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  • Bringing the Civil War to life in Somerset

      Primary History article
    As a lecturer in education teaching humanities at Plymouth University, I spend my time encouraging student teachers to move away from writing lesson plans with a focus on research and recording, to creating lessons that are dynamic – engaging children in historical activities to develop a passion for history. Student...
    Bringing the Civil War to life in Somerset

  • Learning about the past through ‘ourselves and our families’

      Primary History Article
    ‘Ourselves and our families’ is a popular theme in foundation settings and Reception classes. It is often undertaken at the beginning of the academic year, although it can be taught later when teachers have a better understanding of children’s home circumstances. This theme can provide many opportunities for children to...
    Learning about the past through ‘ourselves and our families’

  • The Gallipoli Memorial, Eltham

      Historian article
    On April 13 2000 the Bishop of Oxford, the Right Reverend Richard Harris, gave the final Gallipoli Memorial Lecture in the Gallipoli Memorial Chapel at Holy Trinity Church, Eltham. The National Gallipoli Memorial was established there due to the effort and enthusiasm of Holy Trinity’s Vicar, the Reverend Henry Hall,...
    The Gallipoli Memorial, Eltham

  • Teaching History 136: Shaping the Past

      The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
    02 Editorial 03 HA Secondary News 04 When were Jews in medieval England most in danger? Exploring change and continuity with Year 7 – Ben Jarman (Read article) 13 Shaping macro-analysis from micro-history: developing a reflexive narrative of change in school history – Hywel Jones (Read article) 22 Triumphs show: How...
    Teaching History 136: Shaping the Past

  • The Historian 29

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    3 Feature: The Gods of Roman Britain, David Shotter 9 Update: Slavery and the Plantation System in the British Caribbean: The example of Jamaica, Verene A. Shepherd 12 In Memoriam: Dr Esmond de Beer 
    The Historian 29

  • Learning about the past through toys and games

      Article
    A learning theme centred on toys and games is perfect for younger children as the Early Years curriculum is, of course, all about learning through play. Planned carefully, it can also provide many opportunities for children to develop their understanding of the past. Adult-directed learning opportunities Provide the children with...
    Learning about the past through toys and games

  • The International Journal Volume 8 Number 2

      Journal
    The International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research [IJHLTR] was founded to provide an international medium for reporting on History Education. Articles in the edition: Erinc Erdal and Ruken Akar Vural Teaching History through Drama: the ‘Armenian Deportation' Terry Haydn and Richard Harris Children's ideas about what it means...
    The International Journal Volume 8 Number 2

  • The Somme: a last innings for Yorkshire and England

      Historian article
    Ronan Thomas explores a tragic sporting outcome of the Battle of the Somme. At the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, the losses suffered by the British Army still have the power to shock. On 1 July 1916 alone nearly 60,000 men became casualties, of whom almost 20,000 were...
    The Somme: a last innings for Yorkshire and England

  • Seeing a different picture: exploring migration through the lens of history

      Teaching History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. Rosie Sheldrake and Dale Banham here share the results of their desire to use the curriculum changes which are upon us to do something which they had intended for some time. Their modern world study...
    Seeing a different picture: exploring migration through the lens of history

  • The Historian 28

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    3 Feature: Japan in Perspective, Richard Tames 10 Eyewitness: One of a Luckless Tribe: Arthur Moore and the Amiens Despatch, Keith Haines 12 Record Linkage: Cartoon Corner: Curriculum Controversy Caricatured 14 Portfolio: Ramsay MacDonald: Aviator and Ac'ionman, Adrian Smith 16 Education Forum: Monsteh, History and the Young Child, Paul Noble...
    The Historian 28

  • The Northern Ireland Question 1886-1986

      Classic Pamphlet
    The nature of the rights of majorities and minorities is one of the most intractable of the issues raised by the Northern Ireland question, especially since much depends on definitions. Ulster Protestants are a majority in that province but a minority in both Ireland and the United Kingdom, while Catholics,...
    The Northern Ireland Question 1886-1986

  • Circle Time in the secondary history classroom

      Teaching History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. Circle Time is a commonly used technique in primary classrooms and is sometimes used in secondary personal and social education lessons. This open form of classroom organisation allows pupils to share opinions in a democratic...
    Circle Time in the secondary history classroom

  • Interdisciplinary forays within the history classroom

      Teaching History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. How might history and art mutually enrich each other and enhance pupil experience? The short answer, and there is much more to be said as Liz Dawes Duraisingh and Veronica Boix Mansilla show, is by...
    Interdisciplinary forays within the history classroom

