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Mr Daniel Ayres

Senior Lecturer

English, computing, professional studies

Department of Teacher Education , School of Education and Communities

Daniel Ayres is a teacher educator working on undergraduate BA, PGCE, School Direct and Post-Graduate Apprenticeship teacher training programmes leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Teaching English, computing, professional studies. Researching teacher training and development.

Qualifications

  • MA Education Leadership
  • PGDip Educational Research
  • PGCE Primary with QTS, English
  • BA Honours English Language and Theatre Studies

Areas Of Interest

Daniel researches and writes about effective teacher training and early professional development.

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d.j.ayres@uel.ac.uk 020 8223 4596 ED.5.04, Stratford
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OVERVIEW

Daniel teaches primacy curriculum subjects including English and computing. He also delivers input on professional studies, reflective practice, planning & teaching, assessment, and is a CEOP ambassador. He leads on the primary English as an Additional Language (EAL) programme, and Master's level modules, including Active Enquiry & Intervention.

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External roles

  • Lead Examiner, Primary PGCE, University of Wolverhampton
  • External Examiner (Practice), Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln

CURRENT RESEARCH

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  • Teacher Education Research Group (TERG), UEL
  • UEL Research & Knowledge Exchange (2018)
  • School-HEI Collaborative Research Partnerships.
  • Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN)
  • Collaborative Research Partnerships (May 2018)
  • British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference, Developing Practitioner Researchers: Pre-service Teachers' Engagement in Action Research. (Sept 2014)
  • Cass Research Conference, What use is research? Drawing on trainee & teacher perspectives to develop a teacher-researcher competency framework. (May 2014)
  • Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN), What use is research? Developing a teacher-researcher competency framework. (May 2014)
  • Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN), From Reflective Practice to Systematic Enquiry: Turning pre-service teachers into practitioner researchers. (May 2014)
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PUBLICATIONS

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  • Ayres, D (tbc) 'Practitioner Research Skills: Newly Qualified Teachers' Experiences' in Teacher Education Advancement Network Journal.
  • Ayres, D. (ed.) (tbc) The Primary ITE Professional Studies Reader. (2nd ed). London: Sage
  • Ayres, D. (2019) 'New teachers and practitioner research: willing; able; irrelevant', in Research in Teacher Education, 9 (1), pp. 24-28.
  • Morris, D., Uppal, G. and Ayres, D. (2015) 'Being Creative with Technology: Using ICT to enhance the teaching of literacy and numeracy', in Leask, M., Burden, K. and Younie, S. [Eds.] Learning to Teach using ICT in the Primary School. [2nd edn.] Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Ayres, D. (2014) 'The role of practical experience: toward an ITE signature pedagogy', in Research in Teacher Education, 4 (1), pp. 10-16.
  • Ayres, D., Tyrrell, C. and Poon, K. (2013) 'Mobile technology: a study on the impact on the role of the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) tutor', in Research in Teacher Education, 3 (1), pp. 27-32.
  • Ayres, D. (ed.) (2012) The Primary PGCE Professional Studies Reader. London: Sage
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TEACHING

PGCE Primary with ICT and Computing

The PGCE with ICT and Computing route gives you the additional expertise, confidence and skills to take on a leadership role in this subject.

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School Direct

School Direct is a school-led teacher training route, where participating schools recruit and select their own trainees.

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MODULES

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  • Managing Professional Change and Development (Module Leader)
  • Critical Incidents in Teaching
  • Learning, Teaching and Effective Pedagogy Across the Curriculum - Computing & ICT
  • Developing Understanding and Skills in English
  • School-Based Learning and Every Child Matters
  • PR6001 School-based Learning Reflections on Practice (Mental Wealth)
  • PR7000 Active Enquiry and Intervention: Impacting on Learner Progress
  • PR7001 Developing and Extending Understanding of a Specific Subject/Area
  • PR7310 Managing Professional Change and Development
  • PR7400 Critical Incidents in Teaching
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EXTERNAL ROLES

  • Reviewer, Teacher & Teacher Education Journal, Elsevier.
  • School Governor, Havering Education Services.