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  • Cunning Plan 192: A suggested itinerary for visiting Berlin

      Teaching History feature
    The principles and approaches outlined in our article on Pages 59 to 64 of this edition can be applied to any site, although not necessarily all on the same trip! If you are visiting Berlin, and you want to examine it as a contested space, in what order might you...
    Cunning Plan 192: A suggested itinerary for visiting Berlin
  • Primary History 42: Getting Out

      The primary education journal of the Historical Association
    04 HA Centenary Day and Competition 05 Editorial 06 Primary Noticeboard 08 In My View: the debate upon the English National Curriculum for history at KS2 — Robert Guyver and Jon Nichol 11 The Taunton Market Project: an innovative collaboration — Sue Berry 14 Geography and history: exploring the local...
    Primary History 42: Getting Out
  • New, Novice or Nervous? 162: GCSE Thematic Study

      Teaching History feature: the quick guide to the no-quick-fix
    Thematic studies have been a long-standing feature of the Schools History Project (SHP) GCSE specifications in England and Wales; but for teachers of ‘Modern World’ GCSE specifications, the thematic study in the new GCSE specifications for teaching in England from September 2016 is unfamiliar territory. Perhaps you are entirely new...
    New, Novice or Nervous? 162: GCSE Thematic Study
  • World War II evacuation project - A living history experience

      Primary History case study
    Editorial note: The WOW factor. When we first received and read the World War II Evacuation Project case study we simply went WOW! It was genuinely mind-blowing. Below we publish the main sections of the report. They bring to life an invaluable, ground-breaking case-study of national significance. The case-study involved...
    World War II evacuation project - A living history experience
  • Couching counterfactuals in knowledge when explaining the Salem witch trials with Year 13

      Teaching History journal article
    Puzzled by the shrugs and unimaginative responses of his students when asked certain counterfactual questions, James Edward Carroll set out to explore what types of counterfactual questions would elicit sophisticated causal explanations. During his pursuit of the ‘gold standard’ of counterfactual reasoning, Carroll drew upon theories of academic history in...
    Couching counterfactuals in knowledge when explaining the Salem witch trials with Year 13
  • Teaching about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and events happening there

      Article
    The events of the last few days appear to have come out of nowhere to many people, especially children. While tensions have existed in the region for some time Russia’s decision to attack Ukraine was without provocation. To have war return in such a way to the edges of Europe...
    Teaching about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and events happening there
  • Local People and Places in the Early Years

      Article
    Learning in the Early Years through Local People and Places: developing historical concepts in the Early Years Foundation Stage Using the local environment as a starting point for historical learning in EYFS not only helps young children engage and make learning meaningful and relevant, but also helps them develop a strong sense of identity. Working...
    Local People and Places in the Early Years
  • Primary History 26

      The primary education journal of the Historical Association
    3 Primary Noticeboard – edited by Tim Lomas 7 Standards in primary history: onward and upward? A view from Ofsted – Scott Harrison (Read article) 10 Rhyd-y-Car cottages at St Fagans Museum of Welsh Life – Susanna Wood (Read article) 12 Asking the right questions. a study of the ability...
    Primary History 26
  • Teaching History 113: Creating Progress

      The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
    This edition deals with creating progress: History teachers are creating progress - the idea and the reality. Why rely on others to define and design it? The creation process is every teacher's property and there is no celing on what we might help pupils achieve. JFK, Progression models, Roleplay in...
    Teaching History 113: Creating Progress
  • Virtual Branch Recording: The Lines we Draw

      Article
    In this Virtual Branch Tim Franks, acclaimed BBC Journalist, talks about his personal history and identity drawing on his new biography The Lines we Draw: The Journalist, The Jew and an argument about identity.  We will delve into Tim's experiences as a journalist in some of the world's major conflict zones,...
    Virtual Branch Recording: The Lines we Draw
  • Politics, history and stories about the Cold War

      Article
    Interpretation of the Cold War is a fascinating area. Many students begin to study it certain pre-formed ideas – gleaned from their parents, perhaps, or from films or computer games. Historians have interpreted it in different ways – and those who believe in the ‘twenty-year rule’ that historical judgment is...
    Politics, history and stories about the Cold War
  • The Historian 155: Out now

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    Read The Historian 155: Women and power Since the publication of our Jubilee edition in the summer, the nation has mourned the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Her death marks the end of an era that will, no doubt, be studied in the future as a self-contained unit, like the...
    The Historian 155: Out now
  • Starting a new Branch

