Personal statement

Kerry-Anne Barber joined Bath Spa University as a Lecturer on the Early Years and Primary PGCE programme in September 2017. She co-leads the Primary Science Team and the Science Specialism, and is a member of the Teachers as Professionals: How Children Learn team.

Previously, Kerry-Anne worked for 20 years as a classroom teacher, science coordinator and lead mentor supporting PGCE and undergraduate trainee teachers from both Bath Spa University and the University of the West of England.

As a teacher, she was involved in the Teacher Assessment in Primary Science project (TAPS) where she worked alongside other teachers and Bath Spa academics to research and devise focused assessment tasks for assessing working scientifically objectives.

Academic qualifications

  • B.Ed (Hons) Primary (Science and Technology)
  • PGCHE

Professional memberships

  • Member of the Association for Science Education
  • Professional Affiliate of the Chartered College of Teaching
  • Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Areas of expertise

  • Primary science
  • Learning sciences
  • Supporting science school teachers

Research and academic outputs

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Completing the progression establishing an international baseline of primary, middle and secondary students’ views of scientific inquiry
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Lederman, J.S et al (2024) 'Completing the progression establishing an international baseline of primary, middle and secondary students’ views of scientific inquiry.' International Journal of Science Education, 46 (7). pp. 715-731. ISSN 0950-0693

Using TAPS Focused Assessments as part of our teacher assessment approach
article

Barber, K (2018) 'Using TAPS Focused Assessments as part of our teacher assessment approach.' Primary Science, 151. pp. 17-18. ISSN 0269-2465

The learning sciences in Initial Teacher Education - responding to the Core Content Framework
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McMahon, K, Howarth, L, McKay, D, Lee, A, Asprey, E, Arblaster, E and Barber, K (2021) The learning sciences in Initial Teacher Education - responding to the Core Content Framework. In: Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN) Conference, 6 - 7 May 2021, University of Cumbria, UK [online].

The learning sciences in the (Primary) Initial Teacher Education curriculum
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McMahon, K, McKay, D, Howarth, L, Barber, K, Humphreys, K, Lee, A, Etchells, P.J, Black, P and Yeh, C.S.-H (2020) The learning sciences in the (Primary) Initial Teacher Education curriculum. In: Universities' Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) Annual Conference, 3 - 4 November 2020, London, UK [online].

The Learning Sciences and the Core Content Framework for Initial Teacher Training
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McMahon, K, Lee, A, Etchells, P.J, Howarth, L, Humphreys, K, McKay, D, Arblaster, E, Asprey, E, Barber, K and Salter, L (2021) The Learning Sciences and the Core Content Framework for Initial Teacher Training. Bath Spa University, Bath.