1. TELLing the story so far Research in Post Compulsory Education Teacher Education #TELLresearch Jim Crawley Bath Spa University 13 June 2016

2. Recent research into or by PCE TEd? Under-researched and undervalued  Penny Noel (2006)  Boyd, Harris and Murray (2007, 2010)  Harkin, Cuff and Rees (2008) – never published  Crawley (2013)  ETF (2014)  Eliahoo (2016) – today!! Some more widely known (Avis, Bathmaker, Lucas, Orr, O’Leary etc. Pubs often not about TEd or TEds)

3. Recent research in or by PCE TEd? There is no sector / discipline / baseline / benchmark Not included in BERA / RSA or Carter Possible fields of research  On PCE Teacher Education or PCE TEds by PCE TEds  On other topics By PCE TEds  On Teacher Education or TEds by PCE Teds  On Teacher Education by others

4. Recent research in or by PCE TEd? What has appeared to be happening?  More publications / higher degrees?  More projects / development activities? (CETTs; LSIS; ETF)  More TEds?  Formation of Teacher Education in Lifelong Learning (TELL) research network  More trainees (slowing recently)

5. Recent research in or by PCE TEd? Example 1 – TELL  No specific group / network for PCET Teacher Education  Event in May 2011 – 40 plus attendees  Agreed to work towards developing a self managed network  Free and unfunded  Promote / share / develop research / curate content  Host and organise meetings  225 members – updates; website (http://itslife.org.uk/) ; 3-4 meetings per year.. Networked researchhttp://itslife.org.uk/  TELL book – ‘Connecting professionals’ – Critical Publishing November 2016

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7. ACTIVITY - HOW HAS IT SEEMED TO YOU?  Do you think the period from 2006 has featured more research / RSA than before that date?  What have you / colleagues been involved in?  What has helped / hindered? Recent research in or by PCE TEd?

8. What do we think we know about Teacher Educators (TEds)?  Dual / triple / quadruple professional  Moving teachers out of comfort zone into new areas / identity  Connecting professionals  Working with diverse range of teachers  Impoverished professional culture

9.  More similarities than differences across phases / countries  Modelling  Importance of social justice  Limited induction and CPD  The discipline of T Ed has been hijacked - Who are guardians of the discipline?  Are we police or can we be subversive? What do we think we know about Teacher Educators (TEds)?

10. What could we do? What else could we do to help Teacher Educators?  Better sector / TEd data  Curating Big Bibliography / website  More induction and CPD  ‘Grow connections’ - More things like TELL / LSRN / LSW  National Standards?  International networking?  More support from all organisations