Annabel Sharman
Annabel is an experienced teacher with a passion for personal and professional development. She has previously taught across both Key Stage One and Two and has been an Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and Early Career Teacher (ECT) mentor.
- Faculty:
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
- School:
- School of Education
- Location:
- Peterborough
- Areas of Expertise:
- Education and teaching
- Background
Born and raised in Peterborough, Annabel moved to Cambridge in 2009 for university and has made it her home ever since. She began her teaching career in 2013, spending four years at a primary school in north Cambridge before transitioning to the University of Cambridge Primary School, where she taught for seven years. During her time there, she took on various roles, including ITT Mentor, Induction Tutor, and ECT Mentor, and also led the Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics curriculum.
In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Annabel completed a coaching qualification and established a coaching programme at her school, enabling colleagues to access personalised support from an international network of coaches.
Annabel is now thrilled to be investing in her hometown by working at the Peterborough campus as a Senior Lecturer Practitioner. In addition to her academic role, she also serves as Leadership Academy Pastor at Kingsgate Community Church.
- Research interests
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- Teacher Wellbeing
- Coaching in Education
- Teaching
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Annabel currently teaches on the following modules:
- Core Curriculum
- Wider Curriculum
- Key Professional Skills
- Qualifications
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- PGCert Teaching and Learning in HE, ARU
- PGCert Lead Mentoring for Initial Teacher Training, ARU
- National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL), UCL Centre for Educational Leadership
- Certified Life Coach, The Coaching Academy
- PGCE, University of Cambridge
- MA (Cantab), Theology and Religious Studies, University of Cambridge
- Memberships, editorial boards
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- Member, Chartered College of Teaching
- Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange
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- Member, Chartered College of Teaching
- Selected recent publications
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Sharman, A. (2026) ‘Practitioner’s Response to Manifesto 6: Integrating Philosophical Thinking and Practices in Education’. In: Biddulph, J., Shuckburgh, E. and Pearse, H. (eds.) Thriving Sustainably on Planet Earth: Inspiring Innovation in Children’s Education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 175-183.
- Recent presentations and conferences
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Sharman, A. (2022). Unlocking Research: Reimagining professional development in schools [Webinar]. Chartered College of Teaching