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  • Time for a story

      Using stories in the Early Years and Foundation Stage
    Stories are an important part of a young child’s way of making sense of their world. Hilary Cooper’s excellent article ‘Why Stories?’ explores some of the reasons why stories are important to young children and their growing ‘understanding of the world’. This article is going to explore some recommended stories...
    Time for a story

  • Young Quills reviews 2022

      The Young Quills Awards for best historical fiction
    The Young Quills books for each year must be published for the first time in English in the year preceding the competition – so 2021 for this year’s selection. Divided by age suitability the books are given to schools on the condition that the children and young people there write...
    Young Quills reviews 2022

  • Writing history

      Primary History article
    Writing, composition, is the hallmark of the historian - and a central aspect of pupils' historical education. So, who better to describe what being a writer of history entails than the president of the Historical Association...
    Writing history

  • Children's thinking and history

      Article
    Hilary Cooper outlines the main features of children's historical thinking in History. These ideas are reflected in the government's provisional plans for the 2014 NC for History...
    Children's thinking and history

  • Pull-out Posters: Primary History 68

      Britain and World timeline 2000BC to 0BC; The Dark Ages
    Pull-out Posters: Primary History 68

  • Using ICT in Primary History

      Article
    Alf Wilkinson our Professional Development Officer has produced a PowerPoint presentation to enable more effective use of ICT in the primary classroom...
    Using ICT in Primary History

  • Living Museums and Victorian Britain

      Year 6 Scheme of Work
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. This unit centres on ways of portraying life in Victorian Britain. While factual knowledge of aspects of Victorian life in Britain are a vital component of the unit, the main focus is on exploring the way living museums present the period,...
    Living Museums and Victorian Britain

  • Using children’s illustrators as a focus for learning about ‘Past and Present’ in EYFS

      Primary History article
    The EYFS framework places a key emphasis on the value of giving children rich encounters with stories and picture books. With World Book Day just around the corner, this article suggests how a focus on children’s illustrators could be used to develop children’s understanding of ‘past and present’...
    Using children’s illustrators as a focus for learning about ‘Past and Present’ in EYFS

  • Planning for local history

      Article
    Editorial comment: Barbara writes from the viewpoint of a classroom teacher facing the challenge of ‘Doing local history' for the first time.
    Planning for local history

  • Similarity and difference with a tasty twist

      Primary History article
    Polly Gillow uses ice cream, something children will readily relate to, as a means of exploring similarities between past and present, drawing on a range of sources and contexts together with practical activities including their sense of taste...  
    Similarity and difference with a tasty twist

  • Young Quills winners 2023

      The Young Quills Awards for best historical fiction for young people
    It is with great pleasure that the HA is able to announce the winners of the Young Quills for Historical Fiction for 2023: Young readers category Winner: Tony Bradman for Bruno and Frida (Barrington Stoke)Highly Commended: Judith Eagle for Accidental Stowaway (Faber) Intermediate category Winner: Tom Palmer for Resist (Barrington...
    Young Quills winners 2023

  • Pull-out Posters: Primary History 82

      Anglo-Saxon daily life
    These images help to tell us more about Anglo-Saxon daily life.
    Pull-out Posters: Primary History 82

  • History co-ordinators' dilemmas

      Article
    Jayne Woodhouse offers advice on creating a classroom museum.
    History co-ordinators' dilemmas

  • Pull-out Posters: Primary History 76

      Posters: Communication and Sutton Hoo helmet
    1. Communication Across the Ages; 2. The British Museum's Sutton Hoo Helmet
    Pull-out Posters: Primary History 76

  • Young Quills reviews 2025

      The Young Quills Awards for best historical fiction for young people
    The Young Quills books for each year must be published for the first time in English in the year preceding the competition – so 2024 for this year’s selection. Divided by age suitability the books are given to schools on the condition that the children and young people there write...
    Young Quills reviews 2025

  • Young Quills reviews 2024

      The Young Quills Awards for best historical fiction for young people
    The Young Quills books for each year must be published for the first time in English in the year preceding the competition – so 2023 for this year’s selection. Divided by age suitability the books are given to schools on the condition that the children and young people there write...
    Young Quills reviews 2024

  • Young Quills reviews 2023

      The Young Quills Awards for best historical fiction for young people
    The Young Quills books for each year must be published for the first time in English in the year preceding the competition – so 2022 for this year’s selection. Divided by age suitability the books are given to schools on the condition that the children and young people there write...
    Young Quills reviews 2023

  • Ideas for assemblies: LGBT History Month

      Primary History feature
    LGBT History Month was established in 2004. It not only raises awareness of discrimination still faced by the LGBT+ community but also celebrates LGBT+ people and their achievements. February is LGBT History Month and its theme this year was ‘History: Peace, Reconciliation, and Activism’. 
    Ideas for assemblies: LGBT History Month

  • Ideas for Assemblies: Linking historical events with geography

      Primary History article
    In this edition we highlight some interesting anniversaries that might provide a link with geography, either through maps, ideas about climate change or conservation and protection of wild animals. We hope these anniversaries might inspire some stimulating historical investigations, as well as provoke lots of discussion and debate. Some of...
    Ideas for Assemblies: Linking historical events with geography

  • Developing disciplinary knowledge: how and why castles and forts developed

      Primary History article
    Disciplinary knowledge is often identified as a key area of development by subject leaders. In this article, Susie Townsend explores the concepts of change, continuity and causation through the lens of forts and castles. Emphasizing the importance of enquiry, she provides a range of historical activities that could be used in...
    Developing disciplinary knowledge: how and why castles and forts developed

  • Little coins, big histories

      Primary History article
    In this article, Damienne Clarke examines how coins can be used as a focus for history teaching and learning in Key Stage One. She describes the emergence of coins from older systems of bartering, as well as their role as tokens of commemoration for significant people and events. This article provides...
    Little coins, big histories

  • ‘Golden threads’ in primary history

      Primary History article
    The term ‘golden threads’ has become increasingly part of primary history planning. It is often recommended as a means of avoiding curriculum atomisation and aiding retrieval. In this article Tim Lomas attempts to unpack what is meant by the term, what are some of the most popular ‘golden threads’ and...
    ‘Golden threads’ in primary history

  • Who is in charge?

      Primary History article
    Children are introduced from the start of their lives to the idea that someone is in charge.  Helen Crawford and Karin Doull explore how the question ‘Who is in charge?’ can be used with EYFS children to develop ideas of power, authority and agency. The article looks at its relevance...
    Who is in charge?

  • Musings and misconceptions about Remembrance Day

      Primary History article
    Very few primary schools do not address Remembrance Day in some form or another.  We assume a broad awareness of what it stands for but Susie Townsend suggests that this may not always have been the case. We may be making assumptions about children’s awareness that are not justified. This...
    Musings and misconceptions about Remembrance Day

  • Planning for progression and sequencing in primary history

      Primary History article
    Jo Pearson uses the example of The Greetland Academy in Halifax to address the thorny issue of planning for progression and sequence. She recognises the problems of simplistic and formulaic definitions about progression. In planning the curriculum, four lenses are identified and considered to determine what is taught and when. This is a compelling...
    Planning for progression and sequencing in primary history