SHORT CURRICULUM VITAE FOR
PROFESSOR KEN REID,OBE
BA MEd PhD CertEd FRSA
Mobile: 07530 836132
E-Mail: kenreid888@yahoo.co.uk
Born: Old Colwyn, North Wales.
QUALIFICATIONS:
BA (HONS) Class I. Cardiff University, 1976. Awarded Williams, Davies & Jones Prize for undergraduate scholarship based on Part 1 & 2 Results (consecutive awards) Two articles published in academic journals based on findings from empirical study for undergraduate dissertation..
Master’s Degree in Education (Method A, by research), Cardiff University. Awarded SSRC Scholarship & conducted an evaluation of a sponsored research project into: The interface between the Health, Education and Social Services for Families with Severely handicapped Children in South Wales. First book entitled Whose Children? was published shortly afterwards as well as some articles in journals.
PhD on Persistent School Absenteeism. Cardiff University. Awarded DES Scholarship. Second and third books published on results from large-scale empirical study plus numerous articles in major education & psychology journals.
PRESENT POST:
Retired.
Former Chair to Welsh Government on Behaviour and Attendance. Chair of National Behaviour and Attendance Review, 2006-2008.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Swansea Metropolitan University, 1995-2010.
PREVIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES:
All academic matters, external liaison, quality assurance and quality enhancement, student affairs, staff development, ethics, research.
Vice Chair: Academic Board1995-2011.
Member: Board of Governors1998-2011.
Chair of 35 Committees or major Sub-Committees including:
Academic Quality, Standards and Audit,
Student Affairs,
Appeals,
Student Disciplinary Committee,
Monitoring and Evaluation,
Learning and Teaching,
Special Cases,
Research and Postgraduate,
Staff Development,
Equal Opportunities.
Previous Posts have included:
Research & teaching posts at:
Cardiff University,
Leicester University,
Swansea Institute,
Various secondary schools in Berkshire and Oxfordshire, Wales and Lancashire.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Course Director of BA, M.Ed, MPhil/PhD Research Degree Programmes validated by: CNAA, UWE, University of Wales, 1982-1998.
First successful MEd completion in 1983.
First successful M Phil Completion in 1984.
First successful PhD completion:1985
Since then numerous successful completions at taught & research master’s degree level as well as 17 PhD’s (No failures at any level).
EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS HAVE INCLUDED:
Chair: Welsh Assembly Review into School Behaviour and Attendance in Wales, Report published April 2008.
Professional Advisor for: Behaviour and Attending: Action Plan Responding to the National Behaviour and Attendance Review, Report published March 2009.
Member of Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) for Special Educational Needs on behalf of Welsh Assembly Government, 2006-2009.
Chair: Sub-Committee of MAG on Behaviour and Attendance, 2006-2009.
Chair: University of Wales Committee on Academic Standards and Quality, 1998-2004.
Member of: University of Wales Court, Academic Board, Appeal Committee, 1990-2005.
Chair: Welsh Academic and Quality Group, 1990-2002.
Member of University of Wales Academic Board, Court and Appeal Committees, 1995-2005.
Member of Higher Education Quality Enhancement Committee (HEQC), 1988-1999.
External Member of University of West of England, Bristol, Research Committee, 1988-2002.
Member of CNAA Research Committee,1985-1997.
Consultant to a large number of LA’s in the UK on Behaviour & Attendance 1985-2012.
Specialist Professional Advisor to Secretary of State for Education in England on: Truancy Road Show & Home Office/DES Initiative on Truancy and Crime, 1998-2001.
