Secondary news

  • Support the HA’s Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Teacher Fellowship Programme

    18th July 2025

    In recent years the prejudice in our society and societies has been increasingly challenged, not always stopped but certainly discussed and addressed. However, for some minority, ethnic, religious and culturally defined groups the prejudice has not been universally challenged or even fully accepted as being serious, real, divisive or having...

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  • HA News, Autumn 2025

    4th September 2025

    Welcome to this packed autumn edition of HA News. Alexandra Walsham unpacks the challenges, dilemmas and opportunities of AI in her President's Letter; and Abdul Mohamud lets us in on what got him into history. We have reports on this year's awards evening and our annual conference, along with competition updates and winners. We also remember much-missed...

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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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  • Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714–2010

    2nd September 2025

    From royal courts to radical protests, from industrial revolutions to global empires—this compelling new film series traces the dramatic evolution of power, rights, and freedom across three centuries of British and Irish history. We will trace Britain and Ireland’s transformation from 1714 to 2010, unpacking power struggles, social revolutions, and the evolving...

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

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    Book Now  (Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window. Please read the course terms and conditions before registering) What does the course cover? The French Revolution 1789–99 was not just a turning point in French history but also for the other nations of Europe and beyond. The...

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  • 1066 revisited: drama, history, and the Bayeux Tapestry

    2nd September 2025

    Just in time for the Bayeaux Tapestry (actually an embroidery) to come to the UK while its usual home in the Normandy city of Bayeaux is modernised, a new historical drama centred around the events of 1066 comes to our screens. 1066 – one of those historical dates that everyone...

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  • Hever History Festival

    28th August 2025

    This year the Historical Association is delighted to be attending the Hever History Festival on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 September. Following the success of last year’s first ever History Festival at Hever Castle, the festival now has twice the number of events programmed with more for history lovers to enjoy. The...

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  • Congratulations to students receiving GCSE results

    21st August 2025

    Congratulations to everyone getting their GCSE and other exam results today, especially those of you who took history – well done – phew, milestone achieved! You’ve worked hard to get this far, even if you are not always recognised for it – so take a breath and consider your options carefully....

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  • Congratulations to students receiving A-level results

    14th August 2025

    Whether it is A-levels or other post-16 exams in history or any other subject, well done – phew, milestone achieved. Fewer of you sat A-levels this year across all subjects, despite a larger year group. Entries for history fell by 5.5% which the HA will continue to monitor. However, pass...

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  • VJ Day – 80 years on

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    This summer it is the anniversary of VJ Day. This day tends not to have the fanfare of VE Day, despite being of real significance to all those who had been engaged with fighting in the Pacific area. A significant reason for that is the nature of the end of...

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