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Primary History Summer Resource 2019: Diversity
Primary History resource
This free summer resource for primary members is designed to help primary subject leaders and teachers consider the implications of developing a school policy for teaching of diversity in history. This comprehensive guide provides timely advice and considers questions associated with teaching diversity and provides a rationale for its essential role in providing an understanding...
Primary History Summer Resource 2019: Diversity
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Ofsted: primary guidance 2019
A guide to what primary schools might expect from the new Education Inspection Framework (EIF) 2019
As we approach the introduction of the new Ofsted framework, it seems timely that we offer schools, subject leaders and teachers some guidance on how to approach the coming changes. The call for a broad and balanced curriculum is given renewed emphasis in the new framework, but beyond that, curricula...
Ofsted: primary guidance 2019
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Film: Widening horizons within, and beyond, the taught curriculum
London History Forum Keynote 2019
The film below was taken at the London History Forum: Widening Perspectives which took place on Thursday 25 April 2019 at the UCL Institute of Education and features Will Bailey-Watson (subject lead for PGCE History at the University of Reading).The renewed emphasis on curriculum in many schools is giving history teachers a...
Film: Widening horizons within, and beyond, the taught curriculum
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The Medlicott Medal 2024
25th April 2024
Catherine Hall is Emerita Professor of Modern British Social and Cultural History at University College London. She has a long-established academic record in feminist history and empire and post-colonial history. She was a professor of history at UCL during a key development period and was the principal director of two key...
The Medlicott Medal 2024
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Local and Community History Month 2024
25th April 2024
One of the strengths of the HA is our broad interest in all areas of history. So many history themes and narratives focus on the big issues, but for many of us, history starts in the local. That is why we introduced Local History and Community Month for each May...
Local and Community History Month 2024
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Film: Creating a more positive interpretation of the Middle Ages at Key Stage 3
Secondary History Workshop Annual Conference 2019
Popular perceptions of life, politics and morality in the Middle Ages are overwhelmingly negative, a far cry from images being developed by historians through their research. This workshop explores how to tweak and change familiar topics (including the reign of Richard III) to create a more historically accurate, positive and...
Film: Creating a more positive interpretation of the Middle Ages at Key Stage 3
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History Journal Mid-Career Research Award
16th April 2024
History: Journal of the Historical Association Mid-Career Research Award
Eligibility: persons of any nationality who have a PhD or equivalent publishing record and who wish to engage in research into any aspect of social, political, cultural, economic and ecclesiastical history in any period of history or geographical region.
A Mid-Career...
History Journal Mid-Career Research Award
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History Journal Early-Career Research Award
16th April 2024
History: Journal of the Historical Association Early-Career Research Award
Eligibility: persons of any nationality who have a PhD or equivalent publishing record and who wish to engage in research into any aspect of social, political, cultural, economic and ecclesiastical history in any period of history or geographical region.
An Early-Career...
History Journal Early-Career Research Award
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Film: Surviving the Stone Age
Primary History Workshop Annual Conference 2019
This primary workshop took place at at the Historical Association Annual Conference, Chester, May 2019. The workshop featured: Chris Trevor – Presenter of HA subject leader courses/Primary Education consultant and Dave Trevor – Co-presenter of Prehistoric workshops and ex teacher.
This workshop dispelled the popular myths and stereotypes of the Old...
Film: Surviving the Stone Age
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Redesigning the curriculum: a short guide for the new, novice or nervous
Article
A short guide to making a start with redesigning the curriculum
We realise that the task of curriculum redesign is huge and these steps are to help you make a start.
It's also important to note that Heather Fearn, Ofsted Curriculum and Development lead, has said:
that Ofsted is NOT expecting...
Redesigning the curriculum: a short guide for the new, novice or nervous
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How diverse is your history curriculum?
Article
The past was full of diverse people and our students are entitled to learn about this diverse past. History lessons should enable students to see their connection to the past and to understand the world today. Here are a list of questions for history teachers to use to support a...
How diverse is your history curriculum?
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Short course: Witchcraft, Werewolves and Magic in European History
HA short course, 10 September–10 December 2024
Led by Jonathan Durrant, Laura Kounine, Jan Machielsen, Lisa Tallis, Juliette Wood
Booking is not yet available for this course; however, you can be the first to know when it opens by registering your interest here.
What does the course cover?
This Historical Association short course is an introduction to...
Short course: Witchcraft, Werewolves and Magic in European History
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How should women’s history be included at Key Stage 3?
