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Primary History 102: Out now
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
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As the days lengthen and the first signs of spring begin to appear, there is a renewed sense of energy in our classrooms. Spring always feels like an invitation: to open the doors, to step outside, and to think differently about where and how history learning...
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Primary History 101: Out now
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
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When we were discussing editing issue 101, our minds immediately went to Dalmatians – the book and the film! As a result, there may be more references to animals than usual in this edition. Kate Rigby’s article draws out the ways in which animals have helped us, in...
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Primary History 100: Out now
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We are proud to present you with the hundredth edition of Primary History journal. It is a publication that has developed and changed over the intervening years, adjusting and amending as the curriculum and teaching approaches have varied. At its heart, however, has always been the...
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Primary History 99: Out now
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Welcome to Primary History 99! As the countdown to our 100th edition begins, it is pleasing to read the findings of the 2024 Primary History Survey, which shows that children (and teachers) continue to love learning about the past. We know that history is a diverse and inclusive subject,...
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Primary History 98: Out now
Article
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This edition goes to print when the post-election landscape in still hazy, especially regarding the role of history in the primary curriculum. We can remain optimistic that history will be a key part of a broad and balanced curriculum. As we patiently await future changes (it...
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Primary History 96: Out now
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Read Primary History 96: Climate and Environment
This edition of Primary History Journal is a special edition. It focuses on the challenge of climate change and the need for sustainability, a challenge that is becoming increasingly urgent. It is a joint project with Teaching History, our secondary counterpart, to which...
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Primary History 95: Out now
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Welcome to Primary History 95! We are now well into the first term of the new school year, and it is heartening to know that children around the country will have been rediscovering the joy of history once again.
As historians we are privileged to explore the treasures...
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Primary History 94: Out now
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It may be tempting to imagine that a stream of good authors send in a range of articles and all that is needed is to tidy them up a bit and publish. If this were the case there would be no need for an editorial board....
Primary History 94: Out now
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Primary History 92: Out now
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It seems like such a short while ago that we were all joyfully celebrating the platinum jubilee (or platy joobs) and yet this edition contains an article focused on our new monarch, King Charles III, and some of the changes we are having to get used...
Primary History 92: Out now
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Primary History 88: Out now
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
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It is sometimes the case that the history we are exposed to changes in a way that is barely perceptible. At other times the changes have been momentous. Some have been long lasting, others fleeting. The time that primary history often felt like a support act for...
Primary History 88: Out now
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Teaching the Wars of the Roses in primary history
Primary History article
The Tudors is a relatively popular topic for those Key Stage 2 teachers looking at a theme extending beyond 1066. In this article Matthew Sossick argues that there is a large gap in understanding if pupils understand nothing of how the Tudors emerged as such a dominant dynasty. This means...
Teaching the Wars of the Roses in primary history
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Blending history and creative writing: imagining a lost Anglo-Saxon poem
Primary History article
Decoding a manuscript, exploring glittering archaeology, imagining the emotions and sensations of a battle, and learning Old English vocabulary. These are all tasks that we, as teachers of medieval literature in the English Department at King’s College London, have assigned to our undergraduate classes.
However, Key Stage 2 children can...
Blending history and creative writing: imagining a lost Anglo-Saxon poem
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Primary History 96: Climate and Environment
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
05 Editorial (Read article)
06 The potential of primary history – Alison Kitson and Michael Riley (Read article)
12 How much has the weather mattered in British history? A possible development study – Tim Lomas (Read article)
20 A Significant Local Event: Carlisle floods – Sue Temple (Read article)
24 Earth heroes: Etta Lemon,...
Primary History 96: Climate and Environment
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Planning for progression and sequencing in primary history
Primary History article
Jo Pearson uses the example of The Greetland Academy in Halifax to address the thorny issue of planning for progression and sequence. She recognises the problems of simplistic and formulaic definitions about progression. In planning the curriculum, four lenses are identified and considered to determine what is taught and when. This is a compelling...
