The Primary Project Box is designed to offer primary schools a practical,...

As an archaeologist who, after being a bit bored with history at school,...

Perhaps it is the earthiness of the ground beneath our feet which arouses...

Introduction White Horse Hill in Oxfordshire is home to the famous chalk White...

Introduction: The Challenge The phone call was over - manna from heaven. The...

I know archaeology is very popular on television and I would love to incorporate it more into my teaching. In fact, in a perfect world I would get the pupils...

The International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research...

Death is one of the most sensitive and controversial issues that teachers encounter, linked inextricably as it is to identity. I think it sometimes escapes our...

Introduction What are your first impressions when you think of Alfred the...

Introduction The introduction of the professional standards for teachers in England from September 2007 provides many challenges as well as opportunities for...

I feel very uncertain as the new history subject leader. My predecessor seemed to have a clear structure to follow - we made extensive use of the QCA schemes...

‘Miss Beale said you would show me round, to look at the projects,' said Andrew. ‘Why, do you want to copy one?' asked Victor, lifting a strand of...

This paper is about using folktales to introduce young children to the past. It...

We are, of course, all part of history - our own and others' - and we can't...

The issues surrounding the construction of a post-conflict history curriculum are complex. At its most basic level, the memory choice for a country emerging...

Introduction The core values which are supposed to underpin the curriculum are generally taught through discrete personal, social and health education lessons...

Introduction Recently I heard someone say, ‘you can't learn what you think you already know'. How true I thought. As a Londoner when visiting London I...

‘Every Child Matters: Change for Children' and the ‘Children's...

Amazing collection of FREE old photos for teachers to use in various ways... Flickr Commons

A 12 minute DVD for use in lessons and/or assemblies, and a CD-Rom, full of...