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  • School children work as archaeologists

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. Adults find local history fascinating: the minutiae of life in the past and the way a familiar place has become what it is today capture our imagination. But children may be rather less eager to...
    School children work as archaeologists

  • Urban spaces cross-curricular work: History

      Lesson Plan
    Please note: these free resources pre-date the 2014 National Curriculum. This is part of a set of subject areas also covering Science, Literacy and Art & Design. This section covers Citizenship too - see the 'Upstairs downstairs' material. See Cross-curricular learning Public spaces offer a range of opportunities for children's learning, and can...
    Urban spaces cross-curricular work: History

  • Engaging places with KS2

      Article
    Engaging Pupils: An A Level student describes her experience of collaborative working with Key Stage 2.When the students at Thamesview Vocational Centre found out we were working with the local junior school, Riverview Primary, we were quite surprised. We had been working on the Engaging Places project which was a...
    Engaging places with KS2

  • Urban spaces cross-curricular work: Art & Design

      Lesson Resources
    Please note: these free resources pre-date the 2014 National Curriculum. This is part of a set of subject areas also covering History, Science and Literacy. See also Cross-curricular learning Public spaces offer a range of opportunities for children's learning, and can enable children to investigate, observe, wonder, record and create. The suggested activities in this section...
    Urban spaces cross-curricular work: Art & Design

  • Urban spaces cross-curricular work: Science

      Lesson Resources
    Please note: this free resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. This is part of a set of subject areas also covering History, Literacy and Art & Design. Fieldwork in urban public parks, gardens and open spacesPublic spaces offer a range of opportunities for children's learning, and can enable children to investigate, observe, wonder, record and...
    Urban spaces cross-curricular work: Science

  • Beyond compare a study of Beatrix Potter and Benjamin Zephaniah

      Primary History article
    The Key Stage 1 National Curriculum encourages teachers to teach their pupils about ‘the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.’ (DfE, 2014, p. 205). Some teachers have begun to move away from the old favourite subject of Florence Nightingale and as...
    Beyond compare a study of Beatrix Potter and Benjamin Zephaniah

  • Thematic or topic based whole school curriculum planning

      Primary History article
    Creative curricular planning With the National Curriculum under review, it seems that more schools are taking a creative approach to planning by delivering the curriculum through a focused theme or topic. This has allowed schools to take more ownership of the curriculum and has helped teachers become more innovative in their...
    Thematic or topic based whole school curriculum planning

  • Urban spaces cross-curricular work: Literacy

      Article
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. This is part of a set of subject areas also covering History, Science, and Art & Design. See also Cross-curricular learning Public spaces offer a range of opportunities for children's learning, and can enable children to investigate, observe, wonder, record and create....
    Urban spaces cross-curricular work: Literacy

  • The Vikings in Britain: a brief history

      Reference guide for primary
    Viking Age | In Britain: background | Short history | King Alfred | Later raids & rulers | Key concepts < This resource is free for everyone For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of...
    The Vikings in Britain: a brief history

  • It worked for me: Knights and castles

      Primary History case study
    For their 2016 summer term topic, Class 2 at Thrumpton Primary Academy learnt about medieval knights and castles. Their teacher was particularly excited when she found out about the choice of topic for the term, as she has a degree in history with a specialism in medieval history! We started...
    It worked for me: Knights and castles

  • Progression & Assessment without Levels - Guide

      Progression & Assessment
    In the 2014 national curriculum for primary and secondary history one of the key differences is that, for the first time since 1991, there are no level descriptions against which you can assess pupils' progress.  The new attainment target says simply that: ‘By the end of each key stage, pupils...
    Progression & Assessment without Levels - Guide

  • Anglo-Saxons: a brief history

      Reference guide for primary
    Jump to: Anglo-Saxons in Britain | Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms | Areas to examine | Key concepts & links This resource is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject...
    Anglo-Saxons: a brief history

  • It worked for me: investing in dialogue as a tool for assessment

      Primary History feature
    The school in which I work serves a community of locals and expats and follows the English National Curriculum. Situated in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, we are one of a growing number of international schools in the area. It is five form entry and only opened in 2009....
    It worked for me: investing in dialogue as a tool for assessment

