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Women and the Family in Ancient Greece and Rome
Ancient European History
In this podcast Dr Richard Hawley of Royal Holloway, University of London, looks at women and the family in Ancient Greece and Rome.
Women and the Family in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Primary History 63: History & Creativity
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Editorial and In My View
04 Editorial - history and creativity
05 Creativity and history - Hilary Cooper (Read article)
Features
08 A creative Egyptian project - Caitlin Bates (Read article)
09 Diogenes - WHITHER CREATIVITY?! A consideration of the article Creativity and the Primary Curriculum - Peter Vass (Read...
Primary History 63: History & Creativity
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'Assessing Pupil Progress'
Teaching History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated.
England's Qualification and Curriculum Development Authority (QCDA) has been working on a new way of trying to support teachers in handling interim assessment during Key Stage 3. It is called Assessing Pupil Progress (APP).
Jerome...
'Assessing Pupil Progress'
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Pull-out Posters: Primary History 77
Posters: Fun across time and Write your own historical fiction
1. Fun across time; 2. Write your own historical fiction
Pull-out Posters: Primary History 77
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Dimensions Of Britishness: Cultural Diversity and Ethnicity
Primary History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated.
Teaching history is a balancing act between generalities and the particular. This article seeks to explore how Britishness and ethnic diversity relate to a broader understanding of diversity. We do not challenge the teaching of topics...
Dimensions Of Britishness: Cultural Diversity and Ethnicity
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Pull-out Posters: Primary History 76
Posters: Communication and Sutton Hoo helmet
1. Communication Across the Ages; 2. The British Museum's Sutton Hoo Helmet
Pull-out Posters: Primary History 76
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Primary Sources In Swedish And Australian History Textbooks
IJHLTR Article
International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research [IJHLTR], Volume 14, Number 2 – Spring/Summer 2017
ISSN: 14472-9474
Abstract
This article compares primary sources used in Swedish and Australian school History textbooks on the topic of the Vietnam War. The focus is on analysing representations of Kim Phuc, the young girl who was...
Primary Sources In Swedish And Australian History Textbooks
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Find out more about Corporate Primary Membership
Supporting high quality history
Watch the film above for an overview of corporate membership benefits.
Corporate membership supports quality history provision across your school. .It's the ideal option if you'd like multiple staff to benefit from resources and CPD, while enjoying enhanced benefits such as subject leader guides and selected free webinars for just £87 inluding VAT.
Enjoy all the benefits of individual...
Find out more about Corporate Primary Membership
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Leading Primary History
Leading Primary History
Please note: this guide was written before the 2014 National Curriculum and some of the advice may no longer be relevant. For more up-to-date guidance visit our Primary Subject Leader area (available to Corporate Primary Members) or see:
Progression and assessment without levels
Progression from EYFS to KS3
Tracking pupil progress
Assessment and...
Leading Primary History
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Teacher Fellowship programme: The Caribbean, Monarchy and Legacies of Empire
Teacher Fellowship programme 2025
Although twelve Caribbean colonies gained independence during Elizabeth II's reign, only four opted to become republics (most recently Barbados, in 2021) and eight retain the British monarch as head of state to this day. Emphasising Caribbean sources and perspectives, this Teacher Fellowship programme examines the role of the British monarchy in the...
Teacher Fellowship programme: The Caribbean, Monarchy and Legacies of Empire
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Pull-out Posters: Primary History 75
Posters: Sources, and How to read a house
1. How to 'read' a house; 2. What sources can we use to learn about railways?
Pull-out Posters: Primary History 75
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Primary History 62: History & ICT
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Editorial and In My View
04 Editorial
05 Using ICT to develop pupils' historical knowledge, understanding and thinking: the view from Ofsted - Michael Maddison HMI
