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At the HA we know how essential subject-specific CPD is for your development. That’s why, we offer a year-round programme of training that supports history teachers at all stages of their career, from trainees to senior leaders. Here you can view our full programme of courses, events and webinar-based professional learning for the upcoming term, designed to meet the evolving needs of teachers and support your continued professional development. It doesn’t matter where you are or what your budget; you and your colleagues can benefit from some of the best subject-specific CPD around.

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Secondary CPD webinars at a glance – Autumn 2026

Please note that all live webinars and meetings will take place from 4–5pm unless stated otherwise. All our live webinars are recorded and the recording link will be made available to all registered delegates.

Date/time		Title		Series/course		Format & focus
Weds 8 July		Ruling India: the Mughal Empire within South Asian and world histories*		Subject knowledge webinars		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
Thurs 9 July		Subject Leader Development Programme: Assessment meeting (Summer cohort)		Subject Leader Development Programme		- Live meeting - Subject leadership
Thurs 9 July, 5–6.30pm		American culture webinars: Hardboiled Style: Hammett, Chandler and Mid-Century America*		American culture webinar series		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
Tues 14 July, 7.30–8.30pm		Crusader Castles†		Virtual Branch		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
Weds 15 July, 5–6.30pm		American culture webinars: When American literature went abroad*		American culture webinar series		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
Thurs 23 July, 5–6.30pm		American culture webinars: Everything is connected: Conspiracy theories in American history*		American culture webinar series		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
Sept, date TBC		Unpacking the revised history curriculum with the drafting team†				- Live webinar - Curriculum thinking & member support
Sept onwards		New on-demand course: Adaptive teaching and scaffolding in history				- On-demand course - Pedagogy
Tues 8 Sept, 5–6.30pm		American culture webinars: Phillis Wheatley Peters, her poetry, and her response to the American Revolution*		American culture webinar series		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
Thurs 17 Sept		Subject Leader Development Programme: Welcome meeting (Autumn cohort)		Subject Leader Development Programme		- Live meeting - Subject leadership
Tues 22 Sept, 7.30–8.30pm		Virtual Branch talk: The Bonds of Freedom: Liberated Africans and the End of the Slave Trade†		Virtual Branch		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
Weds 23 Sept		“Red Power”: The forgotten Indigenous civil rights movement*		Subject knowledge webinars		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
Tues 29 Sept, 4.30–5.30pm		Session 1: Layers of knowledge*		Improving outcomes in GCSE History: rich and authentic encounters with the past at Key Stage 4		- Live webinar - Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
Tues 29 Sept, 7.30–9pm		HA short course: The World of the Normans: opening session*		Short course: The World of the Normans (course runs till 8 Dec, sessions weekly)		- Live online course - Subject knowledge
Weds 30 Sept		Survive and thrive in your initial teacher education†				- Live meeting - Subject issues & pedagogy
Weds 7 Oct		An introduction to the HA Quality Mark†				- Live webinar - Member support
Weds 7 Oct, 7.30–8.30pm		Virtual Branch talk: The American War of Independence – the First Great Media War†		Virtual Branch		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
Thurs 8 Oct		Creative history teaching – practical ways to engage students, improve historical thinking and boost memory				- Live webinar - Pedagogy
Tues 13 Oct, 4.30–5.30pm		Session 2: Making knowledge stick**		Improving outcomes in GCSE History: rich and authentic encounters with the past at Key Stage 4		- Live webinar - Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
Weds 14 Oct		An introduction to HA Chartered Teacher†				- Live webinar - Member support
Thurs 15 Oct, 4.45–5.45pm		History Teacher Development Programme: Welcome meeting (Autumn cohort)		History Teacher Development Programme		- Live meeting Subject issues & pedagogy
Tues 20 Oct, 4.30–5.30pm		Beginner History Teacher Programme: Welcome meeting		Beginner History Teacher Programme		- Live meeting Subject issues & pedagogy
Weds 21 Oct		Why is it still important to remember? Using CWGC Remembrance resources in the classroom†		In partnership with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission		- Live webinar Pedagogy and enrichment
