Professor Chris Robertson

The Higher Education Academy: Fellow of HEA  
Universities Council for Education and Training (UCET): Elected Member of national UCET Executive 2010–13, Elected Chair of national UCET Management Forum 2007-10  
European Teachers’ Education Network (ETEN): committee member  

Work for National/ International Agencies/ Bodies  

TDA 2008-09: Invited member of MTL Advisory group – invited member of small group of consultant over 12 months contributing to consultation events and chairing workshops  

European funded Leonardo da Vinci research project 2008-10: UK partner in European project on Early Intervention (PRECIOUS)

TDA 2005-2008: Invited consultant and member of ECM Change Management Group (8 members) – national ITE policy work undertaken with resulting national TDA publications  

European funded Leonardo da Vinci project 2006-7: European Passport Early Intervention Project External assessor (invited) 2006-07  

TDA 2004-6: Invited member of Steering Group for TDA ‘Futures’ – ‘Teaching 2020’  

European Education Teachers’ Network 2007-date - Editorial Board member – invited, editing papers presented at international annual conference for conference journal JETEN  

OFSTED (Additional Inspector for ITT) 2004-5: Inspections of ITT provision in HEIs  

TDA 2004-5: Invited member of Partnership Working Group for review of National QTS standards    

DfES 2001-2:  Assessor for Best Practice Research Scholarship level 3 awards  

DfEE/NPQH 2000-4:  Accredited External Threshold Assessor  

British Council 1999-2003:  Assessor, Comenius Project  

OFSTED (Additional Inspector for PITTI Inspections for English) 1998-2003: Inspection of English in ITT provision in HEIs and SCITTs  

OFSTED (Additional Inspector for PFUS Reading) 1997-98:  Inspection of Reading in ITT provision in HEIs  

Book Chapters

Robertson, C. (forthcoming 2011, January) Chapter 10 ‘The Teaching of English in the Primary School Language’, in Cox R. (Ed) 'An Introduction to Primary English Teaching: Language, Literacy and Learning', Sage publications, UK  

Robertson, C. & Cox, R., (2008) ‘“How we do things around here”: Educational Change and effective Faculty leadership in post Blair Britain’ in ‘Changing University Learning and Teaching: Engaging and Mobilising Leadership, Quality and Technology’, McConachie et al, Tasmania  

Refereed Journals  

Robertson, C. (2011, forthcoming) invited paper for inaugural edition: ‘Co-constructing a learning community: A tool for developing international understanding’, International Journal of Technology, and Educational Marketing (IJTEM), Vol 1(1)4 

Robertson, C. and Messenger, M. (2010) ‘Evaluating and Enhancing the Quality of Provision in Early Childhood Intervention: Exploring some European perspectives’, International EXEDRA Journal Special Edition: ‘European perspectives on internationalization: sharing policies and good practices’, September edition

Robertson, C. and Messenger, M. (2010) invited paper for special edition focusing on Early Childhood Intervention: ‘Early Childhood Intervention in the UK: Family, needs, standards and challenges’, International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education (INT-JETSE), Summer edition

Robertson, C., Robins, A. and Cox, R. (2009) ‘Co-constructing a Community Ethos: Challenging Culture and Managing Change in Higher Education’, Management in Education, Vol 23(1), 32-40

Robertson, C., Chance C., Graham J., Davies D., Begnaud, L., (2002) “’It takes a whole education community' . . Addressing issues of access and continuing professional development through innovative partnership models”, International Journal of Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, Vol.4, No.2,  Pp.26-39, (August)

Robertson, C., Keating, 1. & Cooper, B. (1998) "'I don't seem to have done very much work on English grammer (sic) at all'.  A study of the written English skills of first year undergraduate students: their perceptions of the reality", Journal of Further & Higher Education Vol 22, No. 1, pp5-14 (February)

Robertson, C. (1996) "Reading a past-time of the past?", Reading Vol 30, No. 3, pp.26-29 (November) Keating, I., Robertson, C. Roberts, 1. & Shenton, L. (1996) "Policy Documents: On the Wall or in the Waste Bin?", Reading Vol 30, No. 3 pp.37-40 (November)

Robertson, C., Keating, I., Roberts, I. & Shenton, L. (1996) "Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading: The rhetoric and the practice", The Journal of Research in Reading, Vol 19, No 1, pp.25-35 (February)  

Non-Refereed Journals & Other Publications  

Training and Development Agency for Schools, TDA (Ed) (2007), Robertson, C., co-author, national publication, ‘Managing Change in ITT: Experiences and lessons learned from providers’, TDA Government Publication (Autumn 2008)

Robertson, C., (2004) Commissioned article “The Effects of the Madrid Bombing”, for ‘Talkback’, Worcester Evening News, (March)

Robertson, C., (2004) Commissioned article “The Effects of the Madrid Bombing”, for ‘Talkback’, Worcester Evening News, (March)

Cooper, B., Keating, 1. & Robertson, C. (1996) "Games for our Writers", Language & Learning (Summer)

Robertson, C. (1996) "The effectiveness of externally funded initiatives in enhancing primary school achievement", Research Matters Issue 4, Didsbury School of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University (Spring)

Robertson, C., Hodkinson, P., Jones, R., Mountford, B. & Phelps, J. (1996) "The effectiveness of externally funded initiatives in enhancing primary school achievement", commissioned by Wirral LEA and funded by Wirral Task Force and the Government Office for Merseyside

Keating, I., Robertson, C., Roberts, I. & Shenton, L. (1995) "Policy Documents: Love them or hate them?", MGA Journal, Manchester Metropolitan University (December)

Bowen, M., Parry, G. & Robertson, C. (1991) "The Teaching of Welsh as a second Language: Meeting Individual Needs", Newi. funded by CCEDAR

Robertson, C. (1991) "Meeting Individual Needs: a guide to SEN", Newi

Robertson, C. (co-author) (1990) "Encouraging Reading", Shropshire LEA

Robertson, C. (co-author) (1990) "Encouraging Writing", Shropshire LEA

Robertson, C. (co-author) (1990) "Encouraging Spelling", Shropshire LEA  

Canterbury Christ Church University 2005-9: Chief External Examiner for BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS  
Leeds Trinity University 2007: External member of Primary BA (Hons) QTS validation panel  
College of St Martin’s and St John’s 2007: External member of Primary BA (Hons) QTS validation panel  
Edge Hill College of Education 2002-5: Chief External Examiner for BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS  
University of Brighton 1998-2002: Chief External Examiner for BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS, Early Years