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Teaching Stalinism: knowledge and pedagogy rebooted
Joint event from the Historical Association, Northumbria University and the Study Group of the Russian Revolution
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This joint event from the Historical Association, Northumbria University and the Study Group on the Russian Revolution is aimed at secondary and sixth-form history teachers, lecturers, and trainee teachers. It will focus on the changes in research and pedagogy on Stalinism.
Under Stalin’s leadership from 1929...
Teaching Stalinism: knowledge and pedagogy rebooted
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Webinar recording: Virtual History Forum: Reigning over change
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These three recordings are taken from the Virtual History Forum which took place in March 2022 and focused on change over the last 70 years.
2022 marked the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. This is an unprecedented occasion in our history. The last 70 years have seen both continuities and...
Webinar recording: Virtual History Forum: Reigning over change
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Multiethnic Russia and the Soviet Union: How to diversify and decolonise your curriculum
Joint event from the Historical Association and Study Group of the Russian Revolution
When we say 'Russia', who do we really mean?
Both Tsarist Russia and the USSR were multiethnic states and empires, made up of many diverse peoples from Russians to Tatars, Roma to Jews, Ukrainians to Ingush.
This one-day session, delivered jointly by the Historical Association and Study Group of the...
Multiethnic Russia and the Soviet Union: How to diversify and decolonise your curriculum
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CPD: Beyond the Ballot and Peterloo to the Pankhursts MOOCs
Secondary CPD from Royal Holloway, UK Parliament and People’s History Museum
Explore the history of the struggle for women’s suffrage and equality with this course developed by Royal Holloway, University of London, and the UK Parliament. With content from the Parliamentary Archives, the Women’s Library collection at the LSE Library and The National Archives; engaging videos, articles and quizzes; and a...
CPD: Beyond the Ballot and Peterloo to the Pankhursts MOOCs
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Recorded Webinar: Mass-Observing Modern Britain
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Mass-Observation is probably the most consistently useful source for the study of mid and late 20th social lives Britain. It was established in 1937 with the aim of investigating ordinary life and developing an 'anthropology of ourselves.' It used a range of different methods to collect information, from recording overheard...
Recorded Webinar: Mass-Observing Modern Britain
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Short course: Witchcraft, Werewolves and Magic in European History
HA short course, 10 September–10 December 2024
Led by Jonathan Durrant, Laura Kounine, Jan Machielsen, Lisa Tallis, Juliette Wood
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(Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window. Please read the course terms and conditions before registering)
What does the course cover?
This Historical Association short course is an introduction to European witchcraft...
Short course: Witchcraft, Werewolves and Magic in European History
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HA South West History Network
10 Minute Mini CPD
The HA South West Network are pleased to offer a new series of 10-minute Mini CPD sessions: bite-sized talks on what teachers in the South West are doing for everyone to enjoy. Details and booking links will be published on the Network's Twitter account @HASWNetwork.
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Tuesday 29...
HA South West History Network
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On-demand webinar: Histories of the African continent
Webinar series: Decolonising the secondary history curriculum
Webinar series: Decolonising the secondary history curriculum
Session 4: Histories of the African continent
This 90-minute recorded webinar will cover three elements: an introductory discussion about the scope and opportunities for exploring African history; Enquiry One: Africa and the development of religion; Enquiry Two: Decolonisation, Ideology and Race in Africa: the struggles...
On-demand webinar: Histories of the African continent
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On-demand webinar: Histories of Islamic societies
Webinar series: Decolonising the secondary history curriculum
Webinar series: Decolonising the secondary history curriculum
Session 3: Histories of Islamic societies
This 90-minute recorded webinar will cover three elements: an introductory discussion about the scope and opportunities for exploring Islamic societies; Enquiry One: Science and Knowledge in Medieval Muslim societies; Enquiry Two: Modernity and Iran in the 20th century....
On-demand webinar: Histories of Islamic societies
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20th-century Italy: knowledge reboot for teachers of Italian history
Partnership CPD from the Historical Association, Association for the Study of Modern Italy, University College London and Royal Holloway, University of London
Saturday 3 June 2023, 10am–4.30pmUniversity of London
This free knowledge booster day will be beneficial to teachers of Italian history at both Key Stages 4 and 5, as well as those teachers that teach Italian history as part of the A-level Italian language subject.
There will be a series of...
20th-century Italy: knowledge reboot for teachers of Italian history
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Recorded webinar: Introduction to decolonising the secondary history curriculum
Webinar series: Decolonising the secondary history curriculum
Webinar series: Decolonising the secondary history curriculum
Session 1: Introductory webinar
This recorded introductory webinar will explore what we mean by decolonising the curriculum and outline principles of approach and explore key concepts involved.
How to book
Book this webinar only
If you wish to book just this webinar, you can purchase...
Recorded webinar: Introduction to decolonising the secondary history curriculum
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On-demand webinar: New approaches to teaching Britain and transatlantic slavery
Webinar series: Decolonising the secondary history curriculum
Webinar series: Decolonising the secondary history curriculum
Session 5: New approaches to teaching Britain and transatlantic slavery
This 90-minute webinar will delve into the social, economic, and moral implications of this topic. It features an interview with historian Maxine Berg related to her research in this area, before suggesting tools for...