  • The Charles Dickens Primary School Project

      Historian article
    For many years London South Bank University [LSBU] trainee teachers have been engaged in a wide range of mini history-led, cross-curricular projects in local primary schools, culminating in the students teaching lessons to groups of children. Some of these projects have been on different aspects of community history, including in-depth...
    The Charles Dickens Primary School Project

  • Urban spaces near you: cross-curricular work

      Lesson Resources
    This material covers the following areas - see the page on each one: History Literacy Art & Design Science Urban spaces such as parks and gardens offer a range of opportunities for children's learning. There children can investigate, observe, wonder, record and create. Our urban spaces project presents ideas and...
    Urban spaces near you: cross-curricular work

  • About Nuffield Primary History

      Nuffield Primary History project, 1991-2009
    The Nuffield Primary History project developed a range of approaches and techniques for doing history with children, between and 1991 and 2009. The resources produced by the project are all real lessons which have been taught by real teachers. They include guidance on teaching and examples of children's work. Many...
    About Nuffield Primary History

  • Dramatising Boudicca and the Celts

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content and links are outdated. The story of Boudicca lends itself equally well to both history and drama. As a key part of work on ‘The Romans', it is an example of how history and drama when used together can contribute to...
    Dramatising Boudicca and the Celts

  • The potential of primary history

      Primary History article
    In this article Alison Kitson and Michael Riley consider the potential of the primary history curriculum to educate children about climate change and sustainability. They suggest some important principles, and a range of strategies, that could be used to develop a stronger emphasis on environmental history in primary history.
    The potential of primary history

  • English Heritage and Historical Association Local Heritage Project

      Article
    One year ago (2011), the south eastern branch of English Heritage and the Historical Association came together to see what we could do better in partnership. The outcome was the Local Heritage Partnership Project. The vision was to work together to provide access to and inspiration to carry out local...
    English Heritage and Historical Association Local Heritage Project

  • Significance at Key Stage 1

      Significance at KS1
    Teaching significant individuals remains a key element in Key Stage 1. Significance is an extremely difficult concept to develop with young children, so how do we sow the seeds? This unit looks at just one approach for developing early ideas of significance with young children through the individuals of the...
    Significance at Key Stage 1

  • History through connecting classrooms in Bradford and Peshawar, Pakistan

      Primary History article
    Editorial note: In this inspiring, teacher-led, crossphase project, pupils and teachers from eight schools in Bradford and Peshawar shared and learned about the histories of Bradford and Pakistan. The British Council’s Connecting Classrooms Scheme funded the project. The article below focuses on the primary dimension. In 2008 three representatives from Bradford...
    History through connecting classrooms in Bradford and Peshawar, Pakistan

  • Children writing accounts: the Battle of Trafalgar

      Exemplar
    Paul Newton's Year 6 class was investigating the Battle of Trafalgar as the introduction to a Victorian study. The sources Paul had chosen were an extract from the diary of Lieutenant Paul Harris Nicholas, of HMS Belleisle, and the famous painting showing the death of Admiral Nelson on the quarterdeck...
    Children writing accounts: the Battle of Trafalgar

  • Planning a post-1066 thematic study

      HA Primary Subject Leader Area
    The requirement in National Curriculum rubric at Key Stage 2 for a study or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 can appear intimidatingly broad at first sight, but Andrew Wrenn is here to help! Drawing on non-statutory examples provided in the National Curriculum – such as...
    Planning a post-1066 thematic study

  • Primary History 51

      The primary education journal of the Historical Association
    04 Editorial 06 In my view: Bringing the past to life – Julian Richards (Read article) 07 In my view: The true end of archaeology? – Don Henson (Read article) 08 in my view: Our heritage: use it or lose it – Mike Corbishley (Read article) 10 Think Bubble: Instant Archaeology –...
    Primary History 51

  • Searching for the Shang in Shropshire

      Primary History article
    The introduction of the new primary curriculum in September 2014 presented a range of challenges for primary schools. Within the history orders for Key Stage 2 were new areas of study including prehistoric Britain as a compulsory study, and new optional study areas of early Islamic civilisation and Shang China....
    Searching for the Shang in Shropshire