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EYFS Scheme of Work
Primary Schemes of Work (unresourced)
In the Early Years Foundation Stage children begin to learn that as they grow up they are increasingly able to do more things for themselves independently. This emerging knowledge and understanding can be used to explore crucial early historical skills.
This resource is free to everyone. For access to hundreds...
EYFS Scheme of Work
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Primary History 76
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article)
05 HA Primary News
06 Learning about the past through a study of houses and homes by Helen Crawford (Read article)
08 Coherence in primary history: what is it and how can it be achieved? By Tim Lomas (Read article)
14 Ideas for teaching at key stage...
Primary History 76
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Historian Membership Sample Resources
Broaden your historical horizons
Enjoy a taster of the original content available with HA Historian membership and discover how it can unlock fresh insights, broaden your historical understanding, and deepen your connection with the past.
Online resources are just one part of the HA membership package – find out more here.
The Historian magazine
The Historian...
Historian Membership Sample Resources
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Secondary Membership Sample Resources
Supporting your professional growth and classroom practice
Enjoy a taster of our expert-produced resources and see how HA membership can boost your pedagogy, your classroom practice and your professional journey at every stage of your career.
Teaching resources are just one part of the secondary membership package – find out more here.
Teaching History journal
The UK’s...
Secondary Membership Sample Resources
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Primary Membership Sample Resources
Unlock a toolkit of trusted resources
Explore free samples of our expert-produced resources and see how HA membership can transform history teaching in your school.
Teaching resources are just one part of the primary membership package – find out more here.
Primary History magazine
The UK’s leading magazine for primary history educators, offering expert insights, practical...
Primary Membership Sample Resources
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Robert Grosseteste (c. 1170-1253)
Historian article
Jack Cunningham considers a medieval philosopher, the significance of whose ideas has grown in importance through the centuries.
An appreciation of Grosseteste the thinker has not always been at its appropriate level during the almost 800 years since his death. If historians have paid attention to the great man this ...
Robert Grosseteste (c. 1170-1253)
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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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History Teacher Development Programme
Autumn 2025 cohort
The History Teacher Development Programme is an online course aimed at history teachers who want to re-focus their attention on teaching ambitious and rigorous history.
Are you a relatively new teacher coming to the end of your ECT years?
Are you a more experienced teacher who wants to re-engage with...
History Teacher Development Programme
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Subject Leader Development Programme
Autumn 2025 cohort
Welcome to the Historical Association's online course for developing subject leadership in history teaching. Led by a team of 6 experienced subject leaders, including Hugh Richards, Sharon Aninakwa, Ruth Lingard, David Hibbert, Elizabeth Carr and Catherine Priggs, this course will equip history leaders fully for the demands of the role and...
Subject Leader Development Programme
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Guidance for would-be history teacher trainees
An interview with history NQTs
Are you considering history teaching as a career option? Knowing where to start, what to expect from teaching and whether teacher training is right for you can feel like a leap into the unknown. We spoke to three recently qualified teachers, Ben Kirby, Liam Frondigoun and Alex Schmidt, all based...
Guidance for would-be history teacher trainees
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Teacher Fellowship programme: The Caribbean, Monarchy and Legacies of Empire
Teacher Fellowship programme 2025
Although twelve Caribbean colonies gained independence during Elizabeth II's reign, only four opted to become republics (most recently Barbados, in 2021) and eight retain the British monarch as head of state to this day. Emphasising Caribbean sources and perspectives, this Teacher Fellowship programme examines the role of the British monarchy in the...
Teacher Fellowship programme: The Caribbean, Monarchy and Legacies of Empire
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History Teacher Development Programme
Spring 2025 cohort
The History Teacher Development Programme is an online course aimed at history teachers who want to re-focus their attention on teaching ambitious and rigorous history.
Are you a relatively new teacher coming to the end of your ECT years?
Are you a more experienced teacher who wants to re-engage with...
History Teacher Development Programme
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Subject Leader Development Programme
Summer 2025 cohort
Welcome to the Historical Association's online course for developing subject leadership in history teaching. Led by a team of 6 experienced subject leaders, including Hugh Richards, Sharon Aninakwa, Ruth Lingard, David Hibbert, Elizabeth Carr and Catherine Priggs, this course will equip history leaders fully for the demands of the role and...
