For students

This section is for anyone studying history in school.

Are you after help with study skills or guidance on research? Maybe you want to look at a History Hook video to get you started on one of our online lessons? Watch one of our Spotlight on video guides to find out about different collections held by The National Archives. Or, learn about our young peoples’ projects, giving you a real archival experience? Explore below!

Archive experiences

Each summer, The National Archives' on site education team at Kew, London, offer young people in schools and colleges the chance to take part in a unique project that explores some of the hidden stories in our documents.

Spotlight On

Spotlight On is a series of video guides, each based on an individual collection held at The National Archives.

Working with photographs

There are quite a lot of things you need to watch out for when using photographs as sources.

Resources

How to find what you are looking for at The National Archives, as well as tips for revising, writing essays, and using sources.

History Hook

These short video tasks are accessible introductions to some of our online lesson resources.