Centre for Research in Educational Leadership and Management (CRELM)

Research in Educational Leadership and Management

The Centre for Research in Educational Leadership and Management (CRELM) is a national and international centre that undertakes leading-edge research in four interlocking areas:

  • School system governance, leadership and equity
  • School leadership supply, development and quality
  • Teachers’ work and lives: professionalism, quality and retention
  • Schools as successful and sustainable organisations
Centre for Research in Educational Leadership and Management

Producing research that makes a difference

 
 

CRELM team members undertake research, teaching, publication and related activities with the aim of advancing theory, policy and practice at local, national and international levels. The centre employs 'fit for purpose' methods of inquiry and draws on a diverse range of theoretical perspectives, often working in inter-disciplinary partnerships. 

CRELM staff are engaged in a range of national and international collaborations and advisory roles, including several strong partnerships with local schools and academies. 

The centre runs two thriving Masters programmes and supports a range of PhD and EdD students. 

CRELM news

Viva success

Description
Congratulations to Despoina Athanasiadou who has successfully defended her thesis, supervised by Professor Chris Day
Date:
13 December 2024

BERA Educational Research Book of the Year award

Description
Elite Universities and the Making of Privilege: Exploring Race and Class in Global Educational Economies wins BERA award. Congratulations to co-authors Martin Myers and Professor Kalwant Bhopal
Date:
28 November 2024

Viva success

Description
Congratulations to Zayed Mohammed J Alziyadi who has successfully defended his thesis, supervised by Professor Tony Bush
Date:
31 October 2024

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CRELM events

Disrupting knowledge construction hierarchies: exploring participatory methods and action research

Date
04 March 2025 (09:00-16:45)
Location:
C49, Dearing Building, Jubilee Campus
Description
A study day of participation, exploration, and reflection of participatory methods and action research.

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Centre for Research in Educational Leadership and Management

School of Education
University of Nottingham
Jubilee Campus
Nottingham, NG8 1BB


+44 (0)115 951 4543