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Dr Stephanie Thomson

MMath MSc PhD

Senior Lecturer

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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The engine room of educational change: perspectives from Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Further Education (FE)
2023 - Published
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: https://doi.org/10.26203/561d-6w24
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22438/1/Billmayer_EITN_The_engine_room_VOR.pdf
Exploring Policy Enactment in Further Education: Policy Work and Master Discourses in England and Scotland
2022 - Published
Thomson, S., Maguire, M.
British Educational Research Conference
Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts
- [ONLINE] https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/1968/submission/565
- [ONLINE] Conference programme and abstracts
Boundary Crossing in Teacher Education
2022 - Published
Thomson, S., Cornelius, S., Kopp, E., van Lakerveld, J.
Pedagógusképzés, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 54-75
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.37205/TEL-hun.2021.1.03
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18847/1/Thomson_etal_P_Boundary_Crossing_in_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Exploring associations with mathematics dispositions: a novel perspective combining measurement and set-theoretic analytical approaches
2021 - Published
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: https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727X.2020.1856066
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22515/1/Thomson_etal_IJRME_Exploring_Associations_With_VoR.pdf
Digital dilemmas: using vignettes to explore design issues for inclusive digital learning
2021 - Published
Thomson, S., Huber, S., Cornelius, S., Schwartz, M., Beaton, M.
Contributions to Conferences: Papers
- [ONLINE] Conference programme
Local variability in post-16 options: labour market fit or postcode lottery?
2021 - Published
Lupton, R., Thomson, S., Unwin, L., Velthuis, S.
Contributions to Conferences: Papers
Navigating the marketplace of post-16 'opportunities'
2021 - Published
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
2021 - Published
Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Lupton, R., Unwin, L.
Contributions to Conferences: Papers
- [ONLINE] https://eera-ecer.de/ecer-programmes/conference/26/contribution/50994
Moving on from initial GCSE ‘failure': Post-16 transitions for ‘lower attainers’ and why the English education system must do better
2021 - Published
Lupton, R., Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Unwin, L.
Nuffield Foundation. 140 pages
Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
- [ONLINE] https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Post16-transitions-for-lower-attainers-Final-report.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/files/187105835/FINAL_main_report_for_publishing.pdf
Conceptualising teacher education for inclusion: lessons for the professional learning of educators from transnational and cross-sector perspectives
2021 - Published
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: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042167
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16513/1/Beaton_et_al_Lessons_professional_Sustainability_vor.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Post-16 transitions for ‘lower GCSE attainers’ in the North of Tyne
2019 - Published
Lupton, R., Macdougall, A., Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Unwin, L.
Working Papers: Working Papers
- [ONLINE] https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Post-16-transitions-for-%E2%80%98lower-GCSE-attainers-in-the-North-of-Tyne-.pdf
Post-16 transitions for 'lower GCSE attainers' in Greater Manchester
2019 - Published
Lutpon, R., Macdougall, A., Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Unwin, L.
Working Papers: Working Papers
- [ONLINE] https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Post-16-transitions-for-%E2%80%98lower-GCSE-attainers-in-Greater-Manchester.pdf
Low attainment: a conceptual and policy history perspective
2019 - Published
Lupton, R., Thomson, S., Unwin, L., Velthuis, S.
Contributions to Conferences: Papers
- [ONLINE] https://www.bera.ac.uk/conference/bera-conference-2019/programme
Revisiting ‘Choice’ for GCSE ‘lower attainers’ in different local landscapes
2019 - Published
Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Lupton, R., Unwin, L.
Contributions to Conferences: Papers
Who misses the mark? By how much and why this matters
2019 - Published
Velthuis, S., Thomson, S., Lupton, R., Unwin, L.
Contributions to Conferences: Papers
“Choice’ in Complex Education and Training Landscapes: a spatial and choice-set methodology for analysing post-secondary transitions of English ‘Lower Attainers’”
2019 - Published
Thomson, S., Velthuis, S., Lupton, R., Unwin, L.
Contributions to Conferences: Papers
- [ONLINE] https://eera-ecer.de/ecer-programmes/conference/24/contribution/48216/
The Contrasting Characteristics and Destinations of GCSE Lower Attainers in English Core City Regions
2019 - Published
Velthuis, S., Lupton, R., Thomson, S., Unwin, L.
Working Papers: Working Papers
- [ONLINE] https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=42116
Comparative learning from international contexts for vocational teachers: opportunities, tensions and dilemmas
2018 - Published
Thomson, S., Cornelius, S., Ackland, A., Aldred, C.
Contributions to Conferences: Papers
The characteristics and post-16 transitions of GCSE ‘lower attainers’
2018 - Published
Velthuis, S., Lupton, R., Thomson, S., Unwin, L.
Working Papers: Working Papers
- [ONLINE] http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/mui/igau/lower_attainers_working_paper_oct2018.pdf
4.1 Transitions in the early years and through primary school
2017 - Published
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] http://www.research.mbs.ac.uk/ewerc/Portals/0/Documents/human-development-report.pdf
4.2 Through secondary school and towards the labour market
2017 - Published
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] http://www.research.mbs.ac.uk/ewerc/Portals/0/Documents/human-development-report.pdf
Further and higher education and skills
2016 - Published
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
2016 - Published
Ainscow, M., Dyson, A., Hopwood, L., Thomson, S. L.
Cambridge Primary Review Trust
Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
- [ONLINE] http://cprtrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ainscow-report-160505.pdf
Schools
2016 - Published
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 – a different way of thinking about equitable educational policies and practices for England and beyond?
2015 - Published
Raffo, C., Forbes, C., Thomson, S.
International Journal of Inclusive Education, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 1126-1142
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2015.1044201

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Biography

Research Overview

Teaching Responsibilities

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

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

Boundary Crossing in Teacher Education

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

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

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

Navigating the marketplace of post-16 'opportunities'

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

Moving on from initial GCSE ‘failure': Post-16 transitions for ‘lower attainers’ and why the English education system must do better

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

Post-16 transitions for ‘lower GCSE attainers’ in the North of Tyne

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

Low attainment: a conceptual and policy history perspective

Revisiting ‘Choice’ for GCSE ‘lower attainers’ in different local landscapes

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

“Choice’ in Complex Education and Training Landscapes: a spatial and choice-set methodology for analysing post-secondary transitions of English ‘Lower Attainers’”

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

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

The characteristics and post-16 transitions of GCSE ‘lower attainers’

4.1 Transitions in the early years and through primary school

4.2 Through secondary school and towards the labour market

Further and higher education and skills

Primary Schools Responding to Diversity: Barriers and Possibilities

Schools

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