A passionate homage to a Victorian reformer and a mock Dragons' Den episode about a leader of the First Crusade have triumphed in the Young Historians' Podcast Competition, organised by BBC History Magazine and the Historical Association. The judges were hugely impressed by the overall standard, but in the end...

To coincide with Local History Month in May, ASDAN has produced some activity sheets to support the local history unit of their History Short Course. You can access these activities here. If you are looking for an interesting yet accessible history course for all your Key Stage 4 students then...

Whatever your needs, the Historical Association offers history CPD suitable for you. Face to Face TrainingFace to Face training on one day events that range from courses that are packed with practical ideas to use immediately, full of cutting edge knowledge and pedagogy and enriched by online post-course support to...

We have published in full the draft Purpose, Aims, Attainment and Programme of Study for History Key Stage 1 to 3. Please scroll down the page to view. A number of you have already left comments on our website and have recorded your view on our poll. Please continue to...

The Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove announced a major u-turn on proposed GCSE reform. The new English Baccalaureate Certificates to be set by a single examination board are to be scrapped. Mr Gove, having taken the advice of the Education Select Committee and Ofqual, admitted that this had...

The draft of the new Programme of Study for History has now been published.  We are preparing a full statement which will follow shortly.  Whilst there are some elements of the curriculum aims we support, overall we have some serious concerns and regret the way in which this national curriculum...

The Historical Association Historical Fiction Prize and the Joan Blyth Memorial Prize Write Your Own Historical Fiction Competition 2013 - Bigger and Better than Ever Before!Get your Year 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 students to bring the past to life!One of the key attributes of historical fiction is that...

A-Level Reforms AnnouncedThe Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove has announced a return to the 2 year linear style A-level course.  AS levels will remain as stand-alone qualifications for 17 year old students but will not form part of the full A-level course. Mr Gove said that these changes...

The Holocaust is considered by many to be one of the darkest episodes in the history of modern man. To help teachers tackle this complex and challenging topic the education charity FILMCLUB, in partnership with the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, has created a curriculum enrichment guide featuring seven specially selected...

One year ago, the south eastern branch of English Heritage and the Historical Association came together to see what we could do better in partnership. The outcome was the Local Heritage Partnership Project. The vision was to work together to provide access to and inspiration to carry out local heritage...