Try before you join – free resource samples

Explore free samples of our expert-produced resources and see how HA membership can transform history teaching in your school.

Teaching resources are just one part of the primary membership package – find out more here.

Primary History magazine The UK’s leading magazine for primary history educators, offering expert insights, practical teaching ideas, and curriculum support from EYFS to Key Stage 2. Published termly, it’s an essential resource for subject leaders, teachers and trainees passionate about inspiring young learners through engaging and inclusive historical education. Browse our open access editions: Primary History: Issue 100 (May 2025, 100th edition special) Celebrating 100 editions of inspiring, practical, and reflective history education for primary teachers, with voices from classrooms and experts. Primary History: Issue 96 (May 2024, Climate and environment special) Explores climate and environmental history, linking past human-nature relationships to sustainability, with practical strategies for primary history teaching. Primary History: Issue 95 (February 2024) Explores ‘going to school’ as a post-1066 thematic study, inclusive narratives of the Great Fire of London, unusual sources and more. Explore past editions or take a look at our journal guide which organises the full content from all past editions by theme and topic.

Curriculum plans and schemes of work

Ancient Greece curriculum plan
The first of three plans in this format – including Stone Age to Iron Age and Anglo-Saxons and Vikings – this resource aligns seamlessly with Ancient Greece for Key Stage 2 and offers a structured approach addressing substantive and disciplinary concepts over five enquiries.

EYFS scheme of work
This scheme introduces early historical thinking through three key enquiries: personal growth, seasonal clothing, and annual celebrations. It supports the 2021 EYFS framework by fostering understanding of time, change, and community through stories, play, and discussion.

View all our curriculum plans and schemes of work

Subject leader guides Exclusive for corporate members Ignite your leadership spark! This comprehensive hub of guides empowers primary history leads with inspiring ideas, expert tools, and real-world strategies from other subject leaders and education experts to shape bold, brilliant history teaching across your whole school. Explore available guides. Sample guide: Writing a history policy Bev Forrest offers guidance for subject leaders on crafting a clear, effective history school policy including structure, content, review tips, and exemplar policies.

Significant individual resources

Uncover local icons! This resource set supports local history teaching by offering examples of significant individuals who may may provide a fruitful local study, and encourage critical thinking about heritage, identity, and historical significance. This is still a growing resource so not all regions are yet covered – although we’re working on it.

• Local significant individuals – Norfolk (PDF, 5MB)
• See the full Local significant individuals resource (content only available to members)

CPD webinar recordings Members receive free access to selected live events, courses and on-demand designed to boost confidence, deepen knowledge, and transform primary history across your school. Check the CPD calendar for all upcoming events. Watch a sample from our CPD course on History and SEND Sue Temple introduces strategies to adapt and adopt to address the needs of your lower attaining and EAL pupils, including back to basics, historical vocabulary, developing the language of chronology and supporting historical writing.

Podcast library

Membership gives access to a library of over 450 podcasts and non-members can listen to the first track of any podcast for free. They're a great way to expand and update your subject knowledge with the latest thinking.

Listen for free: Anglo-Saxon England from 871 to 1000
Professor Sarah Foot explores Anglo-Saxon England’s transformation under Alfred the Great and his successors, examining kingship, governance, foreign relations, and the sources that shape our understanding of this era.

Listen for free: Tutankhamun, Howard Carter and the Griffith Institute
Daniela Rosenow explores Tutankhamun’s significance in his time, early 20th-century Egyptology including Howard Carter’s work, the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb and its impact on our understanding of ancient Egypt.

Quality Mark case studies Explore real-life case studies showcasing successful primary history Quality Mark applications, offering best practice and proven strategies to elevate history teaching and leadership in your school. Explore case studies for free or download the Quality Mark assessment criteria as an audit tool.

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Want a taster of the benefits before you join? In this recorded webinar, we guide you through some of the key benefits included as part of primary membership – from online resources and journal support to CPD and accreditation routes.