Educating the teacher educators – who, what, how and why
The seminar introduces a book Educating the Teacher Educators: Who, What, How and Why to be published by Bloomsbury in 2027.
The book itself presents the voices of a very diverse group of practising teacher educators, working across a wide range of contexts and settings, as they learn and engage with practitioner research and inquiry to develop their professional thinking and practice on the Masters in Teacher Education and beyond. The seminar will explore the origins of the book, before the authors of four of the (13) chapters go on to present the theories, evidence, key arguments and insights from their particular research studies. It will end by looking at what the book contributes to the field of teacher education and to the education of teacher educators.

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Speaker bio:

Dr Ann Childs is Associate Professor of Science Education and former Course Director of the MSc in Teacher Education at the University of Oxford Education Department.

Stuart Farmer is Learning and Skills Manager (Scotland) at the Institute of Physics.

Professor (Emeritus) Trevor Mutton was Director for Graduate Studies at the University of Oxford Education Department.
Date: 5 February 2026, 16:00
Venue: 15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Speakers: Dr Ann Childs (Department of Education, University of Oxford), Stuart Farmer (Institute of Physics), Professor Trevor Mutton (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Department of Education
Part of: Oxford University Teacher Education Research Seminars
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editors: Hannah Freeman, Kristina Khoo, Shaena Sinclair