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  • The Swansea Branch Chronicle 12

      Branch Publication
    3 From the Editor 4 Wheels in Wales - Ian Smith 7 Civil Aviation - John Ashley 10 Wagons away - Richard Hall 13 ‘Sketty Hall’ - John Law 14 The Bus Museum - Greg Freeman 16 The Mary Herberd - Ralph Griffiths 18 Trolley Buses - Roger Atkinson 20...
    The Swansea Branch Chronicle 12

  • Recorded webinar series: The history that Shakespeare gave us

      Multipage Article
    To mark the anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s first folio in 1623–24, our 2024 winter webinar series focused on ‘The history that Shakespeare gave us’. The representation of the past in Shakespeare’s plays has shaped many people’s understanding of history. In this webinar series, leading academics explore the history that is...
    Recorded webinar series: The history that Shakespeare gave us

  • Using shoes as an historical source

      Primary History article
    There is something fascinating about what people wore in the past. From corsets to clogs, the evolution of clothing and footwear can give an insight into different periods of history, an excellent way of engaging with the past. Shoes, in some form or another, have been around from the earliest...
    Using shoes as an historical source

  • Our Iron Age challenge

      Developing historical understanding through building an iron age house
    The University of Chichester’s three-year BA (Hons) Degree for Primary Education and Teaching involves learning how to provide rigorous and creative educational opportunities for children. The course involves one creativity module each year. The final one involves the development of skills and confidence in creating problem-solving. Four of us were...
    Our Iron Age challenge

  • Primary history and British values

      Article
    In this article, Michael Maddison provides an overview of what schools must do in relation to promoting British values, as well as preventing extremism and radicalisation, and why it is so important that opportunities are taken in history to  deal with these two pressing issues. It is an updated version...
    Primary history and British values

  • Teaching history and geography together in a meaningful way

      WHEN 2 + 2 = 5!
    This article explores some of the  ways history and geography can be taught side by side, so that the sum of the parts adds up to more than the original. How can we teach history with geography and vice  versa, to the benefit of both, while fulfilling the aims of...
    Teaching history and geography together in a meaningful way

  • Ideas for Assemblies: Battle of the Somme

      Article
    Commemorating the Battle of the Somme through an assembly is not an easy task and one which needs careful thought and preparation. This battle officially started on 1 July 1916, after a week-long artillery bombardment, though both British and French commanders had prepared for the offensive for several months. To highlight...
    Ideas for Assemblies: Battle of the Somme

  • Using Horrible History to develop primary literacy and history

      Primary History article
    When I started planning for my Key Stage 2 literacy lessons last year, I wanted to link them to my history topic, the Tudors, and I also needed them to cover a significant amount of non-fiction English objectives, having focused on fiction and poetry texts in the previous term. One...
    Using Horrible History to develop primary literacy and history

  • The Stone Age conundrum

      Making use of a local site to develop historical knowledge
    History – the very word makes the primary teacher in me feel excited. There are simply so many variables, so many dark nooks and crannies of history to explore and so many different angles through which to draw in a class of eager young minds. Thanks to a wellexecuted history...
    The Stone Age conundrum

  • Using original sources

      Primary History article
    Why would I want those old books in my classroom? It has always been recognised that good primary history is able to connect the past with the world the children currently inhabit. That is why focusing on schools can be so useful. If there is one experience the children have...
    Using original sources

  • What confuses primary children in history...

      ... and what can we do about it?
    Young children who automatically see shiny things as new no matter what their age, those who mix up technology from one age with another, those who dismiss people in the past as stupid because they did not have the possessions we have today, those who equate the age of a...
    What confuses primary children in history...

  • 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?

  • Time for a story

      Using stories in the Early Years and Foundation Stage
    Stories are an important part of a young child’s way of making sense of their world. Hilary Cooper’s excellent article ‘Why Stories?’ explores some of the reasons why stories are important to young children and their growing ‘understanding of the world’. This article is going to explore some recommended stories...
    Time for a story

  • How do pupils understand historical time?

      Some evidence from England and the Netherlands
    One of the key aims of the English history National Curriculum is to ensure that pupils ‘know and understand the history of these islands as a coherent, chronological narrative’. Teaching chronology is also important in the Netherlands. In this article we cover some aspects of teaching and recent research from...
    How do pupils understand historical time?

  • Primary History 73

      The primary education journal of the Historical Association
    04 Editorial 05 HA Primary News 06 How do pupils understand historical time? Some evidence from England and the Netherlands - Marjan De Groot-Reuvekamp and Penelope Harnett (Read article) 10 Time for a story: using stories in the Early Years and Foundation Stage - Sue Temple (Read article) 12 So was...
    Primary History 73

  • School Direct: Salaried and Fee-paying routes

      Routes into Teaching
    What is the School Direct route into teaching? The label ‘School Direct’ refers to training places that the government has allocated directly to a group of schools working in partnership to offer teacher training. Each partnership includes at least one school designated as a ‘Teaching School’, which is likely to...
    School Direct: Salaried and Fee-paying routes

  • ‘Traditional’ or ‘University-led’ PGCE

      Routes into Teaching
    What is a PGCE?   ‘PGCE’ or ‘Post-Graduate Certificate of Education’ is simply the title of the award that is made to postgraduate students who successfully complete a university-accredited programme of initial teacher education. It isn’t actually a very good label for the traditional route into teaching since all the...
    ‘Traditional’ or ‘University-led’ PGCE

  • Recorded webinar series: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the UN Convention on Genocide

      Multipage Article
    9 December 2023 was the 75th anniversary of the passing of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (known as the UN Convention on Genocide). The convention was a clear statement by the international community that crimes of that nature should never happen...
    Recorded webinar series: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the UN Convention on Genocide

  • The International Journal Volume 11, Number 2

      Journal
    Content  Editorial History teaching, pedagogy, curriculum and politics: dialogues and debates in regional, national, transnational, international and supranational settings Robert Guyver, University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth   Australia Scarcely an Immaculate Conception: new professionalism encounters old politics in the formation of the Australian National History Curriculum Tony...
    The International Journal Volume 11, Number 2

  • Archivist CPD

      Continuing Professional Development
    For advice and information about working in Archives, take a look at the following information from the Archives and Records Association website. The Archives and Records Association is the leading professional body for archivists, archive conservators and records managers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The principal aims of the Society are: to...
    Archivist CPD

  • Donate to the HA

      Help us provide access to history
    Much of the work of the HA would not be possible without the kind donations and legacies from HA members and non-members who share our passion for history. Donations and legacies help us go that little bit further: Through donations we have been able to provide a travel fund for...
    Donate to the HA

  • Volunteering to help your local branch

      Getting involved in history
    Volunteering to help your local branch We have over fifty branches throughout the UK and they are all run by volunteers. Joining your local branch committee can be a wonderful way to get more involved with history. Each branch has three formal branch officers, the Chair (or President) the Branch...
    Volunteering to help your local branch

  • The importance of subject specific training

      HA Update
    It is my passion for history and interest in young people that has sustained me both as a teacher and latterly as a PGCE history tutor. Last term a number of seemingly unrelated issues began to coalesce in my mind. Over the summer I met a number of teachers that...
    The importance of subject specific training

  • Move Me On 162: Reading

      Teaching History feature
    This issue’s problem: James Connolly is finding it difficult to judge how much or what kind of reading he should expect of his students. James Connolly, an eager and knowledgeable historian, has frequently struggled to pitch things appropriately for students. This applies particularly to his expectations of their reading, but also...
    Move Me On 162: Reading

  • 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