Research output per year
Research output per year
I am an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Manchester. I was until December 2024 a Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership and 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 retired from the University at the end of 2024 and am therefore unable to supervise further doctoral researchers or to support their applications.
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 was a teacher in schools in England for almost thirty years and held middle- and senior-leadership positions.
In MIE, I have taught on several education-leadership programmes, including MA Educational Leadership in Practice, MA Education (Leadership in Learning), MA Educational Leadership, the Postgraduate Diploma in Education and the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education.
I have also supervised doctoral students (PhD and EdD).
Former Editorial Board member and Deputy Editor (2019-2023) 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
I can be contacted by email.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
National Professional Qualification for Headship
Award Date: 20 Jul 2006
Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Award Date: 20 Jul 1975
Chair of Governors and Lead Governor for Safeguarding, Ormiston Forge Academy
18 Oct 2022 → 17 Oct 2026
Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Armstrong, P. (PI) & Rayner, S. (PI)
Project: Research
Armstrong, P. (Recipient), Rayner, S. (Recipient), Courtney, S. (Recipient), Dutton, B. (Recipient), Goodfellow, L. (Recipient), Dawes, L. (Recipient), Skerritt, C. (Recipient), McTaggart, A. (Recipient), Whitworth, D. (Recipient), Giblin, P. (Recipient), Ali, O. (Recipient) & Moores, E. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Rayner, S. (Recipient), 7 Jul 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Armstrong, P. (Recipient), Rayner, S. (Recipient), Courtney, S. (Recipient), Dutton, B. (Recipient), Goodfellow, L. (Recipient), Dawes, L. (Recipient), Skerritt, C. (Recipient), McTaggart, A. (Recipient), Whitworth, D. (Recipient), Giblin, P. (Recipient), Ali, M. O. (Recipient) & Moores, E. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Hughes, B. (Chair), Rayner, S. (Participant), Armstrong, P. (Participant) & Ainscow, M. (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Courtney, S. (Co-Organiser), Armstrong, P. (Co-Organiser), Hughes, B. (Co-Organiser), Rayner, S. (Co-Organiser), Innes, M. (Participant), Heffernan, A. (Participant), Heffernan, T. (Participant), Doherty, J. (Participant), Skerritt, C. (Participant) & Gardner-Mctaggart, A. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Gardner-Mctaggart, A. (Keynote speaker), Courtney, S. (Keynote speaker), Armstrong, P. (Keynote speaker), Gunter, H. (Keynote speaker), Hughes, B. (Keynote speaker), Innes, M. (Keynote speaker) & Rayner, S. (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Rayner, S. (Secondee)
Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Rayner, S. (Secondee)
Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Gunter, H., Hughes, B., Innes, M., McTaggart, A. & Rayner, S.
26/04/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Innes, M., Hughes, B., Courtney, S., Armstrong, P., Gardner-Mctaggart, A., Rayner, S. & Gunter, H.
30/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Gunter, H., Armstrong, P., Courtney, S., Gardner-Mctaggart, A., Hughes, B. & Rayner, S.
16/10/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Courtney, S., Armstrong, P., Gardner-Mctaggart, A., Gunter, H., Hughes, B., Innes, M. & Rayner, S.
14/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Courtney, S., Mcginity, R., Jones, S., Hindle, R., Rayner, S. & Hughes, B.
8/03/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Student thesis: Doctor of Education