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Sarah Seleznyov, Mrs

Co-headteacher at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

Sarah Seleznyov has worked in London schools for over 25 years and is now leading a brand new primary school in Newham. She has led a Teaching School, been a Deputy Head, a School Improvement Consultant and School Improvement Partner. She also worked at The London Centre for Leadership in Learning, UCL Institute of Education, where she designed and led a range of research-informed programmes for school leaders and teacher enquiry projects.

During her career, Sarah has also worked for the Fischer Family Trust and the National Literacy Trust. She is a specialist maths tutor on the Cognitive Acceleration research project based at King’s College University www.letsthink.org.uk and a member of the Collaborative Lesson Research UK group

Sarah’s research specialism is Japanese lesson study, and she has published widely on the use of lesson study outside Japan. She is currently a PhD student at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Sarah sits on BERA’s British Curriculum Forum Steering Group.

Sarah Seleznyov's contributions

International Women’s Day 2024

On #InternationalWomensDay, BERA is celebrating the incredible achievements and contributions of women in educational research. Read below for a selection of exciting BERA events, blogs and...

News7 Mar 2024

Playful Learning and Curriculum

Play has a vital role in helping us live happy and healthy lives. Engaging the imagination in playful learning is crucial in helping us make sense of things, and in fostering the creativity and...

Children in forest looking at leaves as a researcher together with the magnifying glass.

Past event13 Mar 2023Virtual

Playful Learning and Curriculum

Play has a vital role in helping us live happy and healthy lives. Engaging the imagination in playful learning is crucial in helping us make sense of things, and in fostering the creativity and...

Video13 Mar 2023

Autism: Researching Practice

Autism: Researching Practice  - Sarah Seleznyov The Autism: Researching Practice used the structure of Research Learning Communities (Brown, 2017) to enable practitioners to connect with...

Video20 Aug 2020

2020 BERA Council Elections

Following a very competitive election, we are delighted to announce the outcome of the 2020 BERA Elections. The election for Council was highly competitive and three candidates have been...

BERA in the news11 Mar 2020