Subject Leader Development Programme
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Teacher Fellowship programme: Henry on Tour: Teaching the royal progresses of Henry VIII
Teacher Fellowship programme 2025
With an emphasis on sustained professional development, the HA Teacher Fellowship programme aims to bring teachers up to date with the latest historical research and how to apply this in their teaching. We are delighted to be running this funded Teacher Fellowship programme in partnership with the AHRC-funded Henry on...
Teacher Fellowship programme: Henry on Tour: Teaching the royal progresses of Henry VIII
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Teacher Fellowship programme: Teaching the economic history of colonialism in Africa and Asia
Teacher Fellowship programme 2024
This Teacher Fellowship programme, in partnership with the Department of Economic History at LSE, explored the economic history of colonialism and empire in South and South-East Asia, Africa and the Middle East in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The programme was supported by the LSE Knowledge Exchange and Impact fund....
Teacher Fellowship programme: Teaching the economic history of colonialism in Africa and Asia
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Do Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children see themselves in your history classroom?
Helen Snelson and Richard Kerridge; resources from HA conference session, Bristol, May 2022
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people are the largest minority ethnic group in some communities (and therefore in some schools) in the UK.
Richard Kerridge and Helen Snelson have worked with the historian Professor Becky Taylor to produce a range of teaching resources for teaching the history of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller...
Do Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children see themselves in your history classroom?
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Mini Teacher Fellowship: Medieval Perceptions of Conquest
HA Mini Teacher Fellowship 2020–21
In the summer of 2020 a group of teachers took part in a mini teacher fellowship on medieval perceptions of conquest. Teachers took part in a two-day course led by academic historians Dr Emily Winkler of Oxford University and Dr Owain Jones of Bangor University. Sadly, due to the covid...
Mini Teacher Fellowship: Medieval Perceptions of Conquest
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Teacher Fellowship Programme: Broadcasting and Social Change in Sixties Britain
Teacher Fellowship Programme 2022
This Teacher Fellowship Programme focused on developing the teaching of the history of equality and diversity in postwar Britain using video and audio sources. The programme was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council BBC History 100 Fellowship. The programme has sought to refresh the teaching of modern British history in schools by diversifying its content,...
Teacher Fellowship Programme: Broadcasting and Social Change in Sixties Britain
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Teacher Fellowship Programme: The People of 1381
Teacher Fellowship Programme 2022
This Teacher Fellowship programme focused on developing the teaching of medieval history and the history of revolt, popular protest, power and the people, in partnership with The People of 1381 project.
The project is focused on revealing new insights into the diverse range of people who played a part in...
Teacher Fellowship Programme: The People of 1381
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Teacher Fellowship Programme: Local history
Teacher Fellowship Programme 2021–22
At the heart of this Teacher Fellowship programme in partnership with the British Association for Local History was the concept of integrating local history into the classroom through the stories of the people and places which make the history of your school's community exciting and unique. Through the lens of local history...
Teacher Fellowship Programme: Local history
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Primary Teacher Fellowship Programme: Local history
Teacher Fellowship Programme 2021-22
At the heart of this Teacher Fellowship programme in partnership with the British Association for Local History was the concept of integrating local history into the classroom through the stories of the people and places which make the history of your school's community exciting and unique. Through the lens of local history...
Primary Teacher Fellowship Programme: Local history
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The Medlicott Medal
HA Awards
Our annual award the Medlicott Medal is awarded to individuals for outstanding services and current contributions to history.
The Medlicott winner is notified in advance of their win so that they can give a talk. The Historical Association's annual event is becoming a must for local, educational and academic historians....
The Medlicott Medal
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History 330
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 98, Issue 330
All HA members have access to all History journal articles (Wiley Online Library site). To access History content:
1. Sign in to the HA website (top right of any page)2. Then click this link to allow access to History content on the Wiley site.
NB all links below go to the Wiley Online Library site and open in a new window or tab.
Access the full edition online
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History 330
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History 332
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 98, Issue 332
All HA members have access to all History journal articles (Wiley Online Library site). To access History content:
1. Sign in to the HA website (top right of any page)2. Then click this link to allow access to History content on the Wiley site.
NB all links below go to the Wiley Online Library site and open in a new window or tab.
Access the full edition online
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History 332
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History 333
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 98, Issue 333
All HA members have access to all History journal articles (Wiley Online Library site). To access History content:
1. Sign in to the HA website (top right of any page)2. Then click this link to allow access to History content on the Wiley site.
NB all links below go to the Wiley Online Library site and open in a new window or tab.
Access the full edition online
Editorial...
History 333
