Alison Pearson
Telephone: 07711312888
College: College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Discipline: Education
Department: Graduate School of Education
Research Centre/Unit: Centre for Research in Professional Learning
I am a PhD student, funded by the ESRC, researching teacher resilience and what it is that sustains long-serving secondary school teachers to successfully navigate the challenges of their professional lives. I am also a member of the Centre for Research in Professional Learning. Prior to my PhD I have worked in the FE sector, as a teacher, manager and senior leader.
My research and teaching interests are particularly concerned with teacher wellbeing, early career teacher support and training, coaching. leadership and management.