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Global Perspectives in Teacher Education: Challenging the Standard Education Model

Leeds Beckett University, in association with the British Educational Research Association, invite you to participate in our inaugural international conference entitled Global Perspectives in Teacher Education: Challenging the Standard Education Model taking place on 26th-27th June 2025 at Leeds Beckett University, UK.

The conference will focus on a number of important themes related to the impact of globalisation and internationalisation on sustainable teacher education. The conference will consider ideas such as inclusion, sharing knowledge across the globe, curriculum and its impact on knowledge generation, globalising teacher education, developing evidence-informed practice and self-improving systems, diversity, global citizenship, and intercultural education. This conference will consider concrete solutions which support the UNESCO Education 2030 goals with the aim of allowing partnerships, networks and collaborations to be developed that will take forward some purposeful and real projects to develop solutions for the current recruitment and retention crises in teaching which will support the development and vision of high-quality sustainable teacher education across the world.

The conference is aimed at researchers, academics, consultants, practitioners, teachers, research students and professionals working in fields such as international, intercultural and comparative education, curriculum development, education policy and practice.

Programme Below

Keynote Speakers

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Viv Ellis, Professor

Professor at U C L Insitute of Education

Viv Ellis is Dean and Professor in the Faculty of Education at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and an honorary professor at the UCL Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research. His most recent book (with Lauren Gatti and Warwick Mansell)...

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Dominic Wyse, Professor

Professor of Early Childhood & Primary Education at University College London

Dominic has made a leading contribution to study of curriculum and pedagogy, including national curricula, for more than 25 years. Dominic’s main research is on effective teaching of reading and writing. His influential theory The 'Double Helix...

Chairs

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Pinky Jain, Dr

Head of Teacher Education at Leeds Beckett University

Pinky Jain is Head of Teacher Education in the Carnegie School of Education. She has research interests in trainee teachers, exploring how they can be developed and supported to attain criticality, to be reflective and to become research-informed...

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Helen Hanna, Dr

Lecturer at University of Manchester

Dr Helen Hanna is a lecturer in International and Comparative Education at the University of Manchester. She is a co-convenor of the ½¿É«µ¼º½ special interest group for Comparative and International Education. She is passionate about citizenship...

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Rachel C Boyle

Dean of Education at Leeds Beckett University

Rachel C. Boyle is the Dean of Education at the Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University. She is the first woman of colour to be appointed as a Dean in the university’s history. Rachel is a former Primary School teacher who spent...

Presenters

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Annie Gowing, Dr

Lecturer at University of Melbourne

Dr Annie Gowing leads the Wellbeing Specialisation in the Master of Education at The University of Melbourne. With a background in both social work and education, she has been active in the area of wellbeing within schools and in policy...

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Simon Sheard, Mr

Senior Lecturer in Education at University of Sunderland

I am a Senor Lecturer as part of the International Initial Teacher Training (IITT) team at the University of Sunderland. My main role is Programme Leader and Module Leader on our very popular distance learning PGCEs, including our iQTS Primary...

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Amy Strachan, Dr

Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy at University of the Sunshine Coast

Amy Strachan was a primary school teacher, specialising in science education for over 12 years, teaching in England, Japan and The Gambia. She has worked as a senior lecturer in primary science education at St Mary's University, Twickenham and a...

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Diane Swift, Dr

Associate Lecturer at The Open University

Di Swift is chair of Stoke and Staffordshire Teacher Education Collective (SSTEC), which is made up of providers who support both initial and continuing education. She is a fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and an international...

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Elizabeth Hidson, Dr

Senior Lecturer at University of Sunderland

Dr Elizabeth Hidson’s education career began with teaching computing, then school senior leadership. After 14 years in London secondary schools, she moved into higher education. She has been a researcher on a range of international educational...

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Jack Whitehead, Dr

PhD Supervisor/Visiting Professor in Education at University of Cumbria

Jack Whitehead is a Visiting Professor at the University of Cumbria. He is a former president of the British Educational Research Association and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Westminster College, Utah. He is a Visiting Professor at...

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Jasen Booton, Mr

Teacher Researcher at University of Oxford

Jasen Booton has worked in primary school education for over 20 years, as a teacher, instructional coach, senior leader, teacher educator and director. He has completed his Master’s in Learning and Teaching at the University of Oxford Education...

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Lisa Stephenson, Dr

Reader (Associate Professor equivalent) at Leeds Beckett University

Lisa Stephenson is a Reader in Creative Pedagogies in the School of Education at Leeds Beckett University, teaching across ITE. She is founding director of Story Makers Company a practice-based research collaborative championing creative...

