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Rachel Foster has nine years of experience teaching secondary history. After earning her PGCE from the University of Cambridge, she taught history in an 11-18 comprehensive school and became an Advanced Skills Teacher. Rachel has worked in schools as a consultant for initial teacher training and professional development. She is currently the Managing Editor of the Historical Association's professional journal, Teaching History, and has coordinated numerous plenaries and workshops for school teachers and policy makers. Her engagements include the Schools History Project Conference and the Historical Association conferences. Rachel authored a GCSE textbook titled 'Crusade' and is currently working as series editor and author of a new series of KS3 History textbooks published by Hodder Education. In addition to her teaching commitments, she produces curriculum resources for primary schools and serves on the DfE’s Model History Curriculum advisory panel. Rachel's research interests focus on transforming practice in teacher education and curriculum development.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, England
Teaching secondary history and contributing to the development of education practices.
Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.