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Unpacking the suitcase and finding history: doing justice to the teaching of diverse histories in the classroom
Teaching History article
Unpacking the suitcase and finding history: doing justice to the teaching of diverse histories in the classroom
It has become a truism that Britain is a multi-cultural society yet, as Mohamud and Whitburn argue, there is still a great deal of thinking to be done by history teachers in accounting...
Unpacking the suitcase and finding history: doing justice to the teaching of diverse histories in the classroom
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Triumphs Show 157: What makes art history?
Teaching History feature: celebrating and sharing success
What do 14 Year 7 students, an art teacher, a history teacher and the Victoria and Albert Museum have in common? They are all part of the ‘Stronger Together' Museum Champion project run by The Langley Academy and the River & Rowing Museum and supported by Arts Council England, designed to...
Triumphs Show 157: What makes art history?
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Frameworks for linking pupils' evidential understanding with growing skill in structured, written argument: the 'evidence sandwich'
Teaching History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated.
History teachers are increasingly good at designing exercises which develop skill in evidence analysis. The ubiquitous ‘source' is invariably analysed for utility and reliability. But how do pupils integrate such understandings with extended written work?...
Frameworks for linking pupils' evidential understanding with growing skill in structured, written argument: the 'evidence sandwich'
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Teaching History 132: Historians in the Classroom
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
02 Editorial
03 Obituary: Martin Hunt 1936-2007
04 HA Secondary News
05 Cultivating curiosity about complexity: what happens when Year 12 start to read Orlando Figes’ The Whisperers? – Laura Bellinger (Read article)
16 ‘Billy plays the drums but Lizzie cannot play.’ Will music-making help them both anyway? Year...
Teaching History 132: Historians in the Classroom
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HA News, Autumn 2023
Welcome to the autumn 2023 edition of HA News magazine
Welcome to this packed autumn edition of HA News, featuring a mixture of what we've been up to, what we're planning on doing and some history pieces just for you.
Dr Gabrielle Storey explores the history and importance of medieval coronations, former HA President Dr Anne Curry writes about her experiences as an...
HA News, Autumn 2023
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The Historian 139: The Anglo-Saxons
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Reviews
5 Editorial (Read article)
6 New light on Rendlesham: lordship and landscape in East Anglia, 400-800 – Christopher Scull and Tom Williamson (Read article)
12 The Venerable Bede: recent research – Conor O’Brien (Read article)
16 Alfred versus the Viking Great Army – Caitlin Ellis (Read article)
23 The President’s Column...
The Historian 139: The Anglo-Saxons
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My favourite monument: The Acropolis, Athens, Greece
Primary History feature
About 3,200 years old, the Acropolis of Athens supports the most stunning and complete collection of ancient Greek structures that still exist. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987, it remains a mostly intact classical collection that fascinates those who study and visit it. I have always been intrigued...
My favourite monument: The Acropolis, Athens, Greece
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Teaching Year 8 pupils to take seriously the ideas of ordinary people from the past
Teaching History article
Jacob Olivey wanted Year 8 to know that ordinary people in the nineteenth century constructed their own identities. In this reflection on how his practice developed in his training year, Olivey illustrates the importance of using historical scholarship in choosing foundational knowledge to teach. He shows how he used that...
Teaching Year 8 pupils to take seriously the ideas of ordinary people from the past
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The Historian 137: Branches
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Reviews
5 Editorial (Read article)
6 HA Conference
8 A year in the life of a branch co-ordinator – Jenni Hyde (Read article)
14 Private Lives of the Tudors – Tracy Borman (Read article)
19 The President’s Column
20 Good Evening Sweetheart: experiences of an ordinary couple in the...
The Historian 137: Branches
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History and the perils of multiculturalism in 1990s Britain
Teaching History article
Ian Grosvenor's article points both to dangers and to positive potential in the National Curriculum for history. Critical of the published proposals for history in the current curriculum review, he points not only at the continuing narrowness of the perspectives enshrined by the proposed curriculum but at the reasons why...
History and the perils of multiculturalism in 1990s Britain
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Gladstone spiritual or Gladstone material? A rationale for using documents at AS and A2
Teaching History article
Rather than taking a sledgehammer approach to planning for the new AS and A2 courses Gary Howells has used the opportunity to reflect on characteristics of students' historical learning in the post-16 phase. He argues for a much fuller rationale for using documents than mere preparation for exams or coursework....
