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Primary History 77
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article)
05 HA Primary News
08 Learning about the Past in the Early Years through the Theme of ‘People Who Help Us’ – Helen Crawford (Read article)
10 Is There a Place for The Holocaust in the Primary Curriculum? – Martin Winstone (Read article)
18 ‘It’s A Great...
Primary History 77
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A cultural legacy: the theatre of ancient Greece
Primary History article
Sometimes it is not easy to understand how the different units of the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum were selected, but this is not true for the Ancient Greek unit. Since the renaissance period, knowledge of ‘the classics’ has been a central element for an educated man or woman. Ancient...
A cultural legacy: the theatre of ancient Greece
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Is There a Place for The Holocaust in the Primary Curriculum?
Article
The Holocaust – the murder of approximately six million Jewish men, women and children by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during the Second World War – is possibly the most difficult event that any history teacher will ever have to teach. Most obviously, it can be deeply upsetting, for educators...
Is There a Place for The Holocaust in the Primary Curriculum?
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Coherence in primary history
Primary History article
This article looks at what coherence is, how it can be mapped and ways in which classroom activities can enhance pupils’ awareness of the past in a more coherent way.
What is it?
The term ‘coherence’ has been around a fair time now. Most reincarnations of the National Curriculum have referred to the need for...
Coherence in primary history
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Real Lives: Miss F.M.G. Lorimer (1883–1967)
Historian feature
Our series ‘Real Lives’ seeks to put the story of the ordinary person into our great historical narrative. We are all part of the rich fabric of the communities in which we live and we are affected to greater and lesser degrees by the big events that happen on a daily...
Real Lives: Miss F.M.G. Lorimer (1883–1967)
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Primary History 75
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article)
05 HA Primary News
06 Learning about the past through ‘ourselves and our families’ by Sandra Kirkland (Read article)
08 Why is diversity so important? How can we approach it? by Alison Gove-Humphries, Paul Bracey and Darius Jackson (Read article)
13 Charles Darwin: Exploring the man...
Primary History 75
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Primary History 88: Out now
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Read Primary History 88
It is sometimes the case that the history we are exposed to changes in a way that is barely perceptible. At other times the changes have been momentous. Some have been long lasting, others fleeting. The time that primary history often felt like a support act for...
Primary History 88: Out now
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Primary History 74
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article)
05 HA Primary News
06 Learning about the past through a study of toys and games - Helen Crawford (Read article)
08 Local history as a way of developing a sense of identity and place - Anna Husband (Read article)
14 This is no ordinary story …...
Primary History 74
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Back to basics: How might we organise historical knowledge?
Primary History article
There has been much emphasis on pupils having a rich knowledge and this has led to many schools devising knowledge lists and knowledge organisers. This article argues that is a valuable element in a good history curriculum in primary schools but that it is important that this is properly thought...
Back to basics: How might we organise historical knowledge?
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Primary History 51
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial
06 In my view: Bringing the past to life – Julian Richards (Read article)
07 In my view: The true end of archaeology? – Don Henson (Read article)
08 in my view: Our heritage: use it or lose it – Mike Corbishley (Read article)
10 Think Bubble: Instant Archaeology –...
Primary History 51
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Challenging stereotypes and avoiding the superficial: a suggested approach to teaching the Holocaust
Teaching History article
Alison Kitson provides a rationale for a scheme of work for Year 9 (13-14 year-olds). She argues that teachers should analyse the kind of historical learning that is taking place when the Holocaust is studied. Critical of the assumption that learning will take place as a result of exposure, she...
Challenging stereotypes and avoiding the superficial: a suggested approach to teaching the Holocaust
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Primary History 73
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial
05 HA Primary News
06 How do pupils understand historical time? Some evidence from England and the Netherlands - Marjan De Groot-Reuvekamp and Penelope Harnett (Read article)
10 Time for a story: using stories in the Early Years and Foundation Stage - Sue Temple (Read article)
12 So was...
Primary History 73
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‘Nothing was easy’: Viewing war, empire and racism through the eyes of a local Windrush migrant
Primary History article
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Andrew Wrenn shares examples from a fascinating project with which...
