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Crime and Punishment Through Time
GCSE Topic Pack
Crime and Punishment is a development study that forms part of the SHP GCSE history course. It traces the concepts of, attitudes and approaches to crime and punishment and the maintainence of law and order through time. This helpful summary, written by a recent student, for students will guide you...
Crime and Punishment Through Time
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England's Immigrants 1330-1550
Multipage Article
An HA Podcast with Professor Mark Ormrod of the University of York looking at the research project England's Immigrants 1330-1550. In this podcast Professor Ormrod explores the extensive archival evidence about the names, origins, occupations and households of a significant number of foreigners who chose to make their lives and livelihoods in...
England's Immigrants 1330-1550
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Key Concepts at Key Stage 3
Key Concepts
Please note: This unit was produced before the 2014 National Curriculum and therefore while much of the advice is still useful, there may be some out of date references or links. For more recent resources on key concepts, see our What's the Wisdom on series.
The key concepts can be divided into three...
Key Concepts at Key Stage 3
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Studying History at university: Student's guide to applications
University Application Guide
So you've decided to apply to study history at university. This guide is intended to help you through the process so that your application is as good as it can be. It is not intended to replace the help and advice you can get from the people who know you...
Studying History at university: Student's guide to applications
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Thrive as an NQT (Part 1)
Thrive Part 1
No matter how good your training was, starting as an NQT is a significant step up in your teaching career. You will still be wrestling with the big ideas about history teaching which you explored in your training year. You will also have the all too real, day-to-day pressures of...
Thrive as an NQT (Part 1)
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Progression - more than 'could do better'?
E-CPD
Some notion of progression underpins all teaching as well as curriculum, course design, work scheme construction lesson planning, evaluation and assessment. But what do we mean by progression and how do we help our students achieve it? Does our assessment reflect progression? Do our reports to parents comment on progression? In this E-CPD...
Progression - more than 'could do better'?
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Chronology Project
E-CPD
Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content and links may be outdated
What are we trying to achieve?
This is an excellent example of a small-scale co-operative project between several schools, each addressing the issue of Chronology in a way that is particularly pertinent to...
Chronology Project
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Chartered Teacher Programme
Multipage Article
Please note: The Chartered Teacher of History scheme is currently undergoing re-development and registration will re-open in September 2025.
The Chartered Teacher of History scheme follows the successful Chartered Teacher schemes already available in English, Geography, Mathematics and Science. The status of Chartered Teacher confers a distinction on its holder in...
Chartered Teacher Programme
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Secondary Quality Mark: Meet our assessors
Multipage Article
Being assessed can be scary – but inviting your QM assessor into school shouldn't feel like this! Our assessors, made up of carefully selected experienced history education professionals from across the primary and secondary sector, are keen to help schools celebrate what they do well and to share the good...
Secondary Quality Mark: Meet our assessors
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Film Series: Active Learning & History
Multipage Article
Active learning strategies are engaging but, far more importantly, they make history learning memorable, they encourage resilience and independence, and they are an excellent way to make complex history accessible for all. When used with clear purpose and with knowledge of specific students' needs, they are a tried and tested...
Film Series: Active Learning & History
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History Teacher Development Programme
Spring 2025 cohort
The History Teacher Development Programme is an online course aimed at history teachers who want to re-focus their attention on teaching ambitious and rigorous history.
Are you a relatively new teacher coming to the end of your ECT years?
Are you a more experienced teacher who wants to re-engage with...
History Teacher Development Programme
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Time and Place; Using a Local Historical Site with Key Stage 2 and 3
Time and Place
English Heritage and the Historical Association have teamed up to provide this great new CPD guide to getting the most out of local historical sites with your classes. This easy to follow unit provides the basis for an entire unit of local study using the built heritage around you. Examples...
Time and Place; Using a Local Historical Site with Key Stage 2 and 3
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Trinity School Museum Project (Bursary Project)
Museum Project
The Historical Association was left a legacy by Joan Lewin which became the Joan Lewin Education Bursary Fund. Each year, applicants apply for grants for education projects surrounding aspects of teaching and learning, resources, or education research.
