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  • Grace O' Malley, alias Granuaile, pirate & politician, c. 1530-1603

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. The Northamptonshire Inspection & Advisory Service (NIAS) can confirm Paul Bracey’s view of the way Ireland’s rich stories help to provide a ‘sounder map of the past’ and increase ‘choice, range and fun in our...
    Grace O' Malley, alias Granuaile, pirate & politician, c. 1530-1603

  • Using children's literature to look at bias and stereotyping

      Primary History article
    We have come to understand that modern children's literature often provides a way of examining a range of social and moral issues, affording educators the opportunity to discuss issues such as bias and stereotyping. Many adults have seen the possibilities here to contextualise classroom incidents differently, or to explore themes...
    Using children's literature to look at bias and stereotyping

  • Recorded webinar: Ask the Primary Committee – Learning from Lockdown

      Webinar
    The first in a series of new termly webinars, this session offered a discussion with Sue Temple and Chris Trevor from our primary committee about what we can learn from lockdown in terms of History teaching, and ideas about what we could/should do now to help our children going forward. 
    Recorded webinar: Ask the Primary Committee – Learning from Lockdown

  • Podcast Series: Women in Ancient Greece & Rome

      Multipage Article
    In this series of podcasts Dr Richard Hawley of Royal Holloway, University of London looks at the history of women in Ancient Greece and Rome.
    Podcast Series: Women in Ancient Greece & Rome

  • Making the Modern World: The shock of the real at the science museum

      Primary History article
    Making the Modern World is a vast, exuberant exposition of the real deal. From Arkwright's textile machines that kick-started the industrial revolution to the first Apple computer; from a pair of patented genetically-modified mice to the Apollo 10 command module that orbited the Moon - ons of the industrialised world...
    Making the Modern World: The shock of the real at the science museum

  • The impact of World War II on British children's gendered perceptions of contemporary Germany

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content and references may be outdated. This article reports some surprising gender-based trends indicated by a small scale piece of classroom research looking into incidental responses of Year 6 pupils to the teaching of Study Unit 11b (Britain Since...
    The impact of World War II on British children's gendered perceptions of contemporary Germany

  • Questions you have always wanted to ask about...Using photographs as sources of evidence

      Primary History article
    Alan Hodkinson answers questions about using photographs as sources of evidence.
    Questions you have always wanted to ask about...Using photographs as sources of evidence

  • Podcast Series: Goths, Huns and the fall of the Roman Empire

      Multipage Article
    In this series of podcasts Professor Peter Heather of King's College London looks at the history of the Goths, the Huns, the division of the Roman Empire and the fall of the Roman Empire.
    Podcast Series: Goths, Huns and the fall of the Roman Empire

  • Prehistoric Bristol

      Classic Pamphlet
    This period is represented in the valley of the Bristol Avon by the Acheulian industries, named from the type station of St. Acheul in the Somme valley, which has yielded many ovate and pear-shaped hand-axes characteristic of the period. These industries flourished during the very long Second Interglacial phase, a...
    Prehistoric Bristol

  • Podcast Series: The Rise of an Islamic Civilisation

      Early Islam
    An HA Podcasted History of the Rise of an Islamic Civilisation featuring Dr Caroline Goodson of Birkbeck, University of London.
    Podcast Series: The Rise of an Islamic Civilisation

  • Global Learning Project - Hawkshead Primary

      GLP Case Study
    Hawkeshead Primary School in the Lake District is a small village school, with a teaching head. Yet they have gone to great pains to integrate the ideals of Global Learning into their curriculum. They are an Expert Centre, leading a team of 20 local schools - primary and secondary -...
    Global Learning Project - Hawkshead Primary

  • Tackling the Key Stage 1 Curriculum Interview

      HA Interview
    Here, in this series of films, the Year 2 teacher, Paula Granger, discusses the challenges they faced, what decisions they made, what worked well and what didn't quite work the way they intended, and how they coped. She also discusses the changes they decided to make for this year in...
    Tackling the Key Stage 1 Curriculum Interview

  • The coming of the railways - Fire-breathing monster or benefit to mankind?