Tues 3 Nov, 4.30–5.30pm		Session 3: Chronological, substantive and historiographical architecture**		Improving outcomes in GCSE History: rich and authentic encounters with the past at Key Stage 4		- Live webinar - Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
Weds 4 Nov		Anti-War Voices: Women and the Vietnam War*		Subject knowledge webinars		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
Thurs 5 Nov		Subject Leader Development Programme: Second meeting (Autumn cohort)		Subject Leader Development Programme		- Live meeting - Subject leadership
Weds 11 Nov, 5.15–6.30pm		Session 1: The changing face of history teaching		Experienced Teacher Programme		- Live meeting - Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
Thurs 12 Nov		The Forgotten Generations: from the Royal Flying Corps to VE day†		The Forgotten Generations: Black British experience in the RAF from 1918		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
Tues 17 Nov, 4.30–5.30pm		Session 4: Explaining**		Improving outcomes in GCSE History: rich and authentic encounters with the past at Key Stage 4		- Live webinar - Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
Weds 18 Nov, 4.30–5.30pm		Teach Environmental Histories network: the impact of landscape and woodland on Russian history†		Teach Environmental Histories network		- Live meeting - Subject knowledge, issues & pedagogy
Thurs 19 Nov		The Forgotten Generations: from the Windrush to Trump†		The Forgotten Generations: Black British experience in the RAF from 1918		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
Tues 24 Nov, 4.30–5.30pm		Beginner History Teacher Programme: Second meeting		Beginner History Teacher Programme		- Live meeting - Subject issues & pedagogy
Weds 25 Nov, 5.15–6.30pm		Session 2: A curriculum for justice—where next?		Experienced Teacher Programme		- Live meeting - Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
Sat 28 Nov, 10am–4pm		Italian History Teachers' Day†		Partnership CPD from the Historical Association and Association for the Study of Modern Italy		- In person (London) - Subject knowledge, issues & pedagogy
Tues 1 Dec, 4.30–5.30pm		Session 5: Sources and interpretations**		Improving outcomes in GCSE History: rich and authentic encounters with the past at Key Stage 4		- Live webinar - Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
Thurs 3 Dec, 4.45–5.45pm		History Teacher Development Programme: Second meeting (Autumn cohort)		History Teacher Development Programme		- Live meeting - Subject issues & pedagogy
Weds 9 Dec, 5.15–6.30pm		Session 3: Changing language		Experienced Teacher Programme		- Live meeting - Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
Thurs 10 Dec		Subject Leader Development Programme: Assessment meeting (Autumn cohort)		Subject Leader Development Programme		- Live meeting - Subject leadership
Tues 15 Dec, 4.30–5.30pm		Beginner History Teacher Programme: Final meeting		Beginner History Teacher Programme		- Live meeting - Subject issues & pedagogy
Weds 6 Jan 2027, 5.15–6.30pm		Session 4: Rediscovering scholarship		Experienced Teacher Programme		- Live meeting - Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
Weds 20 Jan, 5.15–6.30pm		Session 5: Online worlds in history teaching		Experienced Teacher Programme		- Live meeting - Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
Thurs 21 Jan, 4.45–5.45pm		History Teacher Development Programme: Assessment meeting (Autumn cohort)		History Teacher Development Programme		- Live meeting - Subject issues & pedagogy
Weds 3 Feb, 5.15–7.30pm		Session 6: Networking and presentations		Experienced Teacher Programme		- Live meeting - Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy

* Webinars marked with an asterisk are free to HA members but must be booked in advance.
** Webinars marked with a double asterisk are available for HA corporate members to book a free recording but must be booked in advance using your offer code. For more information see the guidance below and the terms and conditions.
† Live webinars marked with this symbol are free for all but must be booked in advance.

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Booking terms and conditions

Please ensure that you book at least one week before an event in order to secure your place.

We encourage live participation, as far as possible, in all our CPD in order to interact with the presenter(s).

Most online events are recorded except for teachmeets, or unless specified otherwise, but must be booked in advance. Recordings are made available for a limited period to registered delegates. Recordings cannot be booked after a live event has taken place unless this is done as part of a bulk booking for a webinar series. Recorded and on-demand webinars are only available to book and access for a limited time period. Access will expire after the specified date on each webinar page.  

All Historical Association events are subject to the HA CPD terms and conditions. 

For any enquiries please contact events@history.org.uk.