Expert Advisory Group
The Expert Advisory Group (EAG) was responsible for setting the direction and overseeing the research quality of Beyond Current Horizons.
The EAG brought together leading researchers and thinkers in an interdisciplinary forum which included representatives from the fields of education, computing, neuroscience, philosophy, innovation, social justice, economics and geography amongst others.
The EAG members were:
Helen Beetham – JISC
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore - Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow, University College London
Professor David Buckingham – Professor of Education, London Knowledge Lab
Professor Dave Cliff – Professor of Computer Science, University of Bristol
Danny Dorling - Professor of Human Geography, University of Sheffield
Dr Patrick Hazlewood – Headteacher, St John’s School and Community College
Professor Gunther Kress – Professor of Education, Institute of Education
Professor Nick Lee – Associate Professor, Warwick Institute of Education
Professor Claire O’Malley – Professor of Learning Science, University of Nottingham
Professor Audrey Osler – Director, Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Education, University of Leeds
Vanessa Pittard – Director of Evidence and Evaluation, Becta
Professor Alan Prout – Professor of Sociology and Childhood Studies, Warwick Institute of Education
Suzanne Stein – SMARTlab
Professor Josie Taylor – Professor of Learning Technologies, Institute of Educational Technology, OU
Professor Rupert Wegerif - Director of Research, School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter
Robin Widdowson – Curriculum Adviser, QCA
Professor Colin Williams – Professor of Public Policy School of Management, University of Sheffield
Robert Wood – Director of Strategy, Training and Development Agency
