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  • Short course: Britain and the Second World War – a global conflict

      HA short course, February–May 2025
    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? 2025 is the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War – a conflict that defined the twentieth century and still has...
    Short course: Britain and the Second World War – a global conflict

  • Move Me On 95: Becoming frustrated with A level

      Teaching History feature
    This Issue's Problem: Mary nightingale, PGCE Student, is becoming frustrated with her 'A' Level Teaching Problem: Mary Nightingale is in the third term of her PGCE course. Although her work with classes at Key Stage 3 and 4 is very successful, she is becoming increasingly frustrated with her A level...
    Move Me On 95: Becoming frustrated with A level

  • The International Journal Volume 9 Number 1

      International Journal
    International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research Volume 9, Number 1 - July 2010 ISSN 1472-9466 1. Editorial - Hilary Cooper and Jon Nichol 2. Articles Current reflections - 2010, on John Fines' Educational Objectives for the Study of History: A Suggested Framework and Peter Rogers' The New History,...
    The International Journal Volume 9 Number 1

  • Recorded webinar: How has warfare changed over time?

      Webinar series: Teaching British history that extends chronological knowledge beyond 1066
    Webinar series: Teaching British history that extends chronological knowledge beyond 1066 How and why has warfare changed from the Battle of Hastings in 1066, fought with armed with swords and shields, to the weapons of mass destruction of today? This webinar with Andrew Wrenn considers significant turning points such as...
    Recorded webinar: How has warfare changed over time?

  • Announcing the winners of the Write Your Own Historical Fiction competition 2022

      The HA's writing competition for children aged 10-19 years
    The HA's writing competition for children aged 10-19 years After another year of high-quality fiction writing from our young people, we are pleased to announce that the winners in all of the categories are: School Years 5-6: Eloise Burt – The HMS Titanic. Old Priory Junior Academy, Plymouth Hannah Tan...
    Announcing the winners of the Write Your Own Historical Fiction competition 2022

  • Supporting initial teacher trainees to think about chronology

      Primary History article
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content and links may be outdated. As a teacher trainer I am very conscious that many prospective primary teachers' formal history education stops at the age of 14. As a consequence their knowledge and understanding of history and sense...
    Supporting initial teacher trainees to think about chronology

  • Bringing together students from Bradford and Peshawar

      Article
    Connecting Classrooms: bringing together Bradford and Peshawar, primary and secondary schools, history and English In this article, Dianne Excell shares her experience of a crossphase, collaborative project funded by the British Council that brought together teachers and pupils from three schools in Bradford and five schools in Peshawar, Pakistan. Although...
    Bringing together students from Bradford and Peshawar

  • Teaching with Meaning: Supporting Historical Understanding in the Primary Classroom

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. In essence, history is a record of human affairs. The problem in making this record is that events are past and gone and have to be reconstructed. Evidence may be uncertain and incomplete. Inevitably, several...
    Teaching with Meaning: Supporting Historical Understanding in the Primary Classroom

  • Whatever did the Greeks do for us?

      Primary History article
    The National Curriculum asks us to help our children to study ‘Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world’ [DfE 2013]. Lots of books explore the ancient Greeks [see, for example, Ancient Greece by Alf Wilkinson, Collins Primary Histories, published in 2019]. It is a familiar topic....
    Whatever did the Greeks do for us?

  • Archives and Record Management

      Continuing Professional Development
    The University of Manchester gives the following advice on courses, careers and funding: Courses The choice for post-graduate courses is much more limited for archives and records management compared to those available for libraries and information studies. The Society of Archivists recommends just six: University College London, University College Dublin,...
    Archives and Record Management

  • How can citizenship education contribute to effective local history?

      Primary History article
    Please note: This article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content and links may be outdated. Citizenship education in primary schools asks children to dig deeply into issues, to gain skills to become advocates and champions for the views of themselves and others and to be confident to take action on...
    How can citizenship education contribute to effective local history?

