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  • Is teaching about the Holocaust suitable for primary aged children?

      Primary History case study
    Editorial note: While this is a valuable paper, we must point out that the normal ethical procedures concerning such a sensitive, emotional subject must be followed in relation to pupils, their parents/carers and the wider community, i.e. the protocols for permission and clearance to teach such topics must be followed....
    Is teaching about the Holocaust suitable for primary aged children?

  • A museum in the classroom: Learning history from objects

      Primary History article
    I teach history education at the University of Minho, in Portugal. The writing of English researchers about the role of objects and of class museums in teaching history to young children inspired me to undertake similar research in Portugal, which is outlined in this article. Several researchers have highlighted the...
    A museum in the classroom: Learning history from objects

  • 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

  • Artefacts and art facts: images of Sir Francis Drake

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content and links may be outdated. Editorial note: This article reveals the power of the Internet in helping us all, adults and children, to bring portraits like Drake's to life. So, as you read, follow the links.
    Artefacts and art facts: images of Sir Francis Drake

  • Podcast: Presidential Lecture - Charles I: The People's Martyr?

      Podcast
    2012 Annual Conference Presidential Lecture Charles I: The People's Martyr? Jackie Eales, HA President and Professor of Early Modern History at Canterbury Christ Church University Charles I was renowned for his distrust of ‘popularity'. Yet during the 1640s he was forced to appeal to his people for support and in...
    Podcast: Presidential Lecture - Charles I: The People's Martyr?

  • Drama and history: a theory for learning

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content and links may be outdated. When I visit primary schools these days it heartens me to see how often drama is used in classroom teaching. Looking back over my own career, drama and role play have always been...
    Drama and history: a theory for learning

  • Local Archaeology in the Classroom: Ebbsfleet Case Study

      Local Archaeology Case Study
    The Ebbsfleet Valley in Kent, home of Ebbsfleet International station and the high speed rail link between London and Kent has a long history. The site is close to the old Roman road between Dover and London of Watling Street. It is close to the river mouth and once benefitted...
    Local Archaeology in the Classroom: Ebbsfleet Case Study

  • An approach to teaching the British Civil Wars in the primary classroom

      Primary History article
    Denise Greany and Andrew Hopper show how to make the British Civil Wars of the mid-seventeenth century readily accessible to primary-aged children by focusing on the experiences of people who lived through these tumultuous times. 
    An approach to teaching the British Civil Wars in the primary classroom

  • Changes in an aspect of social history from 1945 to 2000: youth culture

      Primary History article
    A history-themed topic based around music is a popular choice among many teachers and children. Music is after all a thread which runs through all of history, and one through which we can explore many other aspects of life in different times. It can be an exciting avenue into exploring...
    Changes in an aspect of social history from 1945 to 2000: youth culture

  • Enhancing temporal cognition: Practical activities for the primary classroom

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. Research during the last ninety years has suggested that ‘time' concepts, such as chronology, duration and the usage of dating systems are difficult for children to assimilate. However, my research suggests that temporal concepts can be...
    Enhancing temporal cognition: Practical activities for the primary classroom

  • She sells seashells by the seashore: teaching Mary Anning at Key Stage 1

      Primary History article
    Mary Anning was a fascinating individual who would be a purposeful addition to a history curriculum. This article outlines the rationale behind including her as a significant individual but also offers ideas for developing young children’s understanding of historical interpretations.
    She sells seashells by the seashore: teaching Mary Anning at Key Stage 1

  • The Brontë sisters: teaching local history through a focus on one remarkable family

      Primary History article
    Lorna Spencer’s focus on the Brontë sisters as a significant local family provides an insight into both their lives and their challenges, and how far these can be compared with those of different classes of people in the locality. Their experiences can also be related to wider issues, such as...
    The Brontë sisters: teaching local history through a focus on one remarkable family

  • Using learning outside the classroom at historic sites to explore British history units

      Primary History article
    British history in the National Curriculum (2014) provides extensive opportunities for learning outside the classroom, from the earliest times to the present day. Visiting historic sites is one experience of learning outside the classroom that provides a meaningful and stimulating focus for understanding Britain’s past. This said, any site and...
    Using learning outside the classroom at historic sites to explore British history units

  • Working effectively with your local history societies: the benefits and challenges

