Ms Faye Hendry

Biography

Senior Lecturer (Scholarship), English and Literacy in Education, University of Aberdeen - 2023-Present

PGDE Secondary Assessment Co-ordinator 2023-Present

Lecturer (Scholarship), English and Literacy in Education, University of Aberdeen 2018-2023

PGDE Secondary Programme Director - 2020-2023

Assistant Head of English, Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen - 2016-2018

Teacher of English, Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen - 2011-2016

Teacher of English, Portree High School, Highland Council - 2010-2011

PGDE English, University of Aberdeen - 2009-2010

MLitt (English Literary Studies), University of Aberdeen - 2008-2009

MA (Divinity-English),  University of Aberdeen - 2004-2008

Research Overview

Key research interests include:

- Academic and assessment literacies in Education

- Co-construction of learning

- Inclusion and accessibility in learning and assessment

- Literacy and English Education

- Digital Pedagogies & Collaborative Learning

- Professional Learning in Education

Current Research

Current research projects include:

• Learning from and implementing international approaches to mentoring, to enhance the practices of teacher educators in Scottish schools
• Enhancing the Accessibility of Teaching Materials for Education Students
• Enhancing the Effectiveness and Experience of Student Assistants in Teaching and Research Projects
• Ongoing Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) - Sept 2023 - Present

Past Research

Publications:

Simpson, C., Hendry, F. & Mynott, J.P. (2025). 'The Use of Digital Objects and a Framework for Critical Reflection to Support Student Teachers’ Professional Learning'. In J. Thom & C. McGill (eds), The Essentials in Learning to Teach, pp.152 – 169. John Catt Publication

Hendry, F., Mynott, J.P., Berube, I. & Smith, G. (2025). ‘What the university expects’: evaluating and co-constructing the teaching of assessment skills for first-year undergraduate students of education. Cogent Education 12(1).  https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2024.2447557

Mynott, J. P., Hendry, F., Edwards, K., & Hossick, R. (2024). Continuing virtual observations: A situational review of student perspectives. Research in Education, 119(1), 119-135. https://doi.org/10.1177/00345237241257172

Hendry, F., (2022). Review: Mapping Information Landscapes: New Methods for Exploring the Development and Teaching of Information Literacy Andrew Whitworth. London: Facet Publishing (2020) 201pp., hardback £65.00 ISBN: 9781783304172. Hendry, F. & Education in the North, 1 Apr 2022, In: Education in the North. 29, 1, 116-117. https://doi.org/10.26203/17yj-h154 

Mynott, J.P., Foy, K., Hendry, F. & Stewart, L., (2021). ‘Virtual Observations: A Situational Analysis of a Technological Response to Practicum Assessment During a Pandemic’. In Kwartalnik Pedagogiczny (Education Research Quarterly) 66 (4(262)), 116-137. https://doi.org/10.31338/2657-6007.kp.2021-4.6 

Presentations:

Oral presentation at Scottish Educational Research Association Conference - Nov 2025 ('Enhancing the Accessibility of Teaching Materials for Education Students' - F Hendry & A Young)

Oral presentation at Scottish Association for Language Teaching Conference, Glasgow - Nov 2025 ('Using Film in the Secondary Classroom: A Cross-Curricular Approach' - C Christie, F Hendry & J O'Neill)

Oral presentation at MOFET Teacher Education Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel – June 2023 (‘Does video support student teacher led reflection on practice?’ – JP Mynott, F Hendry, K Edwards & R Hossick).

Poster presentation at Higher Education Teaching and Learning (HETL) Conference, Aberdeen – June 2023 (‘Evaluating and developing the explicit teaching of assessment skills for first year Education students’- F Hendry, JP Mynott, I Berube & G Smith)

Oral Presentation at ATEE Conference, Poland (Online)  – September 2021 - ATEE Conference (‘Virtual observations: A technological response to placement assessment during a pandemic’ – JP Mynott, K Foy, F Hendry & L Stewart)

Funding:

Scottish Education Exchange Programme Test and Learn - 'Learning from and implementing international approaches to mentoring, to enhance the practices of teacher educators in Scottish schools' - Awarded September 2025

University of Aberdeen Learning and Teaching Enhancement Project Funding - 'Enhancing the Accessibility of Teaching Materials for Education Students' - Awarded December 2024

University of Aberdeen Learning and Teaching Enhancement Project Funding - 'Enhancing the Effectiveness and Experience of Student Assistants in Teaching and Research Projects' - Awarded November 2023

University of Aberdeen Learning and Teaching Enhancement Project Funding - ‘Using video to build reflection and resilience during practicum placement assessments’ - Awarded Oct 2022

University of Aberdeen Learning and Teaching Enhancement Project Funding - ‘Evaluating and developing the explicit teaching of assessment skills for First Year Education students’ - Awarded Oct 2022

Knowledge Exchange

General Teaching Council Scotland Accreditation Panels - June 2023 - Present

Scottish Qualifications Authority Marker (Higher & Advanced Higher English) - May 2014 - Present

University West of Scotland – External Examiner – Jan 2022-present

Cardiff Metropolitan University - External Examiner - Feb 2025-present

HETL Conference Programme Committee & Panel Chair - June 2023

Teaching Responsibilities

My main teaching responsibilities include:

• PGDE Secondary Assessment Co-ordinator
• PGDE Secondary English
• PGDE Secondary Professional Studies
• PGDE Primary RMPS
• MA1 Languages, Literacies and Learning
• MA2 Literacy
• Online Access English 
• Master's Work-based project supervision