It promotes the use of a dual-narrative methodology to teach the history of conflicts from different perspectives[2][3][4].
History[edit]
The Historical Association identified a reluctance by UK teachers to teach topics perceived as difficult and contested in 2008[5], for example the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict. In 2017, no exam boards offered Britain's role in Mandatory Palestine at GCSE as a syllabus option[6][7]. Edexcel provides an option to study the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict after 1945, but only 2000 students studied that option out of approximately 250,000 taking GCSE history in 2017[8].
Parallel Histories began to explore new ways of presenting the Israel-Palestine conflict in UK schools[9]. Michael Davies founded the charity after leading a visit of students from Lancaster Royal Grammar School to Israel and the West Bank[10]. He developed the methodology after speaking with Israeli and Palestinian academics on a research fellowship funded by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust[11].
The charity has applied its methodology to other conflicts such as the history of Northern Ireland[12][13] and controversial historical figures such as Henry Dundas.[14][15]
Methodology[edit]
Parallel Histories uses interactive videos and ebooks to teach the history of a conflict by presenting the historical narratives of different parties of the conflict[16][17][18][19]. As of 2024, over 1100 schools in over 60 countries use Parallel Histories’ resources[20].
Partnerships[edit]
Julian Richer of Richer Sounds is a co-founder along with Michael Davies[21].
Parallel Histories maintains partnerships with Pearson[22][23] and Solutions not Sides[24].
The charity has delivered training through the PTI (Prince's Teaching Institute)[25] and was part of an Erasmus+ programme connecting schools in France, Denmark, Belgium, Germany and the UK[26][27][28][29].
With the Community Relations Council, Parallel Histories marked Good Relations Week 2023 by running debating events in the Northern Ireland Assembly for schools[30][31].
Educate Against Hate, a website developed by the Department of Education and the Home Office, has quality-checked Parallel Histories' educational resources and lists them on its website[32].
It is a member of the Good Business Charter[33] and the Fair Education Alliance[34].
It has run debating programmes in partnership with the Naval Children’s Charity[35], PwC[36], and the veterans’ charity Forward Assist[37].
References[edit]
- ^ "About the register of charities". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Rocker, Simon. "A new way to teach the Arab-Israeli conflict". www.thejc.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Basa, Saskia (9 June 2022). "Why Peace Education Deserves a Place in Europe's Education Systems". The Green European Journal. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Davies, Michael. "Parallel Histories: An interview with Michael Davies and Theo Cohen on how to handle teaching controversial history in the classroom". EuroClio - Inspiring History and Citizenship Educators. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "The T.E.A.C.H. Report". The Historical Association. 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Fazackerley, Anna (2023-11-05). "Schools in England block lessons on Middle East over fears of bias claims". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Shehadi, Lemma (2024-03-14). "Palestine-Israel history taught in fewer than one in 50 UK schools". The National. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Parkes, Alison (2017-03-28). "Exam boards drop Israel-Palestine from syllabus as schools fight shy of conflict". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Sunday - Cremations in Bali, Teaching the history of the Middle East, Why wear the burka? - Cremations in Bali, Teaching the history of the Middle East, Why wear the burka? - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Davies, Michael (2015-10-06). "The Jewish story, the Arab story … and a plan by Mr Davies". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Education and skills: Michael Davies". www.churchillfellowship.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Three different versions of our shared history being taught on the island". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Debate Conference – Good Relations Week". goodrelationsweek.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Glasgow pupils go head to head with Canadian peers to debate the legacy of the slave trade". Glasgow Times. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Farr pupils debate Dundas legacy". Northern Times. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Innovation in the History classroom | The PTI". www.ptieducation.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "How Can Europe Make Human Rights of Jews Count? | Human Rights Watch". 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Rocker, Simon. "The challenge of teaching about Israel". www.thejc.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Parallel Histories". HISTOLAB. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Map of Schools - Parallel Histories Parallel Histories". 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Team - Parallel Histories Parallel Histories". 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Pearson and Parallel Histories to partner to encourage more schools to teach Middle East history". www.pearson.com. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Introducing a new way to teach Middle East History at GCSE | Pearson qualifications". qualifications.pearson.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Parallel Histories | SNS". www.solutionsnotsides.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "The PTI: Using field work and debate as tools to improve historical thinking". www.ptieducation.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Lancaster Royal Grammar School | Erasmus+". erasmusplus.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Erasmus+ – Parallel History – Europaschule Langerwehe Gesamtschule". www.ge-langerwehe.de. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "PROJET ERASMUS+ « PARALLEL HISTORIES » : C'EST PARTI ! - ERASMUS+ « PARALLEL HISTORIES » - Lycée Frédéric Faÿs". web.archive.org. 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Search | Erasmus+". erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Debate Conference – Good Relations Week". goodrelationsweek.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Young People Discussing Contentious History". Community Relations Council. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Parallel Histories: Conflict in Israel and Palestine". Educate Against Hate. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Peatman, Ellie (2021-05-06). "Parallel Histories". Good Business Charter. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Our Members". Fair Education Alliance. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "The BIG Debate – Naval Childrens Charity". Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Public speaking mentoring with PwC – Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School". bishophatfield.herts.sch.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Parrallel Histories — NEWS". Forward Assist. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2024-04-09.