Research output per year
Research output per year
My current role is Deputy Head of the Manchester Institute of Education.
I have experience as a teacher, senior leader and education adviser, working in and with schools in the West Midlands. I have been a governor of eight schools over a period of more than 30 years. In July 2017, I completed a professional doctorate at the University of Manchester and was appointed to a part-time post as Lecturer in Educational Leadership and Programme Director of the MA Education (Teach First Leadership) programme. The title of my doctoral project was Academisation: A dynamic process of systemic change in England. I presented my thesis in Journal Format and four of the chapters have been published.
Note for those preparing applications for doctoral study
Please be aware that I am not currently available to be the main supervisor of a doctoral thesis.
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2020
Doctor of Education, University of Manchester, 2017
Master of Business Administration, University of Leicester, 1999
Master of Arts, University of Cambridge, 1974
I teach on several education-leadership programmes, including:
MA Educational Leadership in Practice (Course Unit Director for EDUC61761 Project-Based Enquiry; Course Unit Director for EDUC61751 Educational Leadership as a Social Practice; teaching on EDUC62731 Leading Educational Change)
MA Education (Leadership in Learning)
MA Educational Leadership (dissertation supervisor)
PGCertHE (Course Unit Director for EDUC60662 The Local Academic Culture of Higher Education)
Co-supervisor of doctoral students.
I have a part-time (0.7) contract with the University. I work flexible hours. Please contact me in advance to check. I aim to answer emails within 48 hours, unless my out-of-office reply states otherwise.
I am an Editorial Board member and Deputy Editor of the journal Management in Education.
Member of the following organisations:
British Educational Leadership Management and Adminstration Society
British Educational Research Association
Society for Research into Higher Education
Jen Barker (EdD): The work practice of headteachers and Trust CEOs
Sarah Bibi (PhD): Teacher leadership and wellbeing (working title)
Ignacio Wyman (PhD): School networking in Chile (working title)
My formal office hours vary from week to week. Please contact me for an appointment, either in person or by Zoom.
For most queries, it is best to contact me by email. I aim to reply within 2 working days.
National Professional Qualification for Headship
Award Date: 20 Jul 2006
Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Award Date: 20 Jul 1975
School Governor, Ormiston Forge Academy
1 Jan 2012 → …
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rayner, Stephen (Recipient), 13 Jul 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Rayner, Stephen (Recipient), 7 Jul 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Steven Courtney (Co-Organiser), Paul Armstrong (Co-Organiser), Bee Hughes (Co-Organiser), Stephen Rayner (Co-Organiser), Mark Innes (Participant), Amanda Heffernan (Participant), Troy Heffernan (Participant), Joanne Doherty (Participant), Craig Skerritt (Participant) & Alexander Gardner-Mctaggart (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
Alexander Gardner-Mctaggart (Keynote speaker), Steven Courtney (Keynote speaker), Paul Armstrong (Keynote speaker), Helen Gunter (Keynote speaker), Bee Hughes (Keynote speaker), Mark Innes (Keynote speaker) & Stephen Rayner (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Stephen Rayner (Secondee)
Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution
Stephen Rayner (Secondee)
Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution
Stephen Rayner (Member of editorial board)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Mark Innes, Bee Hughes, Steven Courtney, Paul Armstrong, Alexander Gardner-Mctaggart, Stephen Rayner & Helen Gunter
30/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Helen Gunter, Paul Armstrong, Steven Courtney, Alexander Gardner-Mctaggart, Bee Hughes & Stephen Rayner
16/10/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Steven Courtney, Paul Armstrong, Alexander Gardner-Mctaggart, Helen Gunter, Bee Hughes, Mark Innes & Stephen Rayner
14/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Steven Courtney, Ruth Mcginity, Steven Jones, Robert Hindle, Stephen Rayner & Bee Hughes
8/03/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Supervisor: Gunter, H. (Supervisor) & Courtney, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Education