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Rachel Lofthouse, Dr
Emeritus Professor at Leeds Beckett University
Rachel Lofthouse is Emeritus Professor at Leeds Beckett University, England. She founded CollectivED, a research and practice centre with a focus on coaching, mentoring and professional learning. Rachel has been engaged in supporting coaching and mentoring in education for almost three decades, as a practitioner, researcher and professional development facilitator. Her work has allowed her to engage with and lead local, national and international professional and academic networks. Before joining Leeds Beckett University Rachel worked as a secondary teacher and middle leader in schools in the North East of England and as a teacher educator, researcher and course director at Newcastle University. Rachel retired after 34 years as an educator to pursue a new career drawing on her skills of dialogue, support and advocacy.
Rachel Lofthouse's contributions
Ready for a new turn in teacher education?
This year I retired from my role in teacher education and research, seven years after becoming a professor, and 30 years after mentoring my first student teacher. In the English context I was not...
Continue reading blog postThe ECR Journey: At Crossroads of Becoming
On this 2nd ECR Annual Conference we continued to celebrate the ECR journeys and welcomed educational researchers and practitioners to join us in Leeds. This year’s conference was anchored on...
Boundary crossings with artists, teachers and children: Integrating creative pedagogies for young people’s wellbeing
Global organisations (OECD, 2018) highlight the need for renewed focus on creativity and wellbeing in education. While Wales and Scotland have innovated their curriculum to reflect a stronger...
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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Annual Conference 2023 – SIG Best Presentation Award
The SIG convenors shortlisted then attended sessions for their SIG and judged these presentation. The ‘ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Annual Conference – SIG Best Presentation’ is then awarded. You can view the...
Holding the space for professional learning
The professional learning of teachers and school leaders occurs in multiple spaces and potentially throughout their careers. Professional learning matters because it creates opportunities for...
Continue reading blog postPLENARY: Challenging the status quo from inside teacher education: a chain reaction conversation
IN THIS SESSION Challenging the status quo from inside teacher education: a chain reaction conversation offering new perspectives from across the UK Rachel Lofthouse1, Anna Beck2, Andrew James...
PLENARY: The University and the Professions: shall we dance?
The University and the Professions: shall we dance? Vivienne Baumfield1, Chris Brown2, Rachel Lofthouse3, Morag Redford4, Alis Oancea5, Graham Handscomb6 1University of Exeter, United Kingdom....