Secondary History in Action

Catherine Priggs is an education consultant who specialises in history education and whole-school leadership. She has worked as a senior leader in two schools and as director of a teaching school. Catherine has mentored for various ITT providers, led the history programme for a SCITT, and led and supported departments as a subject leader. She has contributed to Teaching History, and authors and edits history textbooks. She presents at conferences, delivers CPD for a range of providers, and works with major UK-based and international exam boards. Catherine is a member of the Historical Association’s Secondary Committee.

Hugh Richards is head of history at an 11-18 comprehensive secondary school in York. He has a decade of experience in this role, working with a team of specialist teachers on curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. He is an honorary fellow of the Historical Association and has led many workshops, webinars and CPD programmes. He has guest lectured as part of the University of York PGCE programme. He has authored chapters and sections of various books about education and history teaching, as well as textbook chapters. Hugh has worked as a consultant with schools, academy trusts and local authorities across England. Hugh and the other authors are part of the team that established and leads the Historical Association’s Subject Leader Development Programme.

David Hibbert is head of humanities and assistant head for teaching and learning at The Cherwell School in Oxford and has seven years of experience as a subject lead in multiple contexts. David has contributed to Teaching History and has also presented at a range of events within and beyond history education over the last decade. He has also authored chapters and sections in books about teaching and learning in history, and has written for textbooks.

Elizabeth Carr is assistant principal - curriculum and subject lead - humanities at Avanti Grange Secondary School. She has more than 10 years’ experience as a subject leader of history and as a mentor on the University of Cambridge History PGCE. She has published in Teaching History and presented at local and national conferences. Elizabeth is a managing editor of Teaching History and an honorary fellow of the Historical Association, and has worked with a number of schools and multi-academy trusts (MATs) to develop history teaching in both primary and secondary phases.