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  • Film: What's the wisdom on... Change and continuity (Primary)

      Article
    Please note: the 'What's the Wisdom On' film series has been produced principally for secondary school history teachers, however some of the content is transferrable to a primary setting. Secondary members can view the film here We know how difficult life is for teachers in the current circumstances. We also understand your need...
    Film: What's the wisdom on... Change and continuity (Primary)
  • Film: What's the wisdom on... Enquiry questions Part 2 (Primary)

      Article
    Please note: the 'What's the Wisdom On' film series has been produced principally for secondary school history teachers, however some of the content is transferrable to a primary setting. Secondary members can view the film here We know how difficult life is for teachers in the current circumstances. We also understand your need...
    Film: What's the wisdom on... Enquiry questions Part 2 (Primary)
  • Alternative Suggestions to the QCA Planning

      Briefing Pack
    In the light of recent uncertainties about the new Primary Curriculum, we at the HA felt that it might be helpful to teachers in schools looking to adapt next year's planning to have a few alternative ideas at their fingertips. Those topics identified contain links to medium term plans that are...
    Alternative Suggestions to the QCA Planning
  • Film: What's the wisdom on... Enquiry questions Part 1 (Primary)

      Article
    Please note: the 'What's the Wisdom On' film series has been produced principally for secondary school history teachers, however some of the content is transferrable to a primary setting. Secondary members can view the film here We know how difficult life is for teachers in the current circumstances. We also understand your need...
    Film: What's the wisdom on... Enquiry questions Part 1 (Primary)
  • Film: What's the wisdom on... Historical Interpretations (Primary)

      Article
    Please note: the 'What's the Wisdom On' film series has been produced principally for secondary school history teachers, however some of the content is transferrable to a primary setting. Secondary members can view the film here We know how difficult life is for teachers in the current circumstances. We also understand your need...
    Film: What's the wisdom on... Historical Interpretations (Primary)
  • Film: What's the wisdom on... Evidence and sources (Primary)

      Article
    Please note: the 'What's the Wisdom On' film series has been produced principally for secondary school history teachers, however some of the content is transferrable to a primary setting. Secondary members can view the film here  We know how difficult life is for teachers in the current circumstances. We also understand your need...
    Film: What's the wisdom on... Evidence and sources (Primary)
  • Using stories to support history in the EYFS

      Primary History article
    Stories can be used as starting points for planning topics. Activities suggested below relate to ‘Understanding the world’ including Early Learning Goal 13 – People and communities:  Children talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members. They know about similarities and...
    Using stories to support history in the EYFS
  • Film: EYFS - how to teach the past without teaching history

      Primary History Workshop, Annual Conference 2019
    In this workshop Helen Crawford of the University of Northampton explores how creating a class memory box can encourage young children to ‘talk about past and present events in their own lives’.
    Film: EYFS - how to teach the past without teaching history
  • What your local Archive Service can offer to schools

      Primary History article
    Imagine a place where your pupils become detectives working on mysteries from the past such as the tale of Thomas Sargeant, a 15-year-old factory worker who died in a chemical works in 1898. Your local archive is bursting with stories about real people like this which can give children an...
    What your local Archive Service can offer to schools
  • Extending the curriculum: why should we consider ‘value added’?

      Primary History article
    While the focus provided by the new Ofsted framework has allowed schools to begin to, perhaps, rebalance the curriculum, the time allocated to the foundation subjects is still fairly marginal in many schools. This means that hard decisions have to be taken about what to include and what to leave...
    Extending the curriculum: why should we consider ‘value added’?
  • Children in Victorian Britain: Down the Mine

      Lesson Plan
    This resource is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today Please note: this free resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum....
    Children in Victorian Britain: Down the Mine
  • Teaching crime and punishment as a post-1066 theme

      Primary History article
    The most recent HA survey suggests that crime and punishment is a popular theme as a Key Stage 2 development study covering the period after 1066. It is easy to see why. Crime, criminals and punishment have a fascination for many and herein lies its appeal as well as a...
    Teaching crime and punishment as a post-1066 theme
  • Exploring the use of historical fiction to support historical learning

