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Dr Sandra Leaton Gray
UCL Institute of Education, University College London
20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AL
Tel: 02076126765
Appointment
- Senior Lecturer in Education
- IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy & Assessment
- UCL Institute of Education
Biography
- I originally studied music and trained as a professional soprano, before performing for a short while and then moving into music teaching.
- I subsequently studied as a postgraduate at the University of Cambridge, before working there in the Faculty of Education as a postdoctoral researcher, and also in Cambridge University’s Centre for Applied Research into Educational Technologies (CARET).
- I was Director of Studies for the Sociology of Education at Homerton College, University of Cambridge for several years.
- I then spent a year working as Researcher to the Director at the Institute of Education, University of London.
- I took up a Lectureship at the University of East Anglia in 2007, where I established and led the BA (Education) for five years.
- I moved back to the Institute of Education in 2012 (which merged with UCL to become the UCL Institute of Education in 2014) where I am a Senior Lecturer in Education.
Research Themes
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I mainly carry out research in the area of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment, with a special focus on the sociology of technology and its impact on children and young people. I am a member of the Privacy Expert Group of the Biometrics Institute and co-author, with Professor Andy Phippen of Plymouth University, of the book Invisibly blighted: the digital erosion of childhood (IOE Press, March 2017).
I am Principal Investigator of a team of departmental colleagues carrying out commissioned research on international schooling issues and the scope for integration of curriculum, assessment, and accountability. Recent sponsors have included the EU, the International Baccalaureate Organisation and the BBC.
From 2006 onwards, I have also been exploring the nature of teacher, student and pupil identity and how they reflect education and society. I am particularly interested in how teachers attempt to construct frameworks for professional practice whilst mediating the demands of the knowledge economy, and wrote about this in my book Teachers Under Siege (Trentham, 2005). I also publish work in the area of the sociology of time and education, with particular reference to technological changes.
Teaching Summary
MA (Education)
- Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (Module leader)
- What is Education?
- Dissertation module (Supervisor)
I also supervise research full and part-time students on the MPhil, EdD and PhD programmes.
I am always keen to speak to potential doctoral students wishing to work in my research area, but have limited vacancies for students for the academic year 2017/8.
Appointments
| 01-DEC-2012 | Senior Lecturer in Education | Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment | UCL Institute of Education, United Kingdom |
| 01-SEP-2007 – 30-NOV-2012 | Lecturer in Education | Education and Lifelong Learning | University of East Anglia, United Kingdom |
| 01-SEP-2006 – 31-AUG-2007 | Researcher to the Director | Directorate | Institute of Education, University of London, United Kingdom |
| 01-AUG-2003 – 31-AUG-2006 | Research Associate | Education | University of Cambridge, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
| 2007 | SFHEA | ATQ04 - Recognised by the HEA as a Senior Fellow – Education | |
| 2004 | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy – Education | University of Cambridge |
| 1999 | M.Phil | Master of Philosophy – Education | University of Cambridge |
