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  • Teaching History 57

      The HA's journal for history teachers
    Articles: 7 'Not the White Tights again!': Role-play in History Teaching at Degree Level - Ian Dawson  14 The Impact of GCSE History on Further Education - Ian Aveyard  17 Some Sixth-Former's Views of History - Janice C. Vaudry  25 A Small Oral History Project in Four Rural Cumbrian Primary Schools - Dilys M....
    Teaching History 57

  • World War 2 Letters

      Link
    Lt. Richard (Dick) Kelner Williams volunteered for the Dorset Regiment in June 1940.  He trained in Wiltshire with the 6th and 70th Dorsets in 1940 and 41.  After a period in the Intelligence Section of the Dorsets he volunteered for the 1st Air Landing Squadron and the 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment before his commission...
    World War 2 Letters

  • What did you do in The Great War? A family mystery explored

      Historian article
    Research into family history is well-known as likely to dig up some uncomfortable evidence. Nearly every family has had its bastards; nearly every generation has had someone on poor relief. We had both. But more troubling was my recent suspicion that a hundred or so years ago not one but two...
    What did you do in The Great War? A family mystery explored

  • Who are we?

      Information
    There are many ways you can support our work to bring history to all: Become a Member Make a donation Contribute an article Other ways to support us We are a registered charity incorporated by Royal Charter (charity no. 1120261). We support the teaching, learning and enjoyment of history at all...
    Who are we?

  • Espionage in the 20th and 21st centuries

      Podcast
    In this podcast Trevor Barnes looks at the development of global intelligence and security services from their early origins to the present day. He examines at the role these services had during the two World Wars, the signficance of espionage in the development of the Cold War and the importance and...
    Espionage in the 20th and 21st centuries

  • Polychronicon 142: 'instructive reversals' - (re)interpreting the 1857 events in Northern India

      Teaching History feature
    The dramatic, chaotic and violent events that took place in Northern India in 1857/8 have been interpreted in many ways, as, for example, the ‘Indian Mutiny', the ‘Sepoy War' and the ‘First Indian War of Independence'. The tales that have been told about these events have been profoundly shaped, however,...
    Polychronicon 142: 'instructive reversals' - (re)interpreting the 1857 events in Northern India

  • Taking Notes at A-Level History

      Student Guides
    A-Level History is not just about taking notes - but as with any subject you study at A-Level, there are some notes to keep. Here are some general common sense reminders about keeping notes, which may seem obvious - but you would be surprised how many people don't take their...
    Taking Notes at A-Level History

  • Interpretations and history teaching

      Teaching History article
    Gary Howells offers us a challenge: are we sure that we are teaching the study of interpretations correctly? It is much criticised at GCSE, but do we really engage our students in the process of writing history, and in understanding how history works, from 11-14? Or do we use reductive...
    Interpretations and history teaching

  • Developments in firearms 1700 to WWI

      Podcast
    In this podcast Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries Museum discusses the development of firearms from the musket to the machine gun. This podcast looks at how the firearms developed through conflicts such as the American Revolutionary War, the Naploeonic Wars, The American Civil War and World War I.
    Developments in firearms 1700 to WWI

  • Developing engaging enquiries with online resources

      Events
    Don't worry about the answers... (make sure you're asking the right questions) The attached PowerPoint is from the workshop given by Andrew Payne, Head of Education and Outreach, The National Archives. This session looks at developing engaging enquiries with online resources for the classroom; including finding suitable source material, framing...
    Developing engaging enquiries with online resources

  • Steve Biko and the Soweto Revolt (uprising)

      Podcast
    In 1968 a 22-year-old medical student walked out of the conference for the National Union for South African students. Steve Biko was enraged that Black students at the supposedly anti-apartheid organisation were sleeping in separate dormitories from whites at the conference. Biko formed self-empowerment groups, which were more Black-focused and...
    Steve Biko and the Soweto Revolt (uprising)

  • PSHE education and statutory status

      Briefing Pack
    A briefing for Head Teachers and Chairs of Governing Bodies PSHE education and statutory status Wash-up negotiations between the government and opposition parties on the Children, Schools and Families Bill resulted in the removal of the clauses to introduce PSHE education as a statutory subject in the national curriculum at...
    PSHE education and statutory status

  • Ways of making Key Stage 2 history culturally inclusive: A study of practice developed in Kirklees

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. Kirklees, West Yorkshire comprises Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Batley. There is a population of 300,000. Minority, ethnic pupils account for nearly 20%. Over the next decade it is predicted that there will be an increase in the number of pupils of Pakistani, Indian,...
    Ways of making Key Stage 2 history culturally inclusive: A study of practice developed in Kirklees

