Senior Lecturer in Education

Qualifications

• Currently studying: MA Education
• BEd (Hons) Home Economics

Teaching Expertise

• Course Leader of KS2/3 PGCE, Partnership Cluster Manager, Unit leader of Professional Practice
• Co-ordinate KS2/3 curriculum delivery, placements and QA students in their middle school placements
• Unit Leader of Professional Practice on the Secondary PGCE programme and support other staff in delivering high quality sessions
• Support staff in their Partnership Quality Assurance role in schools

Research Interests

• Improving secondary Teacher Education through implementation of e-portfolio
• Developing innovative partnerships between Universities and schools
• Collaborative work with colleagues on an evaluation of a counselling project in local middle schools. Findings were presented at two consecutive BERA conferences (2008 and 2009)

External Roles

• External Examiner for Cambridge Partnership GTP Sept 09 - July 10
• Chair of Governor 2006-2010
• School Governor 2003- 2006

Publications

• Jefferies, P., Sach, E., Marshall, K.M. & Ryan, J., (2009) Developing and integrating a schools counselling service into 2 middle schools: benefits and challenges. British Education Index

Conference Papers

• Jefferies, P., Ryan, J., Marshall, K.M. & Sach, E.,(2008) Does School Counselling really make a difference to achievement: an investigation involving two Middle Schools, presented at BERA, Heriot-Watt University, 3-6 September, 2008
• Jefferies, P., Sach, E., Marshall, K.M. & Ryan, J., (2009) Developing and integrating Schools Counselling into two middle schools: benefits and challenges presented at BERA, Manchester University, 2-5 September, 2009.
• Jefferies, P., Sach, E., Marshall, K.M. & Ryan, J., (2009) Developing and integrating a schools counselling service into 2 middle schools : benefits and challenges .British Education Index

Contact details

T: +44 (0)1234 793097
E: kathleen.marshall@beds.ac.uk