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Rebekah Gear is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Education whose work focuses on bridging the gap between research and classroom practice. Starting out as a primary teacher in Sutton-in-Ashfield, she became passionate about practitioner-led inquiry while leading mathematics and exploring small-scale research projects. Rebekah believes that close-to-practice research empowers teachers to develop context-specific solutions and critically engage with evidence. She serves on the executive committee for the Association for the Study of Primary Education (ASPE), where she launched Research into Research: Conversations from Primary Classrooms, a journal designed to help teachers move from consumers to contributors of research. Currently, she supports trainee and early career teachers to publish their own inquiries, aiming to foster a culture
of evidence-informed, reflective practice that benefits
both educators and learners.
The educational imperatives of our time have led to major curriculum reviews in all four nations of the UK. Common themes across these curriculum reforms include a shift in focus from knowledge to...
