Ruth is a Senior Lecturer and Module Leader on our BEd Primary Education with QTS course, responsible for the placement curriculum including school mentor training as part of our newly accredited provision to award Qualified Teacher Status. Her expertise in teaching and learning has evolved through her extensive experience as a teacher and senior leader in primary schools, as an educational consultant and as a lecturer practitioner in Higher Education.
Ruth has worked in primary schools for over 25 years in London and Cambridge. As well as classroom teaching, Ruth was an Assistant Head at a large primary school and the curriculum lead for Personal, Social and Health Education. Additionally, Ruth has mentored numerous PGCE students and Early Career Teachers; a role that she greatly enjoyed and found very rewarding.
Having completed her master’s degree at the University of Cambridge in Primary Education in 2021, Ruth joined the School of Education at Anglia Ruskin University as a Lecturer Practitioner and taught across both the undergraduate and post graduate portfolios. She was Course Leader for the Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Cambridge for over 2 years and is now part of the Leadership Team for the Post Graduate Certificate (PG Cert) in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. She was also a module tutor on the MBA and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students. She currently mentors new members of staff as part of their induction process. Additionally, Ruth is an educational consultant for TastEd: a charity committed to developing sensory food education in schools and early years settings.
Clarke, T. and Platt, R., 2023. Children’s Lived Experiences of Wellbeing at School in England: a Phenomenological Inquiry. Child Indicators Research, pp.1-34
British Education Research Association (BERA) September 2023. ‘Professional Enquiry as a novel approach in the landscape of teacher research’
Advance HE Assessment and Feedback Symposium Further Frontiers November 2022. ‘The merits and Challenges of Video Feedback’
International Active Learning Conference 2023. ‘Promoting Wellbeing and Happiness within Learning and Teaching through Active Learning’