Alison Bedford has taught Modern History for more than a decade and has served as a review panel chair for the QCAA. She holds a PhD in English Literature and lectures in secondary History curriculum and pedagogy at the University of Southern Queensland, preparing the next generation of History teachers. Alison's teaching and research interests centre on student-led inquiry and fostering independence and critical thinking skills in young historians. She is the founder of a local History teaching network, which aims to support teachers in making History an exciting and rigorous academic experience.