Emma Ransome

Emma has worked in the Education sector for over fifteen years, in that time she has taught children from 0 – 10 years old, in a variety of settings, including a childminder setting, children’s centres, primary schools, and nurseries. During this time she has worked as a family support worker, a childminder, a nursery manager, a forest school teacher and Key Stage One and Two teacher within which she took the additional responsibility for leading the arts and mental health and well-being for pupils.

During this time Emma worked to gain a BA (Hons) in Early Childhood and went on to gain more Early Years specific qualifications, including Early Years Professional Status. She has since also completed a PGCE and an MA in Teaching and Learning and has also gained a Fellowship at the Higher Education Academy.

Emma has recently embarked on a PhD in Education and Social Justice, researching the concepts of advocacy and children’s rights. Emma is also a member of the Amnesty International Teachers Advisory Board within which she helps to develop its Human Rights Education Work. 

Emma has a real passion for promoting the child’s voice and this has been the recent focus of several pieces of research. She recently worked with a local school in Birmingham to analyse its Rights Based Approach to teaching and has analysed the revised version of the EYFS to investigate its understanding and implementations of the child’s voice.

Emma also has a keen interest in promoting the student voice at BCU, particularly through forums such as the PDT role. She believes in building strong relationships with students in order to help them achieve the best they can throughout their time at BCU and has recently started the Advanced Personal Tuition Award, which is an accredited programme in the use of personal tuition to improve student outcomes and learning.