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Hey History!

UTS Impact Studios

For kids age 8-12, a series on Australian history with stories and music. For teachers, a professional learning series called Hey History Teacher! Season 1 follows Stage 2 and 3 of the Australian curriculum, and of NSW, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. Students can listen in class and use our Learning Materials designed and road-tested by a primary school educator. Go back in time to the Gold Rush. What happened at the meetings between Captain Cook and First Nations people at Kamay

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29:39

More than facts: teaching complexity in history

Hey History! ·

2026/04/16

You know history is complex. How do you teach that in the classroom?We unpack what 'complexity' in history means and how to bring it to life for your students.As history educator Jonathon Dallimore puts it, “Factual information… is not sufficient. Information doesn’t guarantee that you actually have insight."Because there’s the past (everything that’s happened) and then there’s history: the way we interpret, debate and make meaning of the past.You’ll hear from experienced teachers and history

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31:40

Teaching difficult histories

Hey History! ·

2026/04/09

Practical strategies to help you confidently teach history involving trauma and conflict.You’ll learn how to:build trustuse different techniques so everyone can ask a questionrespond to challenging or confronting student questionssupport students with personal connections to the contentuse frameworks like Safely In, Safely Out to manage sensitive material, andhow to look after yourself as a teacher when the content feels heavy.Resources and tipsheetSafely In Safely Out resources: Yada Vashem

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22:12

*Really* creative history teaching

Hey History! ·

2026/04/01

Want to try creative history lessons that students won’t forget?Hear expert teachers bring history alive in the classroom.From 'Top Secret' source investigations and historical group chats, to escape rooms, courtroom trials, video games, and history festivals.Ideas that spark curiosity, deepen thinking, and get students genuinely engaged.If you haven’t listened to Creative History Teaching, start there first. Then dive into this episode for more ambitious, high-impact ideas you can adapt for your

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29:23

Creative history teaching

Hey History! ·

2026/03/25

What actually works when it comes to creative history teaching?In this episode of Hey History Teacher, we go inside real classrooms to find out - from songs and dress-ups to protest reenactments, and even stomping on a cardboard box.You’ll hear from experienced primary and secondary school teachers across Australia sharing practical, classroom-tested ideas that bring history to life, like:using songs to help students remember complex contentsharing a colour-coded Scope and Sequence so students can

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24:57

Advice for new history teachers

Hey History! ·

2026/03/18

Starting out as a history teacher can feel overwhelming.How do you manage a classroom, cover the syllabus, and help students make sense of the past - all at the same time?Experienced history educators from across Australia share practical advice for teachers who are new to the subject.From building relationships with students and learning from colleagues, to teaching historical inquiry and source analysis, this episode offers 10 practical tips to help you feel more confident in the history

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27:47

What is great history teaching?

Hey History! ·

2026/03/11

What does great history teaching look like? Is it passion for the past? Creativity in the classroom? The courage to follow students’ questions - even when it means throwing out the lesson plan?Historian Anna Clark speaks with experienced teachers and university educators from across Australia about what great history teaching really looks like in the primary and secondary school classroom.From building strong relationships with students, to self-regulation, and being able to say, "I need more

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02:23

Introducing... Hey History Teacher!

Hey History! ·

2026/03/04

What does great history teaching look like in practice?How do teachers handle the challenges with teaching history today?Hear practical ideas, fresh inspiration and thoughtful conversation about how history is taught in primary and secondary school classrooms in Australia.Hey History Teacher! is for teachers, teacher-educators and pre-service teachers.You’ll hear conversations and advice about over 8 episodes, including:teaching difficult historiescreative history teachingapproaching First Nations

