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Dr Helen Bushell-Thornalley
Helen has oversight of Secondary PGCE for Physical Education and Dance, leadership in secondary mentor training and Educational Ethnography research in the Education Master's programme team. Helen had an International career of fourteen years, playing Hockey for England and Great Britain and coaching professionally within this sport. During the 2018 Helen was part of the former Women’s International group during the Hockey World Cup. Helen’s first degree is in Sports Science and her subsequent qualification as a secondary Physical Education teacher at Brunel University. Throughout her school career, she was Head of Department of Physical Education department and then as Head of Sixth Form in an outstanding school of over 1200 pupils in London. Helen then moved from her role in leadership to work with undergraduate, PGCE, GT, OTT and Master's in Education degree students at St Mary’s University. Helen took on a leading role within mentoring and coaching Secondary Physical Education Specials at St Mary’s University for four-years QTS degrees and PGCE programmes. During ten years at that institution, Helen held leadership roles in Education at Academic, and Programme Director levels and course leads and completed her Master’s degree from Surrey University. This research developed an institutional Academic Tutoring System ATS, focusing on tutor support for degree classifications and target setting for undergraduate QTS students through Action Research. In 2012 Helen embarked on her Doctorate in Education at Lincoln Bishop University. The focus of Helen’s research is in Physical Education and School Sport and how the Olympic movement has politically influenced practices in the UK, from its origin in Victorian Britain and then during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. -
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Mark Plater
Mark Plater coordinates and teaches on the Secondary PGCE Religious Education programme. He also teaches various undergraduate and Master's level theology modules, with an emphasis on world religions and education. He has a special interest in fieldwork, and leads annual visits to London, Europe and India in addition to various day trips. Mark joined the staff of Lincoln Bishop University in 2006 following a wide-ranging career in secondary school teaching, advisory work and four years as Director of Education at the Diocese of Southwell, Lincolnshire. Teaching Mark’s teaching contribution is varied, including secondary PGCE teaching and various undergraduate and postgraduate Theology modules. The Theology modules include World Religions, Religious Conflict and Dialogue, Asian Beliefs, Green Theology and Holocaust Education. Mark also coordinates the 3forRE scheme, and the Farmington Fellowships programmes at Lincoln Bishop, both of which are for classroom based RE research. -
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Dr Mary-Louise Maynes
Louise has been teaching at Lincoln Bishop University since 2008, initially as a visiting tutor and as a full-time member of staff from 2012. Prior to working at Lincoln Bishop Louise worked as a primary teacher in Kent and Lincolnshire and as a museum educator, working with children and young people in a variety of museums including the Natural History Museum in London.Louise teaches on the undergraduate Early Childhood Studies and Health and Wellbeing in Early Childhood Programmes. Her teaching interests include play, the history and sociology of childhood, early literacy, and research involving young children. She also teaches on the MA in Children’s Literacies and Literature where she teaches a module on researching with children and supervises students undertaking their final dissertation. Louise is a member of the MA Education Ethics Committee and also supervises PhD students. Louise leads the Literature and Literacies Research and Knowledge exchange unit Research & Knowledge Exchange Units - Literature and Literacies (LILI) | Lincoln Bishop University. She is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. -
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Dr Sheine Peart
Dr Sheine Peart joined Lincoln Bishop University in April 2019 from Nottingham Trent University. She is an Associate Professor in Access, Equality and Inclusion and is based within the Research Team at Lincoln Bishop. She is Programme Leader for Education based PhDs and the Education Doctorate as well as contributing to other education courses. She has had a diverse career in education working as a secondary school teacher, youth worker and education adviser before moving into higher education (HE) in 2006. Immediately before teaching in HE she worked in the further education (FE) sector for 15 years teaching numeracy to learners on a wide variety of vocational programmes and managing teacher education programmes. She has wide knowledge of practical classroom issues, extensive experience of working with learners who present challenging behaviour and an outstanding track record in supporting students, helping them to identify and achieve their goals. Her outstanding doctoral research on the experience of Black male learners in the post-compulsory sector which privileged the voices of marginalized, silenced learners won the national BERA/SAGE award for research. Sheine’s education qualifications include a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE Secondary Education), Bachelor of Science (Hons.), Master of Arts in Education and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Dr Sheine Peart is happy to answer any queries regarding Lincoln Bishop's Doctoral courses. Email sheine.peart@lincolnbishop.ac.uk -
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About Research at Lincoln Bishop
Research is important to us at Lincoln Bishop for its intrinsic as well as extrinsic value, and we fully support and encourage research among staff and students across the institution. -
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Lincoln
Lincoln retains the same quaintness and charm of smaller cities by managing to blend its historical past with the contemporary seamlessly, making for a dynamic and exciting place to live, work, and study. -
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Research & Knowledge Exchange Projects
Our research projects give a focus for research and scholarship at Lincoln Bishop and reflect both existing and developing curriculum areas. -
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Research & Knowledge Exchange Events
Research conferences at Lincoln Bishop are wide-ranging with topics relevant to our three academic schools. -
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