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  • Teaching History 199: Out now

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  • The 1789 French Revolution – not just a revolution in France

    4th July 2025

    New HA short course, September–December 2025  The French Revolution (1789–1799) was not just a turning point in French history - it was a seismic event that reshaped the political landscape of Europe and reverberated across the globe. Its immediate and long-term consequences challenged monarchies and empires, inspired emerging republics, and...

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  • New on-demand short course: The impact and legacy of the First World War

    3rd July 2025

    The month of July was not an auspicious month during the First World War. In 1916 it had the worst day in history for the British military in terms of casualties and deaths in one day, on 1 July – the start of the Battle of the Somme. One year...

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  • HA Honorary Fellows 2025

    2nd July 2025

    We are delighted to announce the Honorary Fellows for 2025.  Each year the Historical Association awards Honorary Fellowships to a small group of people. These awards are to recognise and celebrate outstanding services to history and to the Historical Association. The awards cover services to the Historical Association Branches (of which there are...

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  • Young Quills reviews 2025

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  • History Teacher Development Programme (HTDP)

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    Calling all history teachers! We are pleased to announce a brand new CPD programme which will not only support early career teachers in moving beyond the Early Career Framework, but will also re-focus attention into better, more ambitious and rigorous history teaching.  Who is this programme for? Are you a...

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  • Subject Leader Development Programme (SLDP)

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    Teach Secondary Awards 2024: Highly Commended We're delighted that the HA's Subject Leader Development Programme won Highly Commended in the 2024 Teach Secondary awards. Here's what the judges said: "A really useful, evidence-based and academically rigorous exploration of subject leadership, with a nice balance of theory and practical guidance. The online content...

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  • HA Secondary History Survey 2024

    24th June 2025

    For the last 15 years the Historical Association has carried out an annual or biennial survey of history teaching in Secondary Schools. The survey data now provides us with an up-to-date insight into the successes, pressures and concerns in schools affecting history and how those factors have developed, changed or...

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  • Responding to the climate and environmental crisis through history and geography

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    Book Now (Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window/tab. Please read the HA CPD terms and conditions before registering) In recent years, the climate crisis has become increasingly urgent and apparent. The Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education was founded at UCL in 2022. Their 2024...

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  • Policy Exchange Report on History Education

    19th June 2025

    Policy Exchange has released a report on the state of history education in England. We welcome the attention that an investigation such as this provides for the subject of history. As the report notes, the figures for studying history as an optional examination subject are healthy and that unfortunately means that some of the...

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