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  • Pandemics in history: similarity and difference

      Primary History article
    I was inspired to put pen to paper to include an article putting Coronavirus in some sort of historical perspective after reading Peter Frankopan’s article in The Times newspaper on 28 March. The article entitled ‘Pandemics are terrifying but they can make the world better’ is written by Peter Frankopan...
    Pandemics in history: similarity and difference
  • Happy 200th birthday Florence Nightingale!

      Primary History article
    2020 is undoubtedly going to be an important year in the nursing world and is a significant historical anniversary. The World Health Organisation has declared it the ‘Year of the Nurse and Midwife’ in part because Florence Nightingale, the famous ‘Lady with the Lamp’, will be celebrating her 200th birthday...
    Happy 200th birthday Florence Nightingale!
  • One of my favourite history places: the Italian Chapel in Orkney

      Primary History feature
    One of my favourite places is the Italian Chapel on the tiny island of Lamb Holm on Orkney. It stands alone beside a concrete statue of St George, facing mainland Orkney across a stretch of water called Kirk Sound. It is approached from a road on a causeway which provides...
    One of my favourite history places: the Italian Chapel in Orkney
  • The Elizabeth cake

      Primary History article
    Hidden away on top of a dusty, battered cupboard in a local primary school were two equally dusty and battered log books. Each has seen better days and each could provide a range of links to local and national history. The log book was one of two found in one...
    The Elizabeth cake
  • 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
  • The Phoney War: teaching WWII

      Primary History article
    The term ‘phoney war’ refers to the period at the beginning of WWII between September 1939 and April 1940 when there was little fighting. It was brought to an abrupt end by the German invasion of Norway in April 1940. The term is thought to have been coined by an...
    The Phoney War: teaching WWII
  • The history of medicine – warts and all – for Key Stage 2

      Primary History article
    The story of the history of medicine is HUGE! In fact, it’s a story within story within a story… You only have to note the substantial amounts that have been written on the subject in the past, to realise that this is a story that could baffle and perplex even...
    The history of medicine – warts and all – for Key Stage 2
  • One of my favourite history places: Glastonbury

      Primary History feature
    Glastonbury, whether as a fleeting glimpse across the Somerset Levels from the M5, or up close and personal, walking within the town, holds a power that goes some way towards explaining why it has been of interest to so many people across its history. There are certain places that seem...
    One of my favourite history places: Glastonbury
  • Teaching local history through a family

      Article
    The aim of this article is to teach local history through the prism of a local family. History is primarily about people. Using a family who lived in the locality over a large number of years, especially if they impacted considerably on that locality, can help develop an understanding of...
    Teaching local history through a family
  • Three first-class ladies – teaching significant individuals in Key Stage 1

      Primary History article
    The turn of the 20th century was in many ways a golden age of aviation. In 1903 the Wright brothers conquered heavier-than-air flight. From that time onward there were many other visionaries who wanted to be part of the dream of flying. The topic of early aviation history is an...
    Three first-class ladies – teaching significant individuals in Key Stage 1
  • Resources for courses: ideas for your history curriculum

      Primary History article
    In times of tight budgets and with the new financial year on the horizon in April, now might be a good time to look at different ways to resource your history curriculum effectively. Alongside all the resources for teachers available from Primary History and the HA website, the following list...
    Resources for courses: ideas for your history curriculum
  • The Blitz: All we need to know about World War II?

      Primary History article
    The Blitz of 1940 is certainly a significant event in Britain’s past, one which has repeatedly been drawn upon as a symbol of national consciousness. It was a time when most of Europe had been defeated by the Nazi regime in Germany, typically through ‘Blitzkrieg’ – or lightning war methods...
    The Blitz: All we need to know about World War II?
  • 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
  • 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
  • Women in parliament since 1918

      Primary History article
    At the 1918 election just one woman, Constance Markievicz, won a seat, in Dublin, for Sinn Fein. She was in prison at the time. At the time, of course, the whole of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom. All 73 Sinn Fein MPs refused to take up their seats, and...
    Women in parliament since 1918
  • Strange goings-on: exploring the benefits of learning history through outdoor pedagogy

      Primary History article
    Learning history outside the classroom has tremendous benefits. This article looks at one such example where children can get an immersive, residential historical experience. This not only provides a memorable learning experience, but the combination of an evocative setting, together with carefully crafted activities taught using an outdoor pedagogy, allows...
    Strange goings-on: exploring the benefits of learning history through outdoor pedagogy
  • 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?
  • For whose God, King and country? Seeing the First World War through South Asian eyes

      Primary History article
    In October 1914 France faced defeat on what would later become the Western Front. If the Germans captured the channel ports then the small British Expeditionary Force (BEF) supporting the French would be cut off from Britain, and the channel ports themselves might be used to launch a German invasion of...
    For whose God, King and country? Seeing the First World War through South Asian eyes
  • One of my favourite history places: Bournville

      Article
    One of my favourite places is Bournville Village in the south of Birmingham – every time I go there it feels as if I am entering a different world, away from the noise and bustle of the city. Less than five minutes' walk away from the tourist attraction of Cadbury World is the village...
    One of my favourite history places: Bournville
  • Dora Thewlis: Mill girl activist

      Primary History article
    Dora Thewlis was born in 1890 in Yorkshire to a family of textile workers employed in the mills around the Huddersfield Canal. She followed her mother and elder siblings into the mill at the age of 10, earning around £1 a week. Dora’s family, and especially her mother, were very...
    Dora Thewlis: Mill girl activist
  • Using the back cover image: Moustache cup

      Primary History feature
    The moustache cup I purchased on ebay is one of the most popular artefacts I use with students in a good game of ‘guess the object’. It has a wonderful quality of being at the same time familiar yet strange. Despite telling the students not to start with the question...
    Using the back cover image: Moustache cup
  • One of my favourite history places: Saltaire

      Primary History article
    Saltaire is my favourite place and one I never tire of visiting as each time a new discovery may be made. As you walk down the uneven cobbles of the narrow streets, even with the trappings of the twenty-first century (especially cars) in evidence, you cannot help but feel that...
    One of my favourite history places: Saltaire
  • Making the most of the post-1066 unit

      Primary History article
    Making the most of the post-1066 unit: looking at continuity and change over 10,000 years The ‘aspect or theme of British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066’ unit is designed to extend the period of study beyond 1066 to help pupils develop a coherent picture of British  history....
    Making the most of the post-1066 unit
  • How do pupils understand historical time?

      Some evidence from England and the Netherlands
    One of the key aims of the English history National Curriculum is to ensure that pupils ‘know and understand the history of these islands as a coherent, chronological narrative’. Teaching chronology is also important in the Netherlands. In this article we cover some aspects of teaching and recent research from...
    How do pupils understand historical time?
  • 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