Anna Olsson Rost

Dr Anna Olsson Rost is a Senior Lecturer and PGCE Secondary Programme Lead at Manchester Metropolitan University's School of Education. Her work bridges the history of education, teacher education, and decolonial praxis, with a focus on curriculum reform and policy analysis.

• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Representative, UCET ITE Secondary Forum
• Member, British Education Research Association (BERA)

Her research explores comprehensive schooling policy, decolonising history curricula, and anti-racist teacher education. She has led projects funded by MMU Accelerator Grant and BERA Small Grant.

Recent publications highlight her contributions to decolonial pedagogy, Cold War education narratives, and teacher network development. Collaborations include Diane Warner, Yvonne Sinclair, and Josie Gabi.