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
- Exploring the many aspects of neolithic Britain
- 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
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
- Planning for progression and sequencing in primary history
- Were all Romans in Roman Britain from Rome, Miss?
- 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
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
- Identifying sources to plan a local study
- Working effectively with your local history societies: the benefits and challenges
- Students’ local history stories
- Creating drawings and environmental narratives for developing historical thinking
World Study
- Time travel to the Early Modern period...
- 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
Individuals & Events
- Britain on pause: remembering the 1926 General Strike
- The Roaring Twenties: teaching a decade of change across Key Stages 1 and 2
- 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
Living Memory
- How to link food with British history and view change through living memory in Key Stage 1
- Animals who help us: teaching past and present in EYFS
- A revolution in primary history teaching, quietly consolidated over the past 35 years
- History through children’s voices
- When your parents were young…
- Creating drawings and environmental narratives for developing historical thinking
Beyond 1066
- Britain on pause: remembering the 1926 General Strike
- The Roaring Twenties: teaching a decade of change across Key Stages 1 and 2
- Film series: Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland, 1714–2010
- Animals who help us: teaching past and present in EYFS
- An approach to teaching the British Civil Wars in the primary classroom
- Pull-out posters: Primary History 101
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