‘Nothing was easy’: Viewing war, empire and racism through the eyes of a local Windrush migrant
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Primary history and British values
Article
In this article, Michael Maddison provides an overview of what schools must do in relation to promoting British values, as well as preventing extremism and radicalisation, and why it is so important that opportunities are taken in history to deal with these two pressing issues. It is an updated version...
Primary history and British values
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Folkestone in World War One
Historian article
Grahame Jones contributes to our determination to explore the wider involvement of the community in responding to the challenges of the Great War, in this case two inspirational women who provided refreshments for soldiers en route through Folkestone harbour.
A fading Edwardian resort and handy for that trip through the...
Folkestone in World War One
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Come together: putting popular music at the heart of historical enquiry
Teaching History article
Drawing on a wide range of history teachers’ existing published work and presenting diverse examples of his own practice, David Ingledew builds a thorough curricular and pedagogic rationale for using popular music in history teaching. He shows how lyrics and music can be used as stimulus for various kinds of analysis and...
Come together: putting popular music at the heart of historical enquiry
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Primary History 71
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial
05 HA Primary News
06 Using role-play to develop young children's understanding of the past - Helen Crawford (Read article)
08 Whole-school planning for progression: How do we do the best for our children and for history? - Hilary Pegum and Nicola Davies (Read article)
14 Planning for...
Primary History 71
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Primary History 72
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial
05 HA Primary News
06 Using artefacts to develop young children's understanding of the past - Helen Crawford (Read article)
08 History supporting global learning - Joyce Hallam (Read article)
14 Beyond compare: a study of Beatrix Potter and Benjamin Zephaniah - Sue Temple (Read article)
20 A...
Primary History 72
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Stone Age to Iron Age - overview and depth
Primary History article
Stone Age to Iron Age covers around 10,000 years, between the last Ice Age and the coming of the Romans. Such a long period is difficult for children to imagine, but putting the children into a living time-line across the classroom might help. In one sense not a lot happens...
Stone Age to Iron Age - overview and depth
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Teaching ‘these islands’ from prehistoric times to 1066
Primary History article
The first aim in the National Curriculum indicates that children should:
Know and understand the history of these islands as a coherent, chronological narrative, from the earliest times to the present day: how people’s lives have shaped this nation and how Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider...
Teaching ‘these islands’ from prehistoric times to 1066
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Primary History 17
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
2 News for the Young Historian Scheme - Trevor James
4 Developing design and technology through history - Gordon Guest
7 The Primary Latin Project - Barbara Bell
11 Why teach about time in the primary school? - Pat Hoodless
13 History in the Primary Years: The State of the...
Primary History 17
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Thinking about questions to ask a sailor who knew Christopher Columbus
Primary History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content and links may be outdated.
The drama was an element in teaching a topic on Columbus with a class of 6-7 year old pupils. The Scheme of Work's title was WATER which lasted six weeks. The history element lasted...
Thinking about questions to ask a sailor who knew Christopher Columbus
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Teaching History 149: In Search of the Question
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
02 Editorial
03 HA Secondary News
04 HA Update
08 Ed Podesta - Helping Year 7 put some flesh on Roman bones (Read article)
18 Diana Laffin - Marr: magpie or marsh harrier? The quest for the common characteristics of the genus ‘historian' with 16- to 19-year-olds (Read article)
26 Cunning...
Teaching History 149: In Search of the Question
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Pull-out posters: Primary History 101
The British Civil Wars; Young Quills 2025
Poster 1: The British Civil Wars
Poster 2: Young Quills 2025
Pull-out posters: Primary History 101
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Primary History 69
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial
05 HA Primary News
06 Using ‘Development Matters' to plan learning for history in the Foundation stage - Helen Crawford (Read article)
08 Assessment and Progression without levels: where do we go from here? Jerome Freeman (Read article)
14 From Home to the Front: World War I (1914-18)...
Primary History 69
