Schools inspected under the 2019 Ofsted inspection framework will need to reflect upon and rationalise their curriculum design and choices as well as having a developed sense of the quality of the history education that they are delivering at all levels, through the curriculum, resourcing, expertise of staff, enrichment and support of senior leaders. The Quality Mark provides an excellent preparation for this.

Not every school with quality history shouts loudly from the rooftops. The History Quality Mark has also proved an avenue for quietly effective schools to be recognised and celebrated.

In short, the History Quality Mark is professional development at its best. Carried out by a trusted body, the QM provides a framework for encouraging creative and critical thinking about history provision in the school, leading to a clear rationale for both the taught curriculum and future development of provision. It is also personalised in adapting a set of criteria to the particular context of the school. It is far more cost effective than any general training event and can provide a complete developmental health check for history in any school.
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