This blog post has been written by Professor Will Bailey-Watson, of the University of Reading. Wow. Mini Whiteboards (MWBs) are back with a vengeance! Having been all the rage 15 years ago, they disappeared from many classrooms for much of the past decade. Now, history departments are being told they have to buy class-sets out of their own budgets, and I’ve heard multiple teachers claim that observer feedback increasingly includes generic comments like  ‘you should have used MWBs’.

Using the flying of flags across the UK as a lens, Philip Arkinstall outlines four lesson plans for teaching controversial and still-relevant history topics.

This blog post has been written by Philip Arkinstall, Senior Lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, former Head of History and Politics. The Battle of Jersey: The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 by John Singleton Copley The concept of creating a sequence of lessons about the display of St George Cross flags across the rural town I live and taught in, came from a desire to bring the debate into the classroom.

This article was written by Dr Dani Hilliard, member of the Dore Archive Research Team and founder of Argue to Think, a company designed to aid the development of academic writing and business planning. For History Teachers everywhere introducing the Dore Archive Research Team (DART) Contact us through our blog found at Who are we? The Dore Archive Research Team (DART) is a small but dedicated group of volunteers whose purpose within the village community is multifaceted.

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.

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.

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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…

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 never be forgotten.

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 f…

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 …

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.

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 point in the calendar to consider the impact of The Holocaust and genocide, as well as act as a mirror to societal behaviours.

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 Hi…

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 …

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 ye…