BOOKS PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1980 and 2013:
Author or co-author of:
Whose Children (Gibbs)1980
Rethinking Teacher Education (Croom Helm)1985
Truancy and School Absenteeism (Hodder & Stoughton)1985
Helping Troubled Pupils in Secondary Schools, Volume 1 Social and Psychological Issues (Blackwells)1988
Helping Troubled Pupils in Secondary Schools, Volume 2 Academic and Behavioural Issues (Blackwells)1988
Combating School Absenteeism (Hodder & Stoughton)1987
Staff Development in Primary Schools (Blackwells)1988
Staff Development in Secondary Schools (Blackwells)1989
An Introduction to Primary School Organisation (Hodder & Stoughton)1988
Towards the Effective School (Blackwells)1987
Truancy: Short and Long-Term Solutions (Routledge)2002
Disaffection From School (Methuen)1986
Truancy and Schools (Routledge)1999
Tackling Truancy in Secondary Schools (Routledge)2000
Disaffection From School (Routledge)2012
Rethinking Teacher Education (Routledge)2012
Tackling Behaviour in your Primary School (Routledge)2012
Better Behaviour through Home-School Relations (Routledge)2013
Managing school Attendance: Effective Interventions to Reduce Truancy (Routledge)2013
Improving Attendance in Your School (Routledge)2013
Author or co-author of numerous funded research projects & reports for a range of sponsoring agencies, local authority and Government departments on such issues as:
Severely Handicapped Children and their Families
Initial Teacher Education
The Probationary Year
In-Service Teacher Education
Professional Development
Truancy and School Absenteeism
Sixth Form Education
16+ Examinations
Out-of-School Learning
Unemployed Graduate Teachers
Education Welfare Service
The Management of Local Government
School Effectiveness
Student Feedback in Universities
Bullying
Behaviour Management
Young People’s and Children’s Views on Schooling
Author of over 150 published articles in academic journals and 15 books between 1976 and 2002.
Author or co-author of numerous chapters in edited books.
Awarded Personal Chair by University of Wales for research & publication record in 1988 (Chair of Panel: VC of Swansea University with members from Cardiff, Cardiff Medical School plus three externals on Panel from leading universities in England).
Member of Editorial Boards of selected journals (eg Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties).
Associate Editor: Educational Studies
Editor of the Welsh Education Journal.
Editor of Special Editions of Journals (eg Educational Review: Special Issue on:Truancy, Disaffection and Anti-Social Behaviour, Volume 60,4,November,2008).
Author of Towards the Effective School, Named Education Book of the year by TES, 1977.Later, named one of the ten best Education books of the Decade.
Truancy: Short & Long-Term Solutions named as one of the best books of the decade by TES.
Peer Reviewer for a number of education journals and selected publishers (eg Routledge).
External Representative on validation panels as required.
Chair and Welsh President of SEBDA (Society for children with Emotional, Behaviour and Learning Difficulties, 45,000 members).
Regular speaker at national, international and local education conferences throughout UK (and in other parts of the world).
Regular presenter or trainer at in-service events.
Regular contributor to programmes on education and schooling (especially for BBC Radio and TV and local radio).
Regular contributor to National periodicals on education(eg TES, Education Journal, Education, Literacy Today,, Children’s Services Weekly and other national magazines and newspapers).
External Examiner appointments have included the Universities of: Cambridge, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leicester, Kent, Hull, Birmingham, Worcester, Canterbury, Buckingham and The Open University, as well as for numerous colleges at both taught undergraduate & postgraduate levels.
External Examiner for MA, MPhil and PhD research degrees for staff & students at a wide range of colleges & universities between 1982 and 2012.
Appointed Consultant to help HE institutions gain taught degree awarding powers to (eg Canterbury, Christ Church College).
Awarded OBE for Services to Education in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, June 2010.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES, REPORTS AND BOOKS SINCE 2002 (see attached list).
|
Journal |
Title |
Vol, Page etc |
Date of Publication |
|
Mentoring and Tutoring |
Mentoring with Disaffected Pupils |
Vol 10, No 2, 153-169 |
June 2002 |
|
Quality Assurance in Education |
The Swansea Internal Quality Audit Processes: A Case Study |
Vol 10, No 4 , 237-245 |
October 2002 |
|
Pastoral Care in Education |
