Model history curriculum expert panel

A group of experts in history, history teaching and curriculum design who are advising the Department for Education in developing a model history curriculum.

Role

The aim of the panel is to develop a model history curriculum by 2024.

The model curriculum will be a non-statutory guidance document that will:

  • support the teaching of high-quality, knowledge-rich content
  • support teachers to make sure all children can benefit from the breadth and depth of content in the national curriculum
  • act as an example to support curriculum design in schools

Terms of reference for the model history curriculum expert panel

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Membership

Current members are:

  • Dr Michael Kandiah (Chair) - lecturer in contemporary British history and Director of Oral History Project, King’s College London
  • John Blake - Director for Fair Access and Participation, Office for Students
  • Dr Katharine Burn - Associate Professor of Education and PGCE Course Director, University of Oxford
  • Blondel Cluff CBE - Windrush cross-government working group
  • Christine Counsell - independent education consultant and trustee, David Ross Education Trust
  • Hannah Cusworth - PhD researcher and educational consultant specialising in history
  • Ailsa Fidler - senior lecturer in primary education specialising in history, Liverpool John Moores University
  • Rachel Foster - senior teaching associate and secondary history PGCE subject lecturer, University of Cambridge
  • Professor Toby Green - Professor of Precolonial and Lusophone African History and Culture, King’s College London
  • Michael Hill - history teacher and senior tutor, Ark Academy
  • Tim Jenner - subject lead for history, Ofsted
  • Nicolas Kinloch - former University of Cambridge, Institute of Continuing Education history tutor and mentor
  • Dr Michael Maddison - educational consultant, specialising in history
  • Steve Mastin - educational consultant, specialising in history
  • Sir Hamid Patel CBE - Chief Executive, Star Academies
  • Andrew Percival - Deputy Head, Stanley Road Primary School
  • Rebecca Sullivan - Chief Executive Officer, Historical Association
  • Professor Robert Tombs - Professor Emeritus of French History, University of Cambridge
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