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  • HA Branches in the East of England

      Branch details by region
    Cambridge Branch Enquiries to Branch President Dr Sean Lang sf_lang@hotmail.com    Cambridge Branch Programme    Essex Branch Talks on Saturdays, 2.30pm, Trinity Methodist Church, Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2XB. Please check the calendar on this website for details. Visitors and prospective members warmly welcomed - £3, Associate Members fee £10.00 / £15.00 for 2 members...
    HA Branches in the East of England

  • History and language

      Primary History article
    Pupil writing is present at every point in studying history - from initial questioning to the writing and presentation of a finished piece of work. Children continually explore, acquire and build upon both existing and new historical vocabulary and phrases, p. 30. Writing depends totally upon pupils' linguistic knowledge and...
    History and language

  • HA awards evening 2021 round-up

      1st October 2021
    Finally it happened – the HA annual (usually) awards evening, known to many as ‘the Medlicott evening’. Normally held in summer, the event is an opportunity to recognise some of the incredible contributions that people make to the continuation of history for all in this country, as historians, writers, educators...
    HA awards evening 2021 round-up

  • Cardiff Branch Programme

      Article
    Cardiff Branch Programme 2025-26     All enquiries to Professor Peter Edbury Edbury@cardiff.ac.uk or Dr Paul Webster WebsterP@cardiff.ac.uk All talks start at 7pm via Zoom or Teams. A link to the talk is provided by email from Dr Webster. All talks are free and Zoom/Teams allow us to have speakers...
    Cardiff Branch Programme

  • Discussion and debate exemplar: Columbus: was he a hero?

      Short Lesson Exemplar
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. Lynn Cowell's Year 2 class had been doing a topic on a famous person from the past: Christopher Columbus. It began with a story and picture sequencing, followed by some research into the life of Columbus. Lynn had invited Ray Verrier...
    Discussion and debate exemplar: Columbus: was he a hero?

  • Essex Branch Programme

      Article
    Talks on Saturdays, 2.30pm, Trinity Methodist Church, Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2XB. Please check the calendar on this website for details. Visitors and prospective members warmly welcomed - £5, Associate Members fee £15.00 / £20.00 for 2 members at same address Branch Contact: Tony Tuckwell: 01245 256423  tonytuckwell28@outlook.com    For further...
    Essex Branch Programme

  • 'Victims of history': Challenging students’ perceptions of women in history

      Teaching History article
    As postgraduate historians with teaching responsibilities at the University of York, Bridget Lockyer and Abigail Tazzyman were concerned to tackle some of the challenges reported by their students who had generally only encountered women’s history in a disconnected way through stand-alone topics or modules. Their response was to create a...
    'Victims of history': Challenging students’ perceptions of women in history

  • New HA short course: Britain and the Romans

      February–April 2026
    Book Now  (Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window. Please read the course terms and conditions before registering) What does the course cover? The new short course on Britain and the Romans will look at the Roman arrival, settlement and legacy of the Roman presence in Britain....
    New HA short course: Britain and the Romans

  • Reading Branch History

      Branch History
    Brief outline history of the Reading Branch of the Historical Association Reading is one of the places to have had a branch before the First World War, between 1908 and 1911 as was shown in The Historian, ‘The Branches of the Historical Association 1906-2006'. The story of the current Reading...
    Reading Branch History

  • ICT and Local History

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. It is the year 3002 AD. The spaceship hovers over the surface of the earth, locked in to the spot where the Bolham time capsule is buried. One thousand years ago the fifteen 9 and 10...
    ICT and Local History

  • Canterbury Branch Programme

      Article
    Branch contact: Mike Gallagher mike.gallagher79@yahoo.co.uk Venue: All talks start at 7.00pm, unless otherwise stated, at venues in Canterbury individually specified. Associate membership: £10 per year. Talks free to national HA members and students. Visitors £5. Twitter: @CanterburyHA   Canterbury Branch Programme 2025 -26   Thursday 9th October 2025 (Preceded by...
    Canterbury Branch Programme

  • History, artefacts and storytelling in the 2011 primary curriculum

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. This article will argue that although history can seem a ‘hard' discipline for young children, it can be made accessible and exciting through telling stories about objects. The article does not contain advice about obtaining objects:...
    History, artefacts and storytelling in the 2011 primary curriculum