Planning for progression and sequencing in primary history
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Teaching the British Empire in primary history
Primary History article
The height of the BBC Proms season is its last night in the Royal Albert Hall. It features traditional patriotic songs such as Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory. Cheerful crowds wave union flags as the magnificent music of Elgar and others swells to a crescendo. Contrast this...
Teaching the British Empire in primary history
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Getting to grips with concepts in primary history
Primary History article
Perhaps one of the most perplexing aspects of teaching history is the fostering of conceptual understanding. History subject leaders often find this a challenging issue. Even if they have a decent grasp themselves, it can be difficult for others in the school who have to teach the subject.
Over recent...
Getting to grips with concepts in primary history
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What confuses primary children in history...
... and what can we do about it?
Young children who automatically see shiny things as new no matter what their age, those who mix up technology from one age with another, those who dismiss people in the past as stupid because they did not have the possessions we have today, those who equate the age of a...
What confuses primary children in history...
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Primary History 65: Diversity and Inclusion
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Overview
04 Inclusion & Diversity - Jon Nichol
05 History belongs to all of us - Diversity and the History Curriculum - Ilona Aronovsky (Read article)
12 Diversity in primary history: exemplar lessons: HA publications 2000-2013 and Nuffield Primary History - Sarah Codrington
14 Including the Muslim Contribution in the National...
Primary History 65: Diversity and Inclusion
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Primary History 63: History & Creativity
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Editorial and In My View
04 Editorial - history and creativity
05 Creativity and history - Hilary Cooper (Read article)
Features
08 A creative Egyptian project - Caitlin Bates (Read article)
09 Diogenes - WHITHER CREATIVITY?! A consideration of the article Creativity and the Primary Curriculum - Peter Vass (Read...
Primary History 63: History & Creativity
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History is literacy: 'doing history' with written and printed sources
Primary History article
Introduction: English, Literacy & History - The Bullock Report
In 1975 the British government published a very great and wise man, Lord Bullock's report, on the teaching of English. Lord Bullock, a world-class historian, worked closely and intensely with distinguished figures in the teaching of English [literacy]. Lord Bullock, with...
History is literacy: 'doing history' with written and printed sources
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Primary History 61: Museums and Visits
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Editorial and In My View
04 Editorial Museums, identity and freedom - museums matter
05 A museum of British history - Lord Baker
06 Museums: Entries to learning - Mick Waters (Read article)
07 Using sites and the environment - John Fines (Read article)
08 Visits and museums - Jerome...
Primary History 61: Museums and Visits
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Primary History 62: History & ICT
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Editorial and In My View
04 Editorial
05 Using ICT to develop pupils' historical knowledge, understanding and thinking: the view from Ofsted - Michael Maddison HMI
06 The digital revolution - Jerome Freeman (Read article)
07 History, ICT and the digital age - Ben Walsh (Read article)
Features
08 Diogenes: English...
Primary History 62: History & ICT
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Ideas for Assemblies - Remembrance
Article
A debt of honour...
During the months of September to November 2015, assemblies in my school will focus on remembrance relating to the First World War culminating in a special Armistice Day assembly. In conjunction with this focus a possible approach could be to introduce the children to the growth...
Ideas for Assemblies - Remembrance
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Primary History 53: Living history
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Living history - a primary history curriculum for the 21st century: Historical, Geographical and Social Understanding
03 Editorial
04 The Historical Association’s response to the Rose Review
05 In my view: Towards a new primary curriculum: Cambridge Primary Review Part 1, Past and Present, Part 2, The Future — An...
Primary History 53: Living history
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Primary History 52: Education and the Environment
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
03 Editorial
04 In my view: Education and the built environment – Dominic Balmforth
06 In my view: Primary history and Engaging Places – Rochelle Whitty
08 In my view: Engaging Pupils: An A Level student describes her experience of collaborative working with Key Stage 2 – Bernice Waghorn
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Primary History 52: Education and the Environment
