On Friday and Saturday 11-12 May I visited the Annual Conference of the Historical Association in Reading. Over 250 participants experienced two conference days full of interesting workshops on teaching in primary and secondary history and a heritage pathway with workshops from the National Archives, the British Library, English Heritage and several museums.
The conference started with the Presidential Lecture from Professor Jackie Eales about Charles I and how he developed his image as the people's martyrer in the 1640's. The other keynote speakers were Sir David Cannadine and the HA Deputy President Ben Walsh. Sir David Cannadine reflected on his recent book 'The Right Kind of History' based on intensive research into the curricula of primary and secondary history in the 20th century that shows that there never was a 'Golden Age' of history education. This was confirmed in the speech delivered by Ben Walsh who, as Sir David Cannadine, strongly advocated that history should be part of the curriculum for all students from 5 to 16. It is still unsure if this will happen. The English National Curriculum is under revision at this moment and English teachers are eagerly awaiting the decision of the Department of Education. Marjan de Groot-Reuvekamp, EUROCLIO Vice-President and Treasurer
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