      Article
    How many of us became interested in history through reading a good historical story? When starting this article we came up with a seemingly endless list of historically based stories and films which have inspired us. Clearly, we are surrounded by references to the past in popular culture and our...
    Exploring the use of historical fiction to support historical learning
  • Reading the Past: Written and printed sources

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. Introduction Be positive, ambitious and bold Many teachers, when they realise how deep the literary requirements are which history makes on the young learner, will hastily declare that their own class is either too young or...
    Reading the Past: Written and printed sources
  • Podcast Series: The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates

      Multipage Article
    In this set of podcasts Emeritus Professor Gerald Hawting of SOAS, University of London provides an introduction to the Umayyad (661-750) and Abbasid (750-1258) Caliphates.
    Podcast Series: The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates
  • Houses: Artefacts from the past (KS1)

      Lesson Plans
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. In these lessons we investigated real objects from late Victorian times. The aim was to enable the children to become more independent in their learning and to extend their literacy. The two lessons described formed part of a Year 1 topic...
    Houses: Artefacts from the past (KS1)
  • Teaching sensitive subjects: slavery and Britain’s role in the trade

      Primary History article
    See also: Teaching Slavery - HA guide Slavery in Britain Sarah Forbes Bonetta - scheme of work Teaching Emotive and Controversial History Diversity guidance for primary teachers and subject leaders Slavery is a part of our history, and its impact can be seen in the statues of influential men, the...
    Teaching sensitive subjects: slavery and Britain’s role in the trade
  • Primary History Articles for the School History Subject Leader

      Multipage Article
    The Historical Association has been producing its specialist primary journal Primary History since 1992. In that time there have been three editions per year and since 2017 an additional annual digital summer resource. In 1992 a National Curriculum for history had recently emerged as had the Ofsted inspection process. Since...
    Primary History Articles for the School History Subject Leader
  • Film: Widening horizons within, and beyond, the taught curriculum

      London History Forum Keynote 2019
    The film below was taken at the London History Forum: Widening Perspectives which took place on Thursday 25 April 2019 at the UCL Institute of Education and features Will Bailey-Watson (subject lead for PGCE History at the University of Reading).The renewed emphasis on curriculum in many schools is giving history teachers a...
    Film: Widening horizons within, and beyond, the taught curriculum
  • Using the back cover image: Lest We Forget

      Primary History feature
    Over the past four years the nation has been commemorating the centenary of the First World War. From soldiers, women, animals, technology and much more… we researched, filmed, documented and preserved. On 11 November, 100 years since the agreement to end hostilities, we commemorated the Armistice. But what can we...
    Using the back cover image: Lest We Forget
  • Support materials for schools undertaking the Quality Mark

      Multipage Article
    Once you've made the choice to register or to talk to senior leaders about registering your school to take part in the HA Quality Mark, explaining the process to other members of staff will be important. Sometimes you may have to make a case. To make your task as easy...
    Support materials for schools undertaking the Quality Mark
  • Introducing local history: the Fusehill Workhouse Project

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. Master and Mistress of the Workhouse refused to talk to any of us as she was adamant that nothing she could remember would be very interesting! Of course disappointments like this have to be accepted and...
    Introducing local history: the Fusehill Workhouse Project
  • Castles: distinguishing fact and fiction in the early years curriculum

      Primary History article
    Castles is a popular topic which fits well into the expectations for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and the Key Stage 1 National Curriculum. This article focuses on suggestions for the EYFS but there are links in the resources section for Key Stage 1 articles previously published. If you are...
    Castles: distinguishing fact and fiction in the early years curriculum
  • Incorporating the Second World War into your local history work

      Primary History Summer Resource 2018
    The 2018 primary summer resource for members is bursting with practical ideas on how to incorporate the Second World War into your local history work. September 2019 is the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War, so what better time to start thinking about how to embed this...
    Incorporating the Second World War into your local history work
  • How can old advertisements be used in the primary classroom?

      Primary History article
    Advertising is a central part of our everyday lives. There are few ways to escape it and it has a long pedigree. It has long been recognised that it can help sell products through the power of the punch line or the visual image. Trade cards appeared as early as...
    How can old advertisements be used in the primary classroom?