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  • Doing local history

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. Editorial comment: ‘Doing Local History' permeates John Fines' oeuvre on the teaching of history - it is both warp and weft. In introducing a Local History case study John outlined the nature and purposes of Local...
    Doing local history

  • Teaching Medieval History Resources

      Article
    We hope you enjoyed reading Teaching Medieval History. To help you explore the topic further we’ve put together some ‘top pick’ resources below which have been made open access for a limited time. You can open up resources like these and so much more for your school by signing up...
    Teaching Medieval History Resources

  • Teaching History 178: Constructing Accounts

      The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
    02 Editorial (Read article) 03 HA Secondary News 04 HA Update 08 Beneath the surface: unravelling the complexity of the causes of British abolition with Year 8 – Elizabeth Marsay (Read article) 16 What’s The Wisdom On... enquiry questions? (Read article) 20 Training for the marathon: history at Michaela – Michael...
    Teaching History 178: Constructing Accounts

  • Nuneaton Branch History

      Branch History
    The  Nuneaton Branch of the H.A. was originally founded in November 1919 as one part of a county wide Warwickshire branch.  Instrumental in this was the editor of the Nuneaton Chronicle, Albert Francis Cross, assisted by local doctor turned local historian, Edward Nason. After this arrangement ended Nuneaton was re-founded...
    Nuneaton Branch History

  • Ealing Branch History

      Branch History
    The Ealing Branch was formed shortly after the second world war.  Among its founder members was Gordon Batho, then a schoolboy at Ealing County Grammar School for Boys and now President of the Durham branch of the Historical Association and Emeritus Professor of Education at Durham University. The Ealing branch holds...
    Ealing Branch History

  • 100 editions of Primary History

      11th June 2025
    We've reached 100! We are proud to announce the publication of the 100th edition of Primary History, dedicated to supporting and inspiring primary educators in the teaching of history. Since its first issue in 1992, Primary History has become a trusted companion for teachers, curriculum leaders, and education researchers across the...
    100 editions of Primary History

  • Portsmouth Branch History

      Branch History
    See the current Portsmouth Branch programme of events Portsmouth's Branch "Minutes Book No. 2" of the years 1946 -1981 is in the city Record Office. It records a Jubilee Dinner held in 1974: so the Branch was founded in 1924. Sadly, no "Minutes Book No. 1" has come to light....
    Portsmouth Branch History

  • Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month

      22nd May 2025
    Supporting the teaching of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history In addition to drawing together a number of resources to encourage learning this June we are also using the month to highlight the launch of our fundraising plan to create a Teacher Fellowship on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history in memory...
    Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month

  • Film: Teaching history in the time of Covid

      Experiences at KS5 and University
    The Covid-19 pandemic hit universities and university students hard, especially those making the transition from 6th form study. In addition to all the usual transitional concerns, lecturers and students had to navigate changed teaching and assessment practices. The remote learning that many students over the last 2 academic years have...
    Film: Teaching history in the time of Covid

  • The Historian 141: New approaches to local history

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    Contents 4 Reviews (See all reviews online) 5 Editorial (Read article) 6 A European dimension to local history – Trevor James (Read article) 11 The President’s Column 12 The Diabolical Cato-Street Plot: the Cato Street Conspiracy, 1820 – Richard A. Gaunt (Read article) 16 George Eliot and Warwickshire history – David Paterson (Read article)...
    The Historian 141: New approaches to local history

  • Historical Association Privacy Notice

      Information
    The Historical Association is committed to the protection of your privacy. We take your rights seriously and treat all the information you give us with care. This privacy notice explains how and why we collect, store and use the personal data you give us, to ensure you stay informed and...
    Historical Association Privacy Notice

  • The Royal Historical Society (RHS)

      History Network
    The Royal Historical Society (RHS)

  • Pedagogical framework for stimulating historical contextualisation

      Teaching History article
    'Why am I accused of being a heretic?' A pedagogical framework for stimulating historical contextualisation One of the challenges facing students who want to make sense of a source or an interpretation of the past is the need to place it in its context. Various research studies have shown that students...
    Pedagogical framework for stimulating historical contextualisation

