"CPD from the Historical Association is always high quality and provides expert guidance and support."  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...

Explore the history of the struggle for women’s suffrage and equality with this course developed by Royal Holloway, University of London, and the UK Parliament. With content from the Parliamentary Archives, the Women’s Library collection at the LSE Library and The National Archives; engaging videos, articles and quizzes; and a...

Booking closed (Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window. Please read the HA CPD terms and conditions before registering) We are pleased to be hosting a Doing History at University event for students and teachers in partnership with the University of Sheffield. The aim of the event is to...

This six-week online course is designed to energise your teaching and help you engage with the history education community. In this programme you will access rich, subject-specific professional development designed specifically for experienced teachers: an antidote to one-size-fits-all training. We will explore of some of the biggest questions, the thorniest...

Building Anglo-Saxon England demonstrates how recent excavations enable us to grasp for the first time the diversity of the Anglo-Saxon built environment. The book explores how the natural landscape was modified for human activity, and how settlements were laid out with geometrical precision by specialist surveyors. It also shows how...

According to HA surveys over the years we know that supporting non-specialist teachers to teach history is a concern. In fact almost a quarter of respondents in previous surveys have expressed concern about the amount of history being taught by non-specialists. Given the current crisis in teacher recruitment and budgetary...

In the second workshop, we’ll tackle the tricky significance of representation in the American Revolution — what did revolution mean for enslaved African Americans, and how can their histories inform our teaching of a more inclusive, compelling, and representative story of independence?   Focusing on world-building and narrative, we’ll explore how ...

This informal webinar will provide an introduction to the Chartered Teacher of History scheme, including the process, the framework and assessment and a chance to ask questions about the programme.

This informal webinar will provide an introduction to the Historical Association Quality Mark including the process, the framework and assessment and a chance to ask questions about the programme.

While often viewed as a pariah state existing in isolation, the apartheid project was deeply entwined with global shifts in the 20th century. This webinar explores how international ideologies, Cold War geopolitics, and global anti-apartheid movements both challenged and inadvertently shaped the South African state. By contextualising apartheid within a...

This webinar will focus on the 1650s when England was – for the first and only time in its history – a republic. After the public execution of Charles I, ‘dangerous’ monarchy was abolished, parliament sought to settle a republican constitution and, under the leadership of the soldier-statesman, Oliver Cromwell,...

This final session moves from collaboration to implementation. Participants will explore a range of strategies that underpin a practical, long-term inclusion strategy for their department. The session will cover: Embedding routines that support memory, literacy and confidence across KS3-4 Developing effective feedback strategies for SEND students that develop confidence and...

In the third workshop, we’ll consider how significant but complicated movements and legislation — like radical politics and the Great Reform Act — can be brought back down to earth in the classroom through personal stories and regional scene setting.  We’ll explore the key second-order concept of change and continuity ...

This session showcases an innovative pedagogical framework connecting historical source analysis with digital literacy to increase student digital resilience and address online misinformation and safety concerns. Partnering with PGCE beginning teachers, Dr Holmes will investigate and share schemes of learning that integrate these skills within existing curricula. The research demonstrates...

A conversation-style session bringing History and English into productive alignment. We’ll compare how each subject approaches credibility, rhetoric, argument, narrative, and interpretation — then plan how departments can complement rather than duplicate each other. The goal is a coherent whole-school approach: history strengthens evidence, provenance, causation and contextual reasoning; English...

In this workshop, we’ll focus on reframing the significance of Magna Carta in your teaching. Pushing beyond the perspectives of King John and the Barons, we’ll share freshly-researched stories and source materials that highlight the roles of other parts of medieval society — like Londoners and Jewish communities — in...

The Mughal Empire dominated India’s political landscape for the better part of two centuries (1526–1707). At its height, the empire included 150 million subjects and stretched across most of the Indian subcontinent, encompassing 3.2 million kilometers (including parts of modern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan). The Mughals had a wide...

This session explores how national SEND developments are reshaping expectations of subject leadership in mainstream schools. Participants will consider how history departments can lead inclusive practice from within. The session will examine: The direction of SEND reform and Ofsted’s focus on inclusion – and what these mean for history teaching...

A practical session translating classic source analysis into the messy conditions of the web: reposts, screenshots, decontextualised clips, algorithmic feeds, and influencer credibility cues. We’ll explore teachable routines for evaluating online material, building on the Stanford History Education Group’s research on lateral reading (leaving a source to investigate its credibility...

In the final workshop of our webinar series, we’ll investigate the lasting significance of the 1981 uprisings (including the Brixton ‘Riot’), exploring how a greater focus on the lead up to the uprisings can clarify their causes, events, and aftermath. We’ll consider the creative and determined forms of Black and...