Overview

Before joining the Graduate School of Education in 2018, I spent 20 years working as a secondary English teacher (KS3-5) in schools across the South West, both in mainstream and alternative provisions.  During this time, I taught English language, Literature, and Media Studies.  In my current role, as a Lecturer of Education, I work primarily on the secondary English PGCE programme, as well as the MA Education Online.

My research interests centre on the writing process, the teaching and learning of grammar through contextualised approaches, as well as the relationship between procedural and declarative metalinguistic knowledge.  I am also interested in exploring links between:

• Literacy attainment, social disadvantage, and gender
• Students' academic writing in HE
• Teachers' use of digital technology and resources, particularly in the English classroom context

Publications

Morgan, S.  (2021). Teaching Non Fiction Reading and Writing. In: A. Watson and R. Newman, ed., A Practical Guide to Teaching English in the Secondary School., Routledge. 

Watson A, Newman R, Morgan S (2021).  Metatalk and Metalinguistic knowledge: the interplay of procedural and declarative knowledge in the classroom discourse of first-language grammar teaching. Language Awareness Full text.

Myhill D.A, and Morgan, S.D. (2019). Vocational Qualifications, University Access and Widening Participation: Setting the Context in Banerjee, P.A., and Myhill, D. A., (eds.) Transitions from Vocational Qualifications to Higher Education: Examining Inequalities. Emerald Publishing Ltd.

Research Projects

2020-2021 UoE Education Incubator Award  (£8,758) with Dr Karen Walshe and Sara Venner: ‘What practices are associated with effective online learning?’

2021- 2022 University of Exeter internal funding (£1,000) with Dr Sarah Cole:  'What are PGCE students' experiences and observations of gender-based microagressions whilst on school teaching placements?'

Qualifications

EdD Exeter, (2018); MEd, Exeter, (2010); PGCE English with Drama and SEND, Exeter, (1997); BA English (Hons), Plymouth, (1996)

Links

• Centre for Research in Writing