Annabel Sharman

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Senior Lecturer Practitioner
Faculty:
Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
School:
School of Education
Location:
ARU Peterborough
Areas of Expertise:
Education and teaching
Courses taught:

Annabel is an experienced teacher and qualified Life Coach with a passion for personal and professional development. She has previously taught across both Key Stage One and Two and has been an Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and Early Career Teacher (ECT) mentor.

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Background

Born and raised in Peterborough, Annabel moved to Cambridge in 2009 for university and has made it her home ever since. She began her teaching career in 2013, spending four years at a primary school in north Cambridge before transitioning to the University of Cambridge Primary School, where she taught for seven years. During her time there, she took on various roles, including ITT Mentor, Induction Tutor, and ECT Mentor, and also led the Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics curriculum.

In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Annabel completed a Life Coaching qualification and launched a coaching program at her school, allowing many of her colleagues to receive personalised coaching from coaches around the world. Annabel is now thrilled to be investing in her hometown by working at the Peterborough campus as a Senior Lecturer Practitioner. In addition to her academic role, she also serves as Leadership Academy Pastor at Kingsgate Community Church.

Research interests
  • Teacher Wellbeing
  • Coaching in Education
Teaching

Annabel currently teaches on the following modules:

  • Core Curriculum
  • Wider Curriculum
Qualifications
  • National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL), UCL Centre for Educational Leadership
  • Certified Life Coach, The Coaching Academy
  • PGCE, University of Cambridge
  • MA (Cantab), Theology and Religious Studies, University of Cambridge
Memberships, editorial boards
  • Member, Chartered College of Teaching
Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange
  • Member, Chartered College of Teaching
Recent presentations and conferences

Sharman, A. (2022). Unlocking Research: Reimagining professional development in schools [Webinar]. Chartered College of Teaching