We know that it's not easy for teachers to get out of school or have budgets to afford a plentiful supply of CPD. We know how essential your CPD is to you and that is why we have worked to provide a wide range of face to face, online learning...

This session will focus on ways in which teachers can ensure pupils achieve and progress well in primary history, so they are prepared for the next stage of their education. This will also include ways to assess pupil progress to enable all groups of pupils to achieve strongly in history.  

This session will look at ways teachers can be supported to build their confidence, expertise and subject knowledge in primary history. It will also explore how subject leaders can develop their own expertise in leading history, including ideas for extending their professional development beyond their own school.  

Between 1917 and 1947, women in the Indian subcontinent were engaged in active debates and noteworthy demonstrations for the vote, building up a national suffrage movement. In this talk Professor Sumita Mukherjee will discuss the activities of Indian suffragettes in this period, showing how they were connected with British and...

This session will explore ways to enable pupils to develop secure, deep and fluent knowledge across the curriculum in primary history. It will consider how a curriculum can be designed, including the foundations laid at EYFS, to ensure pupils have a coherent and planned pathway to enable them to engage...

In this webinar we will guide you through some essential benefits available through your HA primary membership - from key online resources and journal support through to available CPD and accreditation routes. We also look at how you can get involved with the activities and competitions run by the association...

This session will give an overview of the main areas of the school inspection toolkit, and how history could contribute to ensuring the school receives a positive outcome. The session will explore the main areas of the toolkit, how grades are given, and the potential role history subject leaders have...

Wednesday 9 July, 4.15pm–6pm  Book Now (Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window/tab. Please read the HA CPD terms and conditions before registering) About the event Join the Historical Association and the Royal Geographical Society at this special online twilight forum event specifically for primary teachers of...

What does this series cover? This series of webinars will investigate the implications of the new draft Ofsted inspection toolkit on primary history to help subject leaders feel confident to prepare and support teachers in obtaining a positive outcome for the school’s report card. After an overview session on the...

Book Now (Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window. Please read the HA CPD terms and conditions before registering) Available dates Summer term: Friday 27 June 2025, 9.30am–2pm (online) What does the course cover? Do you struggle to engage your lower attaining or EAL pupils in their history lessons? Are you finding...

This webinar explores themes around the causes of migration over time and look at practical outcomes in the classroom. It focuses on migration over time in London from the Saxons to the Windrush, through sources and stories, though the themes and ideas used are relevant to schools beyond London. Topics...

We are at a vital moment in our attempt to tackle the climate crisis. Global warming is an inter-disciplinary challenge for the world and an inter-disciplinary challenge in education, too. In this talk, Alison Kitson argues that history provides a vital perspective that enables young people to understand our interaction...

Webinar series: Creating curriculum pathways through primary history at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 This webinar was recorded as part of our webinar series exploring the teaching of substantive concepts in primary history. The National Curriculum for history requires pupils to gain understanding about abstract concepts of substantive...

These three recordings are taken from the Virtual History Forum which took place in March 2022 and focused on change over the last 70 years.  2022 marked the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. This is an unprecedented occasion in our history. The last 70 years have seen both continuities and...

This webinar was presented by Richard Rieser, who is a campaigner and champion for disability rights and the coordinator of UK Disability History Month. His presentation is part of our ongoing work to explore disability history and the arguments and representations of it and ensure that people from disability groups...

Webinar series: Teaching British history that extends chronological knowledge beyond 1066 How and why has warfare changed from the Battle of Hastings in 1066, fought with armed with swords and shields, to the weapons of mass destruction of today? This webinar with Andrew Wrenn considers significant turning points such as...