Emily MacLeod PhD
@emilymacleod.bsky.social
I research why people do/not become teachers, especially in science, and how we can make education equitable. Working at McGill and UCL.
www.emilymacleod.co.uk
www.emilymacleod.co.uk
New paper out in @jrstpub.bsky.social @narst.bsky.social: The Separate Worlds of Science & Science Teaching According to Potential Science Teachers
In this paper we examine data from UK & Canada to see what students assume about a career in science teaching
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
In this paper we examine data from UK & Canada to see what students assume about a career in science teaching
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
<em>Journal of Research in Science Teaching</em> | NARST Science Education Journal | Wiley Online Library
In the context of severe and worsening science teacher shortages in many countries and a body of literature reliant on retrospective accounts from those already teaching science, this paper explores ....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
New paper out in @jrstpub.bsky.social @narst.bsky.social: The Separate Worlds of Science & Science Teaching According to Potential Science Teachers
In this paper we examine data from UK & Canada to see what students assume about a career in science teaching
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
In this paper we examine data from UK & Canada to see what students assume about a career in science teaching
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Excited that my latest paper about why people teach or not, 'Teacher-makers and teacher-breakers', is now in print in British Educational Research Journal (BERJ)
bsky.app/profile/emil...
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Teacher‐makers and teacher‐breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching - MacLeod - 2026 - British Educational Research Journal - Wiley Online Library bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
July 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Excited that my latest paper about why people teach or not, 'Teacher-makers and teacher-breakers', is now in print in British Educational Research Journal (BERJ)
bsky.app/profile/emil...
bsky.app/profile/emil...
Good to see high profile calls for more gender diversity in England's teacher workforce today
When we talk about increasing teacher numbers it's important we think about who can fill the gaps
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
When we talk about increasing teacher numbers it's important we think about who can fill the gaps
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com
June 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Good to see high profile calls for more gender diversity in England's teacher workforce today
When we talk about increasing teacher numbers it's important we think about who can fill the gaps
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
When we talk about increasing teacher numbers it's important we think about who can fill the gaps
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Excited to be at my first @aeraedresearch.bsky.social this week in sunny LA #AERA2026
I'll be sharing my postdoc research from Canada, and looking forward to connecting with colleagues from the US and UK (and elsewhere!) again ☀️
I'll be sharing my postdoc research from Canada, and looking forward to connecting with colleagues from the US and UK (and elsewhere!) again ☀️
April 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Excited to be at my first @aeraedresearch.bsky.social this week in sunny LA #AERA2026
I'll be sharing my postdoc research from Canada, and looking forward to connecting with colleagues from the US and UK (and elsewhere!) again ☀️
I'll be sharing my postdoc research from Canada, and looking forward to connecting with colleagues from the US and UK (and elsewhere!) again ☀️
It was great to attend the Leadership Committee for English Education in Québec (LCEEQ) conference this week #LCEEQ
Highlights were Gordon Flett's keynote on 'mattering' and reflecting upon indigenous experiences in education today through @learnped.bsky.social's Truth and Reconciliation session 🌳
Highlights were Gordon Flett's keynote on 'mattering' and reflecting upon indigenous experiences in education today through @learnped.bsky.social's Truth and Reconciliation session 🌳
February 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM
It was great to attend the Leadership Committee for English Education in Québec (LCEEQ) conference this week #LCEEQ
Highlights were Gordon Flett's keynote on 'mattering' and reflecting upon indigenous experiences in education today through @learnped.bsky.social's Truth and Reconciliation session 🌳
Highlights were Gordon Flett's keynote on 'mattering' and reflecting upon indigenous experiences in education today through @learnped.bsky.social's Truth and Reconciliation session 🌳
What are science identities, and why are they important?
Here's my recent piece for Let's Talk Science, a charity who has been playing a role in young people's science identity across Canada for over 30 years letstalkscience.ca/news-media/d...
Here's my recent piece for Let's Talk Science, a charity who has been playing a role in young people's science identity across Canada for over 30 years letstalkscience.ca/news-media/d...
Developing Science Identities
What is a ‘science identity’ and how can we foster the development of science identities in today’s youth?
letstalkscience.ca
February 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
What are science identities, and why are they important?
Here's my recent piece for Let's Talk Science, a charity who has been playing a role in young people's science identity across Canada for over 30 years letstalkscience.ca/news-media/d...
Here's my recent piece for Let's Talk Science, a charity who has been playing a role in young people's science identity across Canada for over 30 years letstalkscience.ca/news-media/d...
Pleased to see the Welsh Parliament's report on Teacher recruitment & retention
Having researched *potential* teachers I especially support the recommendation to look at whether the costs of Initial Teacher Education bar entry into the profession for some laiddocuments.senedd.wales/cr-ld17778-e...
Having researched *potential* teachers I especially support the recommendation to look at whether the costs of Initial Teacher Education bar entry into the profession for some laiddocuments.senedd.wales/cr-ld17778-e...
January 30, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Pleased to see the Welsh Parliament's report on Teacher recruitment & retention
Having researched *potential* teachers I especially support the recommendation to look at whether the costs of Initial Teacher Education bar entry into the profession for some laiddocuments.senedd.wales/cr-ld17778-e...