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. Today children regard trains as just another not very exciting means of travel, but to many early Victorian people the thought of riding on a train was as alarming and exciting as the idea of space travel is today. To be whisked...
    The coming of the railways - Fire-breathing monster or benefit to mankind?

  • Questions you have always wanted to ask about... Accessing Archive Sources

      Primary History article
    Mary Mills answers questions about accessing archive sources. Please note: this article dates from 2003 and some of the sources and services referenced may no longer be available.
    Questions you have always wanted to ask about... Accessing Archive Sources

  • Raising the achievement of higher-attaining pupils: some challenging activities on Ancient Greece

      Primary History Article
    Karin Doull offers advice on raising the achievements of higher attaining pupils. Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and reference the old QCA, but offers some useful activities on Ancient Greece. 
    Raising the achievement of higher-attaining pupils: some challenging activities on Ancient Greece

  • Book for the Literacy Hour

      Primary History article
    Jo Barkham reviews 'Asha in the Attic' written by Gill Howell and illustrated by Alan Marks.
    Book for the Literacy Hour

  • Inclusion

      E-CPD
    N.B. This unit was produced before the current 2014 curriculum and therefore while much of the advice is still useful, there may be some out of date references or links.  Teachers face many challenges in tackling the issue of inclusive history teaching. Many teachers may not have formally studied History for...
    Inclusion

  • The Dawson Lectures

      Multipage Article
    In 2021, Ian Dawson suggested there should be a place and a way for us to honour and respect those who have gone above and beyond to help support, nurture and promote those involved with teaching, as well as producing resources and guidance that can assist teachers with developing their...
    The Dawson Lectures

  • Records for a study of the life of Agricultural Labourers in Somerset in the mid 19th century

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. This article focuses on extracts from the mid nineteenth and provides information on the wages and living standards of agricultural labourers. In the article Sue Berry suggests numerous ways in which these extracts can be used in lessons at Key Stage 1...
    Records for a study of the life of Agricultural Labourers in Somerset in the mid 19th century

  • Before 1066 & All That: Transition between KS2 & KS3

      HA Guide
    This e-cpd unit models how primary and secondary teachers of history might improve transition between KS2 and KS3 through collaboration on a transition unit aimed at Year 6 pupils on the Vikings. It contains original teaching and training materials written by Andrew Wrenn, former Cambridgeshire Humanities Advisor and funded as...
    Before 1066 & All That: Transition between KS2 & KS3

  • Queen Victoria's visit to Wolverhampton, November 30 1866

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. When Prince Albert died in 1861 Queen Victoria went into deep mourning and ceased all public duties. By 1866 she had still not made any public appearances. Wolverhampton, like many other towns, raised a subscription to commission a statue in Albert’s memory....
    Queen Victoria's visit to Wolverhampton, November 30 1866

  • Can you bring the dead back to life...?

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. Victoria Rogers highlights the importance of encouraging school visits to heritage sites and museums.
    Can you bring the dead back to life...?

  • The Plague in Cumberland 1597-1598. Some documents used in the Cumbria Record Office (Carlisle) by Key Stage 2 pupils studying the Tudors

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. Outbreaks of the plague were common in the 16th century and the north of England was badly affected in the 1590s. It is believed that the plague arrived in Cumberland from Newcastle about Michaelmas 1597 and continued for over a year. The...
    The Plague in Cumberland 1597-1598. Some documents used in the Cumbria Record Office (Carlisle) by Key Stage 2 pupils studying the Tudors

  • 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

  • Using school logbooks - Bishop Graham Memorial Ragged School, Chester

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. Logbooks can be described as the diary of the headmaster. The contents can vary in interest depending on how diligent the headmaster was at recording events. Some merely record the delivery of coals, the attendance at the school or the visitors to...
    Using school logbooks - Bishop Graham Memorial Ragged School, Chester