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  • Ancient Elam (3200-539BC)

      Life before the Achaemenid Empire
    In this podcast, Dr Parsa Daneshmand of University College London, provides an introduction to Ancient Elam.  Elam was an ancient civilization centred in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what is now Khuzestan and Ilam Province as well as a small part of southern Iraq. Elamite states were among the...
    Ancient Elam (3200-539BC)

  • Curriculum plan: Ancient Greece

      Primary History, Years 5 and 6
    Welcome to our new look curriculum plans. Log in below to access the unit. Before you delve into our plan on Ancient Greece with author Andrew Wrenn, take a look at this short film from Steve Mastin, outlining our approach to curriculum plans and what to look for in a...
    Curriculum plan: Ancient Greece

  • Move Me On 184: struggling to see beyond tightly regimented teaching strategies

      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 184: struggling to see beyond tightly regimented teaching strategies

  • Ancient Greek Myths

      Lesson Plan
    In this lesson on the Greek myths, the children used stories as a starting point for historical research, and gained an understanding that the past can be represented and interpreted in different ways. They identified the key points in a text, and selected and record information relevant to the focus...
    Ancient Greek Myths

  • Ancient Greek Ideas: Science

      Lesson Plan
    Cross-curricular History and Science in the Literacy Hour *(These resources are attached below) Imagining what Greek science and a Greek science lesson at KS2 would be like With the children raising questions and examining Ancient Greek ideas about our origins, this lesson has the potential to range widely and be...
    Ancient Greek Ideas: Science

  • Ancient Sumer: the cradle of civilisation

      Primary History article
    In 1936 the next eagerly awaited Agatha Christie novel had just been published and readers were transported to a region that, from 1922 had been named Iraq, but through history had been part of Mesopotamia. The plot focuses on an archaeological dig that was taking place there, the victim is...
    Ancient Sumer: the cradle of civilisation

  • The many queens of Ancient Egypt

      Historian article
    Joyce Tyldesley explains the significant but often hidden roles played by queens in Ancient Egypt.   For almost 3,000 years – from the unification of the land in 3100 BC to the arrival of Alexander the Great in 332 BC – the king (or pharaoh) of Egypt served as an essential...
    The many queens of Ancient Egypt

  • Ancient Greece: topic pack

      Topic Pack
    A Topic Pack on Ancient Greece, with sections on Ancient Greek Society, Wars in Ancient Greece, and How do we know about the Ancient Greeks?
    Ancient Greece: topic pack

  • Ancient Egypt: topic pack

      Topic Pack
    The Topic Pack gives you a brief summary on Ancient Egypt. It includes sections on Ancient Egyptian society, trade and the River Nile, and key people.
    Ancient Egypt: topic pack

  • Little Jack Horner and polite revolutionaries: putting the story back into history

      Teaching History article
    Three years ago, Séan Lang argued that narrative, which had gone rather out of fashion, needed to be brought back into our teaching. Alf Wilkinson goes further. It is not just narrative which is needed: it is story. The move away from story is not a problem confined uniquely to...
    Little Jack Horner and polite revolutionaries: putting the story back into history

  • The Development of the Irish Nationalist and Unionist Movements in the 19th Century

      19th Century Irish History
    In this podcast Dr Matthew Kelly of the University of Southampton discusses how the Nationalist and Unionist movements developed during the 19th century, looking at their initial objectives and the impacts these movements had on Anglo-Irish relations.
    The Development of the Irish Nationalist and Unionist Movements in the 19th Century

  • Darwin: Human Evolution & Darwin's Legacy

      The History of Science
    In this podcast Professor Jim Secord and Dr Alison Pearn of the Darwin Correspondence Project examine the significance of the publication of Darwin's 'The Descent of Man', theological controversy, Darwin's family and Darwin's legacy.
    Darwin: Human Evolution & Darwin's Legacy

  • Scheme of Work: Comparing Ancient Civilisations

      Scheme of Work, Key Stage 2 History (unresourced)
    What do all the Ancient Civilisations have in common? This enquiry provides an overview of the Ancient Civilisations of Egypt, Sumer, Indus Valley and Shang, showing where and when they developed, the similarities between them and how they relate to a broadly based chronological understanding of the past. It provides a...
    Scheme of Work: Comparing Ancient Civilisations

