Dr Tracy Wallis

Tracy Wallis

Head of Department Secondary and PCE

Senior Leadership Team

Contact Details

email: t.wallis@worc.ac.uk

Tracy is the Head of Department for Secondary and Post-compulsory Education. Prior to joining the 51视频, Tracy worked at another University for sixteen years in a variety of roles mainly in the ITTE sector. Tracy’s experience in the world of Teacher Training includes partnerships, student experience and course leadership. Tracy has also worked extensively on the MA Education programme and successfully supervised many MA students with their final dissertations.

After graduating with a BEd in primary education with English from Newman College, Tracy was a primary school teacher for 13 years working across schools in the West Midlands. In 2010, Tracy attained her MA in Education, and she has recently completed her Professional Doctorate in Education. Tracy has presented her research at numerous national and international conferences. Tracy has extensive experience as an external examiner. Tracy is a trained Ofsted inspector for ITT and is currently vice-chair of the UCET Secondary forum. Tracy is also an active school governor and is Chair of Governors at an outstanding primary school in Sandwell. She also sits on the GovernSandwell executive committee.

Qualifications

  • B.Ed Primary Education with English
  • MA Education
  • Professional Doctorate in Education

Teaching & Research

Teaching Interests

  • English with an emphasis on reading for pleasure and early reading
  • Professional Studies
  • Critical Reflection & being a reflective practitioner
  • Research methods & skills

Research Interests

  • Teacher identity for trainees and teacher educators
  • The changing face of the ITTE landscape
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Teacher Development

 

Professional Bodies

  • Senior Fellow HEA (2017)
  • Fellow of the Chartered College for Teaching (2023)
  • Vice-chair of the UCET secondary forum.

Publications

Presented at the TEAN conference in Manchester, ‘Becoming a teacher through a salaried employment-based route’ (May 2023)

Presented at the 15th Edulearn conference in Mallorca, ‘Becoming a teacher through a salaried employment-based route’ (July 2023)

Presented at the 14th Edulearn conference in Mallorca, ‘How do school leaders engage with and influence their staff to maximise the impact of learning networks?’ (July 2022)

External Roles

Ofsted Inspector (ITT)