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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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A Lasting Remembrance

Post by Philip Arkinstall, Secondary Partnership Lead at the University of Gloucestershire, former Curriculum Leader for History November was always one of the most impactful times of the school year for me due to remembrance activities. Our school would have the usual assemblies, which were delivered by the history department, as well as the laying of a wreath at the local town memorial and at … Continue reading A Lasting Remembrance

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Demystifying Mental Health in History 1050-1900

Alex Fairlamb is an Education Consultant and has experiences as a Trust T&L Network Lead and Senior Leader in charge of T&L and Professional Development.  Alex is an Honorary Fellow of the Historical Association and a member of the Secondary Committee. @lamb_heart_ tea and Alex Fairlamb Consultancy – Today, attitudes towards mental health are thankfully changing.  As part of this change and with the aim … Continue reading Demystifying Mental Health in History 1050-1900

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Subject Leader Development Programme

Lianne Moore has written about her experience undertaking the Historical Association’s SLDP. The impact it has had on her teaching and opportunity to work with a range of colleagues in the history teaching community. What really drew me to this programme was the opportunity to engage in leadership CPD that was subject specific. Leadership CPD, whilst certainly of benefit, can often feel generic, and doesn’t … Continue reading Subject Leader Development Programme

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Historical Stories to support GCSE History

Pete Jackson from Ryedale School in North Yorkshire and Ben Bassett from Villiers School in London have been working on writing historical stories to support the GCSE Curriculum. Here is their findings and examples of their work The thinking behind the project Inspired by the growing momentum around historical storytelling in the classroom, we’ve spent the past year crafting narrative-rich resources to support the OCR … Continue reading Historical Stories to support GCSE History

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A reflection on a summer of reading

By Sally Wilson, Carre’s Grammar School What did you read this summer? As the end of another school year ended, I looked forward to the pace of daily life shifting slightly – I was very much looking forward to the summer. I was also looking forward to deciding which books I was going to read. For many history teachers, the summer holiday brings a rare … Continue reading A reflection on a summer of reading

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Reflections on the HA’s Henry on Tour Teacher’s Fellowship

By Dr. Helen Carrel, Director of Humanities at Tormead School, Guildford In January 2025, I was delighted to be offered a place on the Historical Association Teacher Fellowship programme, working with the Henry on Tour project, which has been outlined in a recent blog by Geraint Brown, History Teacher CPD: Historical Association Teacher Fellowship Programme – OBHD .  One of the most exciting elements of … Continue reading Reflections on the HA’s Henry on Tour Teacher’s Fellowship

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Reflections on the Great Debate

An account of how students from two different schools prepared and delivered their speech for this year’s challenge. Written by students from The Crypt School, Gloucester and Carre’s Grammar School, Lincolnshire. Sapphire and Sanj worked as a team to write and research the speech. This is their experience… Being involved with the Great Debate enabled us to develop a passion for parts of History outside … Continue reading Reflections on the Great Debate

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Bringing the Black Tudors to Life Through an Interdisciplinary Approach

Alex Fairlamb (@LambHeartTea) is a Senior Leader in charge of Teaching and Learning and CPD, based in the North East, and also a member of the Historical Association Secondary Committee and the Schools North East Steering Board. The publication of Miranda Kaufmann’s ‘Black Tudors: The Untold Story’ had a profound effect, not only my teaching, but on many other educators’ teaching too.  ‘The Tudors’ is … Continue reading Bringing the Black Tudors to Life Through an Interdisciplinary Approach

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