  • HA Podcasted History: Ancient Persia

      Ancient Persia
    In this series of podcasts Professor Thomas Harrison of the University of Liverpool examines the Persian Empire, life in ancient Persian society and the Greek-Persian War.
    HA Podcasted History: Ancient Persia

  • New Podcast Series: The Ancient Near East

      18th January 2024
    It is hard to underestimate the impact that the ancient Near East has had on the history of the world, and the lasting hold it has had on our imaginations. From the birth of the written word, the wheel and the first city-states to the pyramids and the pharaohs, we...
    New Podcast Series: The Ancient Near East

  • Teaching Ancient Egypt: developing subject knowledge

      Primary History article
    Ancient Egypt is one of the most popular societies taught in primary schools. In this article Karin Doull argues the importance of having a coherent approach to the content. Much of the article focuses on the key areas that teachers may wish to consider if they are to achieve a...
    Teaching Ancient Egypt: developing subject knowledge

  • Primary Scheme of Work: Indus Valley

      Primary Scheme of Work, Key Stage 2 History (resourced)
    This unit on the Indus Valley Civilisation (2600-1900) BCE gives children the opportunity to study an ancient, 'lost' urban civilisation discovered by archaeologists in the Indian subcontinent, early 20th Century. The story of its discovery and the surviving evidence – architecture and artefacts – helps children understand how we  can...
    Primary Scheme of Work: Indus Valley

  • A European Study: Ancient Greece

      Primary Study Unit
    Ancient Olympic Games and other lessons available on this site: Ancient Greek Government is one of the most popular lessons this website - it's good for citizenship too.
    A European Study: Ancient Greece

  • Ancient Greek Government at KS2

      Lesson Plan
    The two linked lessons described were taught half way through a 10-week scheme of work teaching the Ancient Greeks. The overarching key questions underpinning the ten weeks of teaching were: What was distinctive about the Ancient Greeks? Why do we learn about the Ancient Greeks, rather than about other societies?...
    Ancient Greek Government at KS2

  • Structuring learning for beginning teachers

      Multipage Article
    This section focuses on the topic of structuring learning for beginning history teachers. That is, organising training so that beginning teachers can make good progress in their professional development. Within the section, there is advice and guidance about working with adult learners (as opposed to children) and about building a...
    Structuring learning for beginning teachers

  • So was everyone an ancient Egyptian?

      Developing an understanding of the world in ancient times
    I will be honest – no child has actually asked me if the world was ever full of Ancient Egyptians! Having said that, by focusing on one part of the world, children are left with either this impression or the idea that nothing was happening elsewhere in the world. Clearly,...
    So was everyone an ancient Egyptian?

  • The Historian 126: The Battle of Waterloo

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    4 Reviews 5 Editorial 6 The Battle of Waterloo: Sunday 18 June 1815 - John Morewood (Read Article) 13 News from 59a 14 Scum of the earth - or fine fellows? The British soldier in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars - Carole Divall (Read Article) 19 The President's Column 20 Medical...
    The Historian 126: The Battle of Waterloo

  • Magna Carta and the Origins of Parliament

      Historian article
    In February this year the four surviving originals of Magna Carta were briefly brought together in the Houses of Parliament. John Maddicott, examining the Charter's role in the early development of Parliament, shows that the setting was well chosen. What did Magna Carta contribute to the origins of parliament? If...
    Magna Carta and the Origins of Parliament

  • Scheme of Work: Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Scots settlement in Britain

      Primary Scheme of Work, Key Stage 2 History (unresourced)
    In this unit, children can be introduced to the idea that people from other societies have been coming to Britain for a long time. They can learn about some of the tensions involved in the settlement as well as ways of life and matters that impact on us still. This...
    Scheme of Work: Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Scots settlement in Britain

  • Ancient Egypt - The Land of Punt

      Podcast
    In this podcast Professor Emeritus John Baines, University of Oxford, provides an introduction to the Land of Punt. The Land of Punt was an ancient region known from Ancient Egyptian records. It exported gold, aromatic resins, blackwood, ebony, ivory and wild animals, some of them perhaps traded from elsewhere. Recent...
    Ancient Egypt - The Land of Punt