  • New, Novice or Nervous? 162: GCSE Thematic Study

      Teaching History feature: the quick guide to the no-quick-fix
    Thematic studies have been a long-standing feature of the Schools History Project (SHP) GCSE specifications in England and Wales; but for teachers of ‘Modern World’ GCSE specifications, the thematic study in the new GCSE specifications for teaching in England from September 2016 is unfamiliar territory. Perhaps you are entirely new...
    New, Novice or Nervous? 162: GCSE Thematic Study

  • An attempt to make Year 9 Masters of Learning

      Teaching History article
    ‘Much to learn you still have!' An attempt to make Year 9 Masters of Learning How can history teachers structure learning pathways through historical content in ways that engage and challenge all pupils, that enable them to work at an appropriate pace and that also encourage pupils to self-assess and...
    An attempt to make Year 9 Masters of Learning

  • The Historian 27

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    3 Feature: The Question of Germanies, Michael Biddiss 10 Update: Britain at War 1914-1918, Keith Grieves 13 Portfolio: Moles under HQ? — Kennington Station and the First Tube Line, Neil Lloyd 14 Education Forum: History in Secondary Schools: the Scottish Experience, Mary B. Gould 15 Local History: Local History and...
    The Historian 27

  • Britain: the regional battlefields that helped to create a nation

      Historian article
    In this article Geoffrey Carter will be taking a look at battlefields as key elements in British history and how these can be incorporated into the study of history at various levels and in various periods. The regional nature of many historic conflicts is sometimes forgotten but this is an...
    Britain: the regional battlefields that helped to create a nation

  • Using the back cover image: Oxford Street in the 1960s

      Primary History feature
    Photographs are very useful and productive documents when teaching history. They provide a snapshot of the past such as this one from just outside Selfridges on Oxford Street in London c.1962-64. Combined with further images from Heritage Explorer, clips from Pathé News, extracts from the 1911 Census, locally gathered images...
    Using the back cover image: Oxford Street in the 1960s

  • The Sykes-Picot agreement and lines in the sand

      Historian article
    Paula Kitching reveals how a secret diplomatic negotiation 100 years ago provides an insight into the political complexities of the modern-day Middle East. The Middle East is an area frequently in the news. Over the last ten years the national and religious tensions appear to have exploded with whole regions...
    The Sykes-Picot agreement and lines in the sand

  • Using databases to explore the real depth in the data

      Teaching History article
    Is it a good thing to have a lot of evidence? Surely the historian would answer that yes, it is: the more evidence that can be used, the better. The problem with this approach, though, is that too much data can be overwhelming for the history student - and, in...
    Using databases to explore the real depth in the data

  • The Historian 26

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    3 Feature: Martin Luther King, Jr, Adam Fairclough 10 Update: David Lloyd George 1863-1945, Chris Wrigley 13 Education Forum: History and the National Curriculum, Martin Roberts 14 Portfolio: The Rise of the English Gentry 1150-1350, Cohn Richmond 19 Museums: Berlin Museums & the Third Reich, Tom Holder
    The Historian 26

  • Britain and Brittany: contact, myth and history in the early Middle Ages

      Historian article
    Fiona Edmonds evidences the enduring links between Brittany and Britain throughout the early Middle Ages. Every year many thousands of British holidaymakers travel to Brittany in search of beaches, bisque and bonhomie. As they board the ferry, they may notice that they are travelling from one Bretagne to another. The names...
    Britain and Brittany: contact, myth and history in the early Middle Ages

  • Cunning Plan 159: Putting the people into Magna Carta

      Teaching History feature
    Does your heart skip with excitement at the prospect of a Year 7 lesson on Magna Carta? No? Magna Carta may be an important part of the long-term story of royal power and individual liberties but it is not a topic that excites many teachers. If it were, teachers would...
    Cunning Plan 159: Putting the people into Magna Carta

  • The International Journal Volume 5 Number 2

      Journal
    Articles Lieke van WijkThe Learning and Teaching of History in Europe: EUROCLIO's Enquiries Compared   Peter Brett Citizenship and the National Curriculum   Jerome FreemanThe Current State of the 4-19 History Curriculum in England and Possible Future Developments: a QCA Perspective   Jon NicholFrom Russia with Love: a History Curriculum...
    The International Journal Volume 5 Number 2

  • What made your essay successful? I ‘T.A.C.K.L.E.D' the essay question!

      Teaching History article
    Teaching in Singapore, Tze Kwang Teo cannot conceive of a history teacher unfamiliar with the mnemonic ‘PEE' (or ‘PEEL') used to structure students' essays. Its ubiquity is testimony to its power, reminding students both to explain and to substantiate their claims. Yet, as Foster and Gadd have argued, its neat formulation can restrict and distort historical thinking. Building on their critique, Teo argues that the focus of PEE/L...
    What made your essay successful? I ‘T.A.C.K.L.E.D' the essay question!