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鈥 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) - 亚色视频
- 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) 鈥楤eyond 鈥減araprofessional鈥: Empowering and equipping teaching assistants to develop a sense of identity鈥, in Hopkins, N and Thompson, C. (eds.) Reflections on identity. London: Springer
- Connolly, S. and Goodchild, A. (2021) 鈥楽tarting to see the 鈥榖igger picture鈥: ways of developing professional and paraprofessional understandings of behaviour, curriculum and the learning environment鈥, in Wearmouth, J. and Lindley, K. (eds.) 叠谤颈苍驳颈苍驳听迟丑别听颁耻谤谤颈肠耻濒耻尘听迟辞听尝颈蹿别. London: Open University Press
- Goodchild, A., and Butler, C. (2020). 鈥楤uilding the foundations for academic success: learning from the experiences of part-time students in their first semester of study鈥,听Widening participation and lifelong learning, 听22 (2), pp.听135-161
- Goodchild, A. (2019) 鈥楶art-time students in transition: supporting a successful start to higher education鈥, Journal of further and higher education, 43 (6), pp.774-787
Conference Presentations
- Nethercott, K., Siddons, K., and Goodchild, A. (2023)听鈥楿nderstanding听how听the听PAT System can听better support听students听on听Applied courses鈥, Teaching Beyond the Curriculum. 听AMPS Education: Live online presentation听听
Research Projects
- The role of the PAT in supporting students on applied degrees
- The professional experiences of teaching assistants