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Dr Stephanie Thomson

Dr Stephanie Thomson
Dr Stephanie Thomson
Dr Stephanie Thomson

MMath MSc PhD

Senior Lecturer

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Office Address

Room 410 MacRobert Building

School/Department
School of Education

Biography

Stephanie is a Lecturer in Educational Policy in the School of Education.  She joined the School in October 2017 after holding positions at the University of Oxford, University of Manchester and Durham University.  

Her work sits at the intersection of Social Policy and Education and examines the system-level policy and policy change and its associated effects.  

Research

Research Overview

My research interests are in the effects of education policy and education policy change on disadvantaged groups.  In particular, I am interested in policies which implictly or explictly aim to impact children and young people living in poverty.  

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

MEd Inclusive Practice

Teaching Qualification in Further Education (TQFE)

Publications

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  • 鈥淭he sand doesn鈥檛 wait for us鈥�: forced complicity, resistance and pastoral pedagogy in Teshigahara鈥檚 Woman in the Dunes.

    Thomson, S.
    Research in Education
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Foundation Apprenticeships as a route into healthcare roles: an exploration in one health-board area

    Thomson, S., Laidlaw, A., White, D.
    Working Papers: Working Papers
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Creating Thresholds for Success and 鈥楿nderachievement鈥�: a critical policy history of public examinations in England

    Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Lupton, R., Unwin, L.
    Journal of Education Policy, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 608-628
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • The engine room of educational change: perspectives from Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Further Education (FE)

    Billmayer, J., Thomson, S., Martin, H. (ed.), Education in the North
    Education in the North, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 1-2
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Exploring Policy Enactment in Further Education: Policy Work and Master Discourses in England and Scotland

    Thomson, S., Maguire, M.
    British Educational Research Conference
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Boundary Crossing in Teacher Education

    Thomson, S., Cornelius, S., Kopp, E., van Lakerveld, J.
    笔别诲补驳贸驳耻蝉办茅辫锄茅蝉, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 54-75
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Exploring associations with mathematics dispositions: a novel perspective combining measurement and set-theoretic analytical approaches

    Thomson, S., Pampaka, M.
    International Journal of Research and Method in Education, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 474-492
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Digital dilemmas: using vignettes to explore design issues for inclusive digital learning

    Thomson, S., Huber, S., Cornelius, S., Schwartz, M., Beaton, M.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
    • [ONLINE]

  • Local variability in post-16 options: labour market fit or postcode lottery?

    Lupton, R., Thomson, S., Unwin, L., Velthuis, S.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Navigating the marketplace of post-16 'opportunities'

    Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Lupton, R., Unwin, L.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Keeping track of complex youth transitions and outcomes: New Perspectives on the Impact of Local and Regional Variations in England

    Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Lupton, R., Unwin, L.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
    • [ONLINE]

  • Moving on from initial GCSE 鈥榝ailure': Post-16 transitions for 鈥榣ower attainers鈥� and why the English education system must do better

    Lupton, R., Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Unwin, L.
    Nuffield Foundation. 140 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Conceptualising teacher education for inclusion: lessons for the professional learning of educators from transnational and cross-sector perspectives

    Beaton, M. C., Thomson, S., Cornelius, S., Lofthouse, R., Kools, Q., Huber, S.
    Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 4, 2167
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Post-16 transitions for 鈥榣ower GCSE attainers鈥� in the North of Tyne

    Lupton, R., Macdougall, A., Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Unwin, L.
    Working Papers: Working Papers
    • [ONLINE]

  • Post-16 transitions for 'lower GCSE attainers' in Greater Manchester

    Lutpon, R., Macdougall, A., Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Unwin, L.
    Nuffield Foundation. 27 pages
    Books and Reports: Other Reports
    • [ONLINE]

  • Low attainment: a conceptual and policy history perspective

    Lupton, R., Thomson, S., Unwin, L., Velthuis, S.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
    • [ONLINE]

  • 鈥淐hoice鈥� in Complex Education and Training Landscapes: a spatial and choice-set methodology for analysing post-secondary transitions of English 鈥楲ower Attainers鈥欌��

    Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Lupton, R., Unwin, L.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
    • [ONLINE]

  • Revisiting 鈥楥hoice鈥� for GCSE 鈥榣ower attainers鈥� in different local landscapes

    Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Lupton, R., Unwin, L.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Who misses the mark? By how much and why this matters

    Velthuis, S., Thomson, S., Lupton, R., Unwin, L.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • The Contrasting Characteristics and Destinations of GCSE Lower Attainers in English Core City Regions

    Velthuis, S., Lupton, R., Thomson, S., Unwin, L.
    Working Papers: Working Papers
    • [ONLINE]

  • Comparative learning from international contexts for vocational teachers: opportunities, tensions and dilemmas

    Thomson, S., Cornelius, S., Ackland, A., Aldred, C.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • The characteristics and post-16 transitions of GCSE 鈥榣ower attainers鈥�

    Velthuis, S., Lupton, R., Thomson, S., Unwin, L.
    Working Papers: Working Papers
    • [ONLINE]

  • 4.1 Transitions in the early years and through primary school

    Lupton, R., Thomson, S. L., Emery, C.
    Human Development Report for Greater Manchester: Human Development Across the Life Course. University of Manchester press, pp. 49-54, 6 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE]

  • 4.2 Through secondary school and towards the labour market

    Thomson, S. L., Lupton, R., Raffo, C., Unwin, L., Jones, S.
    Human Development Report for Greater Manchester: Human Development Across the Life Course. University of Manchester press, pp. 55-63, 9 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE]

  • Further and higher education and skills

    Lupton, R., Unwin, L., Thomson, S. L.
    Social Policy in a Cold Climate: Policies and their consequences since the crisis. Lupton, R., Burchart, T., Hills, J., Stewart, K., Vizard, P. (eds.). Polity Press, pp. 81-102, 19 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Primary Schools Responding to Diversity: Barriers and Possibilities

    Ainscow, M., Dyson, A., Hopwood, L., Thomson, S. L.
    Cambridge Primary Review Trust
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
    • [ONLINE]

  • Schools

    Lupton, R., Thomson, S. L., Obolenskaya, P.
    Social Policy in a Cold Climate: Policies and their consequences since the crisis. Lupton, R., Burchart, T., Hills, J., Stewart, K., Vizard, P. (eds.). Polity Press, pp. 59-80, 19 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Ecologies of educational reflexivity and agency 鈥� a different way of thinking about equitable educational policies and practices for England and beyond?

    Raffo, C., Forbes, C., Thomson, S.
    International Journal of Inclusive Education, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 1126-1142
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Socio-economic inequalities in English schooling under the Coalition Government 2010鈥�15

    Lupton, R., Thomson, S.
    London Review of Education, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 4-20
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Embedding quantitative skills into the social science curriculum: case studies from Manchester

    Buckley, J., Brown, M., Thomson, S., Olsen, W., Carter, J.
    International Journal of Social Research Methodology , vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 495-510
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

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