In 2020, a new curriculum was implemented for the third and fourth year of secondary education in Chile. Three subjects were created in the area of History, Geography and Social Sciences, which may or may not be taught, depending on the criteria of each school. One is called Historical Understanding of the Present, and deals with recent history. This subject poses a challenge for teachers regarding its implementation since the topics addressed involve an open theoretical and methodological discussion. This paper investigates, through a survey, the beliefs of 112 history teachers about the programme, how prepared theyfeel about teaching it and what opportunities and difficulties they find. The results report that they view the inclusion of the subject positively, as it allows them to develop their students' skills, although they are critical of the official programme. In addition, most of them feel prepared to teach the subject, even though the contents are difficult. Finally, it is pointed out that the themes are easy to teach as they are attractive to their students, but the abilities of the learners also pose a challenge for teaching.