Having researched *potential* teachers I especially support the recommendation to look at whether the costs of Initial Teacher Education bar entry into the profession for some laiddocuments.senedd.wales/cr-ld17778-e...
Wishing a happy new year to all from a beautiful and very snowy Québec ❄️
January 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Wishing a happy new year to all from a beautiful and very snowy Québec ❄️
Reposted by Emily MacLeod PhD
Interesting stat from today's release: more than half of physics trainees are now non-UK and non-EEA nationals. A remarkable shift from 6% of trainees in 2021 to 59% in 2025. Encouraged by the bursary eligibility change in 2022/23, but how many have gone on to state-sector employment?
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Interesting stat from today's release: more than half of physics trainees are now non-UK and non-EEA nationals. A remarkable shift from 6% of trainees in 2021 to 59% in 2025. Encouraged by the bursary eligibility change in 2022/23, but how many have gone on to state-sector employment?
'Teacher recruitment and retention are separate issues – they need tackling in different ways'
My new article in @uk.theconversation.com is now out (1/5 🧵)
theconversation.com/teacher-recr...
My new article in @uk.theconversation.com is now out (1/5 🧵)
theconversation.com/teacher-recr...
Teacher recruitment and retention are separate issues – they need tackling in different ways
The reasons why people do not become teachers are not the same reasons why people leave the classroom.
theconversation.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
'Teacher recruitment and retention are separate issues – they need tackling in different ways'
My new article in @uk.theconversation.com is now out (1/5 🧵)
theconversation.com/teacher-recr...
My new article in @uk.theconversation.com is now out (1/5 🧵)
theconversation.com/teacher-recr...
Great to see this new report from @theeef.bsky.social & @teachertapp.bsky.social adding to the evidence on teacher retention
Teachers looking at adverts for new jobs valued the promise of more PPA time, smaller class sizes and healthcare offers
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
Teachers looking at adverts for new jobs valued the promise of more PPA time, smaller class sizes and healthcare offers
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
Evaluating teacher recruitment strategies - School Choices
The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Great to see this new report from @theeef.bsky.social & @teachertapp.bsky.social adding to the evidence on teacher retention
Teachers looking at adverts for new jobs valued the promise of more PPA time, smaller class sizes and healthcare offers
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
Teachers looking at adverts for new jobs valued the promise of more PPA time, smaller class sizes and healthcare offers
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
Good to see this analysis by Natasha Plaister @fftedudatalab.bsky.social showing consistent increases in the proportion of female students taking A-Level physics in the UK ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/10/has-...
Has gender balance in A-Level physics improved? - FFT Education Datalab
We look at whether A-Level physics is becoming more popular with female students.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Good to see this analysis by Natasha Plaister @fftedudatalab.bsky.social showing consistent increases in the proportion of female students taking A-Level physics in the UK ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/10/has-...
Why do people enter and exit teaching? New analyses from @ambitioninstitute.bsky.social with @drsamsims.bsky.social report that professional development, flexible working and additional paid leave could be as valuable as pay rises for reducing teacher shortages www.ambition.org.uk/why-people-e...
Why do people enter and exit teaching? An evidence-based review
Our latest research helps school leaders and policymakers to understand what leads people to enter and exit teaching, and how to address teacher shortages.
www.ambition.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Why do people enter and exit teaching? New analyses from @ambitioninstitute.bsky.social with @drsamsims.bsky.social report that professional development, flexible working and additional paid leave could be as valuable as pay rises for reducing teacher shortages www.ambition.org.uk/why-people-e...
*What makes or breaks teaching for young people?*
I have a new open-access paper out in @berj-2025.bsky.social bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Teacher-makers and teacher-breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching
🧵(1/11)
I have a new open-access paper out in @berj-2025.bsky.social bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Teacher-makers and teacher-breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching
🧵(1/11)
September 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
*What makes or breaks teaching for young people?*
I have a new open-access paper out in @berj-2025.bsky.social bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Teacher-makers and teacher-breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching
🧵(1/11)
I have a new open-access paper out in @berj-2025.bsky.social bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Teacher-makers and teacher-breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching
🧵(1/11)
A great new paper out from Sophie Thompson-Lee & colleagues evidencing that financial incentives are not effective in recruiting more STEM teachers
Teacher recruitment efforts need to focus on more than just 💰
stemeducationjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10....
Teacher recruitment efforts need to focus on more than just 💰
stemeducationjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10....
A systematic review of STEM teacher recruitment and retention interventions - International Journal of STEM Education
The worldwide problem of teacher recruitment and retention is particularly pronounced in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects, due in part to a lack of trainee teachers an...
stemeducationjournal.springeropen.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A great new paper out from Sophie Thompson-Lee & colleagues evidencing that financial incentives are not effective in recruiting more STEM teachers
Teacher recruitment efforts need to focus on more than just 💰
stemeducationjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10....
Teacher recruitment efforts need to focus on more than just 💰
stemeducationjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10....
