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English Heritage Teaching Resources

Free teacher-created history resources, activity ideas, and downloadable classroom materials organized by period, key stage, and region.

History & culture · Parent & educator · GeographyAges 7–16Free🌐 1 languages

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About English Heritage Teaching Resources

English Heritage publishes free teaching resources developed by qualified teachers, education experts, and historians. The library contains more than 100 resources organized by historical period, key stage, and region, with teacher packs, activity ideas, and planning support.

Age and access

This resource is listed for ages 7–16. It is available as Website, Downloadable and is listed as free. The listed language coverage is English.

What stands out

Gives educators ready-to-use history resources rather than only general information
Organizes materials by period, age stage, and region
Connects classroom learning with real historic places and evidence

Evaluation detail

How the score is built

History valueStrong

Resources are developed with historians and connect activities to historic evidence.

Teacher usefulnessStrong

The library includes activity ideas, teacher packs, and planning-friendly organization.

Age clarityStrong

The provider organizes the collection by key stage.

AccessFree

The official page describes the teaching resource library as free.

For grown-ups

Parent notes

The material is primarily designed for teachers and home educators, so younger children may need an adult to select and explain activities.
Individual packs can use different reading levels and classroom formats; preview the PDF or lesson before sharing.
The stored preview shows the official teaching resources page with no cookie popup, ad overlay, or placeholder image.

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