Professional Identity in Transition: an exploration of the ITE lecturers' experiences of moving to HE from other phases of education

This research aims to develop understanding of the professional transition from early years teacher/school teacher/FE lecturer to HE lecturer among those moving into ITE roles in the Faculty of Education.


Specifically it aims to better understand the push factors informing the decision to leave school or FE teaching, the pull factors that led to the decision to pursue a role in higher education, and the experience of the transition between these related but very different professional roles.


This will provide local understanding of both positive and negative reasons for leaving the teaching workforce, and thereby potentially lead to further lines of enquiry for partnership school-focused research. It will also inform the Faculty’s future programmes of induction, training, and ongoing support as colleagues new to teaching in higher education develop and progress.