  • Doing History with Objects

      Article
    IntroductionI was talking about ‘Doing History' with historical artefacts and objects with a young teacher when she closed the discussion with the statement ‘It's alright for you, you're old, your house is full of old things - how do I get them?' Alas - I had to agree with her,...
    Doing History with Objects

  • Subject Co-Ordinators for History

      Primary History Leaders
    Welcome to the online CPD for Primary History Leaders On behalf of myself, and the team here at the Historical Association, welcome. This is the start of what we hope will be four very interesting weeks together. This course is designed to engage you on several levels and is designed...
    Subject Co-Ordinators for History

  • Webinar series: Making GCSE history accessible: supporting all learners at Key Stage 4

      HA webinar series for history teachers, leaders and SENDCos
    What does this series cover and why should I attend? In recent years, the UK’s SEND system has been under the spotlight. As numbers of students with identified special educational needs increase, attention has been given to how to best embed inclusive practice, enabling teachers to support all students to...
    Webinar series: Making GCSE history accessible: supporting all learners at Key Stage 4

  • The evolution of surgery

      Podcast
    In this podcast, Michael Crumplin explores the development of military surgery during the Napoleonic Wars. He provides a brief context of the evolution of surgery and outlines the changes in training, surgical knowledge, militarisation, apparatus and patient experience. 
    The evolution of surgery

  • Britain’s forgotten colony? Why Hong Kong deserves a place in the story of empire

      Teaching History article
    Ollie Barnes encountered Hong Kong history on honeymoon and, powerfully, in the classroom in Nottinghamshire. Historical changes in the former colony’s present had resulted in increasing numbers of Hong Kongers arriving in school. This history demanded attention – important historical changes were in process and pupils needed to understand them....
    Britain’s forgotten colony? Why Hong Kong deserves a place in the story of empire

  • Talking History competition 2025 – the winners

      11th September 2025
    Talking History is now into its second year and gathering speed. Following the pattern of The Great Debate but adapted for Years 5 and 6 the competition seeks to encourage young people’s history and oracy skills through a public presentation. Schools are encouraged to enter their pupils into the online...
    Talking History competition 2025 – the winners

  • Course: Becoming an effective primary history subject leader

      Immersive online course for new, experienced and aspiring history leaders
    Book Now (Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window. Please read the HA CPD terms and conditions before registering) Autumn 2025 cohort Start date: Wednesday 15 October 2025, 4pm–5.30pm What does this course cover? This is an immersive online course for developing history leadership in primary teaching. It covers the...
    Course: Becoming an effective primary history subject leader

  • Historical scholarship, archaeology and evidence in Year 7

      Teaching History article
    The stimulus for this article came from two developmental tasks that Barbara Trapani was set during the course of her initial teacher education programme: planning her first historical enquiry and bringing the work of an historian into the classroom. Trapani chose to tackle the two tasks together, using Susan Whitfield’s...
    Historical scholarship, archaeology and evidence in Year 7

  • Historical and interdisciplinary enquiry into the sinking of the Mary Rose

      Teaching History article
    The raising of Henry VIII’s warship, the Mary Rose, from the sea bed set in train an extraordinary programme of interdisciplinary research, relentlessly pursuing the clues to Tudor life and death provided by the remains of the ship, its cargo and crew. In this article Clare Barnes offers fascinating insights...
    Historical and interdisciplinary enquiry into the sinking of the Mary Rose

  • Move Me On 199: handling differences between history lead's advice and history teachers' approaches

      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 199: handling differences between history lead's advice and history teachers' approaches

  • Making History

      New Website
    Making History Making History, developed by the Institute of Historical Research, is dedicated to the history of the study and practice of history in Britain over the last hundred years and more, following the emergence of the professional discipline in the late 19th century. Contents This website contains cross-referenced entries...
    Making History

  • Expertise in its development stage: planning for the needs of gifted adolescent historians

      Teaching History article
    The Director of the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth (NAGTY), Deborah Eyre, is one of the foremost advocates of gifted and talented children, and their education, in the UK. She plans to improve the education of the most able students by asking subject communities to work on how...
    Expertise in its development stage: planning for the needs of gifted adolescent historians