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 (e.g., ITV News, BBC 5Live).  My research has also been widely cited in the national and  international  media (e.g., front page of The Times, ITV News, ABC News  and BBC News), government reports (e.g., by the Social Mobility Commission) and in the Parliamentary debates (e.g., Male Primary School Teachers debate).

My work on discrimination in schools featured in the  University of Wariwck Reserach Spotlight and Research Story (28 May 2025).

I wrote a blog Bias in Schools and role congruity theory for the Institute for Social and Economic Research (7 May 2025).

My work on discrimination in schools was quoted in The Guardian, Independent, The Times (Print), Daily Mail and 170+ National & Regional Outlets (30 April 2025)

I was quoted in The Telegraph about why there are no male teachers. Also in Yahoo.com, Yahoo! UK & Ireland, and AOL UK (14 April 2025)

I discussed the importance of male role models for boy on ITV News  (19 March 2025)

My work on teacher diversity featured in The Sunday Times (16 March 2025)

I gave expert commentary on How to win the Traitors  (24 January 2025)

I spoke about the potential implications of VAT on Private School Fees in  The Epoch Times (18 November 2024)

I spoke about The Power of Behavioural Science in Understanding Workplace Bias on The Inclusive Growth Show .  An accompanying article can be found here (5 November  2024).

My work on teacher pay was included in the unesco Planning and Managing Education Learning Portal  (October  2024).

I gave evidence to the Global Counsel for their enquiry into Further Education (10 July 2024).

I wrote an opinion piece Labour pledges to recruit 6,500 new teachers – but research shows the ones we already have need a better deal for The Conversation (13 June 2024). Included as a lead story in their newsletter (14 June 2024).

My research on Teacher Diversity  was cited in evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Issues Affecting Men and Boys (June 2024).

My research on using games in the classroom was featured in Azad News Agency (25 May 2024).

My work on Teacher Diversity  featured in the Coventry Observer and Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce (16 May 2024).

Coverage of my work on Teacher Diversity  in the Independent, G7.News (Portugal), Daily Hunt (India) and featured on Yahoo News UK,  Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore homepages (13 May 2024).

My work on Teacher Diversity  featured on Phys.org  (10 May 2024).

University Press Release for my work on Teacher Diversity  (10 May 2024).

My research on Teacher Diversity  was on the MSN homepage and discussed on GB News (8 May 2024).

I discussed my research on Teacher Diversity  on Global (e.g., LBC, Capital, Heart) and Sky News (Radio) (7 May 2024).

Analysis on Lack of diversity among primary school teachers for the Warwick Business School Core Insights (7 May 2024).

Analysis on Does Using Games to Teach Maths At University Work? for the Warwick Business School Core Insights (23 April 2024).

My research on using games in the classroom was featured in the GameShift blog "Games" - it's not just about playing ( 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 diversity was cited by Nick Fletcher in the Educational Attainment of Boys debate in the House of Commons (5th March 2024).

My research on teacher recruitment and teacher retention was quoted in the Advanced British Standard Research Briefing for the House of Commons (19 February 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 was quoted in the House of Commons during the Male Primary School Teachers debate (16th Nov 2022 at 14:30) 

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.