Andrew W. Wilkins PhD, FHEA is
Reader in Education Policy, Governance and Technology
UoA 23 Education Lead for REF 2029
Subject Ethics Lead and Deputy Chair of Research Ethics Sub-Committee
Head of BA Education
Located in the Subject of Education, School of Mind, Body and Society, Goldsmiths, University of London.
A policy sociologist with research interests in policy, technology and governance with a focus on education.
Current project: Digital school leadership: Examining the governance and enactment of AI to address teacher workload (BELMAS DSA, 2026-2028).
Invited speaker at major events in Europe, Asia and Australasia.
Assessor for Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS), Australian Research Council (ARC) and UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Editor in Chief of Journal of Education Policy.
Member of the Sub-Panel of Education for VER 2026 Periodic Assessment of Research, Development, Artistic and other Creative Activities, Slovak Republic.
Convenor of Education Policy Futures (EPF) Webinar Series.
External examiner to 22 doctoral theses and peer reviewer to over 50 academic journals.
Books:
i. Keywords in Education Policy Research (with Steven J. Courtney and Nelli Piattoeva, Policy Press 2024)
ii. Policy Foundations of Education (Bloomsbury 2022)
iii. Education Governance and Social Theory (with Antonio Olmedo, Bloomsbury 2018)
iv. Modernising School Governance (Routledge 2016)
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