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GCSE Results 2023
24th August 2023
Well done to all who took GCSEs this year and to all those who taught and supported those students. Following years of disruption to their education and examination changes due to the pandemic, it was back to normal this year with full public examinations.
Whilst 2022-23 was a fairly straightforward...
GCSE Results 2023
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Secondary Committee biographies
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Find out more about the HA's committees here
Sally Burnham (committee chair)
Sally is a history teacher in a school in Lincolnshire and also works one day a week at the University of Nottingham on the History PGCE. Sally has been a Head of Department and is now a Lead...
Secondary Committee biographies
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Oppenheimer – a review
Paula Kitching
It is a blockbuster summer and autumn for films as the big studios seem to be hitting back following the Covid slump. Even better, rather than it just being about comic-book superheroes and supervillains, this year some of the film studios have hit on historical topics to get the audiences...
Oppenheimer – a review
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Course: Supporting SEND pupils in your primary history lessons
HA CPD course for history subject leaders in mainstream schools
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(Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window. Please read the HA CPD terms and conditions before registering)
Available dates
Spring term: Friday 26 June 2026 (online)
What does the course cover?
Do you struggle to engage your lower attaining or EAL pupils in their history lessons? Are you finding...
Course: Supporting SEND pupils in your primary history lessons
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HA Annual Conference round-up 2023
Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, 12-13 May 2023
If you're interested in presenting in 2024, find details below.
HA Annual Conference 2023, Harrogate
We hope everyone who was able to attend Annual Conference 2023 in-person or online has now managed to catch breath – because it really was quite a whirlwind of talks, workshops, creativity, famous names and...
HA Annual Conference round-up 2023
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History-specific support – for every career stage
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Our biannual SLT newsletter will give you up-to-date information and support on managing history including updates on current issues, priorities and policy issues. Register here
Subject-specific support is an essential investment in your teaching staff, equipping them with the knowledge and...
History-specific support – for every career stage
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Free primary curriculum guidance on offer
HA Annual Conference 2023
A message from HA Assistant Vice-President Mike Maddison:
At the HA Annual Conference 2023 I will be leading a primary session entitled ‘How case studies will help you to review, refresh and renew the history curriculum’ (in-person and virtual).
The aim is to provide guidance on how you might improve your...
Free primary curriculum guidance on offer
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What makes good primary history?
Transition Training Session 5
This is the 5th in a series 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 -...
What makes good primary history?
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Joan of Arc - Saint, Witch or Warrior?
Transition Training Session 4
This is the 4th 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,...
Joan of Arc - Saint, Witch or Warrior?
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Talking to an HA Branch
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The inevitable answer is of course that branches differ in their audiences, with some having a smattering of academics, some with teachers and others largely made up with people with an interest in the subject but not professionally involved in history. That means some people will be relying on what...
Talking to an HA Branch
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Corporate secondary membership: a view from SLT
By Simon Harrison, Headteacher
From history teacher to Headteacher, in over 25 years of teaching I have filled most school roles; history teacher, in the ‘middle’ as a subject leader, an Advanced Skills Teacher, senior leader and eventually Headteacher. I have learned a lot about leadership in Secondary Schools along the way, and becoming...
Corporate secondary membership: a view from SLT
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Teacher Fellowship Programmes
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The Historical Association's Teacher Fellowship programme is a fully funded, in-depth CPD programme focused on providing sustained, subject-knowledge-based professional development for history teachers.
We bring our academic partners together with experienced teacher educators to design a programme that brings your research to the teachers involved and always ensures there is...
Teacher Fellowship Programmes
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5 Ways to save on your membership
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At the HA, we know that budgets are tight and being able to afford access to the best resources, CPD, guidance and support can be difficult. In addition to tax relief, there are a number of other ways that you can save money on your membership fee:
Switching to online-only...
5 Ways to save on your membership
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Welcome back to a new school year
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Welcome back to a new school year
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Welcome back to a new school year
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Welcome back to a new school year
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Help shape the future of the HA as a trustee
Trustee elections 2026
Please note: nominations for trustees and membership of standing committees have now closed.
Find out more about the work our trustees do and about the trustee election process below.
Becoming a trustee of the HA
What are charity trustees and what do they do?
Trustees are the group of people with overall...
Help shape the future of the HA as a trustee
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Webinar series: Making substantive and disciplinary knowledge work together in the secondary history curriculum
HA on-demand webinar series for secondary history teachers
The last few years have, rightly, seen a lot of discussion about 'what' we include in the history curriculum. This has meant that many schools now teach a wider-ranging and more inclusive form of history. As this work has an impact, it is important to continue to think about how...
Webinar series: Making substantive and disciplinary knowledge work together in the secondary history curriculum
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Campaign: Make an impact and history
Primary History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated.
What is the role of history in the curriculum? Is it to give a traditional education or because history is a powerful teacher that we all can learn from? In my view well-taught history doesn't leave...
Campaign: Make an impact and history
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Primary History 57: What History Should We Teach, 5-14?
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Contents, Editorial, In My View, Article
04 Editorial
05 In my view: Campaign! Make an Impact and History - Alison Bodley (Read article)
06 In my view: Principles for a history curriculum - Jon Nichol (Read article)
07 Doing History: story telling How can we imagine the past? - Grant Bage (Read...
Primary History 57: What History Should We Teach, 5-14?
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Guidance Pack: Building a Local Teacher Network
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We know that it is difficult for teachers to get to events too far from school. As a national charity, the HA recognises the importance and need to build strong regional networks for the history teaching community. Many of these are already existing or organically growing across the country at...
Guidance Pack: Building a Local Teacher Network
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The Falklands War anniversary
1st April 2022
This month (April 2022) is the 40th anniversary of the start of the Falklands Conflict. On 2 April 1982 an Argentinian Force of 3,000 men invaded the Falkland Islands taking the Islanders and the 80 Royal Marines stationed there by surprise. Despite pressure from the United Nations to withdraw the Argentinians attempted...
The Falklands War anniversary
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History Teacher Development Programme (HTDP)
Immersive online course for history teachers looking to develop beyond their early career
Book now
Autumn 2025 cohort (Closed)
Spring 2026 cohort
- Welcome meeting: Thursday 12 March, 4.45pm-5.45pm- Second meeting: Thursday 23 April, 4.45pm-5.45pm- Assessment meeting: Thursday 2 July, 4.45pm-5.45pm
What is the History Teacher Development Programme?
The History Teacher Development Programme is an immersive online programme aimed at history teachers who...
History Teacher Development Programme (HTDP)
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Apology: Move Me On, TH185
17th January 2022
The Historical Association would like to offer an unreserved apology for serious errors of judgement in relation to the Move Me On problem presented within Teaching History 185.
We recognise that the content of this feature has caused offence, that it contained negative stereotypical biases which we failed to recognise and act...
Apology: Move Me On, TH185
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
How the HA is marking our patron Queen Elizabeth II's long reign
This summer our patron, Queen Elizabeth II, has her Platinum Jubilee. It is the longest reign of any British monarch. For many of us in the UK and abroad, she is the only head of state that we have ever known. In those 70 years that she has been queen,...
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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Birmingham Branch 1907-2007
Branch History
The Branch was founded in May 1907, a few months after the Historical Association was established. The founding Branch President was Professor John Masterman, Professor of History (1902-09) in the University of Birmingham's Department of Commerce, as it was designated in those days. He was one of several historians in...
Birmingham Branch 1907-2007