Teaching History article
Susanna Boyd ‘discovered’ women’s history while studying for her own history degree, and laments women’s continued absence from the school history curriculum. She issues a call-to-arms to make the curriculum more inclusive both by re-evaluating the criteria for curricular selection and by challenging established disciplinary conventions. She also weighs up...
How should women’s history be included at Key Stage 3?
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Webinar: European migrants in 19th-century Britain
Partnership webinar from the Historical Association and British Library
Get fresh ideas for teaching about European migrants in Britain from 1780–1914, using brand new resources from the British Library.
This free partnership CPD session offers practical ideas for teaching migration history, drawing on a rich collection of sources – including newspapers, maps and photographs. Learn more about how migrants...
Webinar: European migrants in 19th-century Britain
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Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for teaching history and geography
Joint event from the Historical Association and Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Artificial Intelligence is becoming more and more prevalent in society and many occupational sectors. But what about teaching? Is AI a threat to history and geography teaching, assessment and quality assurance? Or is it the saviour for teacher workload and a creative force that can bring our subjects to life...
Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for teaching history and geography
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Young Quills 2024 – the longlist
HA annual awards for best historical fiction for young people
Each year, the Historical Association runs ‘Young Quills’, a competition for published historical fiction for children and young adults (14+). The Young Quills books for each year must be published for the first time in English in the year preceding the competition – so 2023 for this year’s selection.
Our...
Young Quills 2024 – the longlist
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Call for Papers: Ideas of Europe and Images of Russia
XV Annual Conference of the Research Network on the History of Idea of Europe
XV Annual Conference of the Research Network on the History of Idea of Europe University of East Anglia, School of History – Norwich 19-21 June 2024
The geo-cultural relationship between Europe and Russia has been a source of intrigue for scholars, historians, philosophers, novelists, and politicians since at least the late seventeenth...
Call for Papers: Ideas of Europe and Images of Russia
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Annual General Meeting 2024
Online, Monday 20 May, 6.30–7.30pm
Thank you for being a member of the Historical Association. Your membership is what enables the HA to continue supporting the teaching, learning and enjoyment of history at all levels, for generations to come.
As part of our membership community you are important in shaping the development of the association,...
Annual General Meeting 2024
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Scheme of Work: Stone Age to Iron Age
Primary Scheme of Work, Key Stage 2 History (unresourced)
Children can be introduced to the idea that people have been living in Britain for a very long time. They can learn about the changes that occurred between the middle Stone Age (Mesolithic Times) to the Iron Age – a period of over 10,000 years! Pupils should be encouraged to...
Scheme of Work: Stone Age to Iron Age
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Film series: Power and authority in Russia and the Soviet Union
From Alexander II to Boris Yeltsin | New film series for 2024
We are delighted to launch a new film series examining leadership in Russia and the USSR over the course of the twentieth century.
Russia and its history often fascinates the rest of us in Europe as well as horrifying us. She has been our friend and ally, and our physical and...
Film series: Power and authority in Russia and the Soviet Union
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Cambridge
Article
Elisabeth Leedham-Green reflects on reality in the famous university town of Cambridge. This is a sharp place, best encountered when, as surprisingly often, the sun is shining and there is frost in the air. Then the stone sparkles and seems to float a few inches above the gleaming grass —...
Cambridge
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The Press and the Public during the Boer War 1899-1902
Article
Dr Jacqueline Beaumont Hughes considers some aspects of the role of the Press during the Boer War. The conflict between Great Britain and the Republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free State which slipped into war in October 1899 was to become the most significant since the Crimean war. It...
The Press and the Public during the Boer War 1899-1902
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Britain’s Jews in the First World War
Book review
Britain’s Jews in the First World War, Paula Kitching, Amberley, 2019, 286p, £14-99. ISBN 978-1-4456-6320-3
The title of this book does not fully convey the importance of its contents and focus. It provides a variety of perspectives on the Jewish involvement in the British war effort in the Great War....
Britain’s Jews in the First World War
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Talking History
A history public speaking competition for pupils in years 5 and 6
Following the success of our Great Debate competition for secondary students, we are delighted to announce that we are piloting a new history public speaking competition for primary pupils.
Who is my local history hero?
The question of the Talking History competition this year is who is my local history...
Talking History
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Online course: Ofsted subject reports: supporting quality history and geography
Primary CPD in partnership with the Geographical Association
The Ofsted history and geography subject reports of 2023 highlighted several areas of strength and improvement in primary schools. However, it emphasised that pupils’ experience of both subjects and disciplines could differ significantly between schools.
This supportive, practical one-day course from the Geographical Association and Historical Association will support primary...
Online course: Ofsted subject reports: supporting quality history and geography