  • Do we have to read all of this?' Encouraging students to read for understanding

      Teaching History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. What’s the hardest part of history? Heads of Year 9 at options time seem depressingly clear - ‘Don’t do history, there’s too much writing.’ David Hellier and Helen Richards show that at The Green School...
    Do we have to read all of this?' Encouraging students to read for understanding

  • Jane Austen: a writer for all seasons

      Article
    Irene Collins provides a fresh assessment of the life and work of one of this country’s greatest novelists, whose own wit and charm, combined with a deep insight into human nature, is reflected in her novels. Jane Austen was not the first woman novelist in England to achieve popularity and...
    Jane Austen: a writer for all seasons

  • The Historian 98: Spencer Perceval: private values and public virtues

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    Spencer Perceval: private values and public virtues - Hugh Gault (Read Article) The history of bigamy - A.D. Harvey (Read Article) From tragedy to truimph: the courage of Henrietta Lady Luxborough 1699-1756 - Audrey Duggan (Read Article) Britain's Olympic visionary - Trevor James (Read Article) My grandfather's recollections of the invasion of Normandy -...
    The Historian 98: Spencer Perceval: private values and public virtues

  • Cunning Plan 137: making homework more exciting

      Teaching History journal feature
    Ever since I started teaching, homework has been something of a bugbear. Administration alone is a hassle: not only remembering when to set and collect it in, but keeping track of the various students who fail to deliver anything on time (except highly creative excuses) and of the follow-up action...
    Cunning Plan 137: making homework more exciting

  • History: Using Stories

      HA Quick Guides
    ‘Making the past present and bringing the distant near' Thomas Babington Macaulay 1828 Smollett's constitutional HistoryAs a teacher covering some area of primary history such as Florence Nightingale or Victorian Britain have you ever heard the dreaded words from a child ‘So what?' This can actually be a front for...
    History: Using Stories

  • The International Journal Volume 3 Number 2

      Journal
    International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research Volume 3 Number 2 July 2003 ISSN 1472 - 9466 Editorial Keith Crawford - The Role and Purpose of Textbooks   Articles Jason Nicholls  - Methods in School Textbook Research   Penelope Harnett - History in the Primary School: the Contribution of...
    The International Journal Volume 3 Number 2

  • Library and Information Studies

      Continuing Professional Development
    Please note: the HA is not responsible for the content of external websites, and we cannot guarantee that all information on this page is current. University College LondonMA/Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information StudiesIf you want to progress in library or information work, you need a professional qualification, normally chartered...
    Library and Information Studies

  • Cataloguing guidelines for community archives

      Article
    Cataloguing guidelines for community archives The Community Archives and Heritage Group (CAHG) has developed a set of cataloguing guidelines for community archives.Download the Cataloguing Guidelines for Community Archives (PDF).See a sample catalogue based on the guidelinesAbout the new guidelinesThere are an increasing number of community heritage groups round the country, building...
    Cataloguing guidelines for community archives

  • Research Methods in Heritage, Museums & Galleries

      Reading List
    Reading List for those interested in research methods in heritage, museums and galleries from Newcastle University... Essential Reading Dicks, Bella, From Mine to Museum: The Evolution of Heritage in the Rhondda in Heritage, place, and community by Dicks, Bella University of Wales Press, 2000  Dicks, Bella, Heritage and Local Memory in...
    Research Methods in Heritage, Museums & Galleries

  • Planning for diversity in the Key Stage 2 history curriculum

      Article
    Please note: this article was written before the the 2014 National Curriculum and some content is now outdated, e.g. reference to the QCA. This article may therefore be more useful for those engaging in research than for practising teachers. See Primary History summer resource 2019: Diversity for current guidance.  In a series of three articles Hilary Claire...
    Planning for diversity in the Key Stage 2 history curriculum

  • GCSE Controlled Assessment

      Briefing Pack
    Context: Following a great deal of adverse publicity about coursework, the then-QCA carried out a study into cheating and plagiarism. It released this in 2005 and found that about 4000 students a year were being caught for breaching the rules.  The blame was laid at the internet especially custom-made essays...
    GCSE Controlled Assessment

  • The creative history curriculum

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content and links may be outdated. Do you give in to bullying, stay loyal to your leader, admit your actions, betray your neighbours, challenge discrimination or just keep quiet? These were the issues faced by Year 4 children at East...
    The creative history curriculum