Lauren Cox

Courses taught:

• Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) (Undergraduate)

Lauren has had a varied career in education, starting as a primary school teacher, progressing to a Deputy Headteacher and Director of Primary Science in a Multi Academy Trust. Lauren is currently completing the National Qualification for Headship whilst working as a School Improvement Advisor and a Senior Lecturer Practitioner.

Background

Lauren trained to be a primary school teacher after a research project in Northern India sparked her interest in education. She has taught in all year groups from EYFS to Year 6 in a variety of schools across Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Lauren worked as an Assistant Principal of a large primary school, followed by working as a Deputy Headteacher.

Lauren held the position of the Director of Primary Science for a MAT, mentoring and coaching teachers throughout stages of their careers, as well as designing assessment, shaping curriculum and leading staff professional development.

Now a School Improvement Advisor for Soke Education Trust, Lauren joined ARU in September 2024 as a Senior Lecturer Practitioner. Lauren is based at the Peterborough Campus lecturing and mentoring in the BEd Primary Education with QTS course.

Research interests

• Initial Teacher Training
• Teacher development
• Primary science teaching
• Reducing educational inequality

Teaching

Lauren currently teaches on the following modules:

• Key Professional Skills
• Core Curriculum

Qualifications

• BA (Hons.) International Development, University of East Anglia
• PGCE, Primary Education, Canterbury Christ Church University
• NPQH, Teach First (currently completing)

Memberships, editorial boards

• Member of ASE