Jemima Davey

Interim Subject Lead for PGCE Secondary with QTS
Senior Lecturer in Education

Biography

Jemima joined St Mary's University in September 2020. She is currently the interim Subject Lead for PGCE Secondary with QTS and a Senior Lecturer in Education, teaching across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate initial teacher education routes on both domestic and international programmes. Jemima convenes masters modules on PGCE QTS programmes, which are delivered to students at St Mary's University and at Carmel Teacher Training Partnership.

Jemima is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), member of the British Educational Research Association (BERA), the International Professional Development Association (IPDA), and of the Chartered College of Teaching (MCCT).

Before joining the University, Jemima worked as a class teacher, science lead and mentor to early career teachers. She has a BA (Hons) in Primary Education with QTS, PGCert in Academic Practice, NPQ in Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD), and an MA in Education: Pedagogy following research exploring the preparedness of early career teachers to deliver the primary science curriculum.

Jemima is currently a St Mary’s University doctoral student with a focus on mentoring, supervision and the professional identity of teachers and school leaders.

Research

Research profile

Jemima is actively involved in research as part of both her doctoral studies and wider professional life. She regularly presents at conferences, has conducted funded research and had articles accepted for publication. Jemima is an active member of both the Centre for Wellbeing in Education and pedagogy research special interest group at St Mary's University. Her areas of interest include professional learning and identity, leadership, and mentoring and supervision in education.

Key publications

Davey, J. and Chambers, J. (2026*) ‘Middle leaders and research-informed professional learning: from beginner teacher to expert colleague’ in C. Edwards-Groves, P. Grootenboer and K. Petrie (eds.) Understanding middle leaders’ relational practices for supporting professional learning in schools. Professional Development in Education (Special Issue)
Davey, J. (2025*) ‘Editorial: Considering the contemporary curriculum’ in Davey (ed). Considering the contemporary curriculum. ReflectED Special Issue.
Davey, J. (2025*) ‘Editorial’ in Davey (ed). The place of the EdD in personal and professional transformation. BERA Blog Special Issue
Davey, J. (2025*) ‘Becoming brave: personal and professional transformation through doctoral research’ in Davey (ed). The place of the EdD in personal and professional transformation. BERA Blog Special Issue
Davey, (2025*) Tech in Teaching: Exploring the impact of digital learning on emerging professional practice, in C. E. Edwards-Leis and M. Price (Eds.) Pedagogy in Higher Education: A critical review, Leeds: Emerald Publishing.
Davey, J. and Chambers, J. (2025) 'Making accessible the practical value of research literature for effective mentoring' Impact (23)
Lovatt, S. and Davey, J. (2025) 'Supporting the professional identity development of trainee teachers with dyslexia' Impact (23)
Davey, J. and Chambers, J. (2024) 'Enabling a research-informed approach to mentoring beginner teachers', BERA Blog.
Strachan, A. and Davey, J. (2022) Saving The Planet One Science Lesson At A Time. Hatfield: Millgate House Publishers.
Davey, J. (2021) Making science core again: teaching high quality science in a time poor curriculum. Primary Science 166.

*Awaiting publication.

Conference presentations

Chambers, J. and Davey, J. (2025) Exploring the influence of being an ‘expert colleague’ on the self-efficacy of school-based teacher educators. UCET Conference 2025.
Davey, J., Crinall, S. and Chambers, J. (2025) Establishing reflective practice as a means for professional learning for new and experienced colleagues in primary schools. BERA Conference 2025.
Pavlis, J. and Davey, J. (2025) What are the opportunities and challenges presented by STEM education in the primary sector? BERA Conference 2025.
Davey, J. (2025) Go together: navigating academic publication through collaborative endeavours. BERA ECR Conference 2025 - The ECR Journey: Beyond Publish or Perish: Cultivating Excellence in Scholarly Publishing.
Davey, J. and Crinall, S. (2024) Developing collaborative approaches to research-informed teacher education: perspectives from university and school. UCET Conference 2024.
Davey, J. and Chambers, J. (2024) A research informed approach to the professional identity formation of primary school-based teacher educators. BERA Conference 2024.
Assemakis, K., Cass, G., Davey, J., Fox, K. Lovatt, S., Price, M. and Wilson, S. (2024) Holding the space: early career researcher-lecturers’ learning from conference experience. BERA Conference 2024.
Davey, J. and Borchardt, J. (2024) Promoting personal and professional success on placement: supportive resources for students. Festival of Learning and Teaching, St Mary's University.
Davey, J. and Chambers, J. (2024) The place of research literature in the effective mentoring of emerging professionals. Festival of Learning and Teaching, St Mary's University.
Strachan, A., Davey, J. and Cass, G. (2023) Using Critical Global Citizenship Education to challenge the traditional notion of science education. New voices in Global Education & Learning, ANGEL.
Strachan, A., Davey, J. and Cass, G. (2023) Promoting global citizenship through science learning. Institute of Education Research Conference, St Mary's University.
Strachan, A. and Davey, J. (2022) Embedding sustainable development goals in the primary science curriculum. ASE Annual Conference.
Strachan, A. and Davey, J. (2022) Using global issues to promote purposeful scientific enquiry. ASE South East Conference.
Davey, J. and Strachan A. (2022) Purposeful planning in primary science. ASE South East Conference.

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