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Primary History 93
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article - open access)
06 The wheels (and horses…) on the bus – Emily Rotchell (Read article)
10 The Coronation – Karin Doull (Read article)
18 Teaching Robin Hood at Key Stage 1 – Matthew Sossick (Read article)
22 How local history can bridge the gap from teaching Understanding...
Primary History 93
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On-demand webinar: Assessing the historical whole
Meaningful and useable assessment in the secondary history classroom
Webinar series: Meaningful and useable assessment in the secondary history classroom
Session 4: Assessing the historical whole
This session will set out a range of tasks and questions, beyond answering an enquiry question, that require pupils to draw on the knowledge they have built cumulatively throughout the curriculum. The session will...
On-demand webinar: Assessing the historical whole
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History 361
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 104, Issue 361
All HA members have access to all History journal articles (Wiley Online Library site). To access History content:
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The...
History 361
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Teaching History 183: Out now
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
Read Teaching History 183: Race
Collectively, the articles in this edition say something profound about the joy and privilege of being a history teacher. In our intellectual journeying, none of us can ever stand still. Conversations within and across societies and cultures never stop. Such conversations interact with the work...
Teaching History 183: Out now
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My Favourite History Place: A Short History of Brill
Historian feature
In this article Josephine Glover discusses the long history of her ‘favourite history place’, the Buckinghamshire village of Brill. She explains how there has been a human settlement there since Mesolithic times. Using various fragments of evidence, she pieces together the extent to which the village was important to early...
My Favourite History Place: A Short History of Brill
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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
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Historical Association Secondary Survey 2021
Annual Survey Report on History in Secondary Schools
For the past 11 years we have been doing an annual survey into history teaching in secondary schools. This year our main focus was on the content of the history curriculum, examined with a particular focus on diversity.
It looks particularly at diversity understood in terms of race and ethnicity,...
Historical Association Secondary Survey 2021
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Teaching primary history through concepts
Article
Teaching history in schools is quite new (it’s only been in the National Curriculum for English state schools since 1991), but the discipline of history as a subject is very ancient.
Thinking and writing in a recognisably historical way can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. Herodotus, an ancient...
Teaching primary history through concepts
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Recorded webinar: Why study history?
Webinar recording
The importance of historical understanding might seem self-evident at a time when statues are toppled and demonstrators are protesting against current manifestations of age-old wrongs. Yet history in schools and universities is often compared unfavourably with STEM subjects, which are depicted as more rigorous, useful and valuable in the workplace....
Recorded webinar: Why study history?
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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
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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
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Bringing historical method into the classroom
Teaching History article
Shortly before their final A-level examination, Peter Turner was alarmed to discover some fundamental weaknesses in his Year 13 students’ understanding of the nature of historical interpretations. Determined to address this concern at a much earlier point with his next cohort of students he developed a new six-lesson enquiry. His...
Bringing historical method into the classroom
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Making History Accessible
Multipage Article
My students struggle with...
Every student has an entitlement to learn history and to high quality history teaching. In this section you will find support for helping students who struggle with specific aspects of learning history.
For each aspect of learning history that students struggle with you will find:
A...
Making History Accessible
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Film: Discovering local and family history
Article
Children love discovering things and collecting treasures. They might find shells or pebbles on the beach or broken pieces of pottery in their garden soil. They might ask family members to share interesting things about their family history. This video has been designed to inspire children, from EYFS to year...
Film: Discovering local and family history
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History 356
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 103, Issue 356
All HA members have access to all History journal articles (Wiley Online Library site). To access History content:
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Articles
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History 356
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Primary History 95: Out now
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Read Primary History 95
Welcome to Primary History 95! We are now well into the first term of the new school year, and it is heartening to know that children around the country will have been rediscovering the joy of history once again.
As historians we are privileged to explore the treasures...
Primary History 95: Out now
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Pull-out posters: Primary History 86
Re-imagining statues: how should we do this? and Historical fiction prizes: Summer 2020
Re-imagining statues: how should we do this?
Historical fiction prizes: Summer 202
Pull-out posters: Primary History 86
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History 354
The Journal of the Historical Association
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‘Give...
History 354
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Primary History 89
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article for free)
06 HA Update
08 How have schools interpreted the new EYFS Framework – including the introduction of the ‘Past and Present’ ELG? – Simon Ellis and Mackay Howe (Read article)
12 Teaching ‘these islands’ from prehistoric times to 1066 – Paul Bracey (Read article)
20...
Primary History 89
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Primary History 92
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article for free)
06 HA Update
08 Teaching about Remembrance Day in EYFS – Jenny Munro, Paige Hazell, Tanya Wasik, Rianna Kelly and Helen Crawford (Read article)
12 The new King – Karin Doull (Read article)
16 ‘Remember, remember the Fifth of November!’ Where might the Gunpowder Plot sit...
Primary History 92
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History 353
The Journal of the Historical Association
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Political...
History 353
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History 359
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 104, Issue 359
Guest editors: Catherine Kelly and Joan Tumblety
Articles
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History 359
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History 352
The Journal of the Historical Association
All HA members have access to all History journal articles (Wiley Online Library site). To access History content:
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Clerical...
History 352
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History 358
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 103, Issue 358
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Subversive...
History 358
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Essex Branch History
Branch History
Essex Branch - Early DaysEssex Branch was founded in 1920 or earlier and was active continuously until 1936. In 1920-1 the president was H. de Havilland of The Manor House, Great Horkesley, and the secretary Mr. E.T. Baldwin of Earls Colne Grammar School. There were 56 branch members and 8...
Essex Branch History
