Claire Hayward is a History teacher and public history expert. Prior to teaching, she completed her PhD in public history and was a researcher for Historic England’s Pride of Place: England’s LGBTQ Heritage. She has taught History at post-16 level in Hampshire since 2016, teaching Access, A Levels and at degree level. She has taught A Level History at The Sixth Form College, Farnborough since 2019. As part of her role at The Sixth Form, Claire has supported students applying to History and other humanities subjects at university. She has run a History lunchtime club, organising trips, speakers and projects, including helping her students to win the HAT Schools Competition in 2025 and 2026. Claire has worked with a wide range of public history institutions including Hampshire Archives Trust, the National Aerospace Library, the National Portrait Gallery and the British Museum to help bring History alive and to introduce students to career prospects in archives, museums and heritage.