On-demand webinar: New approaches to teaching Britain and transatlantic slavery
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On-demand webinar: Black British history
Webinar series: Decolonising the secondary history curriculum
Webinar series: Decolonising the secondary history curriculum
Session 2: Black British history
This 90-minute recorded webinar will cover an introductory discussion about the scope and opportunities for including Black stories in British history. It will include particular references to teaching Black British History and the Second World War.
Release date: Monday 30...
On-demand webinar: Black British history
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Webinar: European migrants in 19th-century Britain
Partnership webinar from the Historical Association and British Library
Get fresh ideas for teaching about European migrants in Britain from 1780–1914, using brand new resources from the British Library.
This free partnership CPD session offers practical ideas for teaching migration history, drawing on a rich collection of sources – including newspapers, maps and photographs. Learn more about how migrants...
Webinar: European migrants in 19th-century Britain
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Recorded Webinar: Teaching Jewish histories
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Where Jews appear on school curricula, they tend to appear as victims, particularly in the context of the Nazi genocide. The vibrant diversity of Jewish life in preceding centuries is underexplored, and students are given little context for understanding the growth of antisemitism.
This webinar delves into this vibrant richness...
Recorded Webinar: Teaching Jewish histories
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Recorded webinar: Teaching history during a climate emergency: how can we respond?
HA Virtual Forum, November 2021
We are at a vital moment in our attempt to tackle the climate crisis. Global warming is an inter-disciplinary challenge for the world and an inter-disciplinary challenge in education, too. In this talk, Alison Kitson argues that history provides a vital perspective that enables young people to understand our interaction...
Recorded webinar: Teaching history during a climate emergency: how can we respond?
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Recorded webinar: Exploring representations and attitudes to disability across history
Webinar
This webinar was presented by Richard Rieser, who is a campaigner and champion for disability rights and the coordinator of UK Disability History Month.
His presentation is part of our ongoing work to explore disability history and the arguments and representations of it and ensure that people from disability groups...
Recorded webinar: Exploring representations and attitudes to disability across history
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Film: Building Anglo-Saxon England
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Building Anglo-Saxon England demonstrates how recent excavations enable us to grasp for the first time the diversity of the Anglo-Saxon built environment. The book explores how the natural landscape was modified for human activity, and how settlements were laid out with geometrical precision by specialist surveyors. It also shows how...
Film: Building Anglo-Saxon England
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HA Recorded Webinar: Teaching history when it is not your speciality
4th September 2023
According to HA surveys over the years we know that supporting non-specialist teachers to teach history is a concern. In fact almost a quarter of respondents in previous surveys have expressed concern about the amount of history being taught by non-specialists. Given the current crisis in teacher recruitment and budgetary...
HA Recorded Webinar: Teaching history when it is not your speciality
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On-demand webinar: Interpretations
Secondary webinar recording release for 2023–24
Webinar series: Making substantive and disciplinary knowledge work together in the secondary history curriculum
Session 4: Interpretations
This series of four webinars looks at ways of assessing disciplinary knowledge so that it is working alongside, and pushing forwards, substantive knowledge. This webinar will concentrate on the disciplinary concept of interpretations, looking at...
On-demand webinar: Interpretations
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On-demand webinar: Significance
Secondary webinar recording release for 2023–24
Webinar series: Making substantive and disciplinary knowledge work together in the secondary history curriculum
Session 3: Significance
This series of four webinars looks at ways of assessing disciplinary knowledge so that it is working alongside, and pushing forwards, substantive knowledge. This webinar will concentrate on the disciplinary concept of significance, looking at...
On-demand webinar: Significance
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On-demand webinar: Change and Continuity
Secondary webinar recording release for 2023–24
Webinar series: Making substantive and disciplinary knowledge work together in the secondary history curriculum
Session 2: Change and Continuity
This series of four webinars looks at ways of assessing disciplinary knowledge so that it is working alongside, and pushing forwards, substantive knowledge. This webinar will concentrate on the disciplinary concepts of change...
On-demand webinar: Change and Continuity
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On-demand webinar: Causation and Consequence
Secondary webinar recording release for 2023–24
Webinar series: Making substantive and disciplinary knowledge work together in the secondary history curriculum
Session 1: Causation and Consequence
This series of four webinars looks at ways of assessing disciplinary knowledge so that it is working alongside, and pushing forwards, substantive knowledge. This webinar will concentrate on the disciplinary concepts of...
On-demand webinar: Causation and Consequence
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Secondary History: A Masterclass for Senior Leaders
New CPD course to support senior leaders
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As a Senior Leader, there may be barriers to supporting line managing a subject as a non-specialist. This new short course is aimed primarily at non-specialist senior leaders and is designed to address these issues by blending practical and theory-based CPD to support non-subject specialist line managers of...
Secondary History: A Masterclass for Senior Leaders
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History Teacher Development Programme
Autumn 2024 cohort
The History Teacher Development Programme is an online course aimed at history teachers who want to re-focus their attention on teaching ambitious and rigorous history.
Are you a relatively new teacher coming to the end of your ECT years?
Are you a more experienced teacher who wants to re-engage with...
History Teacher Development Programme
