Ros Frost

Position/Status

Leadership for Learning Network Coordinator
HCD Student Partnership Coordinator

E-mail Address

rmf37@cam.ac.uk

Phone

01223 767734

Qualifications

BA (Hons) QTS, Teaching Studies and Art, University of Hull and Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln
MEd, Special Needs in Education, Curriculum Evaluation and Assessment, Art Education, University of Cambridge
NPQH, National College for School Leadership
MPhil Educational Research, University of Cambridge

Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

ICSEI - International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement
FLARE - Forum for Learning and Research Enquiry (Essex LA)

Profile

Prior to joining the Leadership for Learning team in July 2006 I was a primary school headteacher in England with thirteen years teaching experience and a passion for educational innovation and developing authentic participation strategies with pupils. I now lead children's and adults' research and development work for the HCD Student Partnership as well as wider work relating to participation in schools. I also coordinate and am developing Leadership for Learning: the Cambridge Network. I have published work in the fields of developing young researchers, student consultation, assessment in primary schools, innovative practitioner research and ethics and values in inclusive education. I am currently engaged in doctoral study in the area of developing three- to seven-year-old researchers as well as coordinating a national pupil participation project funded by the General Teaching Council for England.

Research Topics

Children and young people's research
Developing young researchers and the adults and schools who support them
Student consultation and participation
Student Leadership
Collaborative action research with students, teachers, schools and other partners
School improvement from students' perspectives

Current Research Projects

'The influence and participation of children and young people in their learning' funded by the General Teaching Council for England with John MacBeath, David Frost and Dave Pedder
'ECM Premium Project - School Leadership, Every Child Matters and School Standards' funded by the National College for School Leadership with John MacBeath and Tony Kirwan (Canterbury Christ Church University)
'The Hertfordshire Participation Pilot' funded by Hertfordshire LA Participation Team, Save the Children UK and the HCD Student Partnership, University of Cambridge with Amy Ark (Save the Children UK) and Rosanna Dixon (Hertfordshire LA Participation Team)

Course Involvement

Certificate of Further Professional Study
'Developing Children and Young People as Researchers' (Faculty-based)
NUT Learning Circles

Publications

Frost, R. and Holden, G. (2008) 'Student voice and future schools: building partnerships for student participation' Improving Schools, March 2008 (11), pp83 - 95

Frost, R. (2007) 'Developing the skills of seven-and eight-year-old researchers: a whole class approach' Educational Action Research, Vol. 15, No.3, pp441 - 458

Frost, R. in Sheehy, K., Nind, M., Rix, J. and Simmons, K. (Eds) (2005) 'Ethics and Research in Inclusive Education: Values into Practice', Oxon: RoutledgeFalmer

Frost, R. in Dadds, M. and Hart, S. (Eds) (2001) 'Doing Practitioner Research Differently', London: RoutledgeFalmer

Frost