SHP’s Director, Michael Riley, is supported by the SHP Fellows Group (which plays a vital role in supporting the Project and in determining its development) and by Regional Advisers

See more information on the SHP structure HERE …

And see a brief biography of the director and regional advisers, as well as contact details HERE…

SHP is based at Leeds Trinity University.

The SHP Conferences

SHP holds three conferences a each year:
  • a 3-day conference where 300 delegates from secondary schools enjoy 48 hours of ‘the best and only CPD needed all year’
  • and two 1-day London conferences, one for primary teachers and one for secondary.

Click here for information on the conferences.

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

Principles & Viewpoints

A statement of SHP Principles has been written by Michael Riley and SHP’s Fellows Group.

It provides 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 ...