Teaching Medieval Women is a collaborative project between teachers and academics, looking to find new and innovative ways to bring the subject of medieval women into the classroom.
Check out our new Resources Page
We have been busy putting together resource packs on medieval women for teachers and students, all free to access, download and use in the classroom.
Animated Short: Corporate Monarchy
Teaching Medieval Women is pleased to present our latest animated short which unpacks the term ‘Corporate Monarchy’ – or how monarchs relied on others, particularly their queen consorts or queen regents to rule.
Interested in co-creating materials with TMW?
Is there a particular topic or historical woman that you would like to see covered?
Teaching Medieval Women is keen to facilitate more opportunities for teachers and academics to work together to bring medieval women’s history into the classroom.
If you would like the chance to co-create educational materials with other teachers and academics, drop us an email.
Events
Teaching Medieval Women runs various events, including Continuous Professional Development (CPD) days for teachers and members of the public. These days typically involve academic talks, panel discussions and workshop exercises.
Teaching Medieval Women Nottingham CPD Day
Nottingham Trent University
16 June 2025
Our next CPD Day will be held in Nottingham and incorporate academic talks, discussion panels and resource design workshops.
Recent Posts
Teaching Medieval Women’s Response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review Report
Following on from the culmination of the Curriculum and Assessment Review, Teaching Medieval Women is disappointed by the Review’s failure to acknowledge or tackle the critical under-representation of women in school History. On 5 November 2025, the long-anticipated Curriculum…
Natasha Hodgson on the absence of women from GCSE and A-Level
TMW’s Natasha Hodgson has written a piece for the Conversation UK on the absence of women in History GCSE and A Level exam papers. Natasha Hodgson and Catherine Gower recently published a report commissioned by the Teaching Medieval Women group…
Publication of End Sexism in School’s ‘The Great History Heist’ report
September marked the launch of the End Sexism in School group’s latest report, ‘The Great History Heist: Reclaiming Women’s Place in the History Curriculum’.
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