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29:14

EP7 Bonus: Walk for truth-telling

Hey History! ·

2025/06/15

Have you ever told the truth but it felt like no one listened? This special bonus episode is all about truth-telling.Hey History! follows Travis Lovett, a proud Gunditjmara/Kerrupmara man and Commissioner at the Yoorrook Justice Commission, on a 400km 'Walk for Truth' across Victoria. Who is Travis Lovett, and why is he going on a really, really long walk?What is the Yoorrook Justice Commission?What is 'truth-telling', and how can it happen with history?Host Axel Clark and students from St Patrick’s

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44:27

Bonus: Hey History! LIVE at Adelaide Writers Festival

Hey History! ·

2025/04/11

In this special live recording of Hey History! host Axel Clark asks historians Clare Wright, Anna Clark and Kiera Lindsey what historical objects can tell us about the past? What can a piece of ochre tell us about Australia’s Deep Time History? Can an old gold pan help us to hear the past? And what about a pair of South Australian pink shorts? We ask kids what objects are special to them, and play guessing games with objects - including one that's in the Guinness Book of World Records! This

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17:39

Bonus: How to talk with kids about Australian history

Hey History! ·

2024/05/15

How do you teach and talk about Australian history with kids? This is a bonus episode for teachers, carers and parents featuring Professor Anna Clark and Professor Clare Wright. Teaching and talking about history with kids can be rewarding and challenging. From their experience studying and teaching history, Clare and Anna tackle questions like: How can kids in primary school work with history’s complexity? How can primary students consider the moral lessons of what they're learning

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27:17

Gold fever

Hey History! ·

2024/05/14

What were the Gold Rushes? Why did people from all over the world get ‘gold fever’? What was life like on the Ballarat goldfields of Victoria, on Wada Wurrung Country? With so many different groups of people, how did everyone get along? Did First Nations people mine gold too? What was the Eureka Stockade? How did the Gold Rushes change Australia? Students from Preshill Primary School and Westbourne Grammar in Melbourne tell us what they know about the Gold Rushes. Fred Cahir, Andrew Pearce,

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32:16

Convict kids

Hey History! ·

2024/05/14

Why did kids get transported from Britain to Australia? What were their crimes? Did they miss their families? What was life like as a convict in Van Dieman’s Land, an open air prison on Palawa land? Students from Sandy Bay Primary School in Hobart tell us what they know about convict kids. Hamish Maxwell-Stewart and Marcelle Mangan tell the story of transportation, convict tattoos and tokens, and convict life at the Cascades Female Factory in Hobart. They answer kids’ questions and reflect on

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23:28

First meetings at Kamay Botany Bay

Hey History! ·

2024/05/14

In 1770, Captain Cook got secret instructions to find the ‘Great South Land’. His ship The Endeavour sailed into Kamay Botany Bay, the land of the Gweagal people. How did the Gweagal people meet Captain Cook and his crew? How did they communicate? What happened over the eight days that Captain Cook stayed in Botany Bay? Students from Marrickville West Primary School in Sydney tell us what they know about this encounter. Ray Ingrey and Paul Irish, along with Captain Cook’s own diary, tell the

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24:01

The Oldest Classroom

Hey History! ·

2024/05/14

How did First Nations people learn before books, school and the internet? What are some of the teaching places on Country? Can a cave or a beach be a classroom? What’s the role of rock art, like engravings, stencils and prints, in the ‘oldest classroom’? What are the different kinds of classrooms First Nations kids learn ion today? Students at La Perouse Primary School in Sydney tell us what they know about how their ancestors learnt on Country. Wayne Brennan and host Axel Clark visit a very

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3:08

Introducing... Hey History!

Hey History! ·

2024/04/23

A podcast all about Australian history where the kids ask the questions. Go back in time to the Gold Rush. What happened at the meetings between Captain Cook and First Nations people at Kamay Botany Bay? Experience life as a convict kid, and hear how First Nations people learn on Country. Each episode has music, stories, primary sources and sound-rich scenes. You'll hear from Australia's top historians and experts. Listen to our 4 episodes in any order. And, there's a bonus episode How to talk with

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