Defining ‘standard accents’ for teaching in the UK
Alex is a linguist in the Manchester Institute of Education. His research is focused on the relationship between language and identity, and the role of accent in professional identity construction, particularly for teachers. Alex can be contacted at...
read moreStudy summary: What does evidence tell us about preventing school failure?
Parise is a PhD researcher in MIE who has worked in a variety of roles supporting children and young people including Early Years, Youth and SEND. Her interests are gender and identity in education. She can be contacted at:...
read moreSocial and Emotional Learning (SEL): Identifying and promoting effective practice
Carla has been a Research Assistant at the Manchester Institute of Education for a number of years and is currently working on the Education for Wellbeing trials for the Department for Education. She can be contacted at: carla.mason@manchester.ac.uk...
read moreThree things all teachers should know about universities
Tom Fryer is the author of free-to-access “Naff: Universities and how to change them” and a PhD researcher at the Manchester Institute of Education. He is also a school governor and a former teacher. I reckon there are three things all...
read moreHas COVID-19 Changed Schooling and Teaching?
Sarah completed her MA at Manchester Institute of Education, with her dissertation focusing on teacher wellbeing and job satisfaction in a free school. She is an English teacher who has worked in a range of school contexts across Greater Manchester and...
read moreTeacher perspectives on COVID-19: Lockdown has highlighted just how important our school community is
Sarah Bruce is a teacher of 11 years’ experience, working in Year 5 at Broad Oak Primary School in Didsbury, Manchester. For her work during the pandemic, Sarah was nominated for a North West Tonight Everyday Hero Award and interviewed for Newsbeat on...
read moreRace and Racism in English Secondary Schools
Contact: rebecca.grant-3@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk Rebecca is a PhD researcher looking at ways in which secondary schools in Greater Manchester respond to different types of disadvantage. This study summary looks at a report by Manchester’s Dr Remi...
read moreTeacher Perspectives on COVID-19: We are all doing more than enough
In our first teacher perspectives blog, an anonymous Secondary Modern Foreign Languages teacher from Scotland shares their reflections on the enormous effort that the teaching workforce has made during the COVID-19 pandemic. The summer term...
read moreStress, anxiety and wellbeing in teachers and trainee teachers: Caring for wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic
Liz has over 20 years of experience in teaching both in the secondary and primary sector, graded outstanding on two occasions by Ofsted. After extensive senior leadership experience as vice-principal of a large Manchester primary school, Liz now trains...
read moreEnglish and maths resits – dividing lines and hidden diversity
The Department for Education (DfE) has recently published provisional figures about English and maths resits for the year 2018/19. These statistics summarise how young people who did not achieve grade 4 in English and maths at the end of Key Stage 4 got on during the additional two years that they were required to study these subjects as a result of a policy change in 2014.
read moreStudy Summary: How do Early Adolescents Cope with the Stresses of Daily Life?
Ola is a PhD researcher and Lecturer in Psychology of Education at the Manchester Institute of Education. Her research is focused on risk and resilience in adolescent mental health. Ola can be contacted at ola.demkowicz@manchester.ac.uk. ...
read moreIs change inevitable? Reflections on literacy development in primary schools in rural Indonesia
Krisna graduated from MIE in 2018 with a Masters degree in Educational Leadership and was awarded the Platt Prize as the outstanding student in her year. Since graduating, Krisna has returned to Indonesia, where she has been involved in a range of...
read moreImproving Literacy in Schools
Mark joined the University of Manchester as a Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education in 2017 to work on the Teach First PGDE programme. Prior to his appointment Mark taught English in Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham including a senior role as Teaching,...
read moreStudy Summary: Youth Narratives of Depression
Parise is currently involved with HeadStart and will begin a PhD in September. Parise has worked in a variety of roles supporting Children and Young People including Early Years, Youth and SEND. She is now interested in gender and identity in education. ...
read moreHomework: Inclusive, quality assured and rooted in study skills
Lyn is an English teacher and a Senior Assistant Headteacher at Marple Hall School in Stockport. What we did Homework has been a thorny issue for a long time. Only recently even Simon Cowell spoke out to say it should be ‘banned’ completely!...
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