Committed to empowering professionals and their students, supporting life-long learning and striving for a just and inclusive society.
We bring together world-leading research, teaching and learning, which reflects our expertise in and contributes to high-quality education, teaching and teacher development.
We specialise in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment studies in geography, economics, business, mathematics, history, religious education, citizenship, and science.
Head of Department: ProfessorÌý
Our department works with local, national and international partners at the intersection of practice and research.Ìý
Our people
The vast majority of our staff have been practising school teachers at some point in their careers. Some of our members are current teachers in schools as well as academic researchers in the department.
Management and administrative team
- Head of Department: ProfessorÌý
- PA to Head of Department:
- Academic Heads of Teaching and Learning:ÌýDr Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý
- Head of Research: Professor
- Research Ethics Lead: Dr
- Departmental Graduate Tutor: Dr
- Innovation and Enterprise Lead: ProfessorÌý
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- Consultancy
Our academics and researchers undertake a wide range of consultancies for government departments and both public sector and commercial organisations.
We work with local schools, as well as national and international educational publishers. We have strong links with overseas institutions, including ones based in the USA, Egypt, Sweden, Lebanon, Kazakhstan and Singapore, as well as national organisations such as the National College for Teaching and Leadership and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.
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