History Courses
Course Leader and Tutor
I have experience in leading history courses for adult education. My courses do not require prior knowledge of the subject and I aim to make complex topics easy to understand.
Adult education courses typically run for two hours per session over five or ten weeks, or can be offered as a day school. The courses are designed to provide clear learning objectives and to engage and inspire learners to expand their understanding of the past. Courses may be delivered in person or virtually.
Popular courses include:
- Victorian medicine
- An Introduction to World War One
- The Industrial Revolution
- The Introduction of the Railways in Britain.
I welcome enquiries from educational organisations to design courses on any of my research topic areas.
The Victorian Factory Worker - 10 week history course
[Course now ended] An in-person course at Oxford University Department for Continuing Education.
This course delves into the Victorian Industrial Revolution, a pivotal era in Britain and globally. You will investigate the lives of the men and women who propelled Britain to become the industrial titan of the nineteenth century.
Programme Details
- Week 1: An Introduction to Victorian Industry and the Factories
- Week 2: Who were the Factory Workers?
- Week 3: Exploring the Victorian factory and mine
- Week 4: Victorian canals, railways, and industry
- Week 5: Who owned the Victorian factories and railways and how did they treat the workers?
- Week 6: Accidents, welfare and health in the Victorian factories
- Week 7: Strike! The role of the trade unions and legislation in improving working conditions
- Week 8: Case Study: The Men, Women and Families of Swindon Works -
- Week 9: Who lived in the slums and why they lived there
- Week 10: Worker's playtime: The Victorian working class at leisure