The Search for Solutions to Truancy and Other Forms of School Absenteeism |
Vol 21, No 1, 3-9 |
March 2003 |
|
Educational Review |
Strategic Approaches to Tackling School Absenteeism and Truancy: The Traffic Lights (TL) Scheme |
Vol 55, No 3, 305-321 |
November 2003 |
|
Educational Studies |
A Strategic Approach to Tackling School Absenteeism and Truancy: The PSCC Scheme |
Vol 29, No 4, 351-371 |
December 2003 |
|
Mentoring and Tutoring |
An Evaluation of an Out-of-School Learning Project in South Wales |
Vol 11, No 3, 331-348 |
December 2003 |
|
Pastoral Care in Education |
An Evaluation of Strategies and Professional Development Needs on Attendance Issues within an LEA |
Vol 22, No 1, 15-24 |
March 2004 |
|
British Journal of Guidance and Counselling |
A Long-Term Strategic Approach to Tackling Truancy and Absenteeism from Schools: The SSTG Scheme |
Vol 32, No 1, 57-74 |
February 2004 |
|
Welsh Journal of Education |
Combating Truancy and School Absenteeism in Wales: The Latest Developments |
Vol 12, No 2, 13-34 |
Feb/March 2004 |
|
Journal of In-Service Education |
The Professional Development Needs of Teachers with Responsibility for Pupil Attendance: A Case Study |
Vol 31, No 1, 9-30 |
June 2004 |
|
Research in Education |
The Views of Head Teachers and Teachers on Attendance Issues in Primary Schools |
Vol 72, 60-76 |
November 2004 |
|
Pastoral Care in Education |
The Implications of Every Child Matters for Schools |
Vol 23, No 1, 12-18
|
March 2005 |
|
School Leadership and Management |
An evaluation of inspection reports on the management of secondary school attendance |
Vol 25, No 2, 121-139 |
April 2005 |
|
Pastoral Care in Education |
A Comparison Between Inspection Reports on the Management of School Attendance throughout the Education Service |
Vol 23, No 4, 31-41 |
December 2005 |
|
Research in Education |
The causes, views and traits of school absenteeism and truancy: an analytical review |
Vol 74, 59-82 |
November 2005 |
|
Research in Education |
The views of education social workers on the management of truancy and other forms of non-attendance |
Vol 75, 43-61 |
May, 2006 |
|
Journal of In-service Education,
|
The Professional Development Needs of Education Welfare Officers on the Management of School Attendance |
Vol 32, 2, 237-253 |
June 2006 |
|
Oxford Review of Education |
An Evaluation of the Views of Secondary Staff Towards School Attendance Issues |
Vol 32, 3, 303-324 |
July 2006 |
|
Quality Assurance in Education |
Raising school attendance: A case study of good practice in monitoring and raising standards |
Vol 14, 3, 199-216 |
September 2006 |
|
Educational Research |
An evaluation of inspection reports on primary school attendance |
Vol 48, 3, 267-286 |
November 2006 |
|
International Journal of Educational Management |
An evaluation of reports on the attendance of pupils in out-of-school provision |
Vol 21, 2 |
early 2007 |
|
Mentoring and Tutoring |
The views of learning mentors on the management of school attendance |
Vol 15, 2, 39-55 |
February 2007 |
|
Research in Education |
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the EWS in Wales |
Vol 77, 108-128 |
May 2007 |
|
EMAL |
An Evaluation of Ofsted Reports on LEAs on the Management of Attendance Issues |
Vol 35, 3, 395-413 |
July 2007 |
|
Teacher Development |
Managing School Attendance: The Professional Perspective |
Vol 11, 1, 21-43 |
March 2007 |
|
Educational Studies |
The Educational Welfare Service: The Case for a Review in England |
Vol 34, No 3, 175-189 |
July 2008 |
|
Social Work Education |
The initial qualifications, induction and in-service needs of education social workers in Wales |
Vol 27, No 7, 777-796 |
October 2008 |
|
Educational Review |
The causes of non-attendance: the national picture; a synopsis |
Vol 60, No 4, 333-344 |
November 2008 |
|
*Educational Review |
The causes of non-attendance: an empirical study |
Vol 60, No 4, 345-357`
|
November 2008 |
|
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties |
The National Behaviour and Attendance Review (NBAR) in Wales: findings on exclusion set in context |
Vol 14, No 1, 3-17 |
March 2009 |
|
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties |
The National Behaviour and Attendance Review (NBAR) in Wales: Findings on School behaviour from the Professional Perspective |
Vol.14, No.3, 165-183 |
September 2009 |
|
Research in Education
|
The National Behaviour and Attendance Review (NBAR) in Wales : findings and Recommendations on School Attendance |
No.81, 20-42 |
May 2009 |
|
Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties |
The National Behaviour and Attendance Review (NBAR) in Wales : Findings on School Behaviour from the Professional Perspective |
Vol. 14, No.3, 165-184
|
