Members of Historic England's Commission, Chief Executive, Chair and staff on a visit to historic buildings in London.
Members of Historic England's Commission, Chief Executive, Chair and staff on a visit to historic buildings in London. © Historic England
Members of Historic England's Commission, Chief Executive, Chair and staff on a visit to historic buildings in London. © Historic England

Everyone's Welcome

At Historic England, we’re always looking for new ways to promote the past that are inclusive to all and that celebrate the cultural diversity of England’s heritage.

To do that, we need people with fresh perspectives, from all walks of life, to join us. Discover more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion below.

On this page
  1. Embracing diversity
  2. Women in Science
  3. Our support networks
  4. Supporting mental health and wellbeing

Embracing diversity

We believe that heritage is for everyone, and so are jobs in the heritage sector. As an equal opportunities employer, we’re working hard to improve diversity in our workforce and are always looking for new perspectives to help us protect extraordinary places.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident, Youth Friendly, Stonewall Diversity Champion employer and a Gold Award winner of the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index – but we’re not stopping there.

We work in partnership with Evenbreak to promote our job opportunities to an inclusive audience.

We’re committed to examining our behaviours and challenging biases that prevent us from being truly inclusive – taking steps to increase the representation of diverse voices in our workforce, on our Commission and on our advisory bodies.

Women in Science

Are you interested in a career in science and technology? Our specialists have shared their stories to inspire you.

According to the United Nations, women are typically given smaller research grants than their male colleagues and, while they represent 33.3% of all researchers, only 12% of members of national science academies are women. 

This is why we're proud to feature women in science at Historic England. We hope that their examples will inspire others to pursue education and careers in science, technology and engineering.

Gallery

Please click on the gallery images to enlarge.

Photograph showing a light-haired woman in a red jumper and apron standing at a tabletop working using a brush to conserve an artefact. Photograph showing close up of woman’s face with light hair and black frames glasses. Photograph showing a short, dark-haired woman working at a desk, she is using two screens and is looking at a series of graphs while typing on the keyboard. Photograph showing a blonde-haired woman smiling in seated position, wearing a blue top. Photograph showing a woman in a hard hat on crane platform working to restore North Portico at Witley Court. Photograph in portrait style, showing dark, curly haired woman smiling widely wearing a green top and black cardigan. Photograph showing a woman flying a helicopter over a rural landscape. Woman is wearing a knitted hat, red coat and is smiling at the camera. Photograph showing dark-haired woman in red coat, high vis and hard hat using a decay detection drill on Belsay Hall roof trusses. Photograph showing a short-haired woman in blue jumper leaning over a desk to look at an image through a magnifying device. Photograph showing a decorated historic building with arched roof covered in a faded mural. A woman is shown next to equipment, she is dark haired and smiling. Photograph showing a dark-haired woman in gloves and an apron working at a desk. She is using a paintbrush to work on a piece of glass on the tabletop. Photograph in portrait style, showing woman smiling widely, wearing glasses and a checked shirt. Photograph showing a woman in a lab featuring a microscope, bottles and boxes in the background. A woman with short hair and glasses is looking at a petri dish on a table. Black and white photograph showing dark-haired woman’s face. Photograph showing a short-haired woman in a purple jumper standing while working at a desk. She is reading results from a small machine while typing on a keyboard. Photograph showing a dark-haired woman standing in front of a microscope.

Our support networks

We’re working hard to improve the diversity of our workforce and have set up a range of employee network groups to provide peer support and advice to us on how to be more inclusive, including:

  • Inclusion Champions
  • Wellbeing Forum
  • Mental Health Champions and First Aiders
  • Disability Network
  • Gender Equality Network
  • Neurodiversity Network
  • Pride Network
  • Race Equality Network
  • Social Mobility Network

Supporting mental health and wellbeing

Looking after the mental health and well-being of our people is one of our top priorities. We’re proud to have been awarded Gold from the charity Mind in their Workplace Wellbeing Index, demonstrating our long-term and in-depth commitment to employee mental health.

We also have Mental Health First Aiders and Champions across the business who are there to support you. What’s more, courses, resilience training and meditation classes are available to everyone who works here, as well as a wide range of other initiatives to promote mental health and wellbeing.

Next steps

Working with

Evenbreak Talent First logo
Disability confident employer logo
Mind Wellbeing Index Gold Badge 2020-21 logo
Stonewall diversity champion
Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion Member logo
BYP Network
Black History Month Diversity Champion logo
Diverse Jobs Matter logo