Historian and curriculum developer

Christine Counsell is a leading authority on the school curriculum who has worked nationally and internationally with teachers, teacher educators, policy makers and NGOs. In 2017-18, Christine served on Ofsted’s curriculum advisory panel that advised on England’s current schools inspection framework.

With her diverse experience of schools, education and teacher education, Christine brings a wider perspective. She has argued that young people need a rich and broad knowledge of religion and worldviews and to study them with academic rigour.  Christine says that by enabling pupils to take each religion and worldviews seriously, we equip young people with the essential knowledge to understand a vital phenomenon that continues to shape today’s world: religious tradition, belief and practice.

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