Katherine Davis-Wright

School of Education

EdD doctoral research student

kedavis2@sheffield.ac.uk
The Wave

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Katherine Davis-Wright
School of Education
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
91Ö±²¥
S10 2AH
Qualifications

BA Hons Modern Language Studies (English and German) - The Open University, 2016

MA Creative Writing, Literary Novels - City, University of London - 2018

PGCE Secondary - accredited by the University of East London - 2019

Research interests

Literacy

  • Reading 
  • Writing
  • Writing and creativity
  • Identity, self-perception and literacy
  • Social mobility and literacy

Social mobility

Tutoring and the 11+ 

Effect of grammar schools on local comprehensive schools and the wider area

Professional activities and memberships

After working in NHS pharmacy, specialising in Clinical Trials at a large university hospital trust in South Essex, I retrained as a secondary school teacher.

I initially taught German and French, before securing a position teaching English during my training year. I have since worked as an English teacher for four years, and am currently also the English Transition Lead at my rural comprehensive school in South Essex, responsible for helping students with significant literacy difficulties access the secondary curriculum.

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