Your Secondary CPD calendar Summer 2026

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Secondary CPD webinars at a glance – Summer 2026

Please note that all live webinars and meetings will take place from 4–5pm unless stated otherwise. All our live webinars are recorded and the recording link will be made available to all registered delegates.

Date/time

Title

Series/course

Format
& focus
29 April
7.30–8.30pm		 A life revealed in letters: Catalina Micaela, the forgotten Infanta† Virtual Branch - Live webinar
- Subject knowledge
30 April Subject Leader Development Programme: Welcome meeting (Summer cohort) Subject Leader Development Programme - Live meeting
- Subject leadership
6 May
5.15–6.30pm		 Session 4: Rediscovering scholarship Experienced Teacher Programme - Live meeting
- Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
7 May Session 1: What is digital literacy – and why history sits at the centre of it* Historical thinking in a digital world: how history builds digital and media literacy - Live webinar
- Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
11 May Apartheid in global context: transnational dimensions of South Africa’s racial state* Subject knowledge webinars - Live webinar
- Subject knowledge
15–16 May HA Conference 2026, Newcastle Gateshead  - In-person with recordings available
- Subject knowledge, subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy 
20 May Subject leadership and SEND reform: what it means for history** Leading SEND provision in secondary history - Live webinar
- Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
20 May
5.15pm–6.30pm		 Session 5: Online worlds in history teaching Experienced Teacher Programme - Live meeting
- Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
21 May Session 2: Working with digital archives: authenticity, access and critical evaluation** Historical thinking in a digital world: how history builds digital and media literacy - Live webinar
- Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
26 May
7.30–8.30pm		 A Brief History of the Coast in 100 Objects† Virtual Branch - Live webinar
- Subject knowledge
2 June Session 3: Teaching online source evaluation: from historical provenance to platform reality** Historical thinking in a digital world: how history builds digital and media literacy - Live webinar
- Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
2 June
4.30–5.30pm		 Humans in their natural world during the Middle Ages† Teach Environmental Histories network - Live meeting
- Subject knowledge, curriculum thinking
3 June Britain's revolutionary decade, 1649–1660* Subject knowledge webinars - Live webinar
- Subject knowledge
3 June
5.15–7pm		 Session 6: Networking and presentations Experienced Teacher Programme - Live meeting
- Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
4 June Subject Leader Development Programme: Second meeting (Summer cohort) Subject Leader Development Programme - Live meeting
- Subject leadership
9 June Session 4: History assessment in the age of AI: validity, authenticity, and smarter task design** Historical thinking in a digital world: how history builds digital and media literacy - Live webinar
- Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
11 June Working effectively with SENDCos and specialist colleagues** Leading SEND provision in secondary history - Live webinar
- Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
16 June Magna Carta: Beyond the Barons† Teaching a people's history at GCSE: significant for who? - Live webinar
- Subject knowledge, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
17 June Session 5: Historical thinking in a digital world: developing digital literacy through historical skills** Historical thinking in a digital world: how history builds digital and media literacy - Live webinar
- Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
22 June American Revolution: Black Pioneers† Teaching a people's history at GCSE: significant for who? - Live webinar
- Subject knowledge, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
23 June Building a strategy for inclusive history** Leading SEND provision in secondary history - Live webinar
- Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
23 June Session 6: History + English for digital and media literacy: complementary disciplinary lenses** Historical thinking in a digital world: how history builds digital and media literacy - Live webinar
- Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
30 June Great Reform Act: Around the Nation, across the Spectrum† Teaching a people's history at GCSE: significant for who? - Live webinar
- Subject knowledge, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
1 July An introduction to HA Chartered Teacher* - Live webinar
- Member support
2 July
4.45–5.45pm		 History Teacher Development Programme: Assessment meeting (Spring cohort) History Teacher Development Programme - Live meeting
- Subject issues & pedagogy
6 July The Brixton Uprising: Context and Significance† Teaching a people's history at GCSE: significant for who? - Live webinar
- Subject knowledge, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
8 July Ruling India: the Mughal Empire within South Asian and world histories* Subject knowledge webinars - Live webinar
- Subject knowledge
9 July Subject Leader Development Programme: Assessment meeting (Summer cohort) Subject Leader Development Programme - Live meeting
- Subject leadership
14 July
10am–4pm		 MAT History Leads Network Summer meeting MAT History Leads Network - In person (London)
- Subject issues, subject knowledge & curriculum thinking

* Webinars marked with an asterisk are free to HA members but must be booked in advance.
** Webinars marked with a double asterisk are available for HA corporate members to book a free recording but must be booked in advance using your offer code. For more information see the guidance below and the terms and conditions.
† Live webinars marked with this symbol are free for all but must be booked in advance.

Booking terms and conditions

Please ensure that you book at least one week before an event in order to secure your place.

We encourage live participation, as far as possible, in all our CPD in order to interact with the presenter(s).

Most online events are recorded except for teachmeets, or unless specified otherwise, but must be booked in advance. Recordings are made available for a limited period to registered delegates. Recordings cannot be booked after a live event has taken place unless this is done as part of a bulk booking for a webinar series. Recorded and on-demand webinars are only available to book and access for a limited time period. Access will expire after the specified date on each webinar page.  

All Historical Association events are subject to the HA CPD terms and conditions. 

For any enquiries please contact events@history.org.uk. 

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