In the Media

I am a keen advocate of making academic research  accessible to all. I have engaged with non-technical audiences though a range of activities including writing opinion pieces and doing media interviews.  My research has also been widely cited in the national and  international  media (e.g., front page of the Times, ITV, ABC News  and BBC), government reports (e.g., by the Social Mobility Commission) and in the Parliamentary debates (e.g., Male Primary School Teachers debate).

I discussed my research on Teacher Diversity  on Channel 7 Freeview (13 May 2024).

My research on using games in the classroom was featured in The Boar (10 May 2024).

I discussed my research on Teacher Diversity  on Hits Radio (9 May 2024).

My research on Teacher Diversity  featured in Personnel Today (8 May 2024).

My research on Teacher Diversity was discussed on the Jeremy Vine Show (7 May 2024).

My research on using games in the classroom was featured in Times Higher Education (22 April 2024).

My research on using games in the classroom was covered by ABC news in the US  (18 April 2024).

My research on teacher retention was cited in the King's Think Tank (5 March 2024)

I discussed my research on teacher diversity, teacher recruitment and teacher retention on the Education on Fire podcast (1st January 2024).

Analysis on How do we stop teachers from quitting? for the ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change (MiSoC) (November 2023)

Analysis on Where are all the male teachers? for the ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change (MiSoC) (November 2023)

I spoke about teacher retention on 5 live breakfast in the "In My Opinion" segment  (14th November 2023).

I gave evidence to the Global Counsel for their enquiry into Supply Teachers (8th November 2023).

I commented on the governments introduction of teacher bonuses (4th October 2023).

My research on teacher diversity was cited by MP research on Male Teacher Numbers (27th July 2023).

My research on teacher diversity  featured in the Sunderland Echo (14th July 2023).

The coverage of my research on teacher diversity  continued featuring in the Leicester Mercury (Print) reporting that at least half of primary schools in Rutland do not have a male classroom teacher. (13th June 2023).

My research on teacher diversity  featured on Mensactivism.org (9th June 2023).

My research on teacher diversity  was discussed on LBC Radio, GB News, BBC Leicestershire, BBC Berkshire, and Talksport Radio (7th June 2023).

I discussed my research on teacher recruitment and retention on The Independent Teacher podcast (8th May 2023).

I was interviewed, and was the lead feature, for the education magazine Elevate (27th April 2023). 

I wrote an opinion piece Teachers are quitting - here's what could be done to get them to say for The Conversation. It was the lead article for their newsletter (18th April 2023)

A Brief History of Women in Education quoted my research on teacher diversity (23rd March 2023)

My research on teacher diversity featured in The Times (page 28 of actual paper 19th Nov 2022)

I wrote an opinion piece Consent to data linkage for the UKDS Data Impact blog

My research on Teachers Pay was cited as evidence for the School Teachers’ Review Body by the NAHT The School Leaders Union and the Community Union. 

My research on teacher diversity featured in The Observer and The i News

My research on Teacher Pay and Pupil Performance featured as an exclusive in TES.

Report on The evolution of cognitive skills during childhood across the UK funded by the Nuffield Foundation featured in The Irish News and FE News.

Report on Local pay and teacher retention in England funded by the Gatsby Foundation featured in The Times, The Times (second article), TES, Prospect, The Gatsby Foundation and Education Executive as well as LBC and Times Radio.

Analysis on Trends in the diversity of teachers in England featured in The Times and The Telegraph (both front page), The Daily Mail, TES, The Sun, LBC, The Spectator, The Telegraph (second article), Talk Radio, The Conservative Woman and Nursery World as well as local papers including: Bolton News, The MKCitizen, Northampton Chronicle, This is Lancashire, The Star and Bucks Free Press.

Analysis on the recruitment gap and teacher diversity featured in The Guardian, The World News, China Daily, TES, Independent Education Today, Your Thurrock, News Cabal and FE News

I wrote an opinion piece for TES on the likely impact of Covid-19 on teacher recruitment and retention and what this means for the school workforce going forward. Text also available here.

My research on the determinants of the University Participation Gap featured in TES.