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Research interests
Lorna's main research interest is the secondary English curriculum past and present, with a particular interest in policy in practice, creativity teacher agency. Her latest book, Creativity in the English Curriculum: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions will be published shortly. Her work involves both archival research (exploring English policy documents from 1905 to the present) and discussion with practitioners in the field. She was awarded the NATE Terry Furlonger Award for Research in 2020.
Lorna launched a successful local Teachers as Writers group in 2013 as part of the National Writing Project, which seeks to explore the impact of teachers' writing on their work with children in the classroom, and is co-investigator in a comparative project with colleagues in universities in Australia and Israel. She is also evaluating the new Apprentice of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the perspective of teachers and students who experienced the first two years teaching and learning the qualification.
Lorna is Chair of the Initial Teacher Education working group of the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE). She is also, together with local ITE colleagues, currently involved in two projects: one explores the beliefs and practices of new teachers of English in terms of creativity (reprising a 2012 publication, Celebrating Creativity Collaboratively), and the second is a UKLA-funded project on the texts commonly used in KS3 classrooms.
She is further interested in technology enhanced learning, particularly the contribution that ICT can make to an English classroom. She was Chair of the NATE ICT committee (Sept 2006 - Sept 2009), during which time the Entitlement to ICT in Secondary English was updated, and has worked with NATE and BECTA to produce advisory policy papers. She contributed to the development of Teachit's 'The Training Ground' as a resource for student and newly-qualified English teachers.
External positions
Chair, ITE Working Group, National Association for the Teaching of English
1 Jun 2120 → …
External Examiner, University of Exeter
30 Sep 2018 → …
Vice Chair, ITE committee, National Association for the Teaching of English
1 Apr 2018 → …
External Examiner, University of Leicester
30 Sep 2017 → …
External Examiner, University of Cambridge
1 Sep 2014 → 30 Jul 2017
Fellow, Higher Education Academy
26 Nov 2013 → …
External Examiner, St Mary's University, Twickenham, London
1 Sep 2013 → 30 Jul 2017
External Examiner, University of Malta
1 Dec 2012 → 31 Jul 2016
Structured keywords and research groupings
- SoE Educational Futures Network
- Curriculum policy
- Teacher agency
- SoE Centre for Teaching Learning and Curriculum
Keywords
- English
- Creativity
- Hermeneutics
- Technology - Learning
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Research output
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Teaching Key Stage 3 literature: The challenges of accountability, gender and diversity
Chapman, S., Kneen, J., Foley, J., Kelly, L. A., Smith, L. A., Thomas, H. & Watson, A., 7 May 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Literacy. p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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The Dance and the Tune: A storied exploration of the teaching of stories
Smith, L., Thomas, H., Chapman, S., Foley, J., Kelly, L., Kneen, J. & Watson, A., 31 Aug 2021, In: Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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All the Nines: Creativity in English Curricula in England in 1919, 1989 and 2019 as a Reflection of Britain's Place in Europe
Smith, L. A., 4 Feb 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education. 27, 3, p. 305-320 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Prizes
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Terry Furlong Award for Research
Smith, Lorna A (Recipient), 14 Nov 2020
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Activities
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50 years after Dartmouth
Lorna A Smith (Participant)
27 Jun 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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External examiner for PGCE English programme, University of Cambridge
Lorna A Smith (Examiner)
Sep 2015 → …Activity: Examination types › External Examination and Supervision
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External examiner for PGCE English programme, St Mary's University
Lorna A Smith (Examiner)
Sep 2014 → …Activity: Examination types › External Examination and Supervision
Thesis
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Conversations in Creativity : Interpreting secondary English curriculum policy in England past and present
Author: Smith, L. A., 21 Jan 2021Supervisor: Facer, K. (Supervisor) & Orchard, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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