Survey Results

The Historical Association has published four Primary History survey reports to date (2010/11, 2012, 2015/16, 2017). These are the only such national survey reports to have been carried out in recent years and give an accurate and comprehensive picture of the state of primary history across schools in England.

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  • Is primary history thriving?

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    The 2022 Historical Association survey of primary schools drew a good response. The results have been evaluated. The full report has been published on the website but this article summarises the main findings and suggested strategies to take the subject further. Its findings help direct the resources of the HA....

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  • Primary History Survey Report 2012

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    History in Primary SchoolsIn June the Secretary of State announced that history would remain a compulsory part of the primary curriculum from age 5 to age 11. We welcomed that announcement but urged a note of caution regarding slimmed down programmes of study. The Survey into History in English Primary...

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  • HA Primary Survey Report 2011

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    Primary Teachers need more training for history and they have ideas about what the want to teachThe Historical Association has carried out a survey of Primary teachers across England and Wales revealing that training for teachers at that level is one of their biggest concerns. Primary School Teachers may not...

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  • What history should we teach? The HA Primary Survey

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    The government's 2010 White Paper makes clear that the history curriculum will be reviewed. This is the ideal time to consider that very contentious issue - What History Should We Teach? And who better to ask than those who really know and understand what the curriculum will look and feel...

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  • A classic case for history?

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    History is now an extremely popular subject with children, parents and teachers says a new research study - especially when children find out about the Ancient Greeks and Romans.

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