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Education/Academic qualification
Education, EdD, Explorations of Teacher agency within a contested context: What does teacher agency look like in the context of RE NQTs?, Liverpool Hope University
Award Date: 16 Dec 2020
Humanities, MA, Using Harry to access Jesus: Can Harry Potter be used as a pedagogical tool to aid understanding of key Christian. beliefs?, Liverpool Hope University
Award Date: 31 May 2016
Other positions
External Examiner, Bishop Grosseteste University
1 Sept 2021 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Positioning novice teachers as truth-tellers: how novice teachers can engage in fearless speech and exercise their agency
Patterson-Craven, S., 10 Apr 2026, In: Cambridge Journal of Education. p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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The legacy of community cohesion: exploring the teacher agency of beginner RE teachers
Patterson-Craven, S., 8 Jun 2023, In: British Journal of Religious Education. 45, 4, p. 394-403 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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The changing nature of the mentor-beginning teacher relationship: From modelling to co-enquirers
PATTERSON-CRAVEN, S., 29 Dec 2022, Mentoring Religious Education Mentors in the Secondary School: A practical guide. Sheehan, H. (ed.). 1 ed. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 29-40 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Explorations of teacher agency within a contested environment: What does teacher agency look like in the context of RE NQTs?
PATTERSON-CRAVEN, S., 1 Jan 2020, 237 p. Liverpool Hope University.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Professional Identity in Transition: an exploration of the ITE lecturers' experiences of moving to HE from other phases of education
HODGSON, N. (PI), PATTERSON-CRAVEN, S. (CoI), CALCUTT, J. (CoI), CHROSTOWSKA, M. (CoI), HARROP, S. (CoI) & KNAPTON, H. (CoI)
5/08/24 → 28/03/25
Project: Research
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Professional Identity in Transition: agency and opportunity in the experiences of moving from school teaching to university-based Initial Teacher Education
PATTERSON-CRAVEN, S. (Speaker)
16 Jul 2025 → 17 Jul 2025Activity: Dissemination › Oral presentation
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Chiming the loudest’: A reconsideration of the ecological approach to teacher agency in the context of beginner teachers
PATTERSON-CRAVEN, S. (Speaker)
30 Jun 2025Activity: Dissemination › Oral presentation
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Professional Identity in Transition: agency and opportunity in the experiences of moving from school teaching to university-based Initial Teacher Education
HODGSON, N. (Speaker), PATTERSON-CRAVEN, S. (Speaker), CHROSTOWSKA, M. (Speaker), HARROP, S. (Speaker), KNAPTON, H. (Speaker) & CALCUTT, J. (Speaker)
30 Jun 2025Activity: Dissemination › Oral presentation
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Professional Identity in Transition: agency and opportunity in the experiences of moving from school teaching to university-based Initial Teacher Education
PATTERSON-CRAVEN, S. (Speaker)
30 Jun 2025Activity: Dissemination › Oral presentation
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Are you doing what it is you think you should be doing? Exploring the power of teacher agency amongst beginner RE teacher
PATTERSON-CRAVEN, S. (Speaker)
Jan 2023Activity: Dissemination › Invited talk