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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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