Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Curriculum (TLC) brings together research expertise in the School of Education around:
- subject pedagogy;
- school leadership;
- teacher education;
- professional learning;
- teacher educator learning;
- neuroscience and education;
- technology and education;
- the climate emergency/global challenges and education.
The centre benefits from methodological diversity alongside common interests in de-colonisation and indigenous pedagogies and perspectives. A key aim of the Centre is to provide a space for the sharing of ideas and expertise, promoting joint writing and joint research bids. The Centre is a home for many doctoral students in the School of Education.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Dr Katherin Barg
- Centre for Teaching, Learning and Curriculum
- School of Education - Senior Lecturer in Education
Person: Academic
Research output
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A Multi-Study Validation of the Turkish Early Social Cognition Inventory (T-ESCI) in Infants and Toddlers
Soy Telli, B., Yavaslar Dogru, Y., Koc-Arik, G. & Hoicka, E., 2 Jun 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: BMC Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Are lexical features of sarcasm teachable?
Li, X. & Hoicka, E., 27 May 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper
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Beyond Roles: Collective Protagonism in Co-Design with Neurodiverse Groups of Children
Morris, B., Oldfield, A. M. & Metatla, O., 22 Jun 2026, Proceedings of the 25th Interaction Design and Children Conference (IDC '26). Association for Computing Machinery, (Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
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Psychology in Action: applied learning and career readiness development for psychology students
Tsapali, M. (Principal Investigator), Gordillo Bravo, C. (Co-Investigator), Palaiologou, I. (Co-Investigator) & Law, F. (Co-Investigator)
1/03/26 → …
Project: Research
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Associate Project on Pedagogic Research and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL).
Dowling, S. (Co-Investigator), Warman, S. M. (Principal Investigator), Johnson, A. R. L. (Co-Investigator), Ford, G. K. (Co-Investigator), Miles, R. E. H. (Co-Investigator), Sealy, T. (Co-Investigator), Khusainova, R. (Co-Investigator), Gobin, M. S. (Co-Investigator), Goodhead, L. K. (Co-Investigator), Orchard, J. L. (Co-Investigator) & O'Leary, R. (Co-Investigator)
1/07/25 → 31/07/26
Project: Research
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Understanding expertise in the mathematics classroom
Helliwell, T. (Principal Investigator)
3/06/24 → …
Project: Research
Student theses
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A Comparative Study of Chinese and UK Teachers’ Thinking about Learning Processes
Jia, X. (Author), Howard-Jones, P. (Supervisor) & Brownhill, S. (Supervisor), 30 Sept 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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A critical investigation into students’ perceptions of the impact of EMI policy on their content learning and social equity in a HEI in Oman
Al Hajri, H. (Author), Sharples, R. (Supervisor) & Giampapa, F. (Supervisor), 3 Oct 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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A critical realist analysis of COVID-19 pandemic policy enactment in English secondary schools
Bowen, V. E. (Author), Leckie, G. (Supervisor) & Watermeyer, R. (Supervisor), 18 Jun 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Prizes
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ASME Educator Development Committee Educator Development Awards 2022
Allsop, S. (Recipient), Jennings, S. (Recipient) & Noble-Denny, A. L. (Recipient), 25 Apr 2023
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
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Association for Dental Education in Europe Mature Educator Award
Cunningham, I. M. (Recipient), 24 Aug 2023
Prize: National/international honour
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Activities
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Critical and Creative Thinking through the Arts
Smith, L. A. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
29 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
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Stories of Growth in "My Name is Leon": Personal Growth, Eco-justice and Racial-social Justice on the Rookery Road Allotments
Smith, L. A. (Invited speaker)
27 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
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Moving in the Right Circles? Towards developing holacratic communities of practice to sustain and retain new teachers
Smith, L. A. (Invited speaker)
6 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk