Michael Riley - Director
Michael has been SHP Director since 2008. He is responsible for the strategic direction of SHP, ensuring that the project provides an independent source of ideas and experience for the teaching of history in schools. He uses his two SHP days each week to organise the annual conference and regional courses, to maintain the website and to represent SHP at external meetings. Michael works closely with the Publications Director to develop SHP-Hodder publications.

Please contact Michael if you have questions or suggestions about any aspect of SHP’s work: [email protected]

Liz Cairns - SHP Administrator
Part of the admin staff at Leeds Trinity University, Liz provides support for SHP, both in the office and also hands-on during the Annual Conference.
Contact Liz at [email protected]

Steven Jolly - North West Adviser
I am Assistant Headteacher and Head of Humanities at Matthew Moss High School in Rochdale. I am also an Advanced Skills Teacher and an experienced GCSE History Coursework Moderator. At Matthew Moss, I and my colleagues take pride in making history lively, engaging and meaningful for our students. I regularly provide workshops at the SHP conference and am an experienced INSET leader on teaching and learning and subject leadership.
Contact Steven at [email protected]

Jane Richardson - North East Adviser
I am Head of Humanities and Citizenship Coordinator at Egglescliffe School, Stockton-on-Tees. I have worked in five different secondary schools, first teaching SHP in the early 80s in London. In 2002 I co-authored, with Ian Dawson, the SHP textbook ‘Dying for the Vote’ in the This is History! series. I am particularly interested in the history working class movements and regularly provide workshops at SHP conferences. My most recent claim to infamy has been playing the back end of the horse in one of Ian’s Saturday night conference sessions.
Contact Jane at [email protected]

Donald Cumming - Yorkshire Adviser
I am Assistant Headteacher at Holmfirth High School in West Yorkshire; I have previously been AST in national challenge schools in Halifax and London and know the impact that the SHP approach can have across all subject areas not just our own. I have recently co-written the ‘Crime & Punishment for Edexcel’ specification, co-authored the ‘Crime & Punishment Through Time: Dynamic Learning’ with Ian Dawson and regularly deliver workshops at the SHP summer conferences. I am currently setting up a Northern History Network to build links within the History teaching community here in the north; drop me a line if you'd like to know more. My own involvement with SHP goes back to my time at secondary school in Essex in the 1980s where the teenage version of me studied SHP GCSE History – and I have never looked back!
Contact Donald at [email protected]

Jasminder Dhillon - West Midlands Adviser
During my teaching career I have led both History and Humanities departments and now work as an Advisory Teacher. I am also a Regional Adviser for the new secondary curriculum and regularly provide INSET on a range of subjects. As SHP Adviser for the West Midlands I am delighted to facilitate networking and to offer support and guidance on planning and teaching using SHP principles.
Contact Jas at [email protected]

Sally Burnham - East Midlands Adviser
I have been Head of History in two comprehensive schools, and am now a part-time consultant and trainer. I have taught SHP for over 10 years and regularly contribute to the SHP Conference. I am currently involved with the writing of the Dynamic Learning materials for the new SHP Key Stage 3 series.
Contact Sally at [email protected]

Joanne Philpott - East of England Adviser
I am an Advanced Skills Teacher at Dereham Neatherd High School and a Regional Adviser for the new secondary curriculum. I was an experienced Subject Leader before becoming an AST specialising in history, assessment and gifted and talented education. I regularly provide workshops at the SHP conference and deliver INSET on many aspects of teaching and learning. I have written articles on different aspects of history teaching as well as SHP resources and a book on A level teaching skills – ‘Captivating Your Class’. The Schools History Project has guided my history teaching since I first attended conference in 1995. The Project’s pupil-centred approach, and its focus on making history relevant, exciting and engaging, underpins all my lesson planning and teaching
Contact Jo at [email protected]

Muriel Wilkins - South West Adviser
I am Assistant Principal and Learning Director for Humanities at Oasis Academy in Bristol. I started teaching SHP in 1987 and have never looked back!! I have always loved the variety of periods, topics and approaches, the blend between depth and overview and the focus on historical enquiry. SHP helps teachers to make full use of their creativity to tackling big questions about the past. I particularly enjoy building visual memories for my students through different learning activities. I regularly provide INSET for teachers and have written BBC materials for SHP’s History of Medicine.
Contact Muriel at [email protected]

Dan Lyndon - London Adviser
I am an Advanced Skills Teacher, with 18 years of experience in schools in London, currently working as Head of History at Broomfield School in Enfield. I am currently leading a project with SHP and the British Museum to produce teaching materials based on their India archives workling with teachers from across London. I have been presenting workshops at the SHP conference for many years, with a focus on teaching diversity in the National Curriculum and delivered the plenary at the 2011 Conference. I contributed to the ‘Edexcel Medicine’ textbook with Ian Dawson and Dale Banham and have also written a series of books for KS3 about Black History. I am delighted to be part of the SHP family.
Contact Dan at [email protected]

Andy Harmsworth - South East Adviser
I am an Advanced Skills Teacher and Head of History, Politics and Economics at Simon Langton Girls’ School, Canterbury.  My association with SHP goes all the way back to 1977, my second year of teaching in London. I wrote the SHP Depth Study textbook ‘Elizabethan England’ and, with Ian Dawson, ‘King’ Cromwell? in the This is History ! series. I have also written several books about local history for English Heritage and Canterbury Archaeological Trust, run several workshops at SHP conferences and have extensive experience of advisory work with History teachers and PGCE students.
Contact Andy at [email protected]