Mission Statement:
The Association aims
to:
· Present the case for knowing and learning about the past
Promote, develop and support the study of
history at all levels·
Respond to the changing needs of the
different groups who share an interest in history.
Represent the interests of the subject at all levels of decision-making
What we do:
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We were founded in 1906 and celebrated our
centenary last year by receiving a Royal Charter. We support the study
and enjoyment of history at all levels by creating an environment that
promotes lifelong learning and provides for the evolving needs of people
who share an interest in history. We also lead activities and campaigns
to raise the profile of history at local and national levels. We strive
to achieve this by encouraging wide membership, offering information and
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The Historical Association is an independent national charity
open to everyone. We have been supporting history since 1906. We
have over 6,000 members representing teachers, academics, local
historians and history enthusiasts.
We have a strong national voice in secondary school education
with our 3,500 history teachers.
We negotiate a range of offers and
advantages for our members, including reduced price journals, discounted
entry to a number of historical attractions and discounts on books and
holidays. We also offer three separate education areas on the website
designed to cater for and support primary, secondary, higher education
teachers and a members’ area for the general historian, with monthly
e-mail newsletters which provide relevant and up to date news and
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We publish a range of material for a wide
variety of readers. Teaching History for secondary school history and
Primary History for history co-ordinators in primary schools, student
teachers and all those interested in the field.
Our Primary and Secondary Committees advise
on the National Curriculum for History and are involved in various
educational research projects for various bodies including DfES, TDA
(Teacher Development Agency), BECTA (British Educational Communications
and Technology Agency). We organise continuing professional development
courses for teachers of history throughout the year.
Our illustrated full-colour magazine The
Historian offers in-depth and extremely readable articles by well-known
experts in their fields, plus individual research by members of the
Association that are not found anywhere else.
History and The Annual Bulletin of
Historical Literature, published in partnership with Blackwell, are
journals for academics and serious students of history, offering the
latest surveys of literature and in-depth articles.
We also publish a range of pamphlets and
resources.
Events: There are over 50 branches of The
Historical Association throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern
Ireland, offering a broad range of lectures, seminars, events and
visits. Members are welcome to attend any of these meetings and can have
the opportunity to become branch officers, influencing the work of the
Association at a national level. We also offer day conferences, plus
tours and other events.
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