Jonathon Dallimore is the Executive Officer (Professional Services) for the History Teachers' Association of New South Wales (HTANSW) after leaving a permanent secondary teaching role in the NSW Department of Education.

Jonathon also teaches History Methods education classes at the University of New South Wales (Sydney) and the University of Wollongong. He gained his MA research thesis in History through the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society (UNSW, Canberra); with a thesis examined the life of a NSW school teacher who after served in the Second AIF in Malaya and Thailand; returned to participate in some of the most important educational developments of the post-war era. He has contributed to a number of books and educational resources including co-authoring Teaching Secondary History (2021). Jonathon’s book Teaching History: A Practical Guide for Secondary School Teachers was released earlier this year.

Professor Tim Allender is Professor, History of Education and History Curriculum, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney. In his more than three decades of research he has primarily worked on Indian education and empire studies using multidisciplinary approaches particularly focused on gender and feminism. Tim’s research on teaching and learning has had a particular focus on teacher education and professional learning. Tim has authored and edited many books; including Historical Thinking for History Teachers (2019) and Empire Religiosity (2024).

He is co-editor of a forthcoming book on visual literacies and history. Tim was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain in 2024.