Would your students be surprised to discover that Michael Palin, Louis Theroux, Steve Coppell and Zvonimir Boban all studied History before going on to successful careers in television, sport and broadcasting?

This engaging careers display challenges the misconception that History only leads to careers in museums or teaching. Instead, it showcases eight well-known figures who studied History or closely related historical disciplines before pursuing successful careers in television, journalism, football, documentary filmmaking, writing and public history.

Designed to inspire curiosity and challenge stereotypes, each poster explores the subject they studied, where they studied, the career they pursued, why they chose History and the transferable skills they developed throughout their studies.

Featured people include Dan Snow, Lucy Worsley, Michael Palin, Louis Theroux, David Olusoga, Steve Coppell, Greg Jenner and Zvonimir Boban.

Perfect for History classrooms, National Careers Week, GCSE Options Events, Open Evenings, careers displays, corridors and KS3, KS4 and KS5 classrooms.

Designed with a clean, modern and professional layout, these posters help students understand that History develops valuable lifelong skills that are useful across an enormous range of careers, not just those traditionally associated with the subject.

Students will discover how History develops skills including research, analysis, critical thinking and evidence evaluation, essential skills valued in journalism, law, broadcasting, sport, business, education, public service and many other professions.
What’s Included?

Each poster includes:

Career overview, Degree studied and university attended, Why they chose History, Transferable skills developed through studying History, Inspirational quote, Modern & print-ready design

Why teachers love this resource:
History is often seen as a subject that leads only to teaching or academic careers. This display challenges that stereotype by highlighting familiar faces from television, documentary filmmaking, football, travel, broadcasting and publishing.

By showing students the unexpected educational backgrounds of well-known figures, these posters encourage curiosity, demonstrate the real-world value of historical thinking and help pupils understand how the skills developed in History can open doors to a wide variety of exciting careers.