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  • Local history and literacy using written (and other) sources

      Primary History article
    Jo Barkham shows how creative and challenging teaching can stimulate and engage even the youngest pupils in the reading of written, printed and multi-modal sources...
    Local history and literacy using written (and other) sources

  • Film: What is a curriculum?

      Article
    In this short film Steve Mastin outlines the HA's approach to curriculum plans and what to look for in a good scheme of work.
    Film: What is a curriculum?

  • Pull-out posters: Primary History 93

      Coronations
    Poster 1: What continuities and change can you see in coronations from the distant to recent past? Poster 2: Some objects used or presented at a coronation
    Pull-out posters: Primary History 93

  • Writing history

      Primary History article
    Writing, composition, is the hallmark of the historian - and a central aspect of pupils' historical education. So, who better to describe what being a writer of history entails than the president of the Historical Association...
    Writing history

  • Roman Crime and Punishment

      Podcast
    The Romans are known as forward thinkers who were well advanced for their time.  But did they manage to conquer crime? Listen to this podcast to find out.
    Roman Crime and Punishment

  • Using ICT in Primary History

      Article
    Alf Wilkinson our Professional Development Officer has produced a PowerPoint presentation to enable more effective use of ICT in the primary classroom...
    Using ICT in Primary History

  • Decoding medieval pilgrimage

      Historian article
    Pilgrimage played a significant role in medieval life and belief. Pilgrims travelled far and wide to express their devotion to saints and their cults. Who were the pilgrims and what did pilgrimage involve? Luke Daly makes sense of this fascinating and complex phenomenon...
    Decoding medieval pilgrimage

  • From our branches: Conwy Borough Branch

      Historian feature
    A new branch of the Historical Association has recently opened in North Wales. In this article, branch founders Morgan Ditchburn and Gemma Campbell introduce themselves and provide an exciting account of the present and future activities of the Conwy Borough Historical Association Branch...
    From our branches: Conwy Borough Branch

  • Using children’s illustrators as a focus for learning about ‘Past and Present’ in EYFS

      Primary History article
    The EYFS framework places a key emphasis on the value of giving children rich encounters with stories and picture books. With World Book Day just around the corner, this article suggests how a focus on children’s illustrators could be used to develop children’s understanding of ‘past and present’...
    Using children’s illustrators as a focus for learning about ‘Past and Present’ in EYFS

  • Recorded webinar: Prosthetics and assistive technology in ancient Greece and Rome

      Article
    In this webinar, Jane Draycott shares her research on prostheses and assistive technology in ancient Greece, Rome and the neighbouring civilisations. She outlines the findings from her 2023 book on this subject, which arose from a grant to visit museums around the UK to access surviving ancient prostheses and modern...
    Recorded webinar: Prosthetics and assistive technology in ancient Greece and Rome

  • Pull-out posters: Primary History 98

      Talking History competition
    The HA's Primary Oracy Competition: To register interest for 2025, contact Olivia Dent on: olivia.dent@history.org.uk  Find out more here
    Pull-out posters: Primary History 98

  • Planning for local history

      Article
    Editorial comment: Barbara writes from the viewpoint of a classroom teacher facing the challenge of ‘Doing local history' for the first time.
    Planning for local history

  • Similarity and difference with a tasty twist

      Primary History article
    Polly Gillow uses ice cream, something children will readily relate to, as a means of exploring similarities between past and present, drawing on a range of sources and contexts together with practical activities including their sense of taste...  
    Similarity and difference with a tasty twist

  • Recorded Webinar: Understanding Lenin’s Government, 1917-24

      Article
    In this webinar Dr Douds examines the nature of political authority in the nascent Soviet Republic and the institutional structures, practices and ideology of government in the Lenin period. She considers how Communist Party dictatorship and the monolithic party-state emerged in the early years following the October Revolution of 1917...
    Recorded Webinar: Understanding Lenin’s Government, 1917-24

  • Ideas for assemblies: LGBT History Month

      Primary History feature
    LGBT History Month was established in 2004. It not only raises awareness of discrimination still faced by the LGBT+ community but also celebrates LGBT+ people and their achievements. February is LGBT History Month and its theme this year was ‘History: Peace, Reconciliation, and Activism’. 
    Ideas for assemblies: LGBT History Month

  • One of my favourite history places: Chichester's Roman walls

      Primary History feature
    One of my favourite places to explore are the Roman walls that encircle the city of Chichester. The walls help to offer glimpses into the distant past and act as a constant reminder of the legacy left by the Roman Empire.
    One of my favourite history places: Chichester's Roman walls

  • Ideas for Assemblies: Linking historical events with geography

      Primary History article
    In this edition we highlight some interesting anniversaries that might provide a link with geography, either through maps, ideas about climate change or conservation and protection of wild animals. We hope these anniversaries might inspire some stimulating historical investigations, as well as provoke lots of discussion and debate. Some of...
    Ideas for Assemblies: Linking historical events with geography

  • James Macpherson: a Scottish Robin Hood

      Historian article
    James Macpherson led a notorious gang of robbers in late seventeenth-century Scotland, and he became infamous for robbing rich lairds to give to the poor. Anne-Marie Kilday explains how his notoriety is also significant for revealing how people in early modern Scotland could hold complex attitudes towards the Gypsy Roma...
    James Macpherson: a Scottish Robin Hood

  • Developing disciplinary knowledge: how and why castles and forts developed

      Primary History article
    Disciplinary knowledge is often identified as a key area of development by subject leaders. In this article, Susie Townsend explores the concepts of change, continuity and causation through the lens of forts and castles. Emphasizing the importance of enquiry, she provides a range of historical activities that could be used in...
    Developing disciplinary knowledge: how and why castles and forts developed

  • Little coins, big histories

      Primary History article
    In this article, Damienne Clarke examines how coins can be used as a focus for history teaching and learning in Key Stage One. She describes the emergence of coins from older systems of bartering, as well as their role as tokens of commemoration for significant people and events. This article provides...
    Little coins, big histories

  • Effective implementation in primary history

      Primary History article
    In this useful article, Matt Flynn uses the Education Endowment Foundation implementation process (2024) to exemplify how history subject leaders can affect positive whole school change and develop their history provision in line with their school’s needs. He shares the process through a developed example, providing an excellent scaffold that history...
    Effective implementation in primary history

  • Who is in charge?

      Primary History article
    Children are introduced from the start of their lives to the idea that someone is in charge.  Helen Crawford and Karin Doull explore how the question ‘Who is in charge?’ can be used with EYFS children to develop ideas of power, authority and agency. The article looks at its relevance...
    Who is in charge?

  • Musings and misconceptions about Remembrance Day

      Primary History article
    Very few primary schools do not address Remembrance Day in some form or another.  We assume a broad awareness of what it stands for but Susie Townsend suggests that this may not always have been the case. We may be making assumptions about children’s awareness that are not justified. This...
    Musings and misconceptions about Remembrance Day

  • 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

  • Four objects in search of a story: why artefacts matter in history

      Primary History article
    The well-known children’s historical fiction author Tom Palmer relates how he uses artefacts as an important element in encouraging children to read and engage with history. The examples are from the First and Second World Wars, but artefacts from any period can make an excellent stimulus as well as an...
    Four objects in search of a story: why artefacts matter in history