History Teaching Staff

Martin Roberts (History Stream Designer and Stream Leader)

Martin has taught History in four schools, including the Cherwell School, Oxford, of which he was head teacher from 1981 to 2002. He is a member of the governing Council of the Historical Association and writes history books for schools, for example, the Italian Renaissance for KS3, South Africa since 1945 for GCSE and Britain 1846-1964 for AS/A2. Presently he is writing a history course for English-medium schools in Pakistan, working for the Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training and is a governor of Oxford Community School.

Stephen Miles (Schools Programme Co-ordinator)

A delegate at the first Summer School, Stephen has enjoyed the role of Teacher Leader at subsequent events and contributes to the planning of the course. Stephen held a variety of roles in the secondary sector for many years before his recent move into Initial Teacher Training at Bath Spa University as Course Leader for the KS2/3 English PGCE. He has completed NPQH and an MA in Children’s Literature. He is a keen primary school governor.

Scott Baker (Teacher Leader)

Scott Baker read History at Cambridge and studied for a PGCE at the Institute of Education in Swansea. He is currently Head of History and Politics at the Robert Clack School, Dagenham. Other posts of responsibility at the school have included Gifted & Talented and Aimhigher Co-ordinator. He is part of the Development Group for the QCA/DfES Key Stage 3 Review and has helped promote the aims of the Summer School by arranging a number of study days in collaboration with North London Collegiate School.

Dr Barbara Hibbert (Teacher Leader)

Barbara Hibbert studied History at Leeds University and has been Head of History at Harrogate Grammar School since 1989. Her PhD is on the transition from studying History at A level to studying the subject at university and, as a result, she has strong contacts with History in Higher Education. This includes being a member of Oxford University History Faculty Schools' Liaison Committee and having been a School Teacher Fellow Commoner at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 2003. She has recently been re-elected as a secondary teacher member of the General Teaching Council. Last year she was elected as a member of the Council of the Historical Association and is also a member of its Secondary Committee. She is on the schools’ group working on the development of the new Humanities Diploma.

Elizabeth Hutchinson (Teacher Leader)

Elizabeth Hutchinson (formerly known as Elizabeth Eaves) was educated at South Wilts Grammar School in Salisbury and Southampton University where she studied Archaeology and History. She has over 25 years experience in teaching and is currently the Head of History at Parkstone Grammar School in Poole and also holds the post of Educational Visits Co-ordinator, having gained a Certificate in Advanced Educational Studies – Offsite Management. A combined love of travel, archaeology and history has led to a specialisation in field work and trips in history and she regularly takes students to visit First World War battlefields and Russia. Parkstone Grammar School was last year described as “outstanding” by Ofsted, with the History department rated as excellent. The History department regularly achieves results well above the school and national average. As well as acting as a teacher leader Elizabeth has also run several one-day CPD events for the Prince’s Training Institute.