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New Perspectives on the First Crusade: on-demand short course
Online self-guided short course for lifelong learners
As Christianity had spread across Europe, Islam had spread across the Middle East. At the end of the eleventh century the relationship between the Muslim leader of Jerusalem and the Christian communities and travellers to the city fractured. Along with other key relationships across Europe, the Middle East and around...
New Perspectives on the First Crusade: on-demand short course
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The Jews of Medieval England: on-demand short course
Online self-guided short course for lifelong learners
A Jewish community was established in England shortly after the Norman Conquest. Initially confined to London, from the 1130s onwards Jews began to settle in other parts of the country, where they lived as English Jews for more than two centuries. Their life in England came to an end in...
The Jews of Medieval England: on-demand short course
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Virtual Branch recording: Empires of the Normans
Virtual Branch Film
How did descendants of Viking marauders come to dominate Western Europe and the Mediterranean, from the British Isles to North Africa, and Lisbon to the Holy Land and the Middle East?
In this Virtual Branch talk Levi Roach, author of Empires of the Normans, tells a tale of ambitious adventures...
Virtual Branch recording: Empires of the Normans
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HA Membership guide
Primary membership
We are delighted to welcome you as a member of the Historical Association. By joining you’ve become part of a vibrant subject community made up of thousands of different people with a shared interest: history!
Whether you want to gain access to high quality teaching support, undertake training to help you...
HA Membership guide
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Addressing Health: Sickness and social reform in the Victorian and Edwardian period
Mini Teacher Fellowship with the Addressing Health project
This special funded CPD programme ran in partnership with the Wellcome Trust Collaborative Research project, Addressing Health: Morbidity and Mortality in the Victorian and Edwardian Post Office. The project explores the relationships between work and health in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through the lens of thousands of Post Office employees....
Addressing Health: Sickness and social reform in the Victorian and Edwardian period
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Routes into primary teaching
HA guide
In some teacher training courses, the amount of training to teach history is relatively little. Once you have completed your training and ECT years (Early Career Teacher), it is important to know how you can improve and develop your knowledge and expertise in history. This can be achieved by developing...
Routes into primary teaching
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Guidance for ITE tutors
Multipage Article
The importance of subject specific teaching in primary ITE has become a central focus since the new inspection framework was introduced (DfE, 2020). This mirrors the deep dives that happen during school inspections and has highlighted the importance of strong subject teaching in ITE.
This section provides guidance for ITE...
Guidance for ITE tutors
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Guidance for Trainee and Early Career Teachers
Multipage Article
Training to be an Early Years and Primary teacher can seem daunting. Especially when you consider that you will be teaching so many subjects, and your Initial Teacher Education course may not include very much time or support in how to teach History. The Historical Association understands this and so...
Guidance for Trainee and Early Career Teachers
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Guidance for school-based mentors
Multipage Article
The role of the mentor has increased in importance over the last twenty years, in part due to the growth of school-based training routes into teaching, coupled with a much greater focus on quality assurance across all aspects of initial teacher education. Mentoring is a highly skilled role which involves...
Guidance for school-based mentors
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Make a bespoke CPD or consultancy request
Multipage Article
At the Historical Association, we offer a wide range of subject-specific CPD opportunities at a range of prices to suit every budget.
However, if you require history CPD that is tailored directly to your needs in school or you are looking for consultancy, we also offer bespoke training and consultancy...
Make a bespoke CPD or consultancy request
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Virtual Branch recording: Why has Monarchy survived in Europe?
Virtual Branch
In the lead-up to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, Dr Bob Morris joined the HA Virtual Branch in March 2022 to consider why the monarchy has survived in Europe.
Dr R. M. (Bob) Morris is a Senior Honorary Research Associate at the Constitution Unit, University College London. He was formerly a...
Virtual Branch recording: Why has Monarchy survived in Europe?
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Berlin and the Berlin Wall: on-demand short course
Online self-guided short course for lifelong learners
Introduction
The Berlin Wall became a symbol of a time in history, and a physical defining point in an otherwise covert series of battles. To study and explore the Berlin Wall is to explore how the Cold War manifested itself in Central Europe and the impact it had on one...
