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Overview
I have worked in Education for 20 years, enjoying a wide range of senior leadership roles within academia, policy development and the statutory school sector. I am passionate about Educational Practice and work closely with schools and teachers in Wales and internationally to think about professional learning, educative mentoring and research engagement to support classroom practice and meet learner needs.
I was delighted to be awarded a National Teaching Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2018 and was elected to the International Committee of the International Professioanl Development Association (IPDA). In 2019 I also became chair of IPDA Cymru.
My research interests are focused around educational practice, professional learning, educative mentoring and the recruitment and retention of education professionals.
Publication
2024
- Morgan, A., Davies, A. J. and Milton, E. 2024. Using discourse analysis to inform content analysis: a pragmatic, mixed methods approach exploring how the headteacher role is articulated in job descriptions.. In: Kara, H., Mannay, D. and Roy, A. eds. The Handbook of Creative Data Analysis. Bristol: Policy Press
- Jones, K. and Milton, E. 2024. Revitalising higher education: thinking inclusively to enable teaching-focused colleagues to flourish. Presented at: Te Puna Aurei LearnFest Conference 2022, Online, 23-24 November 2022 Presented at Bowell, T. et al. eds.Revitalising Higher Education: Insights from Te Puna Aurei LearnFest 2022. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press pp. 3-8., (10.18573/conf2.a)
- Yhnell, E. and Milton, E. 2024. Learning and teaching: it's not about you.. it's all about your students.. [Online]. Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA). Available at: https://thesedablog.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/learning-and-teaching-its-not-about-you-its-all-about-your-students/
- Morgan, A. and Milton, E. 2024. Double trouble: The legacy of COVID-19 for early-career teachers and their pupils in Wales. Practice (10.1080/25783858.2023.2279619)
2023
- Milton, E. and Morgan, A. 2023. Enquiry as a way of being: a practical framework to support leaders in both embracing the complexity of and creating the conditions for meaningful professional learning. Professional Development in Education 49(6), pp. 1072-1086. (10.1080/19415257.2023.2251122)
- Milton, E., Morgan, A., Davies, A. J., Connolly, M., Donnelly, D. and Ellis, I. 2023. Framing headship: a demand-side analysis of how the headteacher role is articulated in job descriptions. International Journal of Leadership in Education 26(2), pp. 339-358. (10.1080/13603124.2020.1811898)
2022
- Milton, E., Daly, C., Langdon, F., Palmer, M., Jones, K. and Davies, A. J. 2022. Can schools really provide the learning environment that new teachers need? Complexities and implications for professional learning in Wales. Professional Development in Education 48(5), pp. 878-891. (10.1080/19415257.2020.1767177)
- Morgan, A., Milton, E., James, D., Kneen, J., Clement, J., Bryant, A. and Beauchamp, G. 2022. Pandemic-related assessment experiences and innovations: implications for initial teacher education. Welsh Government.
2020
- Daly, C., Milton, E. and Langdon, F. 2020. How do ecological perspectives help understand schools as sites for teacher learning?. Professional Development in Education 46(4) (10.1080/19415257.2020.1787208)
2019
- Morris, C., Milton, E. and Goldstone, R. 2019. Case study: suggesting choice: inclusive assessment processes. Higher Education Pedagogies 4(1), pp. 435-447. (10.1080/23752696.2019.1669479)
- Langdon, F., Daly, C., Milton, E., Jones, K. and Palmer, M. 2019. Challenges for principled induction and mentoring of new teachers: lessons from New Zealand and Wales. London Review of Education 17(2), pp. 249-265. (10.18546/LRE.17.2.14)
- Penikett, J., Daly, C. and Milton, E. 2019. A study of mentors in Wales 'coming to closure'. Professional Development in Education 45(3), pp. 405-417. (10.1080/19415257.2018.1465449)
2018
- Davies, A., Milton, E., Connolly, M. and Barrance, R. 2018. Headteacher recruitment, retention and professional development in Wales: challenges and opportunities. Cylchgrawn Addysg Cymru / Wales Journal of Education 20(2), pp. 204-224. (10.16922/wje.20.2.11)
- Connolly, M., Milton, E., Davies, A. J. and Barrance, R. 2018. Turning Heads: the impact of political reform on the professional role, identity and recruitment of head teachers in Wales.. British Educational Research Journal 44(4), pp. 608-625. (10.1002/berj.3450)
2017
- Daly, C. and Milton, E. 2017. External mentoring for new teachers: mentor learning for a change agenda. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education 6(3), pp. 178-195. (10.1108/IJMCE-03-2017-0021)
Articles
- Morgan, A. and Milton, E. 2024. Double trouble: The legacy of COVID-19 for early-career teachers and their pupils in Wales. Practice (10.1080/25783858.2023.2279619)
- Milton, E. and Morgan, A. 2023. Enquiry as a way of being: a practical framework to support leaders in both embracing the complexity of and creating the conditions for meaningful professional learning. Professional Development in Education 49(6), pp. 1072-1086. (10.1080/19415257.2023.2251122)
- Milton, E., Morgan, A., Davies, A. J., Connolly, M., Donnelly, D. and Ellis, I. 2023. Framing headship: a demand-side analysis of how the headteacher role is articulated in job descriptions. International Journal of Leadership in Education 26(2), pp. 339-358. (10.1080/13603124.2020.1811898)
