Institute and Professional Services Directors | Ruth Harrison-Palmer

Biography

Ruth started her career in education as a primary school teacher over thirty years ago. She has experience as a Deputy Headteacher and an Acting-Head. Ruth worked with Cumbria Local Authority as a literacy advisor as well as a consultant for the National Strategies before moving into higher education.

With over twenty years of experience in the higher education sector, Ruth has experience of a wide range of leadership roles.

Ruth's research interests include teaching children how to read using systematic synthetic phonics and how teachers learn teaching.

Qualifications and memberships

PhD Education Research- Thesis title: ‘A flexible framework for articulating how student teachers learn teaching, as described by participants in a national review of initial teacher education in England’

MA Education with Applied Linguistics

B.Ed. (Hons) with English and QTS

Advance HE Fellowship

Publications

Harrison-Palmer, R. (2022). Chapter Four: Reading. In: Waugh, D, Jolliffe, W and Allott, K Primary English for Trainee Teachers (4th Edition). London: Sage. p.61 - 83.

Reviewer for the Department for Education’s ‘Reading framework: teaching the foundations of literacy’ (2021)

Harrison-Palmer, R. (2020). Chapter Four: Reading. In: Waugh, D, Jolliffe, W and Allott, K Primary English for Trainee Teachers (3rd Edition). London: Sage. p.61 - 83.

Harrison-Palmer, R. (2014). Chapter Four: Reading. In: Waugh, D, Jolliffe, W and Allott, K Primary English for Trainee Teachers. London: Sage. p.102 - 123.

Durham University Phonics Conference (2013) Keynote

Waugh, D and Harrison-Palmer, R (2013). Teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics. London: Sage.

UCET Conference (2012): Guest Speaker

Reading Reform Foundation International Conference (2011). How can universities make sure their student teachers are well prepared for teaching reading?

Recent external roles

Director for the charity Inspira

Cumbria Race Equity Network

Governor for Richard Rose Central Academy

South Lakes Federation Board Member

Universities’ Council for the Education of Teachers management committee

Teacher Education Advisory Group

Cathedral Group Education Committee

Million Plus Education Committee

Cumbria Strategic Disadvantage Network

North-West ITT Provider Consortium