This week, the government has announced news that steps will be taken to make A-Level examinations harder; this will include input from universities. Steps taken will make it more difficult to pass A-Level examinations and therefore result in a lowering of the numbers entering university. The government hopes that these...

A report by the Expert Panel for the National Curriculum review' In December the DfE published the ‘The Framework for the National Curriculum: A report by the Expert Panel for the National Curriculum review'.  The HA endorses the panel's recommendation that history should be part of the core curriculum for...

New Activity on the Thinking History Website: Decisions of a Kentish Villager, 1381Ian Dawson has had this activity sitting in his in-box for too long but other things, like editing 97 A level books got in the way, so he is delighted to finally get this activity onto the site.It was devised...

Findings from the Historical Association survey of secondary school history teachers in England 2011Authors: Dr Katharine Burn, Institute of Education and Dr Richard Harris, Southampton University(Summary and Full Survey Report attached below)This survey is carried out each year to monitor and evaluate history teaching and access to history in our...

The English Baccalaureate should not have been introduced before the National Curriculum Review was completed, according to a cross-party group of MPs. In a report published today (2 August 2011) the Education Select Committee suggests that any new performance or curriculum measures affecting schools should only be implemented after proper...

Write Your Own Historical Story Competition and the Joan Blyth Memorial Prize 2011.The competition this year has again been successful. We received 97 entries from 41 schools across England and Wales with far flung entries from St John's School in Cyprus, the British School in Muscat and furthest of all,...

I am delighted to follow Professor Anne Curry as President of the Historical Association. Anne has been a tireless advocate for the HA during her term as President and we recently benefitted in Canterbury from one of her many visits to lecture to the local branches. I am also looking...

Response statement for the Ofsted History for all Report - March 2011 The Historical Association welcomes and supports the findings of the Ofsted Report on the teaching of History in schools The Ofsted report supports the outcomes of the survey the Historical Association undertakes each year amongst teachers. We would...

History is being taught successfully in schools and most pupils enjoy well-planned lessons that extend their knowledge, challenge their thinking and enhance their understanding, according to an Ofsted report published today. However, whole-school curriculum changes have affected the quality of teaching for 11 to 14 year olds.The report History for...

In February 2011, the Department for Education issued a call for evidence regarding the English Baccalaureate, to be considered by a review committee. The Historical Association responded to this call for evidence on behalf of our members. The full submission currently remains the property of the review committee, should they...