Berlin and the Berlin Wall: on-demand short course
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Webinar on demand: Planning a Primary Platinum Jubilee
Webinar: 70 suggestions for a whole school celebration
This free member webinar offers lots of suggestions for a whole school celebration in primary schools from EYFS to Year 6. Find out about educational, engaging enquiry-based activities to enhance learning in EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 National Curriculum units, while having fun, marking 70 years of...
Webinar on demand: Planning a Primary Platinum Jubilee
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Film: The life and legend of the Sultan Saladin
Article
Jonathan Phillips’s 2020 HA Virtual Conference keynote talk on The life and legend of the Sultan Saladin reveals how a man initially branded as ‘the son of Satan’ became so esteemed in Europe and, through extensive new research, we will follow how his character and achievements have acted as a role model for...
Film: The life and legend of the Sultan Saladin
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Young Quills reviews 2021
Multipage Article
The Young Quills Awards for Historical Fiction are annual awards that recognize the best in historical fiction for young people.
The way the HA organises the awards is that publishers nominate their new historical fiction books from the previous year, copies of those books are sent to schools, and the reviews of...
Young Quills reviews 2021
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Resource Sharing Hub: Key Stage 2
The HA: here for you virtually
Our education committees have developed an HA home learning resource-sharing hub to support the history community and parents throughout the current period of school closures.
We are calling upon the history community to submit your home learning ideas and resources to share with others. The HA is well-placed and ready to act...
Resource Sharing Hub: Key Stage 2
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Quality Mark in the news
Multipage Article
A school's pride in gaining the History Quality Mark is often shared by the wider community through the local press and school websites and newsletters, some of which are featured in this section.
Some QM schools have also worked with us to produce journal articles providing insights into the Quality Mark process...
Quality Mark in the news
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Primary Quality Mark: Exemplar applications & case studies
Multipage Article
Just as we model examples for our pupils, we understand that knowing what a QM gold or silver school looks like is just as important to any school thinking about taking part. In this section you will find a selection of full QM case studies as well as a number...
Primary Quality Mark: Exemplar applications & case studies
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Register of schools holding the Quality Mark
Multipage Article
See our full register of awarded Quality Mark Schools, updated monthly. Each school holds their QM status for 3 years from the date of award.
Register of schools holding the Quality Mark
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Support materials for schools undertaking the Quality Mark
Multipage Article
Once you've made the choice to register or to talk to senior leaders about registering your school to take part in the HA Quality Mark, explaining the process to other members of staff will be important. Sometimes you may have to make a case. To make your task as easy...
Support materials for schools undertaking the Quality Mark
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Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning
Multipage Article
Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning was an international programme supporting teaching and learning about global issues, running from 2018 to 2020. It was funded by UK Government with the British Council, in partnership with the Geographical Association. Historical Association and several other Subject Associations are involved too. Connecting Classrooms buillt on...
Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning
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World War I: widening relevance in the modern world
Article
Hayyan Bhabha introduces a project that is using newly-discovered documents to show the contribution of Allied Muslim soldiers in the First World War, with the aim of developing empathy, mutual respect and religious understanding in young children of all ages.
At a time of rising nationalism across the world, where Muslims are...
World War I: widening relevance in the modern world
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Writing books for young children about the First World War
Article
It is hardly surprising that there are very few books for young children which tackle such a difficult subject as the First World War. In considering our approach, we knew we had to balance two distinct considerations – being absolutely true to the facts, yet, being sensitive to the effect of...
Writing books for young children about the First World War
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‘It’s a great big ship!’: Teaching the Titanic at Key Stage 1
Article
Edith Haisman, a 15-year-old passenger on the Titanic, exclaimed, ‘It’s a great big ship!’ when she first caught sight of it. Similar excitement could be generated among your pupils by incorporating a study of the Titanic into your curriculum. If you are tired of teaching about the Great Fire of...
‘It’s a great big ship!’: Teaching the Titanic at Key Stage 1
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Early Years: Learning about the Past through 'People Who Help Us'
Article
'People who help us’ is a popular learning theme in the Foundation Stage. It helps children develop their knowledge of the world around them and understand how they are part of a local and wider community. Aspects of this theme can also provide opportunities for children to develop their understanding...
Early Years: Learning about the Past through 'People Who Help Us'
