About us
The Team
Kevin Hicks
Director & Actor
A veteran soldier and policeman, Kevin set up the History Squad over 20 years ago to deliver live workshops and castle tours and has now created Squaducation.
Julie Hicks
Director
Born in South Wales and married to Kevin, Julie has worked as a business manager for over 20 years and has helped to grow the original History Squad brand as well as develop Squaducation.
Catherine Prout
Actress
Catherine completed her BA(hons) English and Theatre at the University of Warwick and her MA Acting at Birmingham School of Acting.
Robert Lloyd Williams
Contributor
Educated at Kingswood School in Bath Robert went onto Birmingham University where he studied Politics with History.
The writer
Kevin Hicks
Author of 60 Second Histories, Talk History, The Road to Bosworth & The Journey
Having always researched and written his own content for school workshops Kevin knows how to engage a young audience. He was first approached in 2008 to write ‘Talk History’ a series of film resources for examination board OCR. Then in 2013 Oxford University Press commissioned Kevin to write over 85 short films and since then he has set up Squaducation in order to write and produce 60 second histories.
To film or not to film, that is the question
Green screen and all that
Green screen helps us to keep the scripts and messages clean and to the point, so we deliver key historical messages, in a fresh, clean way.
Film, camera, acting!
Each script is a minute in length. The scripts are written to give each character time to deliver several key messages.
My kingdom for a film
To us, production is everything. Once gleaming, our films will engage students in the best subject in the world – History!
What we do
What we do
We're 60 second histories. You're teaching history. You're EPIC
60 second histories is all about delivering EPIC history in a simple and engaging format.
Our fantastic range of 60 second histories are available online for you and your students to view both in the classroom and at home.
What people say about us
Ripley Court School
Julia Hatfield
When Kevin spoke I have never experienced anything like it. He held the room. I can remember it so vividly and on numerous...
Ripley Court School
Julia Hatfield
The films guarantee instant engagement and enjoyment and stimulate pupil led questions. I never cease to be amazed how much...
Severn Vale School
Rachel Crouch
Brilliant afternoon with Kevin & his WW1 soldier-fascinating presentation &yr9 were hooked!