- Milton, E., Daly, C., Langdon, F., Palmer, M., Jones, K. and Davies, A. J. 2022. Can schools really provide the learning environment that new teachers need? Complexities and implications for professional learning in Wales. Professional Development in Education 48(5), pp. 878-891. (10.1080/19415257.2020.1767177)
- Daly, C., Milton, E. and Langdon, F. 2020. How do ecological perspectives help understand schools as sites for teacher learning?. Professional Development in Education 46(4) (10.1080/19415257.2020.1787208)
- Morris, C., Milton, E. and Goldstone, R. 2019. Case study: suggesting choice: inclusive assessment processes. Higher Education Pedagogies 4(1), pp. 435-447. (10.1080/23752696.2019.1669479)
- Langdon, F., Daly, C., Milton, E., Jones, K. and Palmer, M. 2019. Challenges for principled induction and mentoring of new teachers: lessons from New Zealand and Wales. London Review of Education 17(2), pp. 249-265. (10.18546/LRE.17.2.14)
- Penikett, J., Daly, C. and Milton, E. 2019. A study of mentors in Wales 'coming to closure'. Professional Development in Education 45(3), pp. 405-417. (10.1080/19415257.2018.1465449)
- Davies, A., Milton, E., Connolly, M. and Barrance, R. 2018. Headteacher recruitment, retention and professional development in Wales: challenges and opportunities. Cylchgrawn Addysg Cymru / Wales Journal of Education 20(2), pp. 204-224. (10.16922/wje.20.2.11)
- Connolly, M., Milton, E., Davies, A. J. and Barrance, R. 2018. Turning Heads: the impact of political reform on the professional role, identity and recruitment of head teachers in Wales.. British Educational Research Journal 44(4), pp. 608-625. (10.1002/berj.3450)
- Daly, C. and Milton, E. 2017. External mentoring for new teachers: mentor learning for a change agenda. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education 6(3), pp. 178-195. (10.1108/IJMCE-03-2017-0021)
Book sections
- Morgan, A., Davies, A. J. and Milton, E. 2024. Using discourse analysis to inform content analysis: a pragmatic, mixed methods approach exploring how the headteacher role is articulated in job descriptions.. In: Kara, H., Mannay, D. and Roy, A. eds. The Handbook of Creative Data Analysis. Bristol: Policy Press
Conferences
- Jones, K. and Milton, E. 2024. Revitalising higher education: thinking inclusively to enable teaching-focused colleagues to flourish. Presented at: Te Puna Aurei LearnFest Conference 2022, Online, 23-24 November 2022 Presented at Bowell, T. et al. eds.Revitalising Higher Education: Insights from Te Puna Aurei LearnFest 2022. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press pp. 3-8., (10.18573/conf2.a)
Monographs
- Morgan, A., Milton, E., James, D., Kneen, J., Clement, J., Bryant, A. and Beauchamp, G. 2022. Pandemic-related assessment experiences and innovations: implications for initial teacher education. Welsh Government.
Websites
- Yhnell, E. and Milton, E. 2024. Learning and teaching: it's not about you.. it's all about your students.. [Online]. Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA). Available at: https://thesedablog.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/learning-and-teaching-its-not-about-you-its-all-about-your-students/
Research
My research interests are focused around educational practice, professional learning, educative mentoring and the recruitment and retention of education professionals.
Latest papers:
Milton, E., Daly, C., Langdon, F., Palmer, M., Jones, K. & Davies, A. J. (2020) "Can schools really provide the learning environment that new teachers need? Complexities and implications for professional learning in Wales" Professional Development in Education. published online. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2020.1767177
Morris, C., Milton, E. & Goldstone, R. (2019) "Case study: Suggesting Choice: inclusive assessment processes" Higher Education Pedagogies Vol. 4 No. 1, pp.435-447 doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2019.1669479
Langdon, F., Daly, C., Milton, E., Jones, K. & Palmer, M. (2019) "Challenges for principled induction and mentoring of new teachers: Lessons from New Zealand and Wales". London Review of Education. Vol. 17 No. 2 pp.249-265. doi.org/10.18546/LRE.17.2.14
Penikett, J., Daly, C. & Milton, E. (2019) “A study of mentors in Wales ‘coming to closure'”. Professional Development in Education. Vol. 45 No. 3, pp.405-417. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2018.1465449
Connolly, M., Milton, E., Davies, A.J., & Barrance, R. (2018) “Turning Heads: the impact of political reform on the professional role, identity and recruitment of head teachers in Wales”. British Educational Research Journal. Vol. 44 No. 4, pp.608-625, https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3450
Davies, A., Milton, E., Connolly, M. & Barrance, R. (2018) “Headteacher Recruitment, Retention and Professional Development in Wales: Challenges and Opportunities”. Welsh Journal of Education, Vol. 20 No.2, pp.204-224. https://doi.org/10.16922/wje.20.2.11
Daly, C. & Milton, E. (2017) "External mentoring for new teachers: mentor learning for a change agenda". International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, Vol. 6 No. 3, pp.178-195, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMCE-03-2017-0021
Teaching
I currently teach on a range of programmes for the School and University.
Including:
Academic Lead - Innovative Teaching Practice Programme (Guizhou University)
Academic Lead - Innovative Teaching Practice Programme (Xuzhou Medical University)
and Education UG and PG programmes in the School of Social Sciences
Contact Details
+44 29208 70398
Glamorgan Building, Room 0.63, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA
