New government, new curriculum review. It always happens when there is a big change in who is in charge. But just because it always happens doesn’t mean we can ignore it. Ten years ago, substantial changes were made to education, and they have affected a whole generation of children and teachers....

Education is something we all experience; for some of us we experience if multiple times, during childhood, as educators and/or as parents. Despite it being a constant, it is ever-changing and evolving. That is why the Historical Association monitors education as an essential part of its remit. The HA carries...

At the Historical Association (HA), we recognise the importance of evidence-based targeted support at every level, and that is why you’ll find professional development programmes to support all those teaching, leading or managing history at every career stage.   Here are just some of the programmes we have on offer:  Beginning...

For the past 11 years we have been doing an annual survey into history teaching in secondary schools. This year our main focus was on the content of the history curriculum, examined with a particular focus on diversity. It looks particularly at diversity understood in terms of race and ethnicity,...

On 5 July 2021 the government launched a consultation into proposals for reform of initial teacher training in England following a review of the market. The recommendations are part of wider reforms to initial teacher training. The proposals outlined in the consultation included the extension of courses to allow for...

What a year! Who do we congratulate first? The teachers for pulling this off? Or the students for giving it their all despite the most trying of circumstances? We simply say a big WELL DONE to you all. Those of you doing exams this year have had two years' worth...

All schemes of work are free to HA Members, along with a host of other resources and benefits. If you are not yet an HA Member, you can get a taster of our schemes of work through our new open-access curriculum plans on Ancient Greece and Stone Age to Iron Age, and our other open-access units on Anglo-Saxons...

Calling all primary trainee teachers! Are you currently training to be a primary teacher with a history specialism? To help kick-start your teaching career the HA offers an online-only trainee primary membership from just £32, or a two-year online-only package at just £39 – which works out at less than £1.65...

Calling all secondary trainee teachers! To help kick-start your teaching career the HA offer a two-year trainee membership deal for just £55 at the online-only rate – which works out at less than £2.30 per month. This cost-effective two-year package is over 10% cheaper than standard concessionary membership and includes...