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Dr Paula-Jane Rothermel AFBPsS FRSA

 

Tel:  01245223529 Mobile 07902993942     

Email:  p.j.rothermel@dunelm.org.uk   

Web Address: http://www.pjrothermel.com/

 

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

 

HIGHER EDUCATION

1996 - 2002

University of Durham Ph.D.

1994 - 1996

The Open University B.Sc. (Hons) Psychology

 

The Open University Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology

1995 - 1996

Manchester University Certificate in Education (16+),

1984 - 1988

Slade School of Art, University College London B.A. (Hons) Fine Art [with Russian]

 

awards

2003 - 2007

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship

1984

University College London Scholarship Special Entrance Award

 

Employment

2003-

Expert Witness at Court & Expert Reports

As an Educational Psychologist, I provide single & joint expert reports and assessments for court, relating to home-educated children and their families. I also provide reports for families and local authorities. I am a registered Expert Witness (with Law Society accredited training), and Chartered Psychologist. I have over 10 years of experience with home-educating families and their children and have conducted hundreds of assessments and many interviews with the families. As my bibliography below shows, I have written, published and spoken extensively on the subject.

2003-2007

University of Durham and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Postdoctoral Fellowship

2003-2004

University of Durham

Thesis co-supervisor on the M.A. Dissertation module.

2003-

The Open University

Associate Lecturer Mentor

1997 -

The Open University

Associate Lecturer, level 2, 60 point module 'Child Development' (ED209). Duties: delivering tutorials and marking students' monthly assignments.

2002-

The Open University

External examiner/script marker on the level 2, 60 point module 'Child Development' (ED209).

2002

The Open University

Assistant Staff Tutor (p/t), Faculty of Education and Language Studies

1999 - 2000

University of Durham, Stockton Campus     

Lecturer (p/t), 2nd year BA double module 'Childhood & the Arts'.  Duties: convening, writing and delivering the module; designing and marking summative assessments - research project and exam.

 

University of Durham, Stockton Campus     

Contributing Lecturer (p/t), 2nd year BA modules 'Representation in the Arts' and 'Intercultural Perspectives'.  Duties: contributing practical sessions to the modules.

1998 - 1999

University of Durham, Stockton Campus     

Lecturer (p/t), 2nd year BA module 'Learning in Early Childhood'.  Duties: writing and co-delivering the module, co-writing/marking exam scripts.

1997 - 1998

University of Durham

Module Tutor (p/t), BA(Ed), 'Education in Practice'. Duties: taking classes and marking first year undergraduate exam scripts.

 

Affiliation and Membership of Professional Bodies

2007

Elected Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society

2007

Chartered Scientist (Csci) designation conferred on behalf of the Science Council

2005

Society of Expert Witnesses

2004

Expert Witness Institute

2003

Chartered Psychologist

2002

British Education Research Association (BERA)

2001

Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).

2000

Association For Child Psychology And Psychiatry (ACPP)

1996

British Psychological Society (GBR)

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

 

2004-2007

Cardiff University Bond Solon Certificate of Expert Witness (CUBS) Programme.

2004

Founder member of the International Home Education Research Network, a group of over 50 academics from across the globe sharing research and discussion on issues relating to home education

2004

Associate Lecturer Development and Accreditation Pathway (ALDAP)

Enrolled on the OU Staff Development course leading to membership of the ILTHE

2003

Manchester Children's Hospital

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with children workshop, Association For Child Psychology And Psychiatry (ACPP)

2002

Institute of Education

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy three day workshop, The Centre For Cognitive Therapy.

1997-2002

The Open University

Training days in Distance Tutoring, Working with Special Needs, Exam Marking, Associate Lecturer Skills and The Retention Project.

1996

University of Durham

Workshops: Research Methods; Quantitative Studies; Presentation Skills..

1996

Manchester University

D33, D34 Assessors Award.

1996

Institute of Linguists

Professional Diploma (Spanish).

 

 

 


 

Bibliography

 

1.    

ROTHERMEL, P. (1998) 'Home-education: a critical evaluation'. Paper presented at the British Psychological Society 1998 Annual Education Conference, University of Exeter.

2.    

Rothermel, P. (1998) 'Schooling arrests pupil progress'. Times Educational Supplement (TES), UK: Letters Page. 16th October.

3.    

Rothermel, P. (1999) 'Home education: a critical evaluation'.  Advisory Centre for Education (ACE). June  No. 89.

4.    

Rothermel, P. (1999) 'A Study Of Home-Education: Early Indications And Wider Implications'. Education now. Summer, no. 24.

5.    

Rothermel, P. (1999) 'A Study Of Home-Education: Early Indications And Wider Implications'. Schoolhouse Home Education News. Summer. Dundee: SHEA.

6.    

ROTHERMEL, P. (1999) 'Home-Education: a critical evaluation involving 36 families with at least one child aged 4 years'. Paper presented at the 'New directions for Primary Education' Conference, Association for the Study of Primary Education (ASPE), St Martin's College, Ambleside. March.

7.    

ROTHERMEL, P.  (1999) 'Home-education: a critical evaluation'. Paper accepted at the British Psychological Society 1999 Annual Conference, The Waterfront Hall, Belfast. April.

8.    

Rothermel, P. J. (2000) Children's learning and play outside school: a sty of home-education.  Conference paper presented at the Play Conference, NEC Birmingham. Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

9.    

Rothermel, P. J. (2000) 'The Third Way in Education: Thinking the Unthinkable'.  Education 3-13. March. UK.

10.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2000) 'Home-Education: start and end of 'Reception Year' assessments (PIPS) involving a national sample'. Conference paper accepted at the XXVII International Congress of Psychology Stockholm, Sweden.

