Primary History resources
The National Curriculum for history from Key Stages 1-3 requires pupils to know and understand the diverse stories of the British Isles from prehistory to present, as well as studying aspects of local, national and international history. History should equip pupils to ask questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. In Key Stages 1 and 2, pupils are required to study British history from the Stone Age through to 1066, as well as a local study, ancient Greece, another ancient civilisation, a wider world study and a chronological unit that extends pupils knowledge beyond 1066. The National Curriculum does not have to be followed by academies.
The Stone Age to the Iron Age
- Curriculum plan: Stone Age to Iron Age
- The potential of primary history
- How much has the weather mattered in British history?
- Why we need to teach about the history of trees and woodland...
- The Amesbury Archer
- Using ancient monuments to help teach about pre-Roman times in Britain
Ancient Civilisations
- The legacy of ancient Sumer
- The potential of primary history
- Linking history and science: how climate affected settlement
- Primary History summer resource 2023: Early civilisations
- Keeping children motivated in primary history while ensuring they can recall what they have been taught
- Ancient Sumer: the cradle of civilisation
Roman Britain
- Learning history through the lens of artefacts
- Trade – lifeblood of the empire: how trade affected life in Roman Britain
- Teaching ‘these islands’ from prehistoric times to 1066
- Developing a big picture of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
- Teaching the Romans in Britain: a study focusing on Hadrian’s Wall
- Using apps in the history curriculum
The Anglo-Saxons, Vikings & the Normans
- Learning history through the lens of artefacts
- Primary History summer resource 2025: Women with power
- Curriculum plan: Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
- Developing disciplinary knowledge: how and why castles and forts developed
- Who was King Alfred? And was he really ‘Great’?
- One of my favourite history places: The Holy Island of Lindisfarne
Local Study
- Scheme of work: Local history – the story of our High Street
- Local significant individuals
- Working effectively with your local history societies: the benefits and challenges
- Students’ local history stories
- Creating drawings and environmental narratives for developing historical thinking
- Film: Discovering local and family history
World Study
- Baghdad: what were its connections across the medieval world?
- Ancient Sumer: the cradle of civilisation
- Exploring the spices of the east: how curry got to our table
- The potty timeline: an effective way of using timelines
- Muslim soldiers in World War I
- World War I: widening relevance in the modern world
Individuals & Events
- She sells seashells by the seashore: teaching Mary Anning at Key Stage 1
- An approach to teaching the British Civil Wars in the primary classroom
- Who was King Alfred? And was he really ‘Great’?
- Historical anniversaries calendar
- How much has the weather mattered in British history?
- A Significant Local Event: Carlisle floods
Living Memory
- Animals who help us: teaching past and present in EYFS
- When your parents were young…
- Creating drawings and environmental narratives for developing historical thinking
- ‘Nothing was easy’: Viewing war, empire and racism through the eyes of a local Windrush migrant
- The end of the Cold War with a personal perspective
- History through children’s voices
Beyond 1066
- Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714–2010
- An approach to teaching the British Civil Wars in the primary classroom
- Animals who help us: teaching past and present in EYFS
- Planning a post-1066 thematic study
- The end of the Cold War with a personal perspective
- Using children’s illustrators as a focus for learning about ‘Past and Present’ in EYFS
Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning
- Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning
- The Olympics - politics, impact and legacy - its not just about the sport
- Teaching about the climate emergency
- Global Learning November 2016
- Teaching history and geography together in a meaningful way
- Using Folktales, Myths and Legends
Primary classroom posters
- Pull-out posters: Primary History 93
- Pull-out posters: Primary History 87
- Pull-out posters: Primary History 86
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 81
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 78
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 76
Assessment
- Assessment and feedback in history
- It worked for me: investing in dialogue as a tool for assessment
- Assessment and Progression without levels
- Progression from EYFS to Key Stage 3
- Assessment in Primary History - Guidance
- Progression & Assessment without Levels - Guide