Newcastle University

Background

My background is in Primary teaching, with specialisation in History, Art, PSHE, English and the use of thinking skills approaches. 

Roles and Responsibilities

I am a member of the Primary PGCE team and a tutor on the M.ed Practitioner Enquiry M.Ed.
I am research- active and an Associate member of the Centre for Learning and Teaching.
I am the Environmental Coordinator for ECLS

Qualifications

-Hervormde Pedagogische Akademie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands:Akte van Bekwaamheid als Volledig Bevoegd Onderwijzeres (1984)
-Link tutors' training Ceritificate, St. Martin's College, Carlisle (2000)
-NUT Training certificate in co-tutoring and peer-coaching, (2001)
-SAPERE Level 1,2 and 3 training certificates in Philosophy for Children (2003-2005)
-the Thinking for Learning Unit- Northumberland LEA Teaching Thinking Level 3 training (2003).

Previous Positions

(See background information)
I have worked as a Primary teacher in Newcastle and Northumberland.

Memberships

RIPE

BERA
EARLI
SAPERE
UCU

Languages

I am bilingual in English and Dutch.

Research Interests

My main research interest is in the field of dialogic and 'Thinking Skills' education, and in particular in the use of the Community of Enquiry/ Philosophy for Children.
Another interest is Creativity in Primary Education, and Curriculum Innovation.
A third interest is teacher development, both in terms of Initial Teacher Training and of Teacher Professional Development.

Other Expertise

I am a registered SAPERE trainer in Philosophy for children (P4C).

Current Work

Ph.D (in progress): Creative thinking in a Community of Enquiry

Research Roles

I am a member of the following research groups at Newcastle the Centre for Learning and Teaching (CfLaT)
Micro-Analysis Research Group (MARG)
Research in Primary Education (RIPE)

Funding

£3000 (2000) BPRS Scholarship

£1208 (2005) HASS Faculty small grant to carry out research in the links between thinking Skills education and SATs results in Year 2 and Year 6 in Northumberland.

Undergraduate Teaching

All of my teaching is postgraduate.

Postgraduate Teaching

On the Master’s level Primary PGCE course I lead the Art module, the SAPERE-accredited Philosophy for Children course, and the Curriculum Innovation module. I also contribute to the following modules: Professional Studies; Primary English; Mathematics; Science; the Reflective Practitioner, and the Primary Project.

On the M.Ed Practitioner Enquiry Module I teach the 'Innovative curriculum through pupil/student Enquiry' module with Rachel Lofthouse, and I teach a session on teaching thinking skills at Primary schools on the M.Ed ‘Developing Thinking Skills’ Module.

• Jones H. National Curriculum tests and the teaching of thinking skills at primary schools - parallel or paradox?. Education 3-13 2010, 38(1), 69-86.
• Jones H. Using conversation analysis approaches in the search for creative thinking in the community of enquiry. In: British Educational Research Association. 2008, Edinburgh: Heriot Watt University: British Educational Research Association.
• Moseley D, Jones H. Does Thinking for Learning live up to its name?. Birmingham, UK: Imaginative Minds Ltd, 2009. Available at: http://imlibrary-dev.cybacat.com/articles/thinking-for-learning.htm.
• Moseley D, Jones H. Costs and Benefits of Thinking for Learning. Teaching Thinking and Creativity 2008, 8(4), 26-30.
• Jones H. Thoughts on teaching thinking: perceptions of practitioners with a shared culture of thinking skills education. Curriculum Journal 2008, 19(4), 309-324.
• Higgins S, Wall K, Baumfield V, Hall E, Leat D, Woolner P, Clark J, Edwards G, Falzon C, Jones H, Lofthouse R, Miller J, Moseley D, McCaughey C, Mroz M. Learning to Learn in Schools Phase 3 Evaluation: Year Two Report. London: Campaign for Learning, 2006.
• Higgins S, Wall K, Falzon C, Hall E, Leat D, Baumfield V, Clark J, Edwards G, Jones H, Lofthouse R, Moseley D, Miller J, Murtagh L, Smith F, Smith H, Woolner P. Learning to Learn in Schools Phase 3 Evaluation Year One Final Report. London: Campaign for Learning, 2005.
• Jones H. The Impact of Training in Thinking for Learning. Morpeth, Northumberland: Northumberland County Council, 2004. The Impact of Thinking for Learning in Northumberland LEA.
• Jones H. Creative Thinking in a Community of Enquiry. In: Teacher Research Conference. 2004, Birmingham, UK: National Teacher Research Panel.
• Jones H, Steele A. The 'Odd-One-Out' as an assessment tool in Number. London: National Union of Teachers, 2002. Teaching Thinking Skills and Developing Thinking Classrooms 002(6).
• Jones H, Steele A. I think therefore I am. Teacher to Teacher 2001, 8,9.