Personal profile
Biography
Victoria Jamieson is a Senior Lecturer within the Department of Early Years Education, teaching across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including both QTS and non-QTS pathways. Her teaching is informed by a deep commitment to critical pedagogies and relational, reflective practice.
Victoria’s research interests are grounded in social justice and education, with a particular focus on the philosophy of education, relational ethics, and critical approaches to curriculum and pedagogy. Her work explores how education can respond meaningfully to ethical, ecological, and social concerns in ways that challenge dominant discourses and open possibilities for transformation.
In addition to her teaching and research, Victoria is Chair of the University Education Research Ethics Committee (EREC) and is a member of the University Research Ethics Committee, contributing to the development of ethical research practice across the institution.
External engagement
Editorial Board Member for Ethics and Education
Member of the Advisory Board for The International Network of Philosophers of Education (INPE).
Vice Chair of Secondary School Governing Body.
Reviewer for the Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOPE)
Membership of Professional Associations:
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) Member of the British Education Research Association (BERA)
Member of the International Network of Philosophers of Education (INPE)
Research interests
Education for sustainability
Philosophy of Education
Social Justice
Relational ethics
Philosophy for/ with children and communities of philosophical inquiry
Education/Academic qualification
Philosophy of Education, PhD, ‘I like the unpath best.’ Exposure, Attention, and Transformation: A Softer Path Stretching Towards Social Justice, Edge Hill University
3 Oct 2018 → 10 Nov 2022
Award Date: 10 Nov 2022
PGCTHE, PGCert, Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
Award Date: 12 Jul 2021
Psychology, MSc, Liverpool Hope University
1 Sept 2017 → 1 Oct 2018
Award Date: 25 Jan 2019
Primary Education with QTS, BA
Award Date: 21 Jul 2017
Other positions
Editorial Board Member, Ethics and Education
10 Apr 2023 → …
PESGB Executive Committee Member, Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain
28 Mar 2023 → …
Member of Advisory Board, International Network of Philosophers of Education
20 Jul 2022 → …
Keywords
- L Education
- Sustainability
- Environmental education
- Climate emergency
- B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
Research Centres
- International Centre for Early Years Education
Research Groups
- Education for Social Justice Research Network
- Higher Education Research Network
- Narrative Research Network (Education)
- Philosophy, Values, Ethics & World Views
- Early Years, Families and Communities
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):
-
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
-
Towards social justice: slowing down and attending to social justice through a community of philosophical inquiry
JAMIESON, V., 3 Apr 2025, In: Ethics and Education. 20, 2-3, p. 130-146 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile59 Downloads (Pure) -
Poetic Environmental Activism and Education: Thoreau and Shepherd for Times of Ecological Crises
JAMIESON, V. & FULFORD, A., 25 Mar 2025, 1st Edition ed. London: Routledge. 202 p. (Literature and Education)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
-
Reimagining curriculum in the climate emergency: An urgent educational imperative
JAMIESON, V. & Aldridge, D., 13 Oct 2025, Impact: Journal of the Chartered College of Teaching, 25.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article (specialist)
-
Editorial: From Social Justice to Educational Justice: Challenging Practice, and Finding Hope
FULFORD, A., DUCKWORTH, V. & JAMIESON, V., 10 May 2023, In: PRISM. 5, 2, p. 1-8Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial (journal)
Open Access
Projects
- 1 Finished
-
Exposure, Attention, and Transformation: 'I like the unpath best'.
JAMIESON, V. (PI)
3/10/18 → 31/07/22
Project: Doctoral
Activities
-
Climate, Sustainability, and Hope
HODGSON, N. (Organiser) & JAMIESON, V. (Chair)
25 Feb 2026Activity: Events › Organising a conference, workshop, etc.
-
AI, Ethics, and Education
JAMIESON, V. (Participant)
8 Oct 2025Activity: Events › Organising a conference, workshop, etc.
-
Improving life chances and making hope possible through education
JAMIESON, V. (Participant)
17 Jul 2025Activity: Events › Participating in a conference, workshop, etc.
-
Faculty of Education Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
HODGSON, N. (Organiser), HENRY, S. (Organiser) & JAMIESON, V. (Organiser)
1 Oct 2025 → 30 Jun 2027Activity: Events › Organising a conference, workshop, etc.
-
Ethics and Education (Journal)
JAMIESON, V. (Reviewer)
30 Mar 2025 → 28 Feb 2026Activity: Peer-review & editorial work › Editorial work
Thesis
-
‘I like the unpath best.’ Exposure, Attention, and Transformation: A Softer Path Stretching Towards Social Justice
JAMIESON, V. (Author), FULFORD, A. (Director of Studies), ROBINSON, C. (Supervisor) & YALE, A. (Supervisor), 9 Nov 2022Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
File