Lorraine Thomas

Head of Secondary & Post Compulsory Education

Institute of Education

Contact Details

email: l.thomas@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 542263


Qualifications
Postgraduate Certificate in Research
MA Education
Postgraduate Certificate in Mentoring and Coaching
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
BA (Hons) French and German Studies

Teaching & Research

Teaching Interests

Secondary Modern Foreign Languages and Professional Studies
Mentoring and Coaching
Leadership and Management
Reflective Practice

Research Interests

The move to a masters level teaching profession (The masters level PGCE, the Masters in Teaching and Learning)

Professional Bodies

2007 – Present: Member of the Teacher Learning Academy
2010 – Present: Member of UCET Research and Development Committee
2011 – Present: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Publications

Contributions to books:

Cartwright, L., Thomas, L. & Griggs, G. (2011): How do you become a reflective professional? In McGregor, D. & Cartwright, L. (Eds) / Reflective Practice: A Guide for Beginning Teachers/ Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Thomas, L. & Cartwright, L. (2011) How can detailed reflection improve your practice? Frameworks to make small changes with big impact. In McGregor, D. & Cartwright, L. (Eds) / Reflective Practice: A Guide for Beginning Teachers/. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Book reviews for Journals (‘Professional Development in Education’ and ‘Educational Management Administration and Leadership’):

Christopher Chapman and Helen M. Gunter (2009) Radical Reforms: Perspectives on an era of educational change

Hudson, David (2009) Good Teachers, Good Schools: How to create a successful school

Hitching, Jeanne (2008) Maintaining Your License to Practise

Leaman, Louisa (2008) The Perfect Teacher: How to make the very best of your teaching skills

Wallace, Wendy (2009) Schools within Schools: Human scale education in practice

Funded project: Increasing the quality and capacity of secondary Maths ITT placements (2006 – 07 TDA Partnership Development School project)

External Responsibilities

2007 – Present: External Examiner for Modern Foreign Languages, Oxford Brookes University