Ruth Platt

Courses taught:

• Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) (Undergraduate)
• Primary Education Studies (Undergraduate)

Having worked in schools for over 25 years, Ruth has expertise in Early Years and Primary Education, and has a particular interest in Phonics, Personal, Social, Health Education and children’s wellbeing. Prior to joining ARU, Ruth worked as primary school teacher and an assistant head in London and Cambridge.

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Background

After completing her master’s degree at the University of Cambridge in Primary Education, Ruth joined the School of Education at Anglia Ruskin University as a Senior Lecturer Practitioner in 2021. She was Course leader for the Post Graduate Course in Education (PGCE) in Cambridge and was part of the Leadership Team for the Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGCert).

Ruth is now a Senior Lecturer and the Course Leader for the BEd Primary Education with QTS in Cambridge. She is also the strategic lead for School Experience.

Additionally, Ruth has worked as an educational consultant for TastEd, a charity committed to developing sensory food education in schools and other settings.

Research interests

• Initial Teacher Training
• Educational leadership
• The role of the school-based mentor in ITT
• Teachers as researchers
• Feedback as a tool for enhancing learning
• The social and emotional aspects of teaching and learning
• Wellbeing in schools

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts in Education with English Literature and Linguistics (BAEd): Durham University
• Master’s degree in Primary Education (MEd): University of Cambridge
• Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching: HE (PG Cert) Anglia Ruskin University
• Post Graduate Certificate in Lead Mentoring (PG Cert) Anglia Ruskin University
• Certificate of ITT Advance Level Mentoring Course: University of Cambridge
• Early Years Curriculum: CFPS module: University of Cambridge
• Middle Leadership Development Programme: National College

Memberships, editorial boards

• Senior Fellow of Advance HE
• Member of the Chartered College of Teaching

Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange

• ‘An Evaluation of Prejudice Reporting in Early Years Settings.’ A research project funded by Cambridgeshire Country Council.
• Close to Research Professional Development Project- working with local schools and teachers, using Professional Enquiry as a tool for professional development.

Selected recent publications

Clarke, T. and Platt, R., 2023. Children’s Lived Experiences of Wellbeing at School in England: a Phenomenological Inquiry. Child Indicators Research, pp.1-34

Recent presentations and conferences

British Education Research Association (BERA) September 2023. ‘Professional Enquiry as a novel approach in the landscape of teacher research’

Advance HE Assessment and Feedback Symposium Further Frontiers November 2022. ‘The merits and Challenges of Video Feedback’

International Active Learning Conference 2023. ‘Promoting Wellbeing and Happiness within Learning and Teaching through Active Learning’