  • The Hopi is different from the Pawnee: using a datafile to explore pattern and diversity

      Article
    Dave Martin identifies the factors which led to new knowledge and understanding in a mixed ability Year 7 class. Not only did these pupils acquire greater knowledge of the native peoples of North America, they also learned transferable techniques for identifying and analysing pattern and diversity. Clear learning objectives led...
    The Hopi is different from the Pawnee: using a datafile to explore pattern and diversity

  • Mesopotamia: Making a picture of Mesopotamia in our heads

      Article
    Working in a small rural primary school in North Gloucestershire I was inspired by national news reports from Iraq to change the focus of our Ancient History study from Ancient Egypt to Mesopotamia, ‘the land between the rivers'. A study of this region of the Middle East fulfilled so many...
    Mesopotamia: Making a picture of Mesopotamia in our heads

  • Teaching History 186: Out now

      The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
    Read Teaching History 186: Removing Barriers We have in the past two years encountered a series of novel barriers to learning. Are the schools open? Are both students and teachers well enough to be there? How do you monitor learning on a Friday afternoon across a series of patchy network...
    Teaching History 186: Out now

  • Religion and Science in the Eighteenth Century

      Historian article
    Much has been said about the clash between religion and science in Victorian times but there has been less research into the relationship between them in the eighteenth century. This article considers three Georgian clergymen who were also notable scientists – the Reverend William Stukeley, the pioneer of scientific field...
    Religion and Science in the Eighteenth Century

  • The Long Winding Road to the White House

      Historian article
    The Long Winding Road to the White House: caucuses, primaries and national party conventions in the history of American presidential elections Almost the Last Hurrah At last we know officially. In late August at their 40th national convention in Tampa, Florida, the Republican party formally nominated its candidates to run...
    The Long Winding Road to the White House

  • Manchester Branch History

      Branch History
    Manchester Branch is proud of its role in the foundation of the Historical Association (HA) in 1906.  Professor Thomas Frederick Tout and others at Manchester University had been discussing the idea of forming an Association to promote the teaching of a more relevant and vibrant form of history than was...
    Manchester Branch History

  • A living timeline

      Primary History case study
    The problem Pupils' background knowledge - Tudors and Victorians Here at Knebworth House, primary school children visit us to enhance their learning of both the Tudors and the Victorians, in particular; both are popular periods to study within the primary curriculum and both have special significance for us at Knebworth....
    A living timeline

  • Martin Luther King - Judge for Yourself

      Book Review
    Judge For Yourself: Martin Luther King by Christine Hatt, pub 2009,Evans Publishing, p/b £9.99, ISBN: 978  0 237 53624 4 Reviewed by Alf Wilkinson This is a re-issue of a book published in 2002, but now out in paperback for the first time. The first part of the book is...
    Martin Luther King - Judge for Yourself

  • V&A Schools SEN Programme

      Article
    The V&A Learning Department aims to make the Museum's collections accessible to all through an engaging and diverse range of events, courses, workshops, trails and resources. The Schools programme supports Primary and Secondary students and teachers and includes sessions for students with special educational needs. The SEN sessions have a...
    V&A Schools SEN Programme

  • Pride in place: What does historical geographical and social understanding look like?

      Primary History case study
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. ‘Some primary schools are like the High Street in many of our towns. I can predict what I will see before I go through the door. What I want to see is something that gives me...
    Pride in place: What does historical geographical and social understanding look like?

  • 1450: The Rebellion of Jack Cade

      Classic Pamphlet
    ‘When Kings and chief officers suffer their under rulers to misuse their subjects and will not hear nor remedy their people's wrongs when they complain, then suffereth God the rebel to rage and to execute that part of His justice which the partial prince will not.' Thus did the Tudor...
    1450: The Rebellion of Jack Cade

  • Move Me On 191: using sources in lessons

      Teaching History feature
    Move Me On is designed to build critical, informed debate about the character of teacher training, teacher education and professional development. It is also designed to offer practical help to all involved in training new history teachers. Each issue presents a situation in initial teacher education/training with an emphasis upon...
    Move Me On 191: using sources in lessons

  • The Dawson Lectures

      Multipage Article
    In 2021, Ian Dawson suggested there should be a place and a way for us to honour and respect those who have gone above and beyond to help support, nurture and promote those involved with teaching, as well as producing resources and guidance that can assist teachers with developing their...
    The Dawson Lectures

  • To boldly go: exploring the explorers

      Primary History article
    Exploration and a curiosity about the world are key human characteristics that have shaped and continue to shape our behaviour. Nowhere is this more true than with younger children who relish the opportunity to investigate their environment and all it contains. Promoting this natural curiosity and introducing stimulating challenge should...
    To boldly go: exploring the explorers