PhD, MSc, PGCE, CSciTeach, SFHEA
I spent 7 years as an Exploration Geophysicist in the oil industry in the UK and abroad before becoming a secondary Physics teacher. I have been a Head of Science Faculty at a Specialist Science College and gained Advanced Skills Teacher status in 2001, working primarily on researching and developing educational strategies that were utilised authority-wide.
I became a Senior Professional Development Leader at the National STEM Learning Centre (NSLC) in York, where I also acted as the Engineering Lead for the DfE STEM team. Whilst at the NSLC, I developed professional development courses in Outstanding teaching, which drew upon a strong research base.
I moved to a career in Initial Teacher Education as an Associate Principal Lecturer at Leeds Trinity University where I led the Science PGCE, and subsequently to my current role as an Associate Professor in Initial Teacher Education at York St John University, where I also hold/have held the posts of Learning and Teaching Lead for the School of Education, Languages and Psychology, Science Lead, Assessment Lead for ITE. I also lead the Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment ITE Research Group, which focuses on close-to-practice research of teacher educators.
I teach on the following modules:
- QTS4008M The Primary Core Curriculum 1 (Module Director)
- QTS4013M Academic and Personal Development (Module Director)
- QTS5009M The Primary Core Curriculum 2
- QTS6004M The Research Informed Professional [Dissertation Studies]
- PGC016M Learning and Teaching in Subject Studies [Secondary]
- PGC017M The Developing Professional [Secondary]
I teach on the following programmes: Initial Teacher Education (Primary and Secondary routes, Undergraduate and Postgraduate, School-Centred and University-Centred)
My research outputs are predominantly pedagogically focused; I am interested in the intersections of feedback practices and metacognition, especially in the service of promoting inclusive pedagogies. My PhD focused on how the role of teachers' verbal self-regulation and process feedback impacted positively on students' self-belief systems (comprising self-concept, self-efficacy, anxiety, mindset) in the context of physics. I have been a guest speaker, including keynotes, at multiple conferences for 20 years, and many of these are available through my RaY profile.
Recent publications
Association of Science Education: Chair of Teacher Developer SIG
Chartered Science Teacher
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Accredited Science Mark Assessor
