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  • Case Study: The history club

      Primary History article
    Editorial note: this is an introductory article on the History Club concept: Primary History 64, summer 2013, on History and the new 2014+ National Curriculum for History will provide a vade mecum for schools to develop their own History Clubs. .... sometimes we use the past and today, modern times,...
    Case Study: The history club

  • Teaching History 164: Feedback

      The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
    02 Editorial (Read article) 03 HA Secondary News 04 HA Update 10 Paula Worth - ‘My initial concern is to get a hearing’: exploring what makes an effective history essay introduction (Read article) 22 Nick Dennis - Cognitive psychology and low-stakes testing without guarantees (Read article) 29 Carolyn Massey - Asking...
    Teaching History 164: Feedback

  • History 327

      The Journal of the Historical Association
    Articles1. Submission and Homage: Feudo-Vassalic Bonds and the Settlement of Disputes in Ottonian Germany (pages 355-379) - Levi Roach 2. An Abortive Attempt to Defend an Episcopal Reputation: The Case of Archbishop Edwin Sandys and the Innkeeper's Wife (pages 380-401) - Sarah Bastow3. A Piece of Coastal Crust: The Origins...
    History 327

  • Beyond tokenism: diverse history post-14

      Teaching History Article
    Nick Dennis shows how a ‘multidirectional memory’ approach to teaching history can move history teachers beyond seeing black history as separate or distracting from the history that must be aught at examination level. He gives examples of ways in which a diverse history can be built into examination courses, strengthening...
    Beyond tokenism: diverse history post-14

  • History Abridged: Balmoral

      Historian feature
    History Abridged: This feature seeks to take a person, event or period and abridge, or focus on, an important event or detail that can get lost in the big picture. Think Horrible Histories for grownups (without the songs and music). See all History Abridged articles Royal majesty is buttressed by...
    History Abridged: Balmoral

  • What’s The Wisdom On... history assessment?

      Teaching History feature
    Between 1991 and 1995, secondary history teachers in England and Wales had something of a collective awakening about assessment. It followed a huge policy shift in history education: history’s first National Curriculum, rolled out in 1991. What's the Wisdom On... is a short guide providing new history teachers with an overview...
    What’s The Wisdom On... history assessment?

  • Historical fiction: it’s all made up, isn’t it?

      Primary History article
    One of the hardest things for children to develop in history is a sense of period. What was it really like to live in a Stone Age house for example, to get up every morning knowing if you didn’t collect food or hunt something then there would be nothing to...
    Historical fiction: it’s all made up, isn’t it?

  • Sporting legacy: the history of endeavour

      Primary History article
    One of the highlights of 2021 for many people was getting up early over the summer and avidly watching events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics unfold: feats of bravery and endurance, heartbreak and celebration. It will, of course, enter the history books and the pub quiz questions, not least because...
    Sporting legacy: the history of endeavour

  • Primary History 89: Out now

      The primary education journal of the Historical Association
    Read Primary History 89 Welcome to Primary History 89! It is always a joy to work with people who share a love of history, and who engage with history learning and teaching in so many different ways. One of the things I love is everyone’s willingness to share their knowledge,...
    Primary History 89: Out now

  • Historical reasoning in the classroom

      Teaching History article
    Historical reasoning in the classroom: What does it look like and how can we enhance it? The history education community has long recognised that historical thinking depends on the interplay between substantive knowledge about the past and the procedural, or second-order, concepts that historians use to construct, shape and give...
    Historical reasoning in the classroom

  • Teaching History 133: Simulating History

      The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
    02 Editorial 03 HA Secondary News 04 Stories and their sources: the need for historical thinking in an information age – Ben Walsh (Read article) 10 How to make historical simulations adaptable, engaging and manageable – Dan Moorhouse (Read article) 17 Nutshell 18 ‘If everyone’s got to vote then, obviously…...
    Teaching History 133: Simulating History

  • Contribute an Article to Teaching History

      Contribute
    Do you have an idea that you'd like to share with the Teaching History community?  It's through member contributions that the HA maintains such a rich subject community - we'd love to hear from you! Please don’t worry about being tentative, and please don’t worry if you have never written before! We really...
    Contribute an Article to Teaching History

  • Back to basics: How might we organise historical knowledge?

      Primary History article
    There has been much emphasis on pupils having a rich knowledge and this has led to many schools devising knowledge lists and knowledge organisers. This article argues that is a valuable element in a good history curriculum in primary schools but that it is important that this is properly thought...
    Back to basics: How might we organise historical knowledge?

  • History Abridged: The City of Alexandria

      Historian feature
    History Abridged: This feature seeks to take a person, event or period and abridge, or focus on, an important event or detail that can get lost in the big picture. Think Horrible Histories for grownups (without the songs and music). See all History Abridged articles One of the oldest cities...
    History Abridged: The City of Alexandria

  • Tudor Society

      Topic Pack
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum The Topic Pack gives you a brief summary on Tudor Society.
    Tudor Society

  • History 326

      The Journal of the Historical Association
    Articles1. Disraeli, Derby and the Suez Canal, 1875: Some Myths Reassessed (pages 182-203) - Geoffrey Hicks2. Labour Identities of the Coalfield: The General Election of 1931 in County Durham (pages 204-229) Hester Barron3. Living Up to Lenin: Leadership Culture and the Spanish Communist Party, 1920-1939 (pages 230-255) - Tim Rees4....
    History 326

  • Tudor Monarchy

      Topic Pack
    Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. The Topic Pack gives you a brief summary on the Tudor Monarchy.
    Tudor Monarchy

  • Britain Since 1930

      Topic Pack
    This Topic Pack gives you a brief summary on Britain since 1930.
    Britain Since 1930

  • What confuses primary pupils in history? Part 2

      Primary History article
    Part 1 of this article looked at some of the main areas of confusion that often characterise primary pupils’ historical thinking. Part 2 continues this theme by looking at three more key areas of misunderstanding and possible strategies to help improve their understanding: Confusion 4: Not really grasping how sources can be...
    What confuses primary pupils in history? Part 2

  • Move Me On 190: taking questions about historical significance

      Teaching History feature
    Move Me On is designed to build critical, informed debate about the character of teacher training, teacher education and professional development. It is also designed to offer practical help to all involved in training new history teachers. Each issue presents a situation in initial teacher education/training with an emphasis upon...
    Move Me On 190: taking questions about historical significance

  • What makes good local history?

      Primary History article
    Everywhere has a past and learning how to capitalise on that for primary history can be both rewarding and challenging. Not only are aspects of the local area's history a requirement in their own right at both key stages, but these aspects can also help to tell the national story,...
    What makes good local history?

  • The Victorians

      Topic Pack
    The Topic Pack gives you a brief summary of the Victorians.
    The Victorians

  • History Teacher Development Programme

      Spring 2024 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

  • History Teacher Development Programme

      Autumn 2023 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

  • Teaching History 173: Out now

      Journal news
    Access Teaching History 173 here (free to HA Secondary Members) Opening Doors The theme for this edition of Teaching History draws part of its inspiration from calls for the school curriculum to give young people access to genuinely ‘powerful knowledge’: knowledge that will take them beyond the confines of their own...
    Teaching History 173: Out now