Convenor
Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope is a leading educationalist and professor of education at Plymouth Marjon University, serving as Dean of Place and Social Purpose and leading Marjon University Cornwall. Her work focuses on social inequity, educational isolation, and teacher recruitment and retention in coastal and rural schools. An author of extensive research and policy-facing work, she has held senior roles across education sectors and contributes nationally through research leadership, governance and sector bodies.
The inaugural ½¿É«µ¼º½ Teacher Network Conference is dedicated to teachers and teacher-researchers, and will spotlight the transformative power of educational research in educational practice. The...
The teaching profession in England is built on a glaring contradiction. We have pedagogy for teaching children and andragogy for teaching adults, yet when it comes to the teaching and learning of...
Continue reading blog postThis event is being run by ½¿É«µ¼º½ in conjunction with the ESRC Education Research Programme. The focus will be on two inter-related topics. First, the issue of teacher recruitment and retention....
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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...
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...
