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Jackson, Dr Alison

Dr Alison Jackson is the Director of TEAN (Teacher Education Advancement Network), and was formerly an ESCalate ITE leader (Professional Development SIG Leader) at the University of Cumbria. Her areas of specialism are in MFL, teacher education, teacher identity, teaching as a Masters level profession and she has a broad view of ITE.

Number of resources (14)


# This resource is a paper which reports on a research project carried out at the University of Auckland in New Zealand into the relationship between preservice (student) teachers and the school teachers who supervise their school practice. The paper was presented at the 2009 British Education Research Association Annual Conference at the University of Manchester in the UK.
# This resource is a report on a two year study into language learning at Key Stage 3 in England, carried out at Cambridge University at the behest of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). The study was commissioned to investigate both provision and practice, and was to look particularly at the impact of the Key Stage 3 Framework for Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) and other...
Need to Know - MTL thumbnail This Teachers TV resource is part of the Need to Know series; 'the essential guide to current hot education topics'. The 'hot topic' in question here is the Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL), a new government-funded Masters level qualification which aims to present a classroom-based programme designed specifically for practising teachers.
# This journal article, from Research in Education, reports on the findings of research carried out to gauge the validity of the Teacher Efficacy Scale, the purpose of which is to measure teachers' attitude towards working with students. There are two versions of the scale – the long form (Gibson and Dembo, 1984) and the short form (Hoy and Woolfolk, 1993). These are designed to take a sample from...
# This is a video from Teachers TV which is part of the 'Innovations' series. On it, the headteacher of a 1500 pupil suburban comprehensive in Essex and his staff show how the 3-year MTeach (Master of Teaching) course, designed by the Institute of Education in London for practising teachers, has been embraced by the school.
# This paper describes a study carried out to examine the developing thinking and practice of a group of secondary Newly Qualified Teachers of mathematics and science during their first year in school, and the influence of their mentors upon them.
# This resource is an Ofsted report published in April 2009 which gives the results of a survey of colleges offering English and modern foreign language courses at AS and A level. The survey investigated factors which enable post-16 learners in these subjects to make good progress
# The resource is the final report, issued in 2008, of a two-stage programme of research to explore the delivery of the core offer of extended school services in England. The programme was commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), to be undertaken by Ipsos MORI.
# The resource is one of a series of 32 interim reports from the Primary Review which will publish its final report in late 2008. This report forms part of the Review's research survey strand.
UCET This event is always a very valuable opportunity for teacher educators from across the UK and beyond to network and update themselves on a variety of issues. The UCET site is worth visiting as a resource that covers many varied issues in relation to teacher development and professional learning. The proceedings of this conference will be avialable on their website in due course.
# This research report, published in 2006, presents the interim findings from a four year study of the status of teachers and the teaching profession in England, commissioned by the Department of Education and Skills (DfES) in 2002.
# This is an initial literature review for a project on Teacher Status, prepared for the New Zealand Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Teachers Council by Marie Cameron.
# The report explains the findings of a large-scale survey of 10 000 registered teachers in England, to obtain their views on specific aspects of their professional work, the key challenges they faced and their aspirations for the future.
# This Teachers TV video shows how Secondary and Primary teachers in Mansfield are sharing skills and knowledge to deliver MFL at KS2.