Education
2016-2020
University of Oxford
PhD Education
Thesis title: "History Education for Transitional Justice: How students understand and construct historical legacies in the post-apartheid South African history classroom". Ethnographic study of history classrooms in Cape Town.
2014-2016
University of Oxford
MSc Comparative and International Education
Dissertation title: "Does student-centred learning improve learning outcomes in Indian classrooms?" Evaluation of DFID teacher training.
2009-2012
London School of Economics
BSc Social Anthropology
Dissertation title: "Coercion and Modernity - The construction of governmentality in China"
Academic Experience
2023 - 2023
University of Bristol
School of Education
Lecturer
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Lecturing undergraduates
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Supervising PhD/MSc dissertations
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Nominated for “Innovative and Inspiring Teaching Award” and “Outstanding Personal Tutoring Award”
2020-2022
University of Oxford
Department of Education
Post-doctoral Researcher
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Study on history teachers’ beliefs regarding legacies of colonialism/Empire
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Development of history teacher CPD materials regarding controversial history
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Analysis of GCSE ‘Empire and Belonging’ textbooks
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Large-scale study of English secondary school students’ at atitudes to history
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Analysis of history teachers’ decision making regarding curricular choices
2020-2022
University of Oxford
Department of Education
Co-lead of MSc CIE Pathway
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Responsible for pathway provision and student recruitment.
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Teaching 'Educational Research Methods' and 'Perspectives and Debates in Qualitative Research'. Supervising 4 MSc dissertations to completion.
2015 - 2020
University of Oxford
Department of Education
Research Assistant
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External evaluation for DFID exploring the effect of student centred pedagogies on student learning outcomes in India.
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Longitudinal study of learning outcomes in Sierra Leonean low-cost private schools.
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Qualitative study in India and Nigeria exploring the relationship between education and religious extremism.
2024 - Present
University of Oxford
Department of Education
Research Fellow
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British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow, for the project Belonging To The Difficult Past: The potential of history education to foster positive belonging among racially minoritized youth
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Comparative ethnography of schools in Cape Town and London
Consultancy
2023 - Present
UNESCO
Education Expert
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Fostering global citizens through the memory of the world project
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Organised a 2-day online teacher training workshop
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Conducted pilot project evaluation
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Reviewed and supported Phase II project proposal
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Supported Phase II project inception phase
2023 - Present
Historical Association
External consultant
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Review of diversity and inclusion in English GCSE History textbooks
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Development of Zambia’s ECD strategy and policy response.
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Real Time Assessment of UNICEF’s response to COVID-19 in EECA region.
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Analysis of COVID-19 impact on Zambian education system.
Oxford Policy Management
External consultant (UNICEF)
2021 - 2023
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Systematic review of ‘Global competence’, worked with assessment experts to develop a definition and framework for assessing ‘Global Competence’ and co-authored the subsequent report.
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Designed and co-authored publication on initial teacher preparation using TALIS survey data.
OECD
External consultant
2017 - 2018