Lecturer at University of Manchester

Dr Helen Hanna is a Lecturer in International Education at the University of Manchester. She is passionate about citizenship education, education rights, and educational inclusion, particularly of migrant learners and those from racial, ethnic...

Senior Lecturer in Education at Huddersfield University

I am a Senior Lecturer in Education and Community Studies at the University of Huddersfield where I have worked since 2020. I teach across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate education and teacher-training programmes, and I am Course Leader...

Doctoral Researcher (EdD) and EDI Project Coordinator at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Alysean Banks is the ECR Network Regional Representative for Wales. Alysean is an Equality & Diversity Project Coordinator, Co-Chair of the BAME Staff Network, and a Doctoral Researcher working towards the Professional Doctorate in Education...

ESRC-funded doctoral student at University of Nottingham

Brittany Wright is the Early Career Researcher Network Regional Rep for the Midlands. Brittany Wright is an ESRC-funded doctoral student in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham. Her research explores women’s experiences of...

PhD researcher at University of Bath

Gihan Ismail is a final year doctoral researcher at the department of education at the University of Bath and an associate lecturer at Oxford Brookes University. Her research explores the internationalisation of doctoral education and focuses on...

Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast

Leanne Henderson is a lecturer in education studies in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen’s University Belfast. Her research centres on young people’s educational trajectories and transitions. She was...

Lecturer in Teacher Education at University of Dundee

Lisa is the ECR Network Regional Representative for Scotland Lisa is a lecturer and ECR in Teacher Education at the University of Dundee. She was awarded her doctorate from the University of Cumbria in 2021, which is focused on the importance of...

Lecturer in Education at Ulster University

Nicola is the regional rep for Northern Ireland. Nicola is a lecturer in Education and course director of the PGCE English with Drama and Media Studies programme at Ulster University. Her research interests include writing pedagogy and how...

Lecturer in Education at University of Cumbria

Rebekah Ackroyd is the Early Career Researcher Network Regional Rep for the North of England. Rebekah is a lecturer in education at the University of Cumbria. In April 2023, she successfully defended her PhD thesis in her viva (subject to...

Director of Impact at University of St Andrews

Sin Wang (Ph.D., SFHEA) is Director of Impact and Affiliated Scholar in TESOL at the International Education Institute, University of St Andrews and Head of Evidence Synthesis at the National Institute of Teaching in England. Sin Wang is Visiting...

Lecturer in Education Studies at University College London

Yan is the ECR Regional Rep for the South East. Yan is a Lecturer in Education Studies at University College London. Yan was a Teaching Fellow in Childhood Studies and Programme Leader for MA Childhood Studies at the University of Leeds after she...

Postgraduate Researcher (PhD) at Anglia Ruskin University

I am a PhD student at Anglia Ruskin University at the Faculty of Education – in Cambridge. My reserach is on ESE (Environmental and Sustainability Education) and my focus is Christian ESE providers. My research method is ethnography to look...

Durham University

Candace has worked in higher education for over twenty years and is currently a senior learning designer at Durham University. She is a part-time Phd student in the Durham School of Education, researching online student discussion boards through...

Early Career Research Fellow at Oxford Brookes University

Claire Lee taught in secondary and primary schools in the UK before completing an ESRC-funded PhD at the School of Education, University of Bristol. Her interests include understanding how children develop a sense of self in educational settings,...

PhD Student at Queen's University Belfast

Dadan Nugraha is currently a PhD student in Education at Queen’s University Belfast. Dadan is an awardee of MORA-LPDP Scholarship funded by the government of the Republic of Indonesia. His research interests fall into the fields of Digital...

PhD student (and Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant) at Institute of Education

I have worked in education for 26 years, as a secondary teacher, leader, educational consultant and researcher, based in London. I am particularly interested in issues concerning social justice and have recently completed a PhD at UCL with a...

Senior Lecturer in Education at Wrexham Glyndŵr University

Julian Ayres is a Senior Lecturer in Education at Glyndwr University, Wrexham. Julian is a doctoral student at the University of Bolton. His research seeks to evaluate the implementation of Mental Resilience Training strategies from the armed...

PhD Scholar at Coventry University

Enthusiastic social sciences researcher and practitioner, with passion, an open-mind, and empathy combined with a diverse educational background and motivation to make an impact on the world. Currently completing my PhD at Coventry University in...

Student at University of Sheffield

Jess is a second-year, part-time PhD researcher at the School of Education, University of Sheffield. Her research project, which is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), aims to critically explore different concepts around...

Assistant Professor at University of Durham

Johny Daniel is an assistant professor at the School of Education at Durham University. Dr. Daniel’s research focuses on developing and testing reading interventions and assessments for pupils, including those with and at-risk of learning...

PhD Candidate at Institute of Education

I am an Economic and Social Research Council funded doctoral researcher at the Institute of Education, UCL. My research considers youth agency and young people's experiences of care in state secondary schools. For my thesis, I am exploring how,...

educational advisor, Phd at Bodø municipality and Nord University

Julie is employed in Bodø municipality as an educational advisor and researcher. Her work focuses on teachers' and school leaders’ professional learning through school-based professional development. Her research interests include school...

