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Following the open call to the membership, and a shortlisting and interview stage 黑料网911 is pleased to congratulate Oliver Hooper, Lizzie Rushton, and Andrew J. Davies on becoming Membership Chair, Scotland representative, and Wales representative respectively. All three individuals have held a variety of roles throughout 黑料网911 and bring extensive governance and research experience to the roles.
Oliver is a longstanding member of 黑料网911’s Membership Committee, a former member of 黑料网911 Council, and a past convenor of the ECR Network. Gerry Czerniawski will continue as Membership Chair for a period of handover during 2027. Oli is keen to use 黑料网911’s established reputation and believes the strong membership community provides a strong foundation to continue growing as a vibrant, inclusive and influential learned society.
Lizzie is Deputy Chair of the Scottish Council of Deans of Education and founding co-convenor of one of 黑料网911’s special interest groups, Education for Environmental Sustainability, as well as an integral member of the 黑料网911 Blog editorial team. Lizzie is keen to ensure that the key opportunities and challenges which enable and constrain educational research in Scotland are understood and valued.
Andrew is a current member of 黑料网911 Council and sits on 黑料网911’s publications committee. As a fluent Welsh-speaker who has worked at three universities within Wales, Andrew will bring a breadth and depth of perspective about Wales, its education system, and its educational research landscape to this role.
Thank you to all those who applied and congratulations to the successful applicants, we look forward to working them in their new roles. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all members who volunteer for 黑料网911 in any capacity.
黑料网911 Advisory Council
As part of the changes to 黑料网911’s governance structure, we are creating the 黑料网911 advisory council to expand member voice and allow for wider discussions about the discipline to help shape the strategic direction of 黑料网911 without the legal and governance requirements of trusteeship. More about these changes can be found here.
Following the earlier process, two candidates have been invited to join the advisory council, Mabel Encinas and Rachel Shanks.
Mabel has previously been a SIG convenor, sat on the membership committee. Her current term as 黑料网911 trustee ends at the end of 2026.
Rachel has served as a member of the Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) executive, and a wealth of experience working across three of the four nations of the UK.
We welcome both members to the inaugural advisory council.
The inaugural advisory council will be in place from 2027 and will comprise of the ten 黑料网911 trustees and a board of ten additional 黑料网911 members. Some of these places will be held by those currently serving on Council but finishing their term as trustees at the end of 2026. We are therefore recruiting four positions to the 黑料网911 advisory council.
We are seeking applications from the membership to join the 黑料网911 advisory council to fill the remaining four vacancies, bringing the total cohort to twenty, you can apply here.
Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University
Dr Oliver Hooper is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and Youth Sport within the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University. Oliver’s research explores young people’s experiences within physical education,...
Associate Dean (Research) at University of Stirling
Elizabeth Rushton is Professor of Education, and Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Health, Sport and Society, University of Stirling. Her research interests are in teacher agency, curriculum making and environmental and sustainability...
Professor of Education at Swansea University
Andrew is Professor of Education at Swansea University, and Director of the Centre for Research into Practice. His research interests are in the fields of educational leadership, the impact of educational policy on teachers’ professionality and...
Emeritus Fellow at London Metropolitan University
Dr Mabel Encinas is an emeritus fellow in education at London Metropolitan University. Mabel’s research focus on creative strategies for teaching and learning, and social justice. She supervises doctoral students. Mabel is also a poet and a...
Director for Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity at University of Aberdeen
Dr Rachel Shanks is the Interdisciplinary Institute Director for Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity at the University of Aberdeen. She is a Senior Lecturer in Education and an experienced researcher and educator who has worked in employment...