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Mandy Pierlejewski, Dr

Senior Lecturer Teacher Education at Leeds Beckett University

Mandy Pierlejewski is a senior lecturer in early childhood education and course leader of the BA Primary Education 3-7 QTS degree at Leeds Beckett University. Before entering higher education, Mandy was a primary school teacher and early years...

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Paul Richardson, Dr

Assistant Professor- Teachers for Educational Equity (Malaysia) at University of Birmingham

Paul Richardson is Assistant Professor on the Teachers in Educational Equity (Malaysia) programme at University of Birmingham. He is the programme lead for the PGCEi International Education (Malaysia) course and the MA in Inclusion, Equity and...

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Tracy Edwards, Dr

Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University

Tracy is a Lecturer in Special Educational Needs, Inclusive Pedagogies and Digital Pedagogies at Leeds Beckett University. After initially training as a History Teacher, she spent twenty years working in two highly successful Inner London...

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Adam Simcock, Dr

Senior Lecturer in Education at University of Derby

Adam Simcock a Senior lecturer in Education at the University of Derby. He leads the international Qualified Teacher Status (iQTS) programme and teaches on Initial Teacher Education (ITE) courses. Adam is a researcher in Education and...

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Ayoola Abimbola, Mrs

PhD Researcher at University of Nottingham

Ayoola Abimbola is a transformational educator and researcher dedicated to helping overworked African teachers overcome burnout, regain confidence, and thrive. Her work focuses on equipping educators with collaborative support networks,...

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Geeta Gambhir, Ms

Researcher at National Foundation for Educational Research

Geeta is a Senior Researcher at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) in the UK. She is an experienced qualitative researcher and co-leads NFER’s Qualitative Methods professional group. She is Technical Lead on qualitative...

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Maria Inês Pinho, Associate Professor

Lecture and investigator

Maria Inês Pinho has an extensive academic and professional background in the fields of Cultural Management and Strategic Cultural Entrepreneurship. She successfully completed both master's and doctoral theses in these areas, solidifying her...

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Shipeng Cui, Mr

University of Strathclyde

I am a PhD candidate at the University of Strathclyde. My research primarily focuses on the identity construction of teachers in community schools, with a particular interest in the identity of teachers Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other...

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Ruth Koro, Dr

Associate Professor in Education at University of Nottingham

Following a diverse career in Modern Languages teaching and Leadership in secondary schools in England, Ruth joined the University of Nottingham’s School of Education in September 2016. As well as her work on the PGCE in Modern Languages, she...

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Eliza Cachia, Ms

Senior Lecturer at Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST)

Eliza Cachia is a Senior Lecturer and academic, specialising in Early Years Education at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST). She currently lectures in the Advanced Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development, the...

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Jane Davies, Dr

Assistant Professor at Northumbria University

Dr Jane Davies is an Associate Professor at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. She worked as a primary school teacher in the United Kingdom and for the British Council in Spain for ten years and has over twenty years’...

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Jennifer Marshall, Dr

Senior Lecturer in Education Studies and MA Education at University of Derby

I am a senior lecturer at the University of Derby and have worked in a variety of educational contexts for over 20 years. I have taught in secondary schools in the USA and Japan as well as teaching English as a foreign language to children and...

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Kalena Dakota Hernandez Johnson, Ms

Teacher & PhD students at University of La Laguna

I am a researcher and educator specialising in affective-sexual education and participatory visual methodologies. My research explores how teachers understand and approach affective-sexual education, examining the paradigms that shape their...

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Melanie Darmanin, Dr

Senior Lecturer II at Institute of Community Services, Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST)

Dr Melanie Darmanin is a Senior Lecturer in Early Years and Vocational Education at the Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST). After completing her bachelor’s degree, she pursued a Master of Arts, specialising in early...

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Rannveig Björk Thorkelsdóttir, Professor

Professor at University of Iceland

Rannveig Björk Thorkelsdóttir is a professor in Drama and Theatre Education at the University of Iceland School of Education. She completed her PhD from the Faculty of Education, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in...

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Jo Skelton, Mrs

iPGCE lead/Academic Lead for International CPD/ Senior Lecturer in Primary Mathematics at Oxford Brookes University

Jo Skelton is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Mathematics in the School of Education, Humanities and Languages. She is also the course lead for the International Postgraduate Certificate of Education (iPGCE), working with teachers globally....

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Eowyn Crisfield, Dr

Academic Consultant at N/A

Dr. Eowyn Crisfield is a specialist in languages across the curriculum (LAC), including EAL/ELL, home languages, bilingual and immersion education, super-diverse schools and translanguaging. Her focus is on equal access to learning and language...