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Mark Priestley, Professor

Professor at University of Stirling

Mark Priestley is professor of education and the director of the Stirling Network for Curriculum Studies. He is also the lead editor of the Curriculum Journal. His research interests relate to curriculum theory, the professional work of teachers,...

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Chantelle Haughton, Mrs

DARPL Founder-Director and Principal Lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Chantelle Haughton is the Director and Founder of DARPL (Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning). Chantelle is a principal lecturer in Early Years Education at Cardiff Metropolitan University and a National Teaching Fellow. Chantelle is...

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Kate Fox, Ms

Research Assistant at Institute of Education

Kate completed her MA in Education and International Development at the Institute of Education at UCL. She has worked in education for almost 20 years as a teacher, headteacher and teacher trainer, most recently in Tanzania and the UK. Her...

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Joanna Hume, Dr

Assistant Professor at Northumbria University

My name is Jo Hume and I am an assistant professor and early career researcher at Northumbria University in the North-East of England. My overarching research interests are forest school, creative methodologies, posthumanism, new materialism,...

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Avril Rowley, Dr

Senior Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University

Avril Rowley is a senior lecturer in primary education at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) with expertise in primary science, history and outdoor learning, including forest schools. With two decades of teaching experience in various...

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Beth Kemp, Mrs

Programme Lead for GCSE English Language (Leicester College) at Nottingham Trent University

Beth Kemp has worked as an English teacher in both secondary school and post-16 settings for over 20 years, developing a specialism in Language, alongside a keen interest in young people’s reading for pleasure. She has authored or co-authored a...

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Jane Perryman, Professor

Professor of Sociology of Education at University College London

Jane is a Professor of Sociology of Education at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. She was a social science teacher and head of department in secondary schools for 10 years before moving into Higher Education to become a course...

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Katie Kilian, Ms

University College London

Katie Kilian is a PhD researcher at the Institute of Education (IOE), UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. She is also a member of the Centre for Sociology of Education and Equity at IOE. Her research explores how education policy aimed at...

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Elizabeth Walton, Professor

Professor of Education at University of Nottingham

Dr Elizabeth Walton is a Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK, and a visiting Professor at the School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She researches topics that advance the theory...

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Samantha O’Sullivan, Mrs

Student at University College London

Samantha O’Sullivan, EdD candidate at UCL (in the Institute of Education). In the fifth year of my doctorate. My key interest lies in the wellbeing of teachers, with the hope that work from my thesis can improve the wellbeing literacy of the...

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Gemma Moss, Professor

Professor of Literacy at University College London

Gemma Moss is Professor of Literacy at UCL Institute of Education. As Director of the ESRC Education Research Programme (2021-26) she is exploring new ways of working in partnership across the boundaries between education research, policy, and...

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Alex Jones, Mr

Director at Ofsted

Alex Jones was appointed as Ofsted’s Director, Insights and Research in March 2022. He leads the research, analysis and statistics functions, ensuring that everything Ofsted does is grounded in evidence. He has responsibility for ensuring that...

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Joseph Mintz, Dr

University College London

Joseph Mintz is Associate Professor in Education at UCL Faculty of Education and Society (IOE). His research interests focus on special educational needs, inclusive education, teacher education for inclusion, autism education, and educational...