Keystage history

Outstanding Lessons: Key Stage 1

If you have ever searched the internet for inspiration for your history sessions you will know how frustrating it can…

Using artefacts to help children’s historical understanding at Key Stage 1

Since the early 90s, artefacts have become increasingly available either to purchase or to loan. Many firms offer useful replicas…

How do I know I am teaching history in the right way? A few pointers for non-specialists

When your colleagues, who have to master 11 subjects after all , feel that they need a few pointers to…

Chester – significant people and events

Chester is one of England’s best-preserved historic cities, with a past that stretches back almost 2,000 years so makes a…

Leeds – significant people and events

Leeds’ history has been shaped by trade, industry, and urban growth so makes a brilliant study linked to the Victorian…

New history curriculum for 2028

As you know there was a curriculum and assessment review in November and the government accepted its recommendations relating to…

Leicester – significant people and events (Case study)

Above all, studying Leicester provides brilliant opportunities to look at diversity. Ethnic groups make up the majority of the population…

York – significant people and events

York is one of the oldest and most historically important cities in the United Kingdom. Its history stretches back nearly…

Any changes for your history teaching in 2026? I’ve got one

As you will know from the headlines of the government’s recent curriculum review among the changes being recommended concerns local…

Top 10 activities for local history

Whilst the activities you choose to use in your local history study will very much depend on the nature of…

Teaching Local History at Key Stage 2

So, where do we start if we haven’t a clue about Local History? Unlike all other areas of study Local…

8 tough choices for KS1 history subject leaders. Reinforcement or needless repetition?

Plotting your choice, and sequence, of topics at KS1 is much more difficult than many people imagine. And you can’t…

Exeter – significant people and events

Exeter is one of the oldest cities in England, with a history shaped by Roman rule, religion, trade, and regional…

How well do your pupils understand the concept of historical interpretations? A quick diagnostic quiz

Teaching about interpretations in history is one of the hardest challenges KS2 teachers will face. When pupils are searching for…

Sunderland – significant people and events

Sunderland is a city on the north-east coast of England whose history has been shaped by the sea, industry, and…

Portsmouth – significant people and events

Portsmouth is a historic port city on the south coast of England whose identity has long been shaped by the…

How to improve your pupils’ writing in history at KS2

‘Low floor-high ceiling’: From short jogs to full marathon Without wanting to do anything that runs counter to your school’s…

Bournemouth – significant people and events

Bournemouth is an influential coastal town known for its strategic location, natural environment, and contribution to learning and innovation. Established…

Edinburgh – significant people and events

Edinburgh is an influential city because it has long been a place where ideas grow and important decisions are made….

Brighton – significant people and events

Brighton is an influential seaside city known for its creativity, diversity and bold ideas. It grew as a popular resort…

London – significant people and events

London is an influential city because it has been a centre of power, ideas and culture for hundreds of years….

Cardiff – significant people and events

Cardiff is an influential capital city where ideas, leadership and culture meet. It grew from a small town into a…

Belfast – significant people and events

Belfast is an influential city because it is a place of building, learning and big change. It grew quickly as…

Sheffield – significant people and events

Sheffield is a city of makers, famous for “steel and skill.” For a long time, hot furnaces and busy workshops…

Bristol – significant people and events

Bristol is an influential city in the South West of England because it has been an important place for travel,…

Nottingham – significant people and events

Nottingham is an influential city in England because it has inspired important ideas, stories and people for centuries. It is…

Newcastle – significant people and events

Newcastle is an influential city in the North East of England because it helped power Britain’s growth and inspired many…

Liverpool – significant people and events

Liverpool is one of Britain’s most influential cities because its port is connected the country to the wider world and…

Southampton – significant people and events

Southampton is an influential city on England’s south coast because it has connected people, places and important events for centuries….

Glasgow – significant people and events

Glasgow is one of Scotland’s most influential cities because it has helped shape important ideas and people. In the past,…

Birmingham – significant people and events

Birmingham is one of Britain’s most influential cities because it has helped shape big ideas and important people. In the…

Manchester – significant people and events

Historically significant people associated with the city of Manchester and surrounding area. Manchester is one of Britain’s most historically influential…

Swindon – significant people and events

Swindon is a town in Wiltshire with a history shaped by industry, transport, and change. For much of the Middle…

Coventry – significant people and events

Coventry’s history reflects some of the most important changes in British life. In the Middle Ages, Coventry grew rich through…

Victorians – end of unit quiz

Throughout this unit, we’ve explored what life was like in Britain during Queen Victoria’s long reign, from bustling factories and…

Using the Maya topic to look at changing interpretations

One of the hardest ideas to teach young children is that history is a construct and liable to changing interpretations….

Looking for a new stimulus to teach arrival of Christianity in Saxon Britain?

Earlier this summer (2025) this very rare coin was found, one of the earliest Anglo-Saxon coins in existence. What makes…

Reaction to new curriculum review – November 2025

In the Times today, 6 November, Michael Gove the architect of the existing National Curriculum, predictably weighed in with a…

Historian’s palette – characteristics

We often talk about historical thinking on the site but what about historical writing. How do you help children to…

Historian’s palette – significance

We often talk about historical thinking on the site but what about historical writing. How do you help children to…

Historian’s palette – interpretations

We often talk about historical thinking on the site but what about historical writing. How do you help children to…

Historian’s palette – change and continuity

We often talk about historical thinking on the site but what about historical writing. How do you help children to…

History in the new curriculum review – November 2025

While you weep at the demise of the teaching of fronted adverbials! ( ha, ha) you will take comfort in…

Mystery picture – hidden meanings in a Tudor painting

One of the exciting things about teaching history is watching the penny drop with pupils who discover that history is…

Historian’s palette – using sources

We often talk about historical thinking on the site but what about historical writing. How do you help children to…

Historian’s palette – causation

We often talk about historical thinking on the site but what about historical writing. How do you help children to…

Using mini whiteboards in history

So you have you set of mini whiteboards, your zip bag of pens and your whiteboard cleaners. What next? Mini-whiteboards…

Henry and Katherine of Aragon: a love story less well told?

A recent find in a field in Warwickshire is to be sold and the hope is that the British Museum…

Mayan civilisation KS2 – end of unit quiz

You’ve explored the incredible world of the ancient Maya — a people who built great cities, invented their own writing…

Ancient Greece – end of unit quiz

You’ve learned about the amazing people, places, and ideas from thousands of years ago — now it’s time to see…

Castles end of unit quiz – KS1

You’ve discovered how castles were built, what life was like inside the walls, and how they were used to protect…

Great Fire of London end of unit quiz – KS1

In this quiz, you’ll test your knowledge about one of the most famous events in British history — the Great…

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