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APPENDIX X: Case Study 5 (48 History Co-ordinators in Birmingham schools) using three categories
(low importance, some importance and important)
CHART A
Teacher perceptions of the importance of historical dimensions in their own
teaching
Dimensions
Responses
Low Some Important
Total responses
Mult. history 22 12 11 45
English history 14 12 19 45
Irish history 38 5 2 45
Scottish history 43 2 0 45
Welsh history 42 3 0 45
Local history 15 16 14 45
British history 9 10 26 45
European history 27 8 10 45
World history 20 10 15 45
Irish immigration 40 4 1 45
CHART B
Dimensions
Teacher perceptions of the importance of historical dimensions at Key Stage 2
in their school
Responses
Total responses
Low Some Important
Mult. history 12 15 21 48
English history 8 17 23 48
Irish history 39 7 2 48
Scottish history 42 6 0 48
Welsh history 42 5 1 48
Local history 12 14 22 48
British history 4 23 21 48
European history 14 23 11 48
World history 5 19 24 48
Irish immigration 43 5 0 48
CHART C
Dimensions
Teacher perceptions of the importance of historical dimensions at Key Stage 1
in their school
Responses
Total responses
Low Some Important
Mult. history 19 12 12 43
English history 9 20 14 43
Irish history 37 4 2 43
Scottish history 41 1 1 43
Welsh history 42 1 0 43
Local history 11 20 12 43
British history 9 16 18 43
European history 30 10 3 43
World history 25 12 6 43
Irish immigration 41 2 0 43
Note: Out of 48 responses, 43 taught in KS1 and KS2 schools, five only taught KS2 and three did not
teach history with their own class.