History resources for primary schools
Use video to fascinate young learners in your primary History lessons.
Covering topics from ancient civilisations to ideas, our primary History collection is a valuable resource for students and teachers alike. Video can bring historical content to life, giving it a contemporary context.
Free primary History videos to boost engagement and understanding
High-quality videos can engage students in class, clarify ideas and bring topics to life. Interactive video helps facilitate class discussion to promote oracy and check student understanding before or during a unit of work. By layering questions on a video, students are prompted to reflect on what they’re currently learning. Our most popular History videos are available completely free, for a limited time. Find out how ClickView can transform your students’ understanding of History through video.
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Explore a huge range of curriculum-aligned primary History resources
With a full ClickView subscription, you can view all videos and download resource packs aligned to the National Curriculum and Curriculum for Excellence. Our resources have been designed to complement each video by supporting teaching and learning in the classroom. Developed in collaboration with subject experts, the packs include lesson plans, activities and more.
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Video to develop young historians
From The Black Death to The Vikings, explore a huge range of History videos designed to develop and inspire your young learners. The Historical Inquiry series teaches skills in researching, analysing and interpreting historical information and events. The Global Icons series is full of inspiration stories, while Ancient Civilisations for Children helps primary students understand how our world has changed over time. Browse the entire primary History collection
History resources for primary schools
Adding interactive layers for formative assessment can instantly transform video watching from a passive to an active experience within the primary History classroom. Use the instant analytics to inform targeted History teaching. Explore our top tips for structuring your lessons to maintain engagement in learning, plus how to effectively incorporate differentiation for your students. Explore teaching strategies for your classroom
Primary resources for History
Is there a commemorative event or significant day coming up? Find a Miniclip relevant to your unit of study to help give your students background. This might be a short video on the history of International Women’s Day or a Miniclip exploring the origins of Remembrance Sunday. Don’t forget to explore the accompanying teacher resource packs for lesson ideas and classroom activities. Explore our Miniclips collection
We know how to engage students in learning
Our ever-evolving collection of high-quality videos helps keep things fresh in the classroom. Hook your students into History with Historical Inquiry. This series follows two students as they conduct an historical inquiry, covering research, developing questions and looking at primary and secondary sources. Your subscription also gives you full access to curated educational ad-free TV content from Freeview and BBC RES for engaging drama programmes, news, documentaries, films and more. Find ClickView-produced content just right for your classes