Questioning Exclusionary Practices in Education
Recent events such as the Covid-19 pandemic and regional conflicts, longer term political interest in school improvement, and trends towards datafication and performativity (Ball, 2003), form the...
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Sean Hayes, Mr
Education Consultant and Educational Researcher (Retired) at University of Durham
Sean is a retired local government manager and educational researcher. He managed a team of 20 data analysts/researchers in Hounslow LA, covering Education and Children’s Services. He now has a part-time career as an educational researcher and consultant. He has carried out educational research and written research papers and book chapters. He worked in 6 local authorities, the GLA and Cabinet Office. He worked closely with schools since 1990 and was a governor at a secondary school in London to 2021 and recently took on a new role at the Big Education Trust in London.
Sean had an Honorary Norham Fellowship from the Education Department of Oxford University for 6 years up to 2023, in recognition of his educational research in the LA context. In 2024 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from Durham University. He first encountered ½¿É«µ¼º½ when he attended its conference in Bath in 1995. He was a member of ½¿É«µ¼º½â€™s Executive Council from 2008 to 2023 and Treasurer for 8 years up to 2023.
Sean Hayes's contributions
SIG Meet & Discuss: Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
This Educational Effectiveness and Improvement SIG is interested in research that questions educational policy and practice from the early years to higher education and beyond. Our aim is to...
Exploring pupil achievement and underachievement by place and socioeconomic disadvantage in England and Wales
The event will focus on ‘place’ and it aims to highlight how socioeconomic disadvantage and geographical context shape educational outcomes in England and Wales. It will focus on the varying...
In Conversation with… Anna Vignoles, ½¿É«µ¼º½ 2023 Awards Ceremony and AGM
Click here to view the event livestream ½¿É«µ¼º½ offers over £80,000 of awards and opportunities annually. This event will feature our first awards ceremony highlighting some of those winners and...
½¿É«µ¼º½ AGM 2023
½¿É«µ¼º½ offers over £80,000 of awards and opportunities annually. This event will feature our first awards ceremony highlighting some of those winners and their work, as well as the achievements and...
½¿É«µ¼º½ update and AGM 2022
½¿É«µ¼º½ Members only - you will need to be logged in to see the register button The 47th ½¿É«µ¼º½ Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held virtually, via the ½¿É«µ¼º½ website, on Tuesday 15th November...
½¿É«µ¼º½ update and AGM 2022
The 47th ½¿É«µ¼º½ Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held virtually, via the ½¿É«µ¼º½ website, on Tuesday 15th November 2022, 4:00pm-5:00pm. All members are invited to attend and registration is...
½¿É«µ¼º½ update and AGM 2021
Online registration for this event has now closed, please email events@bera.ac.uk to register. ½¿É«µ¼º½ Members only - you will need to be logged in to see the register button  The 46th ½¿É«µ¼º½...
