# PARALLEL HISTORIES

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1174481
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 1, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1174481


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 The Brickett, Sheering Road, Hatfield Heath, BISHOP&#x27;S STORTFORD, Hertfordshire
- **Postcode:** CM22 7LJ
- **Phone:** 07718 101000
- **Email:** bill@parallelhistories.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.parallelhistories.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN CONTROVERSIAL HISTORY TOPICS* BY RESEARCHING AND CREATING FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, INCLUDINGINTERACTIVE VIDEOS AND DISTRIBUTING TO TEACHERS.* FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE CONTROVERSIAL HISTORY TOPICS ARE TOPICS WHICH ARE DISPUTED BY HISTORIANS, HAVE PARTISAN INTERPRETATIONS AND MAY CAUSE AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE FROM LEARNERS.

**Activities:** Parallel Histories is a UK educational charity, founded in 2017, to improve the life chances of disadvantaged young people and promote social cohesion through innovation in humanities teaching. We empower teachers to teach controversial history by providing training, educational resources, and debating for young people. Through these three main activities, we work with over 1110 secondary schools.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Geography

- Throughout England





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Joshua Hillis** | Chair | Sept. 25, 2024 |
| Carys Davies |  | Sept. 25, 2024 |
| Clare O&#x27;Sullivan |  | April 17, 2020 |
| Harry Edmondson |  | April 19, 2023 |
| Paul Franek |  | Jan. 18, 2023 |
| Sana Tariq |  | April 19, 2023 |
| Tim Ramsey |  | April 19, 2023 |




