We know that it's not easy for teachers to get out of school or have budgets to afford a plentiful supply of CPD. We know how essential your CPD is to you and that is why we have worked to provide a wide range of face to face, online learning and webinar-based CPD to suit all budgets. It doesn’t matter where you are or what your budget is; you and your colleagues can benefit from some of the best subject-specific CPD around, especially if you are members of the HA. As a member you'll gain preferential rates to all our CPD and benefit from a number of exclusive free member sessions each year. In addition, corporate members also have the opportunity to benefit from access to one free paid recording per year.

Please note that all live webinars and meetings will take place from 4–5pm unless stated otherwise. All our live webinars are recorded and the recording link will be made available to all registered delegates.

Primary CPD webinars at a glance – Spring 2025

* Webinars marked with an asterisk are free to HA members but must be booked in advance.
** Webinars marked with a double asterisk are available for HA corporate members to book a free recording but must be booked in advance using your offer code. For more information see the guidance below and the terms and conditions.

Date/time		Title		Series		Format & focus
11 Dec 7.30–9.00pm		Crusader criminals*		Virtual Branch		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
17 Dec 5–6pm		Shakespeare, Ancient Rome and Ancient Britain*		The history that Shakespeare gave us		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
10 Jan		Early bird booking opens for HA Conference 2025
13 Jan		Devising and using rigorous historical enquiry questions to lead learning in primary history*		History and literacy: better together		- Live webinar Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
14 Jan 7.30–9pm		The Fall: last days of the English Republic*		Virtual Branch		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
15 Jan		Making sense of curriculum frameworks in EYFS		Teaching ‘past and present’ in EYFS		- Live webinar - Curriculum thinking & pedagogy
16 Jan		An introduction to HA Chartered Teacher*				- Live webinar - Member support
20 Jan		When the present informs the past: Researching the history of migration and refugees in Europe*		Subject knowledge webinars		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
21 Jan 5–6pm		Much Ado About Numbers – the bumpy transition from Roman numerals to Arabic numerals in Shakespeare’s England*		The history that Shakespeare gave us		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
22 Jan 4–5.30pm		Session 1: Introductory meeting		Becoming an effective primary history subject leader		- Live online course - Subject leadership
27 Jan 4–5.30pm		Session 2: What makes an effective history subject leader?		Becoming an effective primary history subject leader		- Live online course - Subject leadership
28 Jan		Effective pedagogy for EYFS		Teaching ‘past and present’ in EYFS		- Live webinar - Curriculum thinking & pedagogy
29 Jan		Making the most effective use of core literacy texts chosen on a history theme		History and literacy: better together		- Live webinar Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
30 Jan		An introduction to the HA Quality Mark*				- Live webinar - Member support
6 Feb		Using stories and storytelling in the primary history classroom		History and literacy: better together		- Live webinar Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
12 Feb		Curriculum coherence and transition to Key Stage 1		Teaching ‘past and present’ in EYFS		- Live webinar - Curriculum thinking & pedagogy
19 Feb 4–5.30pm		Session 3: What makes effective teaching of history?		Becoming an effective primary history subject leader		- Live online course - Subject leadership
20 Feb		Using the work of historians in the primary history classroom		History and literacy: better together		- Live webinar Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
25 Feb		Ottoman trade with Europe in the early modern era*		Subject knowledge webinars		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
25 Feb 4–5.30pm		Session 4: Curriculum and practice at EYFS		Becoming an effective primary history subject leader		- Live online course - Subject leadership
26 Feb 10am–4pm		Online course: Getting to grips with primary history		Getting to grips with primary history		- Live online course - Pedagogy
27 Feb 7.30–9pm		Locating and mapping the Jews of medieval Lincoln*		Virtual Branch		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
3 March 4–5.30pm		Session 5: Curriculum and practice at Key Stage 1		Becoming an effective primary history subject leader		- Live online course - Subject leadership
5 March		Helping pupils articulate their understanding of history through speaking and listening		History and literacy: better together		- Live webinar Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
11 March 4–5.30pm		Session 6: Curriculum and practice at Key Stage 2		Becoming an effective primary history subject leader		- Live online course - Subject leadership
14 March 9.30am–3pm		Supporting SEND pupils in your primary history lessons		Supporting SEND pupils in your primary history lessons
18 March 4–5.30pm		Session 7: Approaching sensitive issues in history		Becoming an effective primary history subject leader		- Live online course - Subject leadership
18 March 7.30–9pm		Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife: life for women in the medieval period*		Virtual Branch		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
19 March		Sickness, death and the 19th-century British Post Office*		Subject knowledge webinars		- Live webinar - Subject knowledge
20 March		Developing formative and extended writing in primary history		History and literacy: better together		- Live webinar Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
20 March		Early bird booking closes for HA Conference 2025
25 March 4–5.30pm		Session 8: Interim review meeting		Becoming an effective primary history subject leader		- Live online course - Subject leadership
2 April		Developing visual literacy in the primary history classroom		History and literacy: better together		- Live webinar Subject issues, curriculum thinking & pedagogy
30 April 4–5.30pm		Session 9: Assessment and evidence		Becoming an effective primary history subject leader		- Live online course - Subject leadership
9–10 May		HA Conference 2025, Liverpool
14 May 4–5.30pm		Session 10: Final meeting		Becoming an effective primary history subject leader		- Live online course - Subject leadership
Date TBC		Making the most of your primary membership*				- Live webinar - Member support

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• Download a printable version of the CPD calendar (PDF)
• See our web calendar of CPD events currently available to book (includes Secondary)

Booking, terms and conditions

Please ensure that you book at least one week before an event in order to secure your place.

We encourage live participation, as far as possible, in all our CPD in order to interact with the presenter(s).

Most online events are recorded except for teachmeets, or unless specified otherwise, but must be booked in advance. Recordings are made available for a limited period to registered delegates. Recordings cannot be booked after a live event has taken place unless this is done as part of a bulk booking for a webinar series. Recorded and on-demand webinars are only available to book and access for a limited time period. Access will expire after the specified date on each webinar page.  

All Historical Association events are subject to the HA CPD terms and conditions. 

For any enquiries please contact events@history.org.uk.