About

I am an Assistant Headteacher – Research and Teacher Development, at a secondary school in Bristol, where I also teach History and Politics. I have authored GCSE and KS3 textbooks for Hodder and Pearson, as well as a book on history teaching for Routledge: Becoming an Outstanding History Teacher. I am a senior examiner for Pearson and am undertaking a part-time MSc in Educational Assessment at the University of Oxford, 2024-26. I am a fellow of the Schools History Project and an honorary fellow of the Historical Association. I have previously run inset with Keynote and Philip Allan Events, and spoken at events including the SHP and HA conferences, the History Teachers’ Association of Australia Conference, and Teachmeet History Icons.

You can contact me at sally.thorne@gmail.com or through Twitter or Bluesky – @MrsThorne