March 2009 |
|
Quality Assurance in Education |
An Evaluation of an Internal Audit on Student Feedback within a British University : a quality enhancement process |
Vol. 18, No.1, 47-63
|
2010 |
|
Educational Management Administration and Leadership |
Management of School Attendance in the UK : A Strategic Analysis |
Vol.38, No.1, 88-106 |
January 2010 |
|
Educational Review |
The Views of Primary Pupils at Key Stage 2 on School Behaviour in Wales |
Vol.62, No.1, 97-115 |
February 2010 |
|
The International Journal on School Disaffection |
The Strategic Management of Disaffected Students in Wales |
7, 1, 35-40 |
March 2010 |
|
Educational Studies |
Improving Attendance and Behaviour in Wales : the action plan |
Vol. 36, No.3, 233-249
|
July 2010 |
|
Educational Studies |
The Views of Primary Pupils at Key Stage 2 on School Attendance in Wales |
Vol. 36, No.5, 465-479 |
September 2010 |
|
Educational Studies |
The Professional Development Needs of Staff in Wales on Behaviour Management and Attendance : findings from the NBAR Report |
Vol. 37, No.1, 15-30 |
February 2011 |
|
Educational Studies |
Tackling Behaviour and Attendance Issues in Schools in Wales : implications for training and professional development |
Vol. 37, No.1, 31-48 |
February 2011 |
|
Research in Education |
Finding strategic solutions to reduce truancy. |
84,1-18 |
2010 |
|
Educational Review |
Changes to educational policy and management in Wales: Facing the ‘cuts’ and new strategic challenges |
63, 4, 439-453 |
2011 |
|
The Welsh Journal of Education |
The National Behaviour and Attendance Review (NBAR): Summary & Prospective Outlook |
15,116-138 |
2011 |
|
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties |
An analysis of the future management of school attendance in Wales. |
17, 1, 3-12. |
2012 |
|
Educational Review |
The strategic management of truancy and school absenteeism: Finding solutions from a national perspective |
64,2,196-211 |
2012 |
|
Educational Studies |
Reflections of being ‘A Man of truancy’: 40 years On |
38,2,309-326 |
2012 |
|
Educational Management Administration and Leadership |
An analytical consideration of the plan to raise standards, improve educational leadership and management in Wales, |
In press |
2012 |
|
Educational Studies |
An analysis of the changing shape of initial teacher education in Wales since devolution. |
38,2,327-340 |
2012 |
* Named as one of the most cited articles in a recent survey on Educational publications for which a Top Cited Article Certificate was awarded.
RECENT REPORTS
|
Title |
Date of Publication |
|
Improving school attendance in Sefton, Swansea, SMU |
2004 |
|
Strategies to improve school attendance in Walsall, Swansea, SMU |
2005 |
|
Improving school attendance in Cardiff: A strategic overview, Swansea, SMU |
2006 |
|
Improving school attendance in Lancashire LA, Swansea, SMU |
2009 |
|
Interventions Intended to Increase Primary and/or Secondary School Attendance, Confidential Report for the Campbell Collaboration Foundation, Oslo, Norway. |
2011 |
|
Evaluating strategic interventions with children who are school phobic: A meta analysis, Confidential Report for the Campbell Collaboration Foundation, Oslo, Norway. |
2012 |
RECENT REPORTS FOR WELSH GOVERNMENT
|
Report Author |
Title |
Date of Publication |
|
NBAR |
National Behaviour and Attendance Review: Interim Report for the Welsh Government, Chair: Professor K Reid, Cardiff, WG. |
2007 |
|
NBAR |
National Behaviour and Attendance Review: Final Report, Chair: Professor K Reid, Cardiff, Welsh Government. |
2008 |
|
WG |
Behaving and Attending: Response to the NBAR Report by the Implementation Group, Cardiff, WG. |
2009 |
|
Reid, K |
Update on National Behaviour and Attendance Report (NBAR): Improving School Attendance in Wales, Swansea, SMU
|
2011 |
RECENT BOOKS SINCE 2002
|
Authors |
Title |
Date of Publication |
|
Reid, K |
Truancy: Short and Long-Term Solutions, London, Routledge |
2002 |
|
Hopkins, D and Reid, K |
Rethinking Teacher Education, London, Routledge |
2012 |
|
Reid, K |
Disaffection From School, London, Routledge |
2012 |
|
Reid, K and Morgan, N |
Handbook for Primary teachers in Wales on Managing Behaviour in the Classroom, Cardiff, Welsh Government. |
2012 |
|
Reid, K and Morgan, N |
Tackling Behaviour in the Primary School: A Practical Handbook for Teachers, London, Routledge. |
2012 |
|
Ellis, G, Morgan, N and Reid K |
Better Behaviour through Home School Relations: London, Routledge: in press |
2013 (Feb) |
|
Reid, K |
Managing School Attendance: Successful Intervention Strategies for Reducing Truancy: in press |
2013 (May) |
|
Reid, K |
Improving School Attendance in your School : Implementing Strategies that Really Work |
2013 (August) |