Professor Dennis Hayes
Fact file
- Hot topics: Education
- Area of Expertise: Therapeutic Education Knowledge and the Curriculum Philosophy and Debate in Schools Free Speech and Academic Freedom
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Faculty: Education, Health and Sciences
What can Dennis talk about?
Dennis can talk about many areas in education and in particular: Therapeutic Education, Knowledge and the Curriculum, Philosophy and Debate in Schools and Free Speech and Academic Freedom.
Case Study
Dennis is well known for his educational journalism and is a member of the editorial board of the Times Higher Education magazine.
Honorary Secretary of the Standing Committee for the Education and Training of Teachers (SCETT) which represents through its constituent bodies, the trade unions and professional associations, the interests of 750,000 teachers in supporting and developing teacher education.
As the founder of the influential campaign group Academics For Academic Freedom he was the guest editor and a contributor the 2009 Special Edition of the British Journal of Educational Studies on Academic Freedom.
Dennis' media credits include: BBC Radio Four (The Learning Curve, Straw Poll, The Moral Maze; From Abacus to Circle Time); BBC Radio 2; BBC Radio 5 Live; Sky TV; Times Higher Education, Times Educational Supplement, The Independent and Church Times.