11.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2000) 'Children's Learning Outside School: home-education a critical review' Conference paper presented at the 'Education for Social Democracies: changing forms and sites' An international conference organised by the Culture Communication and Societies Academic Group. Institute of Education, 3-5th July 2000

12.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2000) 'The Third Way in Education: Thinking the Unthinkable within an International Arena'. Conference Paper (poster) accepted at the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) Conference in Pultusk, Poland 16th-21st July 2000.

13.   

Rothermel, P. (2001) 'A Nationwide Study Of Home-Education'. 25 Years of home-based education: Research, Reviews, and Case Material. Education now.

14.   

Rothermel, P. and Fiddy, A. (2001) The law on home-education. ChildRIGHT. Essex: Children's Legal Centre. November.

15.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2002) Home-Education: Aims, Practices and Outcomes.  Paper presented at the Education Otherwise (25Years) Conference.

16.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2002) Home-Education: Aims, Practices and Outcomes. Paper presented at the Annual BERA 2002 Conference, Exeter.

17.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2002) Home-Education: Rationales, Practices and Outcomes. PhD Dissertation, University of Durham, 2002.

18.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2003) Psychosocial Assessment of Home-Educated Children. Paper presented at the Annual BERA 2003 Conference, Edinburgh.

19.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2004) Home-Education: comparison of home and school educated children on PIPS Baseline Assessments.  Journal of Early Childhood Research, Spring 2004.

20.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2004) Home-Educated Children: Academic Assessments With Children Aged Between 4 and 10 Years.  Paper submitted to BERJ - resubmission requested.

21.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2004) Home-Education: comparison of home and school educated children on PIPS Baseline Assessments. Conference paper presented at the 14th EECERA Conference 2004: 'Quality in Early Childhood Education', Malta. 1 to 4 September.

22.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2004) Home-education: Friend or Foe? A Global Perspective. Symposium main paper presented at the Annual BERA Conference, 2004, Manchester.

23.   

Rothermel, P. (2005) Can we classify motives for home education? Evaluation and Research in Education, 17(2)(3).

24.   

Galloway, D. M. and Rothermel, P. (2005) (Eds.) Special Issue on Home-education. Evaluation and Research in Education, 17(2)(3).

25.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2006) Social Skills of Home-Educated Children. Paper in preparation.

26.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2006) Home-Educated Children: a comparative approach using the RRS and SDQ. Paper in preparation for submission to the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

27.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2006) Home Educated Children's Social Wellbeing.Conference Paper to be presented ECER Geneva 2006.

28.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2007) Home Education. Encyclopaedia of Educational Psychology. Sage.

29.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2007) Home-Educated Children: a portrait. Conference Paper presented in Estonia The Estonian Centre for Home Education Annual Conference.

30.   

Rothermel, P. J. (2007) Home Education: A Desperately Dangerous Notion? Conference Paper to be presented ECER Ghent 2007.


 

TV & Radio Interviews

1.    

08-01-99

Radio Cleveland 'Bullying' (speaking as a guest)

2.    

     01-99

BBC Radio Newcastle 'Home -education' (speaking as a guest)

3.    

05-09-00

BBC Look North (TV) 'Home-education' BBC Interviewed by John Lawrence, Organised by Sharon Pratt

4.    

07-09-00

BBC Television News 24 'Home-education' - BBC 2

5.    

07-09-00

BBC Radio Scotland, 'Della' 'Home-education'

6.    

08-12-00

BBC Radio 4, You and Yours 'Home-education' - Interviewed by Simon Cancy.  Guests Paula Rothermel and Prof. Ted Wragg.

7.    

02-08-04

BBC Radio 4, You and Yours 'Home-education' - Interviewed by Winifred Robinson. 

8.    

11-04-06

BBC Look North (TV) 'Home-education' BBC

9.    

11-04-06

BBC RADIO Hull Breakfast Show

10.   

23-09-06

Radio 5 Live Breakfast Show, 0720

 

Newspapers Articles mentioning my research

1.    

25-09-98

Budge, D. (1998) 'All's well on home front'. Times Educational Supplement (TES), UK. 25th September. London.

2.    

30-07-99

Bunting, C. (1999) 'Working class five-year-olds who are educated at home out perform their middle class counterparts' Times Education Supplement. 30th July. London.

3.    

10-11-00

Williams, E. (2000) 'Home rules, OK?' Times Education Supplement. 10th November. London.

4.    

14-08-00

Hill, A. (2000) 'Children taught at home learn more: Youngsters of all social classes do better if they avoid school, study discovers. Education Unlimited, The Observer, 13th August. London.

5.    

04-09-02

Garavelli, D. (2002) ' A class of their own'. Scotland on Sunday. 4th September. London.

6.    

11-10-02

Douglas, A. (2002) 'School's out for ever'.  The Guardian. 11th September. London.

7.    

05-11-02

Curtis, P. (2002) 'Study highlights benefits of home learning'. Education Guardian. 5th October.  Available [online] http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,5500,804926,00.html

8.    

12-09-03

Hastings, S. (2003)  'Home schooling: Did You Know?' Times Education Supplement 12th September. London.

9.    

30-08-04

Blair, A. (2004) Teachers want curbs on home-education. The Times. July 30.

10.   

29-16-06

Money, R. (2006) Learning the Hard Way? The Big Issue in Scotland. June 29-July 5th Issue 586.

11.   

02-07-06

Scott, C. (2006) 'Too cool for school'. The Sunday Times. London: UK. 2nd July

12.   

09.02.07

Mulholland, S. (2007) Home Education. Junior Magazine. London: UK March edition

 

PARLIAMENTARY Debates mentioning the work of Dr Rothermel

1.    

13-05-03

Home-education Adjournment Debate, Westminster Hall.

2.    

04-05-04

Home-education Adjournment Debate, Westminster Hall.