Our CPD Services
Our staff at the School of Education can offer a variety of services as part of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Find out how their research could benefit you as an individual, external organisation or educational institution.
Dr Katherin Barg
Dr Katherin Barg is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, with research interests which revolve around the social inequalities in education.
CPD specialism
Inequalities in schools and unconscious bias
CPD service
In the past, Katherin has run workshops with teachers in which an overview over research on social, ethnic and gender inequalities in education was given, and school-internal processes contributing to these inequalities were highlighted. The workshops also had a focus on unconscious bias in teachers and its implications. Individual and group activities invited participants to reflect on the presented research and their own practice.
This is a two to three hour interactive workshop which can be held in person or online. Katherin is available to visit your school and run the workshop for between 15 and 150 participants. Online workshops are better suited for small groups of up to 20 participants.
Michelle Graffagnino
Michelle Graffagnino is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education with research interests in climate change and secondary school curriculum.
CPD specialism
Action research
CPD service
Working with school teachers to identify an area to improve, provide research on the issue, and design an action research cycle to analyse the impact the intervention has had on a sub-group of learners. This could be based at the University, or Michelle is available to visit your school to work with staff.
If you would like to know more information about the University of Bristol’s Climate Ambassadors, including Climate Fresk workshops, please email michelle.graffagnino@bristol.ac.uk or read our latest newsfeed articlefor insight into a case study.
Professor Paul Howard-Jones
Professor Paul Howard-Jones is a Professor of Neuroscience and Education at the School of Education.
CPD specialism
Whole-school approaches to climate change education and sustainability
CPD service
Paul has previously worked with school teachers and students to identify how to move forward with plans to develop whole-school approaches, including co-ordinating curriculum, student voice and estates, with a special focus on communication, motivation and 'nudging' the less enthusiastic towards climate action.
Paul's sessions could be based at the University of Bristol or a visit to your school. This would entail one or more sessions, with the possibility of working with staff over the course of an academic year.
Dr Florence Neville
Dr Florence Neville is a Senior Research Associate at the School of Education, who often teaches and supervises on our master's and undergraduate programmes.
CPD specialism
Neurodiversity
CPD service
Florence delivers half-day and full-day Neurodiversity in the Classroom training for PGCE courses, and can extend this to schools and multi-academy trusts (MTAs). She also delivers half-day and full-day training in Mentoring Neurodivergent ITE and ECT teachers for institutions including Five Counties Teaching School Hubs Alliance and Somerset Council. This can also be extended to other schools and MTAs.
Dr Felicity Sedgewick
Dr Felicity Sedgewick is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Education at the School of Education.
CPD specialism
Autism in girls
CPD service
Felicity can facilitate training on what autism looks like in girls, and how staff members can support them effectively in school. She has run versions of this session multiple times, both online and in-person, spanning either one or two hours depending on the need of the school or organisation.
Dr Nicola Warren-Lee
Dr Nicola Warren-Lee is a Senior Lecturer on our secondary PGCE in Geography programme at the School of Education.
CPD specialism
Practitioner research in education
CPD service
Nicola has supported new and experienced teachers to understand and develop their practice further through critiquing, applying, and reflecting on academic research. Through one off workshops or over a series of engagements, Nicola can guide teachers to relevant research, support the development of key practitioner research questions, co-develop classroom research methodologies, and help teachers decide on what improvement might look like in their contexts.
Previously supported practitioner research areas include:
- Climate change education
- Understanding and improving student engagement
- Creative pedagogies
- Geography education - curriculum design
- Meaningful assessment