Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated.

The Historical Association [HA] supports effective, stimulating and rewarding history teaching through its website, publications and in-service programme, particularly Primary History and its HITT [History in Initial Teacher Training Programme]. HITT provides extensive guidance on a wide range of teaching approaches for all teachers to extend their pedagogic repertoire. These fully and effectively intrigue, challenge and engage pupils. Crucially, such expert teaching sees pupils working under close teacher direction and control, guided performance i.e. treating pupils as history apprentices.