Bring History to life with story, chronology and personality.

Capturing the imagination of pupils from the outset, History First excites interest in History through the use of strong narrative, exciting stories and powerful images

History First is an unparalleled course for Key Stage 3 that combines narrative, rich sources and vivid artwork to engage pupils in History. Created by an expert team of authors, including Alf Wilkinson of the Historical Association. 

Helps pupils develop a true understanding of chronology

Easy-reference time-lines and revisiting of themes develops strong chronological understanding and encourages pupils to look back at earlier learning and evaluate change over time

Gives pupils a more in-depth knowledge of the past

Activities encourage pupils to further investigate characters and reinforce the significance of historical events

Deepens pupils’ engagement with History

Strong and provocative historical personalities and narratives encourage analysis of past events and evaluations of different historical interpretations

Enriches whole-class and group learning

Lively, interactive lesson starters and plenaries, PowerPoint presentations, editable activities and a bank of photographs and artwork on the Teacher’s CD-ROMs

Saves valuable planning time

Editable teaching support material and creative ICT activities provided on the Teacher’s CD-ROMs