MARTIN ECCLESHARE

Martin is a Senior Lecturer of Computing and Digital Education at Edge Hill University. Alongside lecturing, he holds additional undergraduate and postgraduate responsibilities, including PGCE Secondary Computing Course Leader and Module Leader for the Year 3 BA (Hons) Education and Special Educational Needs (SED3003 - Including and Supporting Children with Specific Learning Needs).

He is a recognised British Computing Society Master Teacher, Google Certified Educator, Certified Microsoft Trainer/Educator, and has been an Examiner and Moderator for a leading GCSE/A Level exam board over several years. Martin currently serves as an Examiner for the Educational Leadership MBA at Anglia Ruskin University and the PGDE (QTS) at Bath Spa University. He has served as a Computing at Schools (CAS) Hub Leader for Nottingham, Liverpool, and Wigan and has achieved the British Computing Society (BCS) Teaching Excellence in Computer Science Certification

Martin holds a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc Hons) in Information Communications and German and a Master of Science degree (MSc) in Leadership and Management. He is a qualified teacher (QTS) and a qualified headteacher, having achieved the National Professional Qualification in Headship (NPQH) from Middlesex University, accredited by the Department for Education (DfE).

He has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Secondary Education (PGCE) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (PGCTHE) at Edge Hill University, along with a PGCE in Educational Leadership from Bolton University. As a Chartered Manager Fellow (CMgr FCMI) with the Chartered Management Institute, Martin combines leadership expertise with a commitment to continuous professional development.

A qualified SENDCo, he holds the Postgraduate National Award in SEND Coordination from Middlesex University and is a certified Department for Education (DfE) Pupil Premium and SEND Reviewer for primary and secondary schools. He is also a Designated Senior Safeguarding Lead (DSL), accredited by Nottingham City Council and Liverpool City Council.

Martin is passionately committed to educational improvement, policy, and reform, striving for a fair and meaningful learning journey for every child. As part of his Doctorate in Educational Leadership, he aims to influence policy and create system-level change across education. His NPQH involved developing strategic school improvement plans for assessment and leadership development.

He has held several school leadership roles, including Assistant Headteacher positions in Nottingham and Liverpool. His responsibilities have encompassed SEND coordination, Access Arrangements assessment (BPS Registered Educational Test User), whole-school timetabling using Nova-T, transition planning from KS2 to KS3, and leadership of Looked After Children as Designated Teacher and Pupil Premium Lead. He also oversaw strategic development for Year 7 and Year 8 and line-managed multiple curriculum areas. He has served as Head of Department for Computing and Business Studies in two secondary schools, and has also line managed the Computing department as the SLT link in both senior leadership roles.

Research Interests:

• Educational Reform
• Educational Policy
• Educational Governance and Accountability
• School Improvement
• Leadership and Management
• Inclusion
• SEND
• Comparative Education
• System Leadership
• Change Management

Martin also has a strong passion for languages and linguistics. Fluent in German, he has worked in various interpreting and translation roles for German and international airlines and airports. His interests include German literature and exploring links between language acquisition and programming. His research in German studies has focused on reunification implications and dialect variation, particularly Niederdeutsch and Hochdeutsch.

Professional memberships:

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Chartered Manager Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMgr FCMI)
• British Psychological Society Registered Educational Test User (RQTU)
• Member of the Chartered College of Teaching

• Course Leader for the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) - Secondary Computing 
• Module Leader for the Year 3 BA (Hons) Education and Special Educational Needs (SED3003 - Including and Supporting Children with Specific Learning Needs)
• Postgraduate lectures on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities