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
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
Amber Kelly – History Teacher at Putteridge High School in Luton Why I took part in the HA History Teacher Development Programme Stepping into the classroom for the first time in September 2020 filled me with fear after not being in school for nearly six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After my teacher training was cut short, and with my NQT year being littered … Continue reading Gains of being a history teacher
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
S-J Bee who teaches at Little Heath School wrote this post following their work on the Historical Association’s Henry VIII Teacher’s Fellowship Programme. It is an extraordinary reflection of the impact the course has had on their journey as a teacher. Teacher Fellows are submitting their resources, so keep an eye out for them in the spring I have been part of a successful history … Continue reading A Rejuvenating Experience
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
Written by Catherine Priggs, Educational Leadership and Curriculum Consultant History classrooms are busy, complex spaces. Pupils arrive with curiosity, questions and misconceptions. They deserve lessons that do more than recount events and that guide them to think historically and understand their place in a much larger tapestry of time. Teaching history as a non-specialist can feel daunting. Lessons often tackle complex and emotive issues – … Continue reading Practical support for non-specialist history teachers
Post written by Emma McKenna, Head of Department at the King’s School, Grantham Inspired by @YorkClio and wanting the opportunity to talk about history teaching to other enthusiastic practitioners, I established a network for history teachers from other Grammar Schools in Lincolnshire. This was in 2023. We try to meet three times a year, and the meetings are always a truly uplifting experience, with lots … Continue reading Creating conversations with the new Historical Association Driving Your Discussion Cards
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
Written by Fergus, a Year 11 student from a grammar school in Gloucestershire The symptoms started immediately. I felt sick; alarm bells bonged in my head. I also experienced what can only be described as extreme writer’s block. I would not set pen to paper – or rather, fingers to keyboard – until an excruciating hour and a half later. Thankfully this was a mock … Continue reading GCSEs, Neurodiversity and what exam boards can do to help
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