Today marks my one year anniversary at @mcgill.ca ☀️
September 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today marks my one year anniversary at @mcgill.ca ☀️
Love this piece on the impact of teachers on CBC News 🥰
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
That One Teacher: We hear from teachers who positively impacted your life | CBC News
Did you have That One Teacher who recognized your potential? Supported you? Had a positive impact on your life? We heard your stories. Now we're sharing them.
www.cbc.ca
September 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Love this piece on the impact of teachers on CBC News 🥰
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
📢 New @beranews.bsky.social blog out today, where I consider the impact of the idea that some teachers are 'born' to teach
www.bera.ac.uk/blog/born-to...
www.bera.ac.uk/blog/born-to...
September 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
📢 New @beranews.bsky.social blog out today, where I consider the impact of the idea that some teachers are 'born' to teach
www.bera.ac.uk/blog/born-to...
www.bera.ac.uk/blog/born-to...
Back home in Montréal after a fantastic time conferencing with my @eserasig5.bsky.social family 😍
... And with a new obsession for Danish ice cream 🍧
@mariobarioberge.bsky.social @betzabetorres-o.bsky.social @allisongonsalves.bsky.social @lucyavraamidou.bsky.social @emilysprowls.bsky.social
... And with a new obsession for Danish ice cream 🍧
@mariobarioberge.bsky.social @betzabetorres-o.bsky.social @allisongonsalves.bsky.social @lucyavraamidou.bsky.social @emilysprowls.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Back home in Montréal after a fantastic time conferencing with my @eserasig5.bsky.social family 😍
... And with a new obsession for Danish ice cream 🍧
@mariobarioberge.bsky.social @betzabetorres-o.bsky.social @allisongonsalves.bsky.social @lucyavraamidou.bsky.social @emilysprowls.bsky.social
... And with a new obsession for Danish ice cream 🍧
@mariobarioberge.bsky.social @betzabetorres-o.bsky.social @allisongonsalves.bsky.social @lucyavraamidou.bsky.social @emilysprowls.bsky.social
This week I'm in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰 with wonderful McGill colleagues for the European Science Education Association conference #ESERA @eserasig5.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This week I'm in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰 with wonderful McGill colleagues for the European Science Education Association conference #ESERA @eserasig5.bsky.social
Who Aspires to Become a Teacher? Findings from a Cohort Study Tracking Young People from Age 10/11 to Age 21/22
In this new paper we use survey data from the ASPIRES project to analyse teaching aspirations amongst young people in England (1/4 🧵)
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
In this new paper we use survey data from the ASPIRES project to analyse teaching aspirations amongst young people in England (1/4 🧵)
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
August 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Who Aspires to Become a Teacher? Findings from a Cohort Study Tracking Young People from Age 10/11 to Age 21/22
In this new paper we use survey data from the ASPIRES project to analyse teaching aspirations amongst young people in England (1/4 🧵)
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
In this new paper we use survey data from the ASPIRES project to analyse teaching aspirations amongst young people in England (1/4 🧵)
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
Reposted by Emily MacLeod PhD
Hi SEEDS family! We are organizing a social meetup at ESERA for SEEDS members on 8.28. It will be a chance to chat and connect with other comrades and gente simpatica. We hope to see you there. For more info and to register login to your SEEDs account: seeds4equity.org/Sys/Login?Re...
Science Educators for Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice - Authorization required
seeds4equity.org
July 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Hi SEEDS family! We are organizing a social meetup at ESERA for SEEDS members on 8.28. It will be a chance to chat and connect with other comrades and gente simpatica. We hope to see you there. For more info and to register login to your SEEDs account: seeds4equity.org/Sys/Login?Re...
Great to see this report out from the first RCT I worked on with colleagues @randeurope.org & @theeef.bsky.social
We report on the impact of The ONE, a 12 week professional development programme for early years practitioners in England
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We report on the impact of The ONE, a 12 week professional development programme for early years practitioners in England
d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/production/d...
d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net
July 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Great to see this report out from the first RCT I worked on with colleagues @randeurope.org & @theeef.bsky.social
We report on the impact of The ONE, a 12 week professional development programme for early years practitioners in England
d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/production/d...
We report on the impact of The ONE, a 12 week professional development programme for early years practitioners in England
d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/production/d...
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Ressenti de 40 dans le sud du Québec: attention, il va faire très chaud aujourd’hui!
Ressenti de 40 dans le sud du Québec: attention, il va faire très chaud aujourd’hui!
Le mercure dépassera les 30 degrés Celsius avec des valeurs humidex de 40 dans le sud et le centre du Québec en ce mardi ensoleillé.
www.journaldemontreal.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Great to see this new report from @jackworth.bsky.social and colleagues on the ethnic disparities in England's teacher workforce.
www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...
www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...
Ethnic disparities in entry to teacher training, teacher retention and progression to leadership
New research, funded by Mission 44, finds that equalising the disparities in progression between applicants and teachers of different ethnic groups would significantly contribute to the Government’s g...
www.nfer.ac.uk
June 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Great to see this new report from @jackworth.bsky.social and colleagues on the ethnic disparities in England's teacher workforce.
www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...
www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...