Full Profile
With Professorial roles at Universities across the UK and around the world, Alma knows educational reform no matter the country or system. She co-led the Professional Learning Communities Programme as well as being instrumental in the development and implementation of a Master’s qualification for all newly qualified teachers in Wales. From 2009-2012 due to her stellar work internationally and at home, she was appointed to the Welsh Government as a senior policy adviser to assist with the process of system-wide reform.
She is the Past President of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and School Improvement, an organisation that is dedicated to enhancing quality and equity in education on every inhabited continent. She was so exemplary in this role that she earned the ICSEI honorary lifetime award for her efforts.
She is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science, a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Publications
- System Recall: Leading for Equity and Excellence in Education (2020)
- Distributed School Leadership: Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders (2008)
- Do Parents Know They Matter?: Raising achievement through parental engagement (2009)