Teacher and head of department, secondary comprehensive school, 1975-1981. Director, Schools History Project 1982-1989. PGCE tutor 1989 – 1995 and Principal Lecturer in History, 1989 - 2002, Trinity and All Saints College, Leeds. Awarded National Teaching Fellowship, 2003, for excellence in university teaching. Provider of courses for teachers in over 70 LEAS and to Historical Association and Schools History Project conferences. Provision of active learning workshops for A level students on the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor period, involving role-plays and decision-making activities. Author and editor of over 60 books for schools. Consultant and author of GCSE packs for Thackray Medical Museum, Leeds.