In 2012, Siobhan Dickens carried out a project with students to create and...
Trinity School Museum Project (Bursary Project)
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History Teacher Development Programme
Autumn 2025 cohort
The History Teacher Development Programme is an online course aimed at history teachers who want to re-focus their attention on teaching ambitious and rigorous history.
Are you a relatively new teacher coming to the end of your ECT years?
Are you a more experienced teacher who wants to re-engage with...
History Teacher Development Programme
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Podcast Series: British LGBTQ+ History
Multipage Article
In Part 4 of our series on Social and Political Change in the UK since 1800 we focus on UK LGBTQ+ History. This series of podcasts features Dr Matt Cook and Dr Sean Brady of Birkbeck, University of London, Professor Sally R Munt of the University of Sussex and Dr Emma Vickers...
Podcast Series: British LGBTQ+ History
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Podcast Series: Britain's Changing Population
Podcasted history
In Part 3 of our series on Social and Political Change in the UK we look at diversity in the UK and examine African and Caribbean UK History, South Asian UK History and British Chinese History.
The first set of podcasts feature Dr Hakim Adi, Marika Sherwood, Dr Sumita Mukherjee & Dr...
Podcast Series: Britain's Changing Population
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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
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Global Learning Programme
Global Learning Programme
The Global Learning Programme (GLP) is a ground-breaking new programme which will create a national network of like-minded schools, committed to equipping their students to make a positive contribution to a globalised world by helping their teachers to deliver effective teaching and learning about development and global issues at Key Stages 2...
Global Learning Programme
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Peterloo: HA interview with Mike Leigh and Jacqueline Riding
Article
The film Peterloo dramatises the people and events that led to the infamous ‘Peterloo’ massacre in August 1819. Respected film-maker Mike Leigh created the film using historical records and sources from the period, as he and historical adviser Jacqueline Riding explained to the HA in a recent interview, which you can watch below.
Peterloo: HA interview with Mike Leigh and Jacqueline Riding
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Extended Writing in History
Transition Training Session 3
This is the third of 5 sessions arising from the 2005 KS2-KS3 History Transitions Project:
Transition training session 1: Historical Enquiries & Interpretations
Transition training session 2: Using ICT in the teaching of history
Transition training session 3: Extended writing in history
Transition training session 4: Joan of Arc - Saint, Witch...
Extended Writing in History
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GCSE Topic Pack: Medicine through Time
Topic Pack
Medicine Through Time is a Development study. It traces the development of medical practice from prehistoric times to present day. This development is not always continuous and sometime knowledge went backwards or stayed the same for long periods of time. You will need to know the reasons for this. Medical...
GCSE Topic Pack: Medicine through Time
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Podcast Series: Diversity in Early Modern Britain
Diversity in Early Modern Britain
This series of podcasts looks at Diversity in Early Modern Britain and features Onyeka, Dr Kathy Chater and Dr Sumita Mukherjee.
Our first set of podcasts looks initially at African and Caribbean British History, South Asian British History and the Huguenouts.
Podcast Series: Diversity in Early Modern Britain
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Podcast Series: Modern China
Multipage Article
An HA Podcasted History of Modern China featuring Dr Yangwen Zeng of the University of Manchester, Professor Rana Mitter and Professor Patricia Thornton of the University of Oxford and Professor Arne Westad of the London School of Economics.
Podcast Series: Modern China
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Podcast Series: Politics, Reform and War
Multipage Article
In the first part of this series we look at UK political history, political reform and the domestic impact of the World Wars.
This series features Professor Eric Evans, Professor Stanley Henig, Professor Richard Grayson, Professor Keith Laybourn, Dr Daniel Todman and Dr Helen Parr.
Also in the series: The Women's Movement, Religion in the...
Podcast Series: Politics, Reform and War
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Thrive as an NQT (Part 2)
Thrive Part 2
Part 2 of our Thrive as an NQT guide takes you through predictions data, planning a school trip, continual professional development and after your NQT year.
Thrive as an NQT (Part 2)