06 The digital revolution - Jerome Freeman (Read article)
07 History, ICT and the digital age - Ben Walsh (Read article)
Features
08 Diogenes: English...
Primary History 62: History & ICT
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Primary History 61: Museums and Visits
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Editorial and In My View
04 Editorial Museums, identity and freedom - museums matter
05 A museum of British history - Lord Baker
06 Museums: Entries to learning - Mick Waters (Read article)
07 Using sites and the environment - John Fines (Read article)
08 Visits and museums - Jerome...
Primary History 61: Museums and Visits
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Pull-out Posters: Primary History 73
Map of ancient civilisations
Pull-out Posters: Primary History 73
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Local Archaeology in the Classroom: Ebbsfleet Case Study
Local Archaeology Case Study
The Ebbsfleet Valley in Kent, home of Ebbsfleet International station and the high speed rail link between London and Kent has a long history. The site is close to the old Roman road between Dover and London of Watling Street. It is close to the river mouth and once benefitted...
Local Archaeology in the Classroom: Ebbsfleet Case Study
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Primary Teaching Methods
Teaching Methods
Please note: this guide was written before the 2014 National Curriculum and some of the advice may no longer be relevant.
This resource is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving...
Primary Teaching Methods
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On-demand webinar: Developing formative and extended writing in primary history
Webinar series: History and literacy: better together
History and literacy: better together
Session 5: Developing formative and extended writing in primary history
This webinar will demonstrate how giving pupils opportunities to write formatively can capture their understanding at given points in a learning episode, helping them to structure their developing thinking and supporting teachers in spotting and...
On-demand webinar: Developing formative and extended writing in primary history
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On-demand webinar: Using stories and storytelling in the primary history classroom
Webinar series: History and literacy: better together
History and literacy: better together
Session 2: Using stories and storytelling in the primary history classroom
This webinar will explore the different ways stories and storytelling can be used in primary history: as an evocative way of conveying substantive knowledge for retrieval, and as a stimulus to hook pupils’ initial interest...
On-demand webinar: Using stories and storytelling in the primary history classroom
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Children writing accounts: the Battle of Trafalgar
Exemplar
Paul Newton's Year 6 class was investigating the Battle of Trafalgar as the introduction to a Victorian study. The sources Paul had chosen were an extract from the diary of Lieutenant Paul Harris Nicholas, of HMS Belleisle, and the famous painting showing the death of Admiral Nelson on the quarterdeck...
Children writing accounts: the Battle of Trafalgar
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Primary history through the secondary school lens
Primary History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content and links may be outdated.
Trying to explain what pupils at primary school should know and understand about history to help their progress at secondary school is an extremely tricky question to answer (so thanks Jon!). Ultimately there are...
Primary history through the secondary school lens
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The 2024 Primary History survey: what are the implications for what it revealed?
Primary History article
This article is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today
The 2024 Primary Survey follows a series of earlier biennial surveys...
The 2024 Primary History survey: what are the implications for what it revealed?
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A revolution in primary history teaching, quietly consolidated over the past 35 years
Primary History article
This article is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today
In my 38 years in history education, the most profound...
A revolution in primary history teaching, quietly consolidated over the past 35 years
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Writing in Primary History edition 1 and 100: has there been a dramatic shift?
Primary History article
This article is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today
Tim Lomas was astounded and partly horrified that he was...
Writing in Primary History edition 1 and 100: has there been a dramatic shift?
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Film: Living with Violence at the End of the British Empire
Age of Emergency
In the 1950s, Britain fought a series of brutal wars against insurgents in the colonies of Malaya, Kenya, and Cyprus. How did people at home experience these wars? How did they learn about the use of torture and other unsettling tactics? And how did they respond to this knowledge?
In...
Film: Living with Violence at the End of the British Empire
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Representations of Empire: Learning through Objects
Key Stages 2 and 3
Produced by the Northamptonshire Black History Association and originally published in 2008, this is one of a set of resources for schools offering a more inclusive map of the past that includes an appreciation of Black History within the local, national and global context. The resources provide a range of opportunities to promote diversity within the curriculum.
Contents of...
Representations of Empire: Learning through Objects
