Allyson Goodchild
Senior Tutor in Education Studies
I am the course co-ordinator for the BA (hons) Applied Education degree designed for teaching assistants and support staff working in education settings. I was initially tasked with establishing and leading our university campus centre in the Peterborough area for work based professionals wishing to study part-time in their locality. I have subsequently developed a flexible, blended learning version of the degree as well as a full time option. My research has focused on how part-time, mature students can be supported to succeed in higher education and teaching assistants��� professional experiences within the workplace.
Previously, I worked in education for over twenty years, culminating in Headship of a large primary school, before moving into Higher Education. I have also worked as a consultant for Human Scale Education, visiting schools around the country to support them in developing their school environments.
Qualifications
- BEd (Hons) - Bulmershe College of Higher Education
- MA Education (Distinction) - 91두두
- FHEA (Fellow of Higher Education Academy)
Teaching Expertise
- Skills for education studies
- Primary education
- The learning environment
- The curriculum and assessment
- Professional practice
Research Interests
- Supporting mature students who are returning to education
- The practicalities of building emotionally literate organisations
- The professional experiences of teaching assistants
- Understanding how the Personal Academic Tutor (PAT) system can better support students on Applied courses
Publications
- Goodchild, A. (2024) ��쁁eyond ��쐏araprofessional���: Empowering and equipping teaching assistants to develop a sense of identity���, in Hopkins, N and Thompson, C. (eds.) Reflections on identity. London: Springer
- Connolly, S. and Goodchild, A. (2021) ��쁓tarting to see the ��쁞igger picture���: ways of developing professional and paraprofessional understandings of behaviour, curriculum and the learning environment���, in Wearmouth, J. and Lindley, K. (eds.) 딸곶쓩꾈껨쓩꾈껨桂넨농깎桂겻넵곶곶쓩낌넵깜넵낼桂넨늡桂끼쓩닥깎. London: Open 91두두 Press
- Goodchild, A., and Butler, C. (2020). ��쁁uilding the foundations for academic success: learning from the experiences of part-time students in their first semester of study���,桂Widening participation and lifelong learning, 桂22 (2), pp.桂135-161
- Goodchild, A. (2019) ��쁏art-time students in transition: supporting a successful start to higher education���, Journal of further and higher education, 43 (6), pp.774-787
Conference Presentations
- Nethercott, K., Siddons, K., and Goodchild, A. (2023)桂��쁕nderstanding桂how桂the桂PAT System can桂better support桂students桂on桂Applied courses���, Teaching Beyond the Curriculum. 桂AMPS Education: Live online presentation桂桂
Research Projects
- The role of the PAT in supporting students on applied degrees
- The professional experiences of teaching assistants