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Our latest History training offers
The training delivery model for individual courses is identified in the course titles on the Learning Zone as follows:
Webinar – virtual training via Microsoft Teams
Blended – courses that are a mixture of virtual and face to face training
No categorisation – venue based trainingFor any queries regarding our training offer, please contact htlcdev@hants.gov.uk.
For any course booking queries, please contact htlc.courses@hants.gov.uk.
History courses flyers
Primary
Take a look at the Primary History learning opportunities available to book:
To search for a specific course, type the course title or keywords in the 'Find Learning' box.
Autumn Term 2024
Leading History Successfully at KS1 and KS2 24-25
6 November or 19 November 2024
Keyword Search: Leading History Successfully
A course designed for new primary history subject leaders and also for established subject leaders who would value updating their planning and teaching of history with regard to best practice and National Curriculum requirements for history.
Price: Sub £215 / SLA £85 / Full £258
Spring Term 2024
Spring 24-25 Primary History Network
Keyword Search: History Spring
Spring and summer networks designed for primary history subject leaders who would value reviewing their planning, teaching and assessment of history, reviewing the Ofsted requirements, considering best practice and updating their subject knowledge to help their confidence in the subject.
10 February 2025 Portsmouth
11 February 2025 Winchester
Price: Sub £80 / SLA £55 / Full £96
Hampshire and Wessex Primary History Conference 2025
20 March 2025
Keyword Search: History Conference
This one-day conference is for all primary history subject leaders.
Attending this conference will assist subject leaders in staying up to date with their role and responsibilities and grow in their capacity to lead and manage History well in their schools.
Teachers will:
- Gain confidence to lead and manage primary history
- Grow in their expertise to inspire colleagues to teach high quality history in their schools
- Get up to date with Ofsted expectations for primary history
- Be better able to select literature to support teaching of history
Price: Sub £195 / SLA £60 / Full £234
Summer Term 2024
Summer 24-25 Primary History Network
Keyword Search: History Summer
Spring and summer networks designed for primary history subject leaders who would value reviewing their planning, teaching and assessment of history, reviewing the Ofsted requirements, considering best practice and updating their subject knowledge to help their confidence in the subject.
19 May 2025 Waterlooville
20 May 2025 TBC
Price: Sub £80 / SLA £55 / Full £96
Secondary
Take a look at the Secondary History learning opportunities available to book:
To search for a specific course, type the course title or keywords in the 'Find Learning' box.
Autumn Term 2024
Autumn 24-25 Secondary History Network (Webinar)
27 November 2024
Keyword Search: Autumn Secondary History Network
The primary aims of the subject network meetings are to:
- Ensure a clear understanding of the national picture and its application in local and school contexts.
- Support effective subject leadership as appropriate to each school’s individual context.
- Develop skills, expertise and capacity within school subject leaders and their teams through quality strategic CPD and the sharing of good practice.
- Deepen understanding of subject specific pedagogy and knowledge that underpins good progress and attainment for ALL pupils.
- Facilitate school to school networking and develop strength across the system.
Price: Sub £55 / SLA £40 / Full £66
ECT+ Inclusive GCSE History Teaching
3 December 2024
Keyword Search: GCSE History
How can we teach GCSE content in a motivating, meaningful and memorable way? How can we ensure our lessons prepare all students for success? This session will include principles and practice that will support ECTs in meeting the challenges of teaching GCSE history.
Price: Sub £200 / SLA £135 / Full £240
Spring Term 2025
Spring 1 24-25 Secondary History Network (Webinar)
23 January 2025
Keyword Search: Spring 1 Secondary History Network
The primary aims of the subject network meetings are to:
- Ensure a clear understanding of the national picture and its application in local and school contexts.
- Support effective subject leadership as appropriate to each school’s individual context.
- Develop skills, expertise and capacity within school subject leaders and their teams through quality strategic CPD and the sharing of good practice.
- Deepen understanding of subject specific pedagogy and knowledge that underpins good progress and attainment for ALL pupils.
- Facilitate school to school networking and develop strength across the system.
Price: Sub £55 / SLA £40 / Full £66
Spring 2 24-25 Secondary History Network
12 March 2025
Keyword Search: Spring 2 Secondary History Network
The primary aims of the subject network meetings are to:
- Ensure a clear understanding of the national picture and its application in local and school contexts.
- Support effective subject leadership as appropriate to each school’s individual context.
- Develop skills, expertise and capacity within school subject leaders and their teams through quality strategic CPD and the sharing of good practice.
- Deepen understanding of subject specific pedagogy and knowledge that underpins good progress and attainment for ALL pupils.
- Facilitate school to school networking and develop strength across the system.
Price: Sub £75 / SLA £40 / Full £90
Summer Term 2025
Secondary History Challenge Group 24-25 (Webinar)
29 April and 1 July 2025
Keyword Search: History Challenge 24
This course is designed to develop and provide training and support for history teachers in addressing a current challenge for history leaders and teachers. The course sessions provide current research and examples of practice along with the guidance and support of Sarah Herrity, HIAS Secondary History advisor and leading History teacher to impact your planning and practice.
You will:
- Improve your knowledge on current subject specific pedagogy in history
- Be inspired by best practice examples and academic thinking on history education
- Create materials for your department supported by the HIAS history adviser
Intended impact on practice:
- Enable you to contribute to the curriculum documents and teaching resources for your history department to keep your school curriculum up to date and improve teaching and learning in history.
Price: Sub £220 / SLA £170 / Full £264
Secondary History Leadership Conference 2025
27 June 2025
Keyword Search: History Conference
This conference brings together the best of national and local research and practice to provide invaluable professional development for history leaders, history teachers and SLT history line managers. Hear from national and local speakers.
Keynote speaker for 2025 Will Bailey- Watson
Associate Professor Will Bailey Watson leads the Secondary History Initial Teacher Education course at Reading University. He has delivered keynotes at the Historical Association Conference, Schools History Project Conference and ResearchEd. He is best known for his award-winning work on the history education website, Meanwhile Elsewhere and his recent work has been published within the new history textbook Changing Histories for KS3: Connected Worlds, c.1000–c.1600. He is currently working on the contribution history can make as part of a coherent and holistic climate and sustainability education.
Price: Sub £325 / SLA £160 / Full £390