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Kate Ireland

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Professor Kate Ireland - Strategic Partnerships Lead

Tel: 02476 524412

Mobile: 07823524611
Room: WA1.08
Email: K dot M dot Ireland at warwick dot ac dot uk

Kate has extensive senior leadership experience within a wide range of contexts and has effectively led Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Post-16 teams to impact significantly on outcomes for children and young people.

Kate has experience of providing challenge and support to schools and colleges and has current and extensive experience of the Ofsted inspection process both in schools and the further education sectors. Kate brings to the University of Warwick a passion for the importance of high quality teacher education based on effective collaborative partnerships.

As Director of the Centre for Teacher Education (Jan 2016-Aug 2023) Kate re-positioned CTE’s strategic vision and intent:

  • To be the first choice for teacher education, contributing to the supply and retention of intellectually curious, just and creative teachers, with an outstanding national and international reputation for research informed academic practice and professional excellence.
  • She is committed to the values of partnership working and whilst at Warwick has focused tirelessly on developing strong and effective partnerships with a broad range of schools and multi academy trusts whilst continuing the long history of teacher education at Warwick where generations of teachers change the lives of the children and young people they teach.

Academic Interests, Teaching & Learning Specialisms

  • Educational Policy
  • School Improvement and Effectiveness
  • Educational Leadership
  • System Leadership
  • Organisational Change Culture

 Publications & Projects

  • Developing effective learners through Learning Conversations
  • Developing effective Initial Teacher Education Partnerships
  • System Leadership development across Coventry Schools
  • Teacher Supply and Retention: A Partnership model
  • Collaborative Teacher Education research focused on teacher education provision in the context of COVID-19 (2022) working with Russell Group University colleagues.

 Other Positions

  • Ofsted Inspector (2016-Sept 2023)
  • External Examiner (Secondary PGCE and MA) Leeds University
  • Trust member of Castle Phoenix Trust, Coventry
  • Role of Member of the Futures Trust MAT, Coventry