A focused full-day Ancient History intensive for the final weeks before the 2026 HSC. Reconnect the Cities of Vesuvius core study, then practise source analysis, evidence selection and sustained historical argument across the topics studied at school.
Date
Tuesday 29 September
Time
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Campus
Macquarie University — room TBC
Availability
29 places left
A real InspirationED workshop
Live teaching, guided exam practice and room to ask questions.
Ancient History · Full course intensive
Ancient History rewards students who can move beyond narrative recall. They need to analyse archaeological and written sources, assess value and limitations, and use relevant evidence to sustain a judgement.
Best for
Year 12 Ancient History students who want stronger source analysis, sharper historical arguments and a clearer method for the four HSC sections.
Aligned to the 2026 HSC
Ancient History Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)
The 2026 HSC Ancient History examination is based on the Ancient History Stage 6 Syllabus (2017).
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Per student
$250
29 places left
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The Year 12 course
The day connects the Year 12 course with the examination skills students need to apply it.
HSC section
Analyse archaeological and written evidence, historical context, interpretations and the limits of the evidence.
Key language: Pompeii · Herculaneum · archaeological evidence · written sources · interpretations
HSC section
Build an evidence-based understanding of social structure, economy, religion, culture and political organisation.
Key language: ancient societies · social structure · economy · religion · political organisation
HSC section
Evaluate a personality in historical context, weighing achievements, motives, influence, sources and interpretations.
Key language: personalities · historical context · motives · influence · interpretations
HSC section
Connect change, continuity, cause, consequence and significance across the historical period studied at school.
Key language: historical periods · change · continuity · cause · consequence
Across the day
Workshop method
Identify the issue, directive verb, source perspective and evidence needed before writing.
Workshop method
Attempt source-based questions, short answers and extended historical arguments under realistic time pressure.
Practice and feedback
Students work through source-based, short-answer and extended-response questions. The teacher models how to evaluate sources, select purposeful evidence and sustain a judgement.
Identify value, limitations, perspective and context in archaeological and written sources.
Build a coherent response that answers the question directly and uses specific evidence.
Included with the workshop
Topic reminders, source-analysis frameworks, HSC-style questions, evidence-selection guides and essay planning structures.
Expert HSC educators
Premium take-home resources
Marking insights and exemplars
Schools study different society, personality and historical-period options. The workshop teaches transferable source, evidence and argument skills.
Yes. It uses the Ancient History Stage 6 Syllabus (2017), the syllabus examined for the 2026 HSC.
Year 12 students preparing for their final school assessments and the 2026 HSC examinations.
Bring a laptop or tablet if you use one for study, writing materials, water and lunch. Your workshop resources are provided.
Building, room and arrival instructions are sent by email with the ticket and again before the workshop.
Yes. Add any three workshops in one order and the $75 bundle saving is applied automatically at checkout.
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