      Primary History article
    Local history provides rich opportunities to engage children in their immediate local area and understand their own history and how history contributes to a greater overall understanding and bigger picture. In this article, Nick Harman shares his school’s experience of participating in an exciting joint project with the local heritage...
    Working effectively with your local history societies: the benefits and challenges

  • Case Study 1: The Mr Men mystery of the missing cake

      Primary History article
    [Editorial note: this Case Study was an element in a yearlong Gifted and Talented Intervention Strategy that was the outcome of a NAGTY Developing Expertise Award teacher scholarship. There were seven ‘interventions’: the Mr Men Case Study and Case Study 2 were two of these. Full details of the DEA...
    Case Study 1: The Mr Men mystery of the missing cake

  • Coroners, communities, and the Crown: mapping death and justice in late medieval England

      Historian article
    Life in medieval cities could be violent and dangerous, and the records generated by state officials charged with regulating that violence offer invaluable insight into everyday life. Stephanie Emma Brown takes us behind the scenes of the recently launched Medieval Murder Map project, which was based on coroners’ rolls, to...
    Coroners, communities, and the Crown: mapping death and justice in late medieval England

  • Success with primary history: overcoming the challenges

      Article
    Primary history seems to be a curious mixture of the successful and successful.    On the one hand most children seem to love it and many teachers claim to enjoy teaching it.    There is certainly no shortage of good practice in many schools and exciting and stimulating resources are plentiful.  On...
    Success with primary history: overcoming the challenges

  • On-demand webinar: Using stories and storytelling in the primary history classroom

      Webinar series: History and literacy: better together
    History and literacy: better together Session 2: Using stories and storytelling in the primary history classroom This webinar will explore the different ways stories and storytelling can be used in primary history: as an evocative way of conveying substantive knowledge for retrieval, and as a stimulus to hook pupils’ initial interest...
    On-demand webinar: Using stories and storytelling in the primary history classroom

  • The 2024 Primary History survey: what are the implications for what it revealed?

      Primary History article
    This article 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 The 2024 Primary Survey follows a series of earlier biennial surveys...
    The 2024 Primary History survey: what are the implications for what it revealed?

  • Writing in Primary History edition 1 and 100: has there been a dramatic shift?

      Primary History article
    This article 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 Tim Lomas was astounded and partly horrified that he was...
    Writing in Primary History edition 1 and 100: has there been a dramatic shift?

  • Sumerian history through story-telling and expressive movement

      Lesson Plan
    The Sumerian mystery lesson is based on a story about what people found in one of the royal tombs of Ur dating from about 4000 years ago. (This was in ancient Mesopotamia, near what we now call the Persian Gulf.) (These resources are attached below) The story is full of...
    Sumerian history through story-telling and expressive movement

  • What history should we teach? The HA Primary Survey

      Primary History article
    The government's 2010 White Paper makes clear that the history curriculum will be reviewed. This is the ideal time to consider that very contentious issue - What History Should We Teach? And who better to ask than those who really know and understand what the curriculum will look and feel...
    What history should we teach? The HA Primary Survey

  • The Olympics - politics, impact and legacy - its not just about the sport

      Article
    2024 is an Olympic Games year. Held every four years (with the exception of during the World Wars and Covid-19 restrictions), the modern Olympics is the largest international sporting event in the world. However, historically it has not always been just the sports that are played and the athletes’ performances...
    The Olympics - politics, impact and legacy - its not just about the sport

  • Think Bubble: The passion to know why

      Article
    I gave half an ear recently to a radio debate on the nature of scientific genius. A number of examples were given of infants doing calculus and toddlers designing suspension bridges, but the most convincing statement came from a panellist who defined the phenomenon as ‘the passion to know’. The...
    Think Bubble: The passion to know why

  • Balderstone St Leonard’s CE Primary School: our journey to the Quality Mark Gold Award

      Primary History article
    Kate Turner provides a fantastic insight into the way in which their school has achieved the Gold Standard Quality Mark. She demonstrates both the overarching themes that underpin the history curriculum in the school but also their sensitivity to ethnic and cultural diversity, the rich opportunities gained through engaging with...
    Balderstone St Leonard’s CE Primary School: our journey to the Quality Mark Gold Award