      Organising and running an HA branch
    The Historical Association and its branches Branches have been an essential part of the Historical Association since it began. They exist in all parts of the United Kingdom and take a variety of forms. A branch provides a local forum to bring together all those with an interest in history:...
    Starting a new Branch
  • Resourcing sources

      HA Primary Subject Leader Area
    As a subject leader, are you often asked to provide historical objects and other documentary sources to support your colleagues with the teaching of history, but don’t know where to start looking? Well – read on! Teachers need to give children experience of handling a range of sources of information....
    Resourcing sources
  • Out and About with Garibaldi

      Historian feature
    One approach used by British local historians is to explore and examine patterns in the landscape, based on a belief that the patterns will instruct and develop our historical awareness and understanding. Although approaches to local history may be less developed abroad, we can still apply our techniques to the...
    Out and About with Garibaldi
  • 'Britain was our home': Helping Years 9, 10, and 11 to understand the black experience of the Second World War

      Teaching History article
    In this article, Helena Stride shows how the Imperial War Museum responded to criticism that insufficient attention had been paid to the contribution of black and Asian people to Britain’s wars. She focuses on one of two resource-packs produced by the Museum, which highlights the experience of Britain’s colonial peoples,...
    'Britain was our home': Helping Years 9, 10, and 11 to understand the black experience of the Second World War
  • Primary History 35

      The primary education journal of the Historical Association
    3 Editorial 4 Primary Noticeboard 6 In My View: The Primary National Strategy and primary history – Maureen Lewis  8 A Quick Guide to Museums and Galleries on the Internet – Jo Peat 11 Identity Crisis: History through Science, strange bedfellows or obvious partners? – Anthony Richards (Read article) 13...
    Primary History 35
  • Primary History 7

      The primary education journal of the Historical Association
    4 Editorial 5 News 6 Post-Dearing History-Missed Opportunities: Muddle and Fudge? A look at the new curriculum - Paul Noble 9 History in the Primary Curriculum: Interpreting the Vikings - Keith Crawford 12 Deconstruction or Reconstruction - Peter Vass 14 A Victorian Case Study: Simulating Aspects of Victorian Life in...
    Primary History 7
  • Education Objectives for the Study of History: A suggested framework

      Classic Teaching History Pamphlets
    Teachers of history in many parts of the country are now trying to formulate objectives for the study of their subject. This framework is put forward as a possible aid to them in a task which all admit to be a difficult one. Here, we try to spell out the...
    Education Objectives for the Study of History: A suggested framework
  • Approaches to the History Curriculum: Project based learning

      Briefing Pack
    Rationale/Origins Project based learning has been around for decades; it is not a new idea. When we think back to the curriculum of the 1970s and early 80s, integrated Humanities was once again all the rage. As the Nuffield review of 2008 highlights "between 1975 and 1983, HMI tried to...
    Approaches to the History Curriculum: Project based learning
  • Past Forward: University history and school history

      Article
    Recent trends in university history University historians have little incentive to discover what goes on in school history classrooms and many disincentives, as pressures of work mount and the ogres of university management point to the overwhelming need to improve, or sustain, current Research Assessment Exercise grades. History is rarely...
    Past Forward: University history and school history
  • On-demand webinar: 'Move Me On’ skills practice for mentors

      Mentoring beginning and early career history teachers in the secondary school
    Mentoring beginning and early career history teachers in the secondary school Session 5: 'Move Me On’ skills practice This final webinar of the series brings together the strands of mentoring through a ‘Move Me On’ style case-studies workshop, with participants tackling common mentoring quandaries together. Release date: Tuesday 22 April 2025Expiry...
    On-demand webinar: 'Move Me On’ skills practice for mentors
  • An attempt to make Year 9 Masters of Learning

      Teaching History article
    ‘Much to learn you still have!' An attempt to make Year 9 Masters of Learning How can history teachers structure learning pathways through historical content in ways that engage and challenge all pupils, that enable them to work at an appropriate pace and that also encourage pupils to self-assess and...
    An attempt to make Year 9 Masters of Learning
  • Using ICT in Primary History

      Article
    Alf Wilkinson our Professional Development Officer has produced a PowerPoint presentation to enable more effective use of ICT in the primary classroom...
    Using ICT in Primary History
  • When your parents were young…

      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 Susie Townsend explores the theme of life in the 1990s,...
    When your parents were young…