Daniel Ayres

Mr Daniel J Ayres

Senior Lecturer

English, computing, professional studies

Department of Education , School of Childhood and Social Care

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).

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

Teaching English, computing and 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
  • Fellow - Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • Coaching Professional

Areas Of Interest

Teacher Education and Training, Reflective Practice, Coaching & Mentoring, Early Professional Development, Teacher CPD, Men in Primary Education.

Daniel Ayres

OVERVIEW

Daniel teaches primary curriculum subjects such as English, Design Technology, and Computing. He also provides instruction on professional studies, reflective practice, planning and teaching, and assessment, and is a CEOP Education Ambassador. He leads the primary English as an Additional Language (EAL) programme and various Master 's-level modules, including Active Enquiry & Intervention.

External roles

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

Research groups

  • Innovations in Initial Teacher Education

External website

TEACHING

  • School Direct

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

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.

Publications

Browse past publications by year.

Full publications list

Visit the research repository to view a full list of publications

Research repository

  • Ayres, D., Herrington, N. and Hurley, Cathy (2015)

    Book Reviews Research in Teacher Education. 5 (1), pp. 51-54. https://doi.org/10.15123/PUB.4329

    Article