  • A view from the KS1 classroom - investigating an artefact

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. In the autumn of 2009 I saw some of the Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, and stood in awe at the skills of the craftsmen. Reminded so vividly of the...
    A view from the KS1 classroom - investigating an artefact

  • Historical Association public statement on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

      9th September 2022
    The Historical Association is deeply saddened by the death of our Patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On behalf of our organisation and members we offer our sincere condolences to the Royal Family. For 70 years Elizabeth II has represented continuity and stability in an ever-changing world. Her life of...
    Historical Association public statement on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

  • Exploring Twentieth-Century History

      Article
    For a long time, history curricula on the 20th century prioritised the narrative of a slide from World War I to World War II and fascism above many other topics. But the history of the 20th century is both far more complicated and far more interesting than that. For the historians writing here, the...
    Exploring Twentieth-Century History

  • Primary History 57: What History Should We Teach, 5-14?

      The primary education journal of the Historical Association
    Contents, Editorial, In My View, Article 04 Editorial 05 In my view: Campaign! Make an Impact and History - Alison Bodley (Read article) 06 In my view: Principles for a history curriculum - Jon Nichol (Read article) 07 Doing History: story telling How can we imagine the past? - Grant Bage (Read...
    Primary History 57: What History Should We Teach, 5-14?

  • Using history to launch the creative curriculum

      Primary History case study
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. At its core, the creative curriculum is a carefully planned, thematic approach to teaching and learning, designed to support and stimulate children's natural curiosity and creativity. Children can work in depth, giving them time to reflect,...
    Using history to launch the creative curriculum

  • What is APP?

      Article
    Assessing Pupils' Progress in History APP is a tool to view pupil progress periodically by making use of collections of day to day learning in order to ‘make periodic judgements on pupils' progress using a wide range of evidence taken from a variety of classroom contexts.'[i]  QCDA is currently working...
    What is APP?

  • 'What's that stuff you're listening to Sir?' Rock and pop music as a rich source for historical enquiry

      Teaching History article
    Building on the wonderful articles by Mastin and Sweerts & Grice in TH 108, Simon Butler urges us here to make greater use of rock and pop music in history classrooms. His reasons are persuasive. First, it provides a rich vein of initial stimulus material to tap, helping us to...
    'What's that stuff you're listening to Sir?' Rock and pop music as a rich source for historical enquiry

  • 2020 Membership Survey: Results and Actions

      Our promise to you
    Talking and listening to members is central to what we do. In the summer of 2020 we conducted our largest membership survey of the decade, and invited you to tell us more about your membership experiences, what you value most, and what we can do to improve. Thank you to all who...
    2020 Membership Survey: Results and Actions

  • HA Secondary History Survey 2009

      HA Survey
    Pupils are receiving fewer and fewer hours of history teaching across secondary schools in England according to research by the Historical Association. The specially commissioned report discovered that:Many children receive little or no history education after only two years of secondary school48% of academies report 11-12 year olds spend less...
    HA Secondary History Survey 2009

  • Gloucestershire Branch Programme

      Article
    Enquiries to Andrea Robertston at histassocglos@gmail.com or Robert Sutton on 01242 574889 Members and students free entry to all talks, visitors £4 entrance fee. Venues for most talks are the University of Gloucestershire either in Cheltenham or Gloucester. Directions can be found on the university website – www.glos.ac.uk Some talks will be...
    Gloucestershire Branch Programme

  • Flight

      Lesson Plan
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. Download the attached lessons below. Cross-curricular lessons in History, Science, and Design & Technology: the story of Icarus and his flight to the Sun (is this possible?), the story of the Montgolfier brothers and their...
    Flight

  • What is progress in history?

      Teaching History article
    Evelyn Vermeulen argues that in order for teachers to identify outcomes for the learning of history, they must think clearly about the different attributes of the discipline - its ideas, structures and processes - and the relationship between them. Here, she takes us on her own professional thinking journey. She...
    What is progress in history?

  • The Historian 148: Out now

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    Read The Historian 148 How many times are we all going to write ‘it’s been an odd year’? – I know I have now written it many times, yet it has affected schedules and output here at the HA. So I am very sorry that this edition of The Historian...
    The Historian 148: Out now