MAT membership – strengthening history across your trust

Save up to 20% when your schools join together

We know that budgets are stretched and that accessing high‑quality, subject‑specific CPD and guidance can be challenging. We’re here to make it easier.

If your schools are part of a Multi‑Academy Trust, federation, or soft federation of local authority schools, you can make significant savings on HA membership – while ensuring every history teacher across your organisation gets the expert support they need.

Exclusive discounts for trusts and federations

  • 5+ schools: All schools receive a 5% discount
  • 10+ schools: All schools receive a 10% discount
  • 20+ schools: All schools receive a 20% discount

This is a cost‑effective way to invest in your teaching staff, strengthen your curriculum, and deliver excellent history education across your Trust.

Trust membership also includes a free online introductory session with a member of our team, the content of which we can tailor to your needs.

When we first joined as a group, we wanted to make sure our primary history leads had well‑researched, well‑supported, well‑created CPD and access to professional support and dialogue outside of their school, their alliance, or their trust. HA membership has been extremely valuable in meeting that need. In the last couple of years, I’ve noticed huge professional growth in our primary history leaders. HA membership is a constant and…being able to go to that expert voice is an important part of that growth. It was a difficult financial decision at first, but it’s been worth it. The professional advocacy, reliability, trustworthiness of the resources that value, support, and develop primary history leads has been so useful. It’s an important retention and recruitment tool. When you are a history leader in one of our primary schools, it is a non‑negotiable part of our offer. Bryony Turford, Consultant for Primary CPD, Red Kite Alliance

Read Bryony's full interview here (PDF, opens in new window)

What MAT Membership delivers:

Equal access for every teacher 

  • Trust membership guarantees that history teachers across your schools have access to the same high-quality resources, CPD, and professional community.  

Subject-specific excellence 

  • Go beyond generic CPD by connecting teachers to a national history teaching community, offering history-specific solutions, research, and best practice.  

Collaboration and community 

  • Fosters trust-wide subject networks and dialogue beyond individual schools, creating a culture of shared learning and inspiration.  

Comprehensive and flexible support 

  • Includes articles, podcasts, conferences, online CPD, Quality Mark, and curriculum research – available anytime.  

Professional growth and retention 

  • Builds confidence, reduces turnover, and inspires teachers at every stage of their career, from new leaders to experienced heads of department.  

Strategic investment 

  • Proven to raise standards and deliver curriculum excellence for all pupils; a cost-effective way to invest in your people.  

Trusted partnership 

  • HA membership is reliable, research-driven, and highly valued by educators nationwide – supporting both teachers and trust leaders.  

Inspiration and purpose 

  • Membership provides a source of energy and ideas, helping teachers feel connected, motivated, and part of a wider professional movement. 

You can explore more about membership via our primary and secondary trailers or through our membership pages.

Interested in joining as a trust or federation?

If you’d like to discuss a group membership, we’d be happy to help. Submit your details in the form below, or contact our Membership Manager Emily Randall on emily.randall@history.org.uk. 

 

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