CAREER

EDUCATION

PhD Social Policy, Open University, UK (Oct 2005 – Feb 2009)
MRes Social Science Research Methods, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK (Oct 2004 – Jul 2005)
BA Sociology, University of Leeds, UK (Oct 2000 – Jul 2003)

EMPLOYMENT

Reader, Department of Educational Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London (Nov 2019 – Present)
Reader, Cass School of Education and Communities, University of East London (Jul 2016 – Oct 2019)
Senior Lecturer, Cass School of Education and Communities, University of East London (Feb 2015 – Jun 2016)
Research Fellow, School of Education, University of Roehampton (Sep 2012 – Jan 2015)
Research Associate, School of Education, University of Roehampton (Jul 2011 – Jun 2012)
Research Assistant, School of Education, University of Roehampton (Jul 2010 – Jun 2011)

LEADERSHIP

Unit of Assessment (UoA) Lead for REF 2029, Subject of Education, Goldsmiths (Aug 2025 – Present)
Head of BA Education, Subject of Education, Goldsmiths (Sep 2024 – Present)
Subject Ethics Lead, Subject of Education, Goldsmiths (Aug 2020 – Present)
Deputy Chair for Research Ethics Sub-Committee (RESC), Goldsmiths (October 2024 – Present)
Chair, Secondary PGCE Examination Board, Subject of Education, Goldsmiths (Nov 2021 – Present)
Director of Research, Department of Educational Studies, Goldsmiths (Nov 2021 – Aug 2025)
Co-Director of Research, Department of Educational Studies, Goldsmiths (Dec 2020 – Oct 2021)
Convenor, Writing Group, Department of Educational Studies, Goldsmiths (Oct 2020 – July 2025)
Coordinator, Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-East England (CHASE), Department of Educational Studies, Goldsmiths (Jun 2020 – July 2025)

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Member, Sub-Panel of Education for VER 2026 Periodic Assessment of Research, Development, Artistic and other Creative Activities, Slovak Republic (Aug 2025 – Present)

PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FUNDING

BELMAS Distinguished Service Award (DSA) grant; BELMAS DSA; £12,000 (Jan 2025-Dec 2027)
Impact Fund; Readiness for REF, University of East London; £2,581 (Jul 2016)
Future Research Leaders Grant; Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC); £206,231 (Oct 2012 – Jan 2015)
PhD Studentship; Centre for Citizenship, Identity and Governance (CCIG), The Open University; £51,168 (Oct 2005 – Jan 2009)

AWARDS

BERA Conference 2023 – SIG Best Presentation Prize (Oct 2023)
Joint-second prize for books published in 2016, Society for Educational Studies; Book: Modernising school governance: Corporate planning and expert handling in state education (Nov 2017)

NOMINATIONS

University of East London Student Led Teaching Award (SLTA) (May 2018)
‘Editor’s Choice’, Discourse: Studies in Cultural Politics of Education, for article ‘Governing through parents’ (May 2017)

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Journal of Education Policy (JEP), Editor in Chief (Jan 2024 – Present)
Critical Perspectives on Education and Public Policy, Policy Press Book Series, Editorial Board Member (Jan 2023 – Present)
Critical Studies in Education, Editorial Board Member (Nov 2022 – Present)
Australian Educational Researcher (AER), International Editorial Board Member (Mar 2021 – Present)
Journal of Education Policy (JEP), Associate Regional Editor – Europe (Sep 2018 – Dec 2023)
British Journal of Sociology of Education (BJSE), Editorial Advisory Board Member (Jun 2017 – Jul 2024)
Social Theory and Methodology in Education Research, Bloomsbury Book Series, Editorial Board Member (Jun 2016 – Present)
Pedagogy, Psychology and Professional Education (Ukrainian), Editorial Board Member (Feb 2016 – Present)
Journal of Applied Social Theory, Editorial Board Member (Nov 2015 – Present)
Journal of Pedagogy (JoP) (Slovak), Executive Editor Panel Member (Mar 2014 – Present)

RESEARCH COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP

Australian Research Council (ARC); Assessor (Nov 2022 – Present)
Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS); Expert (Mar 2021 – Present)
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC); Peer Review College Member (Oct 2012 – Present)