Looking After Your Wellbeing as a History Teacher
This blog post by Gemma Hargraves, Deputy Headteacher with responsibilities for wellbeing, at The Crypt School, Gloucestershire suggests ways of addressing wellbeing, but from the slant of a history teacher. Bear baiting anyone? Teaching history can be joyful, controversial and exhausting in equal measure. From colonisation and slavery to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, the content we teach can be complex and upsetting. Whilst the … Continue reading Looking After Your Wellbeing as a History Teacher
Looking ahead to the Historical Association Conference
This blog has been written by Otis Blaize, History & Politics Teacher at Trinity School, Croydon. Otis is presenting at the Conference, which takes place in Newcastle Gateshead on 15-16 May, on the topic of Contesting the crown: empire, independence and identity in the Caribbean. Each year, the Historical Association Conference offers a combination of inspiration, challenge and practical takeaways for the classroom. This year … Continue reading Looking ahead to the Historical Association Conference
Making a case to attend the Historical Association Conference
This blog has been written by Elizabeth Carr, Assistant Principal – Curriculum and Subject Lead – Humanities at Avanti Grange Secondary School, Hertfordshire. Elizabeth is presenting at the Conference, which takes place in Newcastle Gateshead on 15-16 May, on the topic of The beats and the buzzing: harnessing the power of reading aloud in an inclusive history classroom. The annual Historical Association Conference takes place over a Friday and Saturday in May each … Continue reading Making a case to attend the Historical Association Conference
One Day in a World War – Bringing Global Perspectives into the History Classroom
This blog post has been written by Sarah Nathaniel, Public Engagement Coordinator (South East) and Education Officer for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and relates to a taught session resource enabling teachers to make the First World War a truly global war for pupils. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemorate more than 1.7 million service men and women of Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars, ensuring they will … Continue reading One Day in a World War – Bringing Global Perspectives into the History Classroom
Power and the People – An Inclusive Histories Project
This blog post was written by Jess Brown on behalf of a project between AQA and Royal Holloway, University of London. It is related to resources linked to marginalised voices that could be useful for teachers of all exam boards and key stages too. Bill Muckle, WCML New resources for teachers of AQA’s Power and the People specification This blog post has been written to … Continue reading Power and the People – An Inclusive Histories Project
The queer question. Navigating the waters of historical queerness
This post has been written by Meggie Hayes, History and Politics Teacher and Inclusion Lead at The Crypt School, Gloucestershire People are queer and people have always been queer. So it stands to reason that remarkable people have been queer, leaders of the world have been queer, and ‘evil’ people have been queer. This leaves history teachers with many queer questions when teaching the past. … Continue reading The queer question. Navigating the waters of historical queerness
From Remembrance to Responsibility: Delivering Meaningful Holocaust Memorial Day Assemblies
This blog has been written by Philip Arkinstall, member of the Secondary Committee of the Historical Association, former Head of History and now Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Gloucestershire The week of the 27th January was always a time I felt leading an assembly had a fantastic cross-school impact. Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) when introduced in 2001 allowed schools a … Continue reading From Remembrance to Responsibility: Delivering Meaningful Holocaust Memorial Day Assemblies
Curriculum Review for History
This blogpost has been created by Alex Fairlamb Alex is Director of Alex Fairlamb Consultancy LTD and she is an Honorary Fellow of the Historical Association. Alex is also co-editor of ‘What is History Teaching, Now?’ Alex Fairlamb Consultancy – In November 2025, the Curriculum and Assessment Review and the DfE’s response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review were published. What does this mean for … Continue reading Curriculum Review for History
Experienced Teacher Programme
Andy Stone reflects upon his involvement with the Experienced Teacher Programme. He draws upon recent scholarship to address the development of environmental issues and decolonising the curriculum within his own teaching. I found the course to be very engaging and rewarding. I’ve been teaching for 20 years, and the last 15 of them in the same 6th form college within a small, consistently-staffed department that … Continue reading Experienced Teacher Programme
Reframing Black Art History in Gloucestershire
This article written by Gemma Hargraves, Deputy Head – Safeguarding, Inclusion & Wellbeing at the Crypt School looks at Black History and integrating it into history curriculums. Reading Reframing Blackness by Alayo Akinkugbe during the summer break forced me to reconsider what I see in galleries and public art spaces, and what is not seen. Akinkugbe questions the way that Blackness has been written into … Continue reading Reframing Black Art History in Gloucestershire
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