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  • Good practice in primary history: the Quality Mark scheme

      Primary History article
    This article aims to cover two separate but related aspects. Firstly, using the evidence of Quality Mark visits to primary schools, Bev Forrest identifies and explains some of the best practice observed on these visits. Secondly, Mel Jones focuses on one specific case study illustrating the type of primary history...
    Good practice in primary history: the Quality Mark scheme
  • World War I: widening relevance in the modern world

      Article
    Hayyan Bhabha introduces a project that is using newly-discovered documents to show the contribution of Allied Muslim soldiers in the First World War, with the aim of developing empathy, mutual respect and religious understanding in young children of all ages. At a time of rising nationalism across the world, where Muslims are...
    World War I: widening relevance in the modern world
  • Food – a theme for learning about the past

      Primary History article
    Food is a theme that can provide many opportunities for children to develop their understanding of the past. This is a popular theme in many Early Years settings and Reception classes. It can be planned at any time of year and can be adapted in many ways.
    Food – a theme for learning about the past
  • Primary History 52: Education and the Environment

      The primary education journal of the Historical Association
    03 Editorial 04 In my view: Education and the built environment – Dominic Balmforth 06 In my view: Primary history and Engaging Places – Rochelle Whitty 08 In my view: Engaging Pupils: An A Level student describes her experience of collaborative working with Key Stage 2 – Bernice Waghorn 09...
    Primary History 52: Education and the Environment
  • Keeping children motivated in primary history while ensuring they can recall what they have been taught

      Primary History article
    Rachelle Blagdon leads history at Thomas Walling School – one that has already earned a gold Quality Mark. Impressing the assessor particularly was the way the school paid dual attention both to the motivation aspect of the subject and to effective curriculum planning. Four particular approaches were used to enhance...
    Keeping children motivated in primary history while ensuring they can recall what they have been taught
  • The current condition of primary history

      Article
    This section looks at how primary history is currently performing largely through an analysis of a wide range of OFSTED evidence but also by examining the results of a recent Historical Association survey.
    The current condition of primary history
  • History outside the classroom at Key Stage 1

      Article
    When thinking about what history means to five- to seven-year-old children, the chances are it is quite a muddle of ideas – from princesses and castles through to dinosaurs and Second World War fighter planes – without a great deal of coherence as to how it all fits together. Learning...
    History outside the classroom at Key Stage 1
  • Using history to launch the creative curriculum

      Primary History case study
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. At its core, the creative curriculum is a carefully planned, thematic approach to teaching and learning, designed to support and stimulate children's natural curiosity and creativity. Children can work in depth, giving them time to reflect,...
    Using history to launch the creative curriculum
  • Summary of Key Changes to Primary Curriculum for 2014

      Briefing Pack
    Following the publication of the final programmes of study and through talking to primary teachers at regional events, it has come to our attention that there is still a great deal of confusion surrounding the final programmes of study for history about what is statutory, what is not, what can...
    Summary of Key Changes to Primary Curriculum for 2014
  • Case Study: Classroom archaeology. Sutton Hoo, or the mystery of the empty grave

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. ‘Would you like to go for a walk in the woods on the other side of the river? I asked my wife on a spring day in 1982. Happily she assented, and we drove off...
    Case Study: Classroom archaeology. Sutton Hoo, or the mystery of the empty grave
  • Primary history in the 21st century: Back to the past?

      Primary History article
    During my teaching of history I have been amazed by the asinine questions that children and adults ask about the subject matter. For example, a child once asked, ‘Sir, if Queen Cleopatra hadn't been bitten by the asp would she still be alive today?'. This question suggests that despite comprehensive...
    Primary history in the 21st century: Back to the past?
  • 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’
  • 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
  • Podcast Series: The Indus Valley Civilisation

      Multipage Article
    In this set of podcasts Dr Mark Manuel of the University of Durham looks at the Indus Valley Civilisation.
    Podcast Series: The Indus Valley Civilisation
  • HA response to the DFE consultation on CPD

      CPD Consultation
    In September, the government launched a call for evidence concerning teachers professional development. The Historical Association has responded to the call for evidence on behalf of our members. You can read our response below.
    HA response to the DFE consultation on CPD
  • Podcast Series: Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire

      Multipage Article
    In this HA Podcast Series Professor Joanna Story of the University of Leicester discusses Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire.
    Podcast Series: Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire
  • 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
  • History in Schools: What is the Future?

      History Debate Podcast
    The Future of history in our schools Whether you have children or not, whether you're a teacher or not, if you have a love of History this debate matters to you.
    History in Schools: What is the Future?
  • Victorian Britain and the Victorian World

      E-CPD
    This E-CPD unit has a number of possible focuses within the broader topic of Victorian Britain and the wider Victorian world.  This follows a pattern that is strong within the structures of the School History Project.  Each sub-topic needs to mirror what is best in history education at primary level, including...
    Victorian Britain and the Victorian World
  • Using the back cover image: Westonzoyland War Memorial

      Primary History feature
    The image on the back cover is of the war memorial in Westonzoyland, Somerset. It consists of a concrete plinth with a metal shell-case set on top, on the front of which is a plaque which reads: ‘This shell was presented by Westonzoyland Parish Council to commemorate the memory of...
    Using the back cover image: Westonzoyland War Memorial
  • Using the back cover image: Reconstructing the Romans

      Primary History feature
    Reconstruction drawings, diagrams and models are vital examples of interpretation that we can use to help pupils understand the past. On one level they help to fire imagination, while on another they offer a way of presenting important historical facts. The image overleaf is a reconstruction drawing of Chester's Roman...
    Using the back cover image: Reconstructing the Romans
  • The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain

      Primary History article
    Before the Romans arrived the islands which now make up Britain were populated with a variety of relatively large and small fortified or defended settlements. The people living here were usually part of tribes or clans and they probably raided each other's territory for cattle and other animals. The majority of people farmed in some way,...
    The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
  • Local People and Places in the Early Years

      Article
    Learning in the Early Years through Local People and Places: developing historical concepts in the Early Years Foundation Stage Using the local environment as a starting point for historical learning in EYFS not only helps young children engage and make learning meaningful and relevant, but also helps them develop a strong sense of identity. Working...
    Local People and Places in the Early Years
  • From Home to the Front: World War I

      Primary History article
    Events which encapsulate family, community, national and global history provide rich opportunities for engaging children. Some of these draw on positive memories associated with past events: the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, how people responded to the first flight to the moon, the Millennium celebrations. Yet it is perhaps gruelling...
    From Home to the Front: World War I