Richard Woolley

Biography

Richard Woolley is Deputy Head (Research) in the Institute of Education. He has been at the University of Worcester since September 2011, having worked previously at what is now Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln. His career started in primary education, in north Yorkshire, before moving to work in further and higher education in Derbyshire and then returning to primary school teaching in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. He has served as a deputy head teacher and special educational needs coordinator, as well as being curriculum coordinator for several subjects across the primary phase of education. He was Head of Centre for Education and Inclusion at the University of Worcester from 2011 to 2017.

Research Interest

Diversity, equality and inclusion issues in education, Approaches to difficult and controversial issues in primary education, Citizenship and PSHE in primary education, Relationships and sex education (primary), Religious education and children’s spirituality, The pedagogy of Holocaust education in the primary years, Education Studies, Widening participation, first generation and non-traditional students in higher education.