Leading history isn’t just about chronology and content — it’s about coherence, confidence, and culture. In this in-depth episode, I open up the History Subject Leader Companion and explore how it helps leaders build a subject that tells the story of the world and the story of their school.
Why history leadership shapes identity and curriculum purpose
How the Companion supports planning, monitoring, and CPD
Practical tools to bring clarity and consistency across the school
Examples of how leaders can make history meaningful, inclusive, and rigorous
Why strong subject leadership transforms both teaching and culture
This History Companion joins The Enquiry Lab: Science Leadership, Leading Writing Across the Primary School, Why Geography Matters, and Art and Design: Creativity and Culture.
Each companion offers deep, practical guidance and ready-to-use tools.
Following the full Subject Leader Companion series, a new phase of resources will launch — including detailed unit guides for every area of the curriculum, interactive knowledge organisers, vocabulary and retrieval resources, and a growing library of self-published children’s books on key historical figures and events, written at different reading levels to support inclusion and progression. Alongside these will come quizzes, games, and display packs designed to make history visible and vibrant in every classroom. To access these and stay updated as each resource is released, subscribe now to From a Headteacher’s Perspective.
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