Dr Simon Brownhill
BEd, MEd, EdD
Expertise
Expertise in men in the Early Years, pedagogy (learning and teaching - children and adults), (self-)reflection, children's behaviour management, children's writing, creativity, and education in international contexts.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer in Education
School of Education
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Biography
Year 1 Class Teacher - Derbyshire County Council (1998)
Reception Class Teacher - Derby City Council (1999-2002)
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Education - University of Derby (2002-2007)
Assistant Head Teacher for the Early Years/Nursery Teacher - Derby City Council (2008)
Senior Lecturer in Education - University of Derby (2008-2012)
Senior Teaching Associate - University of Cambridge (2013-2018)
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Education (Teaching and Learning)/Associate Professor in Pedagogical Innovation and Gender - University of Bristol (2018-Present)
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
The Wounds We Keep: Youth, Trauma And Otherness In The 21st Century
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Film and TelevisionDates
20/02/2023 to 31/10/2023
Embedding Transformative Leadership
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Dates
02/01/2023 to 31/07/2023
Thesis supervisions
A Comparative Study of Chinese and UK Teachers’ Thinking about Learning Processes
Supervisors
The creative potential of children attending Montessori and play-based kindergartens in Kazakhstan
Supervisors
The pedagogy of children's mathematical graphics
Supervisors
Exploring the Role of Teacher Evaluation in Promoting Teacher Quality
Supervisors
An approach to enacting environmental education in schools in Hong Kong
Supervisors
Parent as therapeutic companions
Supervisors
Identifying teachers’ perceptions of the most beneficial school practices used to support pupils during primary to secondary school transfer
Supervisors
By the SATs divided? A critical realist investigation into the views and experiences of teachers regarding the impact the Key Stage Two Standard Assessment Tests (KS2 SATs) have on the taught curriculum of Year 6 pupils in England.
Supervisors
Publications
Selected publications
01/01/2021‘Role model’ or ‘facilitator’?
Gender and Education
Refining professional knowing as a creative practice
Reflective Practice
Men in Early Years Settings
Men in Early Years Settings
Recent publications
01/01/2025Part-Time Distance Postgraduate Researchers
Creative Practice in Higher Education Engaging Adult Learners through Theory and Pedagogy
The Process (2023)
Open Screens
Directional Reflection
Plymouth Interdisciplinary Education Open Journal
Hello! Goodbye! Sharing salutations and valedictions with students in the university classroom
Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Directional Reflection
Pedagogies: An International Journal
Teaching
MSc Education
Contemporary Perspectives on Learning (CPonL; Unit Director and Teaching Tutor)
Creativity and the Curriculum (C&tC; Unit Director and Lead Teaching Tutor)
Assessment in Educational Settings (AinES; Unit Lead and Lead Teaching Tutor)
Dissertation (Supervisor)
EdD/PhD
Doctoral Supervisor (1st; 2nd; 3rd)
