Ms Faye Hendry

Biography

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

PGDE Secondary Assessment Co-ordinator 2023-Present

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:

- Digital Pedagogies & Collaborative Learning

- Professional Learning in Education

- Academic and assessment literacies in Education

- Literacy and English Education

Current Research

Current research projects include:

 - Using video to build reflection and resilience during practicum placement assessments

-  Evaluating and developing the explicit teaching of assessment skills for First Year 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

Presentations:

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)

Publications:

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)), p. 116-137.

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, p. 116-117.

Funding:

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

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
• MA1 Introduction to Inclusive Practice 1&2
• MA1 Languages, Literacies and Learning
• MA2 Literacy
• Online Access English 
• Master's Work-based project supervision