Michael Maddison
Dr Michael Maddison is an independent educational consultant with particular expertise in leadership and management and the curriculum.
He served as one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools from 2006 to 2015 and for eight of these years he was also National Lead for history at Ofsted. Before this, Michael taught history and politics for over 25 years in schools across Yorkshire. During this period, he was also a senior examiner and moderator at both GCSE and A level. He has served as deputy president of the Historical Association and is now an associate vice president and honorary fellow of that organisation. He is also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a member of that society’s Education Policy Committee. Michael is also a director of the Heritage Education Trust and a judge for the Sandford Award for Heritage Education.