HA Annual Conference 2010 – Doing History

The 2010 Annual Conference takes place at Sheffield Hallam University on 14^th and 15^th May 2010.  We have two fantastic days of workshops, talks, visits and much more.  This Conference will cater for all our education practitioners, as well as our general enthusiasts.

A great line up of speakers including Dr Andrew Foster, Dr Trevor James, Dr Nick Barratt, Ian Luff, Dr Nicola Sheldon, Professor Robert Shoemaker, Professor Venessa Toulmin, Ben Walsh, Dr Lucy Worsley and many others.  Plus the Presidential Lecture from Professor Anne Curry and our key note address from Professor Justin Champion makes this a conference not to be missed!

Keynote Address

Professor Justin Champion (Royal Holloway University) is a strong proponent of public history. He has been involved in several TV and radio shows about British history, including the Channel 4 drama documentary The Great Plague in 2001, and the ITV documentary series Kings and Queens in 2003.

Round Table: Does Content Matter? Saturday 15 May                                                     

The panel includes: Dr Michael Riley (Director of the Schools History Project.); Anastasia de Waal (Deputy Director of Civitas); Colin Jones (President of the Royal Historical Society and Professor of History at Queen Mary, London); Nicolas Kinloch (Author and former Head of History at Netherhall School & Sixth Form College)

Professor Justin Champion

AGM - 5.30pm on Friday 14 May

Optional Conference Dinner - Friday 14 May

A three course meal with wine in the university's 'Hallam View' restaurant.

Great education updates - lively and interesting history - get to know Sheffield's history on a walk, tour or visit - come and see the exhibition - join the fun and network with your fellow education practitioners and history enthusiasts.

Workshop, Lecture and Tour Pathway Details

Primary Education Pathway - Full Details

Secondary Education Pathway - Full Details

General History Pathway - Full Details

Sponsored Sessions - Full Details

Walks, Visits and Tours - Full Details

All session Codes

This year we are offering excellent value with our ‘Early Bird' discount, available to those who book on or before 28^th February 2010. There are several ways to book:

Online - purchase your ticket now...

By Post - return your conference booking form and payment to us (or print the booking form off from the downloadable conference flyer at the bottom of this page);

By Telephone - please contact Suzannah Stern on 0207 820 5983

Conference ticket prices:

*Programme alteration note: AQA workshop swap - Richard Staton will be leading an AQA GCSE workshop on Friday 14^th May, and Sally Waller will be leading an AQA A Level workshop on Saturday 15^th of May.