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Liberal ideals, postmodern practice: A working paradox for the future of secondary school art education in England? (2019)
Journal Article

Modern liberal rationales continue to inform a majority of teaching and learning in English art classrooms. In a postmodern Western society increasingly informed by neoliberal globalisation this approach begins to look either like an anachronism or a... Read More about Liberal ideals, postmodern practice: A working paradox for the future of secondary school art education in England?.

Ending our myopia? Deconstructing race and racial inequality within teaching thinking resources used in English secondary schools (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Teaching thinking programme resources are increasingly popular across England school spaces. Significant research, per Alexander (2009), Mercer et.al (2008) and Education Endowment Fund (2018) support positive academic progress and attainment outcome... Read More about Ending our myopia? Deconstructing race and racial inequality within teaching thinking resources used in English secondary schools.

Adapting our diets for global climate change: Could eating bugs really be an answer? (2019)
Journal Article

This article suggests different ways of looking at the global food crisis in the classroom and asks if we can ask our students to consider making radical changes to their diets.

Creative collaboration: A study of teachers transforming arts-based methods into activities to support children developing English as an Additional Language in schools in England (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Other voices (2019)
Book Chapter

Boys Don't Try? examines the research around key topics such as anxiety and achievement, behaviour and bullying, schoolwork and self-esteem. It encourages the reader to reflect on how they define masculinity and consider what we want for boys in our... Read More about Other voices.

Decent work in the UK: Context, conceptualization, and assessment (2019)
Journal Article

Access to decent work is an important goal for policymakers and for individuals navigating their working lives. Decent work is a career goal for individuals and a priority for many employers and policy makers seeking to promote social justice. Decent... Read More about Decent work in the UK: Context, conceptualization, and assessment.

Exploring Sexual Violence Prevention Work through Quantitative Analysis (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Exploring sexual violence prevention work on university campus.

In 2018 three focus groups were carried out (Bovill, Waller and McCartan) with 15 first year students. These focus groups lasted up to three hours producing data contributing to UWE S... Read More about Exploring Sexual Violence Prevention Work through Quantitative Analysis.

Connected by curiosity - Storytale Festival (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Bristol is renowned for its creative, playful, and pioneering innovations – we are not afraid to lead the way. In fact, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are at the heart of our West of England region. That is why Curiosity Con... Read More about Connected by curiosity - Storytale Festival.

Bristol One City Forum 2019 - Connected By Curiosity (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Bristol is renowned for its creative, playful, and pioneering innovations – we are not afraid to lead the way. In fact, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are at the heart of our West of England region. That is why Curiosity Con... Read More about Bristol One City Forum 2019 - Connected By Curiosity.

What 'gives life' to critical pedagogy in the lifelong learning sector? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Intergenerational project in Bristol (2019)
Journal Article

Listening to the voices of children: an illuminative evaluation of the teaching of early reading in the light of the phonics screening check (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. The phonics screening check (PSC) was introduced in England in 2012 for children in Year 1. There have been criticisms in relation to its reliability and appropriateness as an assessment tool for early reading althoug... Read More about Listening to the voices of children: an illuminative evaluation of the teaching of early reading in the light of the phonics screening check.

Surf School (2019)
Book

The beliefs, practices and developments of three teachers of science in the primary school (2019)
Thesis

This thesis explores the beliefs of three teachers about effective primary science practice, and the ways these develop in the context of a climate where there are few school resources for primary science training.
The research proposes a new theor... Read More about The beliefs, practices and developments of three teachers of science in the primary school.

Children and parents as engineers (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Report on the research of the children as engineers project and discussion of work on research on the impact of parental involvement on interest of primary children in science and engineering

Curiosity into creation: Can we teach science through engineering? (2019)
Journal Article

An examination of how the science objectives of the primary national Curriculum can be taught through the engineering design process and through 'real-world' contextualized engineering problems.

Quality history education in the 21st century: Principles and guidelines (2018)
Report

History education has an important role to play in confronting the current political, cultural and social challenges facing Europe; in particular, those posed by the increasingly diverse nature of societies, the integration of migrants and refugees i... Read More about Quality history education in the 21st century: Principles and guidelines.

Educating for diversity and democracy: Teaching history in contemporary Europe (2018)
Report

This policy and practice report and paper was co-authored by a a small team working for the History Education unit of the Council of Europe and was based on a series of seminars for History educators across Europe.
The research process was based on... Read More about Educating for diversity and democracy: Teaching history in contemporary Europe.

Neoliberal development and struggle against it: The importance of social class, mystification and feasibility (2018)
Journal Article

In this article I introduce and develop neoliberalism through a discussion of Marxism and the way that classed mystification and feasibility are crucial concepts for understanding the maintenance of neoliberalism, and revolutionary possibilities. The... Read More about Neoliberal development and struggle against it: The importance of social class, mystification and feasibility.

Children as engineers: A toolkit for multidisciplinary STEM education (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Many UK primary school teachers lack confidence in their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subject knowledge and ability to teach STEM subjects. Outreach can enhance learning and engagement within these subjects but provision is... Read More about Children as engineers: A toolkit for multidisciplinary STEM education.