Introduction "So what did you do at school, today?" As a child, I remember being asked this question often by my good humoured, paternal grandfather, when he...

Introduction In the autumn of 2009 I saw some of the Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, and stood in awe at the...

A treasure trove of historical facts, figures, maps and viewpoints covering...

There is a huge potential for using ICT to enhance children’s historical learning. This article suggests ways in which ICT was employed to record...

At one level the discussion of the relationship between academic and subject knowledge is relatively simplistic. It is clear that there is a correlation...

This article describes activity bags produced for families to use at Tate Britain. They are intended to provide resources and activities that are entertaining,...

This section explores some of the key ideas and activities for time, causation, interpretations, enquiry and significance. There are also some ideas on how...

The ‘imagined’ past presents as many problems for historians as it does for the teachers of history - how much of the past can we truly know? To...

Introduction The Italian confectioner Dorando Pietri is one of the most famous...

Introduction The Olympic movement provides the prefect opportunity to consider...

Early in July of this year I was involved in a meeting at BECTA in which a lively discussion took place about whether ICT should be a requirement, or not, in...

Some 3 day visits suitable for Key Stage 2 and 3 students organised in...

Alongside modern University buildings, at Beckett Park, (part of Leeds Metropolitan University), there is evidence of a monastic grange, a seventeenth century...

Background to the project The authors of this article first worked together on...

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

Introduction History and Art have been taught as traditional subjects for many...

Editorial note: This article reveals the power of the Internet in helping us all, adults and children, to bring portraits like Drake's to life. So, as you...

Editorial note: This article introduces teachers to ss Great Britain as an artefactual teaching resource. It links closely to Teachers TV programmes, see page...

Introduction In history when we say objects we mean artefacts, that is, things...

Teaching the Holocaust at primary level can be incredibly rewarding and result in pupils broadening their historical understanding as well as encouraging them...