We are pleased to announce a new series of webinars aimed at teachers working in primary schools. This series will consider the following questions: What is diversity? Why has it proved to be controversial? How can we respond to this? Why is it so important in developing children's understanding of...

We know that it's not easy for teachers to get out of school or to afford  good quality subject CPD under normal circumstances. At present we find ourselves in an unprecedented situation and most face-to-face teacher CPD has been cancelled or postponed. We know how essential your CPD is to...

This webinar will consider the significance of an Irish dimension within the context of diversity. This dimension has typically been neglected which raises issues with respect to challenging an Anglo-centric perception of the past, our notion of 'these islands', alongside themes such as migration. The session will include suggestions as...

This practical webinar will show how to give greater prominence to British South Asian history in the primary curriculum, extending coverage beyond Black History Month. Examples will be given from across the key stages including significant individuals such as Noor Inyat Khan and Sophia Duleep Singh,the contrast between the England...

In this webinar, part of our series on diversity in the primary history curriculum, Helen Crawford will share ideas about how to approach teaching diversity at EYFS and Key Stage 1.

This practical webinar will show how to give greater prominence to African history in the primary curriculum, extending coverage beyond Black History Month. Examples will be given from NC units on Ancient Egypt (particularly the so-called black pharaohs of Nubia), Ancient Benin, the impact of the Muslim conquest of North...

This practical webinar will show how to give greater prominence to black British history in the primary curriculum, extending coverage beyond Black History Month. Examples will be given from across the key stages including significant individuals such as Olaudah Equiano and Mary Seacole, the presence of black people in Roman...

The Geographical Association and Historical Association are pleased to be working together to offer a one-day course supporting primary subject leaders in reviewing the quality of their curricula in light of the new Ofsted framework. The course will begin by giving some background into the development of the framework and...

Run in conjunction with the Royal Geographical Society, this participatory course will support you in planning primary History and Geography in ways that strengthen links between the subjects and amplify learning. Taking examples of enquiry-led topics from both key stages 1 and 2, from the UK and the wider world,...

In this webinar, Karin Doull will look at women's lives and how they can be represented in the primary history curriculum.

This two-part online course for early career primary teachers will develop your understanding of effective history teaching. The course has a strong practical focus with approaches based on recent research and a regard to national initiatives including the new Ofsted education inspection framework. Every delegate will come away with a...

In this online session, we will be asking primary teachers to share their ideas and innovation in geography and history teaching with the teacher community. Teachmeets are a great way to find out what fellow teachers are doing in the classroom and beyond and a great way to mingle with...

This webinar will explore a range of ways in which primary students can learn about the history of migration to Britain since 1066 using material from his book, ‘Journeys’ and the Scheme of Work that he wrote for Primary History magazine. It will also look at the groundbreaking Colonial Countryside...

This session will provide context relating to LGBT+ issues in education and the importance of inclusion when teaching history. It will suggest planning for age-appropriate LGBT+ inclusive history teaching and learning, through study of a significant individual in KS1, and how this could be revisited/developed at Key Stage 2. It...

In this two-part online course, discover what makes quality teaching of history by exploring how to ensure coverage of the National Curriculum through practical creative methods which can be adopted and adapted for different age groups or themes, whilst ensuring progression and challenge for all. Chris Trevor will look at...

Perhaps the most important part of the History National Curriculum is the very first paragraph – the Purpose of Study Statement. We think if our pupils can do everything listed in that paragraph then they will have had a superb history education. We believe the most important part of the...

This series will cover the big picture of diversity in primary history from EYFS to Key Stage 2 and how we might develop the diversity of our primary history curricula. Following an overview, individual webinars will delve into different aspects of diversity to examine how they might be woven in...

Ever wondered how to teach 'the achievements of the earliest civilisations – an overview of where and when the first civilisations appeared' before you cover the depth study of either Ancient Sumer, the Indus Valley, Ancient Egypt or the Shang Dynasty of Ancient China? In this webinar, Chris Trevor will...

Understand what motivated the extraordinary King Henry the Eighth to marry six times, triggering the Reformation and other great changes, consider the diversity of Tudor England through the example of Henry the Eighth‘s black trumpeter John Blanke, see how the achievements of Queen Elizabeth the First compare with those of...

We are pleased to announce a new series of subject knowledge webinars aimed specifically at teachers of primary history. This series, presented by Alf Wilkinson and Andrew Wrenn, aims to develop primary teachers' subject knowledge covering all topics on the National Curriculum. Each practical, enquiry-led webinar will survey the academic subject knowledge of a...