Gladstone spiritual or Gladstone material? A rationale for using documents at AS and A2
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The Historian 135: Revolution
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Reviews
5 Editorial (Read article)
6 The German Revolution of 1918-19: war and breaking point – Simon Constantine (Read article)
12 Steering the ship of state into port or, ending the French Revolution, 1789-1802 – Malcolm Crook (Read article)
19 The President’s Column
20 The Russian Revolution 100 years on:...
The Historian 135: Revolution
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The Historian 158: Out now
The magazine of the Historical Association
Read The Historian 158: Music
Anniversaries provide enticing opportunities for historians and the public to reflect on moments from our collective past. For choral music lovers this year is significant as it is the four hundredth anniversary of the death of the Tudor composer William Byrd, which is being marked by...
The Historian 158: Out now
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In My View: Migration - the search for a better life
Primary History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content and links may be outdated.
Migration is not new. The movement of people has been part of defining cultures throughout history. Asylum seekers could be seen as the thin (contemporary) end of this historical wedge. But is the...
In My View: Migration - the search for a better life
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The Urban Working Classes in England 1880-1914
Historian article
On reading the title of this article, any reader at all familiar with the social history of late Victorian and Edwardian England is likely to think of the revelations at the time of the extent of urban poverty. Two major enquiries, one into London poverty, and the other into poverty...
The Urban Working Classes in England 1880-1914
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Move Me On 186: trainee provides little scope for students to use their knowledge in analysis/argument
Teaching History feature
Move Me On is designed to build critical, informed debate about the character of teacher training, teacher education and professional development. It is also designed to offer practical help to all involved in training new history teachers. Each issue presents a situation in initial teacher education/training with an emphasis upon...
Move Me On 186: trainee provides little scope for students to use their knowledge in analysis/argument
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Leading Primary History Guidebook 2006
Guidebook for History Co-ordinators
Please note: this publication refers to the pre-2014 National Curriculum, but some content is still relevant. For current and recent content see our Subject leaders section.
Contents
Leading primary history: The Foundation Stage
Key Stage 1
Citizenship in the Primary Years
Learning and Teaching about the past in the foundation stage
Learning...
Leading Primary History Guidebook 2006
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The Tudor Monarchy in crisis: using a historian's account to stretch the most able students in Year 8
Teaching History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated.
Contributors to this journal have long recognised that success in public examinations is at least partly achieved by carefully teaching in Key Stage 3. A critical component of A-Level is that students who wish to...
The Tudor Monarchy in crisis: using a historian's account to stretch the most able students in Year 8
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What do we mean by Big Picture History?
Primary History article
Perhaps the best way to start thinking about Big Picture history is to say what it is not - it is not about rote learning dates or remembering ‘famous people and events' - Alfred the Great, The Battle of Hastings, Henry VIII, Florence Nightingale ....and so on! This factual knowledge...
What do we mean by Big Picture History?
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The Historian 138: Hidden stories of a centenary
The magazine of the Historical Association
This edition of The Historian is open-access to all (including all linked articles). For a subscription to The Historian (published quarterly), plus access to our library of high-quality podcasts and films, free short courses and Virtual Branch talks, membership of a thriving community of history-lovers and much more, join the HA today.
4 Reviews
5 Editorial (Read...
The Historian 138: Hidden stories of a centenary
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The Historian 131: 1066 in 2016
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Reviews (See latest reviews online)
5 Editorial (Read article)
6 1066 in 2016 - David Bates (Read article)
12 Populism, Progressivism and Trumpism: third party, inter-party and intra-party candidates in campaigns for the American presidency - Michael Dunne (Read article)
19 The President’s Column
20 Admiral Lord Mountbatten: man of science...
The Historian 131: 1066 in 2016
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Understanding Chronology at Key Stage 2
Primary History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated.
Introduction - Issues and Concerns
Was I wise to accept the invitation to write this piece? There has been little research to shed light on the question [of what understanding of chronology can we expect of...
Understanding Chronology at Key Stage 2
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Teaching History 99: Curriculum Planning
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
Choosing and planning your enquiry questions in Key Stage 3, The return of King John, Using depth to strengthen overview in the teaching of political change, Using a concluding enquiry to reinforce and assess earlier learning, Using ICT, Making source evaluation meaningful to Year 7 and much more...
Into the Key...
Teaching History 99: Curriculum Planning
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The shortest war in history: The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896
Historian article
At 9am on 27 August 1896, following an ultimatum, five ships of the Royal Navy began a bombardment of the Royal Palace and Harem in Zanzibar. Thirty-eight, or 40, or 43 minutes later, depending on which source you believe, the bombardment stopped when the white flag of surrender was raised...
The shortest war in history: The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896
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Is it time to forget Remembrance?
Teaching History article
Remembering those who have fallen in active service is an annual event in most schools and communities; the collective memory and respect that Remembrance engenders can enhance a sense of identity and belonging. Acts of Remembrance can be seen as an aspect of citizenship, but how often are they viewed...
Is it time to forget Remembrance?
