Professor Dr. Rebecca Phillips

Biography

Rebecca Phillips is a Senior Lecturer in education at the University of Manchester, where she focuses on various aspects of educational theory and practice. Her expertise encompasses primary education, home-school relationships, and multilingual education. With a commitment to addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, her work emphasizes the importance of educating for social justice and inclusivity in education. Phillips has been actively involved in research projects aimed at enhancing physical education and school sports, as well as contributing to conferences focused on educational social justice. Her leadership in educational research is reflected in datasets she has created for significant conferences on inclusion and social equity in education. Phillips has also supervised PhD research focusing on literacy practices among Somali children within primary education contexts. Her contributions extend to parliamentary evidence and development activities related to her field.

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