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Personal Statement
In August 2012, Lynne joined SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages based at the University of Strathclyde initially on secondment as a Professional Development Officer. Prior to this, she worked as a primary teacher at schools in West Lothian Council and Dundee City Council for over 13 years, with a whole school and cluster remits for the teaching and learning of modern languages throughout.
In her current role at SCILT, Lynne facilitates a variety of professional learning opportunities for pre-service and in-service primary teachers around early languages education policy and pedagogy. She has a particular interest in the use of film and visual texts to support the learning and teaching of languages and intercultural awareness.
2017-2024 Lynne held various supporter roles in leadership development programmes offered by SCEL/ Education Scotland's Professional Learning and Leadership team, which focused on developing pedagogical leadership through practitioner enquiry. In addition, Lynne was Pedagogy Lead (2019-2022) and Pedagogy Tutor (2017-2023) on Teachers Learning to Teach Languages in Primary School (TeLT) programme, a blended programme combining language upskilling and primary languages pedagogy run in partnership between Open University and SCILT.
Her current responsibilities include: member of Languages Week Scotland steering group, a national week of celebration and advocacy; SCILT co-lead on Scotland's Languages Leadership Programme team and the editorial team for the Scottish Languages Review online journal.
Lynne's research interests include teacher leadership, professional learning, practitioner enquiry and pupil learning experiences.
Research Interests
Research interests include learner voice, teacher learning and practitioner enquiry. Lynne's Masters dissertation explored the professional learning experiences of primary and secondary teachers of modern languages in one local authority in Scotland.
Presently working on her EdD thesis, Lynne is using collaborative digital, visual and mobile methods to explore how teacher leadership is understood and experienced in Scotland.
Academic / Professional qualifications
2015 Masters in Teaching (MTeach) from the University of Edinburgh
1998 PGCE (Primary Education) with Merit from the University of Paisley
1994 BA (Hons) 2i French and Spanish from the University of Stirling
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SLLP: Scotland's Languages Leadership Programme
1/04/14 → …
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Training / Short Course)
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ACTFL: ACTFL2021: American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages
19/11/21 → 21/11/21
Project: Research Conference / Short Visit - attendance
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How did you come to engage in students-as-partners work?
Reid, F. (ed.), Hunt, J. (ed.), Chow, M. (ed.), Henry, T. (ed.), Matthews, K. (ed.), Faulkner, S., Dombi, E., Jones, L., McMichan, L. & Melville, G. C., Oct 2024, In: International Journal of Students as Partners. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'It's a building that draws up mixed emotions for me.': Learnings from mobile interviews with teacher leaders in Scotland
Jones, L., 2 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation/Speech › peer-review
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Are we really working with students as partners when we develop feedback literacies with our undergraduate students and staff?
Suzanne Faulkner (Speaker), Erzsebet Dombi (Speaker), Lynne Jones (Speaker), Lauren McMichan (Speaker) & Gillian Carol Melville (Speaker)
9 Sept 2024 → 18 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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What role(s) can a subject specific national body have in addressing challenges and offering solutions for the equitable provision of professional learning in turbulent times?
Lynne Jones (Speaker), Sheena Bell (Speaker) & Karen Liddle (Contributor)
18 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation