Ms Anna Gawthorpe
Senior Lecturer
Primary Teacher Education
Department of Teacher Education
Anna is the Course Lead for the Primary PGCE with QTS at UEL. She teaches across the Primary postgraduate ITE courses at UEL and also on the BA with QTS.
She specialises in the teaching of Early Maths, Writing, and supporting children with Special Educational Needs.
Qualifications
- MSc Psychology, Birkbeck
- Post-graduate Certificate in Work Based Learning Studies (Primary Teaching) with QTS, Middlesex University
- BA Social Anthropology, SOAS
Areas Of Interest
Anna is currently studying for a Professional Doctorate in Education with Teresa Cremin at the Open University. She is interested in developing antiracist reading for pleasure pedagogy and related development of professional identity among student teachers.
Research
Anna has previously undertaken research into play-based approaches to teaching number to young children outdoors.
She encourages student teachers to recognise the depth of subject knowledge required to teach young children number, and how to be responsive in interactions with them. She also encourages student teachers to engage in practitioner research and reflective practice more broadly to innovate creative pedagogical approaches in their own settings.
Most recent research
Anna Gawthorpe and Kevin Campbell Davidson (2023) 'Active learners in numeracy: implementing guided play for early numeracy learning' Research in Teacher Education, Vol 13, No 1.
Research groups
Teaching
- Primary PGCE
- Primary PGTA and SDS courses
- BA Primary with QTS
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS
Train to teach the 5-11 age range. Study pedagogy and subject knowledge covering both the Early Years Foundation Stage and National Curriculum.
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PGCE Primary With Early Years (3-7)
This route is designed for graduates interested in teaching children aged three to seven, but this will not restrict you from working with this group.
Read more about this courseExternal roles
- External Examiner at University of Staffordshire and Newman University.
Industry partners
- UKLA
- OU Reading for Pleasure
- Royal Opera House
- Science Museum