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  • Using cemeteries as a local history resource

      Primary History article
    Why visit a cemetery as part of the history curriculum? Local studies now feature prominently in the primary history curriculum for both key stages. This development challenges teachers to find easilyaccessible, inexpensive and relevant resources on their doorstep. A rich resource which has traditionally been overlooked is the local churchyard...
    Using cemeteries as a local history resource

  • Pull-out posters: Primary History 90

      Timeline of Queen Elizabeth II; Queen and Commonwealth
    Timeline of Queen Elizabeth II Queen and Commonwealth
    Pull-out posters: Primary History 90

  • Primary History 58: The Olympics

      The primary education journal of the Historical Association
    THE OLYMPICS: TEACHING HISTORY TODAY 04 Editorial: Nelson Mandela, Apartheid and the Olympics 05 Think Bubble: What ever happened to the Standing Long Jump? - Peter Vass 06 Public celebration of the 1864 Olympian Festival - Dominic Wallis PLANNING FOR THE OLYMPICS 08 Primary History and planning for teaching the...
    Primary History 58: The Olympics

  • Ideas for assemblies: significant women in history

      Primary History feature
    For this edition we have chosen an overarching theme of significant women in history to link your assemblies. We have also looked for a link between the women to the month in which your assembly is being delivered. A common approach when introducing each of the women could be to...
    Ideas for assemblies: significant women in history

  • On-demand webinar series: Building and securing disciplinary thinking in primary history

      On-demand webinar series for primary teachers and history subject leaders
    What does this series cover? This series of webinars will consider how disciplinary knowledge is slowly introduced into the primary curriculum, built upon and strengthened. We know that substantive knowledge in history is the substance ('the stuff') we teach: the facts which we are sure about and which all have...
    On-demand webinar series: Building and securing disciplinary thinking in primary history

  • One of my favourite history places: Luxor, Egypt

      Primary History feature
    History teacher in Cairo; oh, my word! Living in Cairo for the past four years enabled me to explore the country to a degree not possible as a visitor. Based in Maadi to the south of the old Islamic city, I live about 20 minutes’ walk from the Nile. A...
    One of my favourite history places: Luxor, Egypt

  • Teaching pre-history outside the classroom

      Primary History article
    From a visit to a local museum or heritage site, to using bushcraft skills to give pupils first-hand experience of what it might have been like to live in ancient times, teaching prehistory outside the classroom can really give this area of the curriculum the wow factor. The inclusion of...
    Teaching pre-history outside the classroom

  • Course: Supporting SEND pupils in your primary history lessons

      HA CPD course for history subject leaders in mainstream schools
    Book Now (Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window. Please read the HA CPD terms and conditions before registering) Available dates Autumn term: Friday 5 December, 9am - 2pm (online) What does the course cover? Do you struggle to engage your lower attaining or EAL pupils in their history lessons? Are you...
    Course: Supporting SEND pupils in your primary history lessons

  • Children's Thinking: Developmental psychology and history education

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. Editorial note: Hilary Cooper outlines the main features of historical thinking. These ideas are embedded in the government's current requirements for teaching National Curriculum History [England] Introduction It is important that children develop a coherent, chronological...
    Children's Thinking: Developmental psychology and history education

  • Pull-out posters: Primary History 92

      The Gunpowder Plot; Epitaph
    The Gunpowder Plot Epitaph
    Pull-out posters: Primary History 92

  • What sort of history should school history be? Debate Podcast

      Debate Podcast
    On July 18 2011 the Historical Association hosted a public debate chaired by Professor Simon Schama at the Institute of Education, Bedford Way, London. With the history curriculum being the focus of intense interest the following series of podcasts from the debate examine what that curriculum might look like. Joining Simon Schama was five...
    What sort of history should school history be? Debate Podcast

  • History, ICT and the digital age

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. Three things are important 1.Don't fall for the hype You are not a bad teacher if you are not using a lot of technology in history or any other area! Research evidence does not support many of the claims made about...
    History, ICT and the digital age

