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Dr Kerry Traynor, NTF 2025, Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media at University of Liverpool At the 2025 Symposium, I found a warm welcome, constructive critique, and fascinating debates about many challenges facing educators today. I shared recent findings from an interdisciplinary study I’ve led for the last 5 years that explores the role of placements in student outcomes and… Continue reading How placement programmes can narrow awarding gaps, and how we can widen participation in them
Association of National Teaching Fellows Symposium 2026 12th-13th May 2026 at the Newcastle University Roll up! Roll up! It's that time of year where the most exciting call for papers happens! We are launching the Call for Contributions for our annual ANTF symposium 2026! The call is open to all National Teaching Fellows and aspiring… Continue reading Call for contributions: Annual Symposium 2026 (Submissions by: 15 December 2025 17:00 GMT)
Julia Reeve, Educational Consultant, and Dr Deeba Parmar, Head of Learning and Teaching Enhancement at BPP. Both group members of the ‘In it Together’ group. The annual Association for National Teaching Fellows Symposium took place on 20–21 May 2025, bringing together a vibrant community of current and aspiring National Teaching Fellows (NTFs) and CATEs, Teaching Excellence Award… Continue reading Championing Inclusive Excellence: Reflections from the 2025 National Teaching Fellows Symposium