Research Fellow at Oxford Brookes University

Dr Kathryn Spicksley is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Oxford Brookes University. Her research interests centre on the impact of political and cultural discourse on the lives and worlds of teachers, especially Early Career Teachers. Her...

School Improvement Officer at University College London

Kelly has been in education for over 20 years working in a variety of roles from Teacher, Headteacher, Inspector and Director of Primary Improvement for a Multi Academy Trust. Currently, she is working on her Doctorate of Education at University...

University of Leeds

I am originally from Northern Ireland and have a lot of experience in the education sector. I have worked as an English language teacher for six years in New Zealand, Czech Republic and South Korea. I did MSc in Autism Spectrum Disorder in 2017...

Secondary Outreach Lead at Bromley Trust Academy

I am the newly appointed Secondary Outreach Lead for Bromley Trust Academy. I have experience of working with children in mainstream and specialist schools. Prior to my new post I spend nine years as a senior leader in an Alternative Provision...

Associate Professor at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

Mari-Ana Jones is Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and has responsibility for the Masters in Educational Leadership and the National Programme for Headteacher Education. Her research interests...

Lecturer in Teacher Education at University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI Inverness)

Mark Lindley-Highfield is a Lecturer in Teacher Education at UHI Inverness, and an EdD student at the University of Strathclyde. Mark is an anthropologist by training and is interested in the application of anthropological skills within Teacher...

Lecturer at University Campus Football Business

Noel Dempsey is a lecturer in football coaching and management at the University Campus of Football Business (UCFB). His research interests centre around formal coach education and the wider policy developments that inform it. Other qualitative...

PhD student at Cardiff University

PhD student in the School of Psychology at Cardiff University, interested in the impact on children of learning outdoors. Currently evaluating the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust's Generation Wild project.

PhD student at University of Cumbria

Paula is an experienced primary school teacher and former Headteacher with a good track record of working with a wide range of schools in areas of high deprivation. Paula also runs the Community Interest Company, Permanent Education CIC, to...

PGCE English Course Leader at Staffordshire University

Rebecca Sherratt is the PGCE Secondary English course leader at Staffordshire University and a first year Doctorate of Education researcher at the same institution. Her research interests lie in creativity in the secondary English classroom, with...

PhD student and Company Director at University of York

Having spent a varied career in a variety of educational roles and contexts, I'm currently focused on completing a PhD in Psychology in Education at the University of York, where I'm researching self-efficacy beliefs related to teaching and...

Lecturer in Education at University of Cumbria

Rebekah Ackroyd is the Early Career Researcher Network Regional Rep for the North of England. Rebekah is a lecturer in education at the University of Cumbria. In April 2023, she successfully defended her PhD thesis in her viva (subject to...

PHD STUDENT at University of Leeds

Sangeeta Rani is a final year PhD Student at the School of Education, University of Leeds. Her research centres around understanding communities in a Higher Education setting with Indian women through a decolonial lens. Sangeeta's academic...

The Open University

Sarah Lightfoot began her teaching career in 1989 working as an Early Years teacher in diverse settings in the northwest of England, and subsequently, as a deputy head teacher in Hertfordshire and EY consultant in Bedfordshire. Passionate about...

PhD researcher at Staffordshire University

Sian is a PhD researcher at the Centre for Health and Development (CHAD) at Staffordshire University. With a background in secondary mathematics teaching and a qualification in public health, she holds a research interest in the education,...

Graduate Teaching Assistant at Leeds Beckett University

Sheila Ball is a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Leeds Beckett University in the second year of her doctoral studies. Her research focus is: Developing equity through Kline's Thinking Environment. Sheila has 25 years’ experience in education...

PhD Student at University of Manchester

Sophie Atherton is a PhD candidate in Sociology, supervised by Dr Petra Nordqvist and Professor Sue Heath. Her research investigates the experiences and representation of transgender and non-binary students at secondary school in the UK and...

phd candidate at University of Edinburgh

I am currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Edinburgh. My current research focuses on teacher agency represented by different elements, such as identity, emotion, and reflexivity, and also the relationship between agency and...

PhD student/Senior Academic Developer at Swansea University

Suzie is a Senior Academic Developer at Swansea University. She has enjoyed a career of over 25 years working in education, in a number of teaching and consultancy roles, and is now beginning her research journey. She is currently undertaking a...

Oslo Metropolitan University

Tessa Eriksen Grevle is a public sector PHD candidate at the Faculty of Education and International Studies at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway. Tessa has 12 years of experience as a teacher of social sciences and languages and holds a master...

PhD Candidate at King's College London

Ye (Catherine) Cao is a PhD candidate in education research at King’s College London. Her research interests are in engagement issues in science education and international comparative education. Her perspective research focuses on applying the...

PhD Researcher at University College London

Xin Shao is a research fellow in Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO), University College London. Her research focuses on social mobility and the equity and equality of education.