Historical Association

Ok…so I know there’s the small matter of session plan and proposal but I was thinking of these for @histassoc.bsky.social conference 2026…wha’dya think? My 👠 have been a reet talking point over the years 😝like to try & come up with something new for The Great North Conference! #Newcastle #Gateshead

Just received my copy of The Historian @histassoc.bsky.social. Thanks to @tombhamilton.bsky.social and Ros Crone for a fab issue on crime and punishment 💕

Webinar series: Practical approaches to disciplinary concepts in primary history

Primary colleagues! In the autumn term I’m leading a webinar series for @histassoc.bsky.social. 5 webinars about disciplinary concepts. Sign up on the link below! www.history.org.uk/primary/cate...

📢 SEND provision is under review (again). But what does that mean for history classrooms?
We’re working with experts to create practical, inclusive CPD.

💬 What’s working in your school?

🧭 Browse SEND & inclusion sessions at:
history.org.uk/events/categories/cpd

#HistoryTeachers #SENDinHistory

GCSEs, Neurodiversity and what exam boards can do to help 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 descr…

Super proud of a student from my school for writing this blog for @histassoc.bsky.social - onebighistorydepartment.com/2025/07/28/g...

#historyteacher #SEND #edusky #OBHD

Join us for the HA Conference 2026 in Newcastle Gateshead!
We're seeking proposals for classroom innovations, research insights, and historical debates. Share your ideas and help shape the conversation. Call for papers: www.history.org.uk/go/CFP2026
#HAConference2026 #CallForPapers #HistoryMatters

📚 Does your curriculum include Gypsy, Roma or Traveller histories?
We're fundraising for a GRT Teacher Fellowship in memory of Helen Snelson—champion of inclusive history.
💛 Support here: shorturl.at/c5DoK
#GRTFellowship #InclusiveHistory #HelenSnelson

Northampton Branch Programme Northampton Branch Programme 2015-16

Here is the 2025-26 programme for the Northampton branch of the HA, run jointly with Leicester. @histassoc.bsky.social

#skystorians
www.history.org.uk/branches/cat...

Join our final free summer webinar on July 22:
"The Social Spread of the Handshake in Jane Austen's Age" with Prof. Penelope Corfield.
Discover how gestures reflect power, gender, and connections in Austen's era.
#JaneAusten #HAWebinar #HistoryMatters #WomenInHistory #LiteraryHistory #HACommunity

We’re hiring: Membership Administrator

Join the HA team in our London office as a full-time Membership Administrator

Check out the full job description and application details: www.history.org.uk/membership/news/4310/membership-administrator-job-opportunity

#History #History&IR @histassoc.bsky.social New article klaxon! Aileen Lichtenstein's ' "More Enthusiasm and Hearty Concord It Was Never My Pleasure to Witness": Lucy Parsons's Propaganda Tour of Britain, November-December 1888', OA, doi.org/10.1111/1468...

Students are enjoying my @histassoc.bsky.social fellowship lessons so far. I wasn’t happy with the one about Black Tudors, but they loved it. The one about Will Somer has dispelled some misconceptions. One about women’s lives left to write, and Evil May Day, then done! #historyteacher

The @histassoc.bsky.social CPD, the life in Jane Austen's letters with Dr Freya Johnston is absolutely fascinating.

HA Webinar: Tsarist imperial society and ethnicity A specialist in late-Imperial Russian society and ethnicities, including the Cossacks, Dr O’Rourke will explore society under the last three Tsars, examining Russification in the western Russian borde...

Shane O'Rourke is a brilliant historian, fantastic communicator, and someone to listen to very carefully on Russia and the USSR. This @histassoc.bsky.social webinar promises to be a tour de force!

www.history.org.uk/events/calen...

Very excited to be part of this line up!

📅 The HA Autumn CPD Calendar is live!

Our new programme supports your goals, from subject knowledge to classroom strategies.

🧠 What’s your focus this year? Planning progression? Tackling tricky topics? Something for you?
Explore and make this your most confident year. #HACPD #TeachHistory

Praise from Alison Weir for my forthcoming book:
Henry VIII's Controversial Aunt, Honor Lisle: Her Life, Letters and influence on The Tudor Court amzn.eu/d/iNlIsZQ

Writing History Articles: A Workshop for PhD students and ECRs

#History #AcademicSky History PhDs/ECRs: working on an article? We are running a workshop on 'Writing History Articles' @histassoc.bsky.social in London on 19 Sept. See below for details, deadline 20 Aug. Some (limited) travel support available.
www.history.org.uk/higher-ed/re...

Tom Allen masterpiece. Watch his @histassoc.bsky.social session before it expires if you can

Student perceptions of history
We’re inviting GCSE and A-level students to take part in a quick survey about their views on history and future careers. By sharing their perspectives, students will help shape more relevant, inspiring support for careers linked to history.
shorturl.at/SseM6

If you’d like to see a unit that Helen and @historyrichk.bsky.social developed, focusing on GRT histories, you can find it via Curriculum PATHS here: padlet.com/richkerridge...

🧑🏽🏫 Inclusive history in the classroom means acknowledging previously excluded voices and empowering teachers to share them.

We're fundraising for a GRT Teacher Fellowship in memory of Helen Snelson, who advocated for inclusive, rigorous history.

💛 Support us here: shorturl.at/2wGcW #HACommunity

The Lines We Draw - an accidental history and an argument about identity Tim Franks, acclaimed BBC Journalist talks about his personal history and identity. Drawing on his new biography 'The Lines we Draw' an exploration of 'The Journalist, The Jew and an argument about id...

Register for the Virtual Branch online tomorrow at 7.30 with journalist Tim Frank www.history.org.uk/events/calen...

🐴Birdie triumphed!!!

Congratulations @jprosewriter.bsky.social

What a fabulous Winner of the Young Quills Historical Fiction Award (readers aged 8-11) @histassoc.bsky.social

🧑🏫 What qualities make a great ECT mentor? A steady guide, a sounding board, or someone who remembers being new?

Supporting early career teachers is crucial, and excellent mentors truly make a difference.

💬 Share your thoughts — we’d love to hear them. #ECTSupport #MentoringMatters #HACommunity

According to TES:

Teachers reported less of an interest for subject- or phase-specific knowledge or pedagogy in CPD than in 2023: 33 per cent in 2024, down from 38 per cent.

Clearly, none of the 66% have ever been to @1972shp.bsky.social or @histassoc.bsky.social history conferences.

Thrilled that Shadow Creartures has WON the @histassoc.bsky.social Young Quills award in the 11-13 category. Warm thanks to the judges, team @zephyrbooks.bsky.social and all the young readers who put the book on the shortlist.

As I said in my lecture on Weds eve, receiving the Medlicott medal for services to history has been deeply special for me, not least because it allows me to celebrate and promote the importance of subject communities. We would be nowhere without @histassoc.bsky.social. Thank you HA. You're the best.

Last night I was honoured to receive an Honorary Fellowship from the @histassoc.bsky.social

It’s hard to put into words what this means. It is more than an association to me; it’s a community that has supported, sustained and nurtured me at so many points in my career.

Thanks so much Cat. And many congratulations to you on your richly deserved @histassoc.bsky.social Honorary Fellowship. You have contributed invaluably to the community and for so long. (And very proud of you as one of my former Cambridge history trainees!)