About SHP: Principles and Viewpoints

SHP Principles

A statement of the School History Project’s Principles has been written by Michael Riley and SHP’s Advisory Group.

It is intended to provide the direction for SHP’s future work.  MORE ...

 

The Influence of SHP

The Schools Council Project History 13-16 was set up in 1972 to undertake a radical re-think of the purpose and nature of school history.

It sought to revitalize history teaching in schools and to halt the erosion of history’s position in the secondary curriculum.   MORE ...

 

Publishing Principles

There is a four-fold set of objectives for resources published under the SHP banner.  MORE ...

 

The SHP Conference

SHP holds an annual conference where 250 delegates enjoy 48 hours of ‘the best and only CPD needed all year’, including:

• over 30 workshops from some of the country’s greatest teachers and history educators
• 5 plenary sessions which focus on the big issues in history education as well as providing practical strategies for effective teaching and learning
• fringe meetings
• a resources exhibition
• and fun, friendship and commitment.

To see a photographic flavour of the conferences in 2009 & 2010 [ click here ]

 

SHP Structure

Directors, fellows and regional advisers – what’s the setup?  MORE ...

 

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