  • One of my favourite history places: Oakham Castle

      Primary History feature
    Standing by the stocks in the historic Buttercross of the market-town of Oakham, it would be easy to miss the hidden gem of Norman architecture that lies just a few metres away. Oakham Castle may be far removed from the traditional image of knights and castles, but there is something...
    One of my favourite history places: Oakham Castle

  • Creating the 'creative history' website

      Primary History article
    Editorial note: The role of ICT in the Digital Age is a major, perhaps even, the major factor, in enhancing creativity in the learning and teaching of history. This paper illuminates another dimension of ICT in the Digital Age and creativity. It shows how a teacher's creativity  has produced a...
    Creating the 'creative history' website

  • OFSTED, primary history and creativity

      Primary History article
    Co-ordinators concerns: OFSTED, primary history and creativity I'm told the emphasis in schools now is for a rigorous approach to history where the children are taught the main facts and features of history. I recall a time not so long ago when the whole curriculum was about creativity but surely...
    OFSTED, primary history and creativity

  • In My View: Creativity & History

      Article
    Introduction A great deal has been written recently defining what is meant by creativity in primary education. And much has been written urging us to ‘teach creatively'. Yet there had been no exploration of what teaching creatively means in terms of teaching history until a group of colleagues and I...
    In My View: Creativity & History

  • Pull-out posters: Primary History 89

      Vikings in 'these islands'; Ancient Greece
    Where did the Vikings go to in ‘these islands’? Ancient Greece – Did you know…?
    Pull-out posters: Primary History 89

  • HA Enquiry Toolkit

      How to build an effective historical enquiry at key stages 1 and 2
    An enquiry approach is becoming more popular for teaching many primary curriculum subjects. However, enquiry has always been the backbone of good history teaching. Knowing what constitutes a good historical enquiry and how to build one that will enable your pupils to get better at history is not as easy...
    HA Enquiry Toolkit

  • History, artefacts and storytelling in the 2011 primary curriculum

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. This article will argue that although history can seem a ‘hard' discipline for young children, it can be made accessible and exciting through telling stories about objects. The article does not contain advice about obtaining objects:...
    History, artefacts and storytelling in the 2011 primary curriculum

  • Key Stage 2-3 History Transition Project

      Guide to KS2-KS3 Transition
    Please note: these resources pre-date the 2014 National Curriculum. For more recent resources on Transition KS2-KS3 please see: Transition KS2–KS3 (Primary History article, 2021) Smooth Transitions: Key Stage 2 to 3 (Primary History article, 2020) Transition Key Stage 2 and 3 (Primary History article, 2016) Before 1066 & All That: Transition between...
    Key Stage 2-3 History Transition Project

  • Film: Write your own historical fiction

      Webinar
    Film: Write your own historical fiction

  • Developing early history skills and understanding through the EYFS

      Primary History article
    Read more like this: EYFS scheme of work EYFS Medium term plan: Toys and Games Early Years Foundation Stage (article) Early Years: learning about the past (article) Using 'Development Matters' in the Foundation Stage (article) For many children, going to nursery school is a key part of their day. It...
    Developing early history skills and understanding through the EYFS

  • Doing history in the early years and foundation stage

      Article
    Please note: This article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content and references may be outdated. Introducing the youngest children to the concept of history can be a challenging prospect for some foundation stage practitioners, particularly if they feel their experience of the subject has been limited or their own memories of...
    Doing history in the early years and foundation stage

  • Drama: Ancient Egypt - Akhenaten

      Exemplar
    This exemplar outlines a lesson John Fines taught to a class of Year 3 children. He was visiting them for the first time to do some drama work. The children already knew a great deal about the Ancient Egyptians and were also used to learning through drama. John writes:After a...
    Drama: Ancient Egypt - Akhenaten

  • Primary History Summer Resource 2019: Diversity

      Primary History resource
    This free summer resource for primary members is designed to help primary subject leaders and teachers consider the implications of developing a school policy for teaching of diversity in history. This comprehensive guide provides timely advice and considers questions associated with teaching diversity and provides a rationale for its essential role in providing an understanding...
    Primary History Summer Resource 2019: Diversity