Biography
Lisa brings with her over a decade of experience in providing the vision and passion to ensure a high quality of Religious Education to pupils and students of all age ranges. Possessing the, vision, drive and adaptability to work across the different sectors of the RE world; including schools, school governance, SACRE, Diocesan Synod and Academia to raise the profile and quality of Religious Education.
She began her career in Religious Education as a secondary school teacher in South Yorkshire, where she quickly took on a role as a SACRE member for Sheffield and also took a keen interest in primary education which she developed through her role as a school governor in a local Church of England primary school.
During her teaching career and as part of her Masters study she developed interests in Assessment for Learning and in the relationship dynamics between pupils and practitioners. Lisa spent a year working as the Religious Education PGCE academic tutor at Hallam University before moving to Newman in 2016.
She completed her Doctorate in Education at the University of Sheffield in 2021 after undertaking research into policy enactment of the Prevent Duty Strategy and the implementation of Fundamental British Values on Secondary Schools.
Lisa was awarded the Staff Member of the Year Award 2022 by the Newman Students Union
Profile
Qualifications
Doctor of Education, University of Sheffield, 2021
PGCE Higher Education, Newman University, 2018
MA Teaching, University of Leeds, 2011
PGCE Religious Education, University of Leeds, 2006
Bachelor of Theology (Oxon), Westminster College, Oxford 1996
Teaching Interests
Creative teaching techniques
Accelerated learning
Pedagogies of Religious Education
Fundamental British Values and Prevent Agenda
Educating against extremism
Research Interests
Particular areas of research interest to Lisa are relationship dynamics at play within educational structures and the issues of power and control they involve. Curriculum, how curriculum is used and the powers at play within and behind curriculum is a key focus.
Administrative Responsibilities
PGCE Secondary ITE Programme Lead
Membership of Professional Organisations
National Association of Teachers of Religious Education (NATRE)
Association of University Lecturers of Religious Education (AULRE)
British Education Research Association (BERA)
Fellow of the HEA
External Roles
Member of Birmingham SACRE
External Examiner for PGCE’s in Humanities and Social Sciences at Hallam University
Other Activities
Publications
Davidge, R. Vickerage-Goddard, L. (2023) ’Supporting the Delivery and Evaluation of Lessons’, in Sheehan, H (ed). Mentoring Religious Education Teachers in the Secondary School – A Practical Guide. London: Routledge, pp. 159-174.