In this edition of Primary History

04 Editorial (Read article for free)

05 HA Primary News

06 HA Update

10 How to make a toy museum – Jenny Wilkie (Read article)

12 Arthur Wharton: the world’s first professional black footballer – Matthew Sossick (Read article)

16 Just a pile of stones? Exploring the Rollright Stones as part of your Stone Age to Iron Age study – Helen Crawford (Read article)

20 Teaching Ancient Egypt: developing subject knowledge – Karin Doull (Read article)

26 Back to basics: How might we organise historical knowledge? Are knowledge organisers the way forward in primary history? – Tim Lomas (Read article)

29 Exploring empire, artefacts and local history – Dan Lyndon-Cohen (Read article)

32 Using trade directories: reconstructing life 100 years ago – A case study from Heckington, Lincolnshire – Alf Wilkinson (Read article)

35 Supporting colleagues to develop their subject knowledge – the role of the subject leader – Kate Rigby (Read article)

38 Anniversary: Festival of Britain 1951 – a tonic for the nation – Paul Bracey (Read article)

44 Life in lockdown – Matthew Flynn (Read article)

46 One of my favourite history places – the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum, High Royds, Menston – Bev Forrest (Read article)

48 Changes in an aspect of social history from 1945 to 2000: youth culture, music and identity – Damienne Clarke (Read article)

56 History teaching and learning when you can’t have the children in the classroom – Kerry Somers (Read article)

63 Sources for the Great Fire of London and its context – Nina Sprigge (Read article)

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Cover image: A mural in Darlington of Arthur Wharton, the world’s first professional black footballer.

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