Autolycos - Educational Resources for History Teachers

Here you will find information and resources which have been developed in the course of thirty years spent in teaching, educational resource development and teacher training. If you are a student or a teacher specialising in history you are welcome to download any of the materials free of charge but they may not be reproduced as part of any other web-site or publication without prior, written, permission.

Who am I?

Having trained as a secondary teacher I began my career in a large comprehensive school in North West Kent where I helped to introduce a new integrated Humanities syllabus. From there I went on to become warden of the local teachers' centre which became the foundation of my work with primary schools.

In 1979 I was appointed director of the Devon Schools' Museum Service and in 1987 became principal of Devon's Learning Resource Services with a co-ordinating role across the curriculum. In 1991 I took a sabbatical year to work towards an MEd at the then Rolle College and in the following year became a lecturer in Education at Exeter University, teaching on both the BA (primary) and PGCE (secondary) courses. During this time I set up my own educational consultancy, developing a range of computer software published under the pseudonym Pen & Think. In 1999 I became a part-time lecturer with the University of Plymouth and since 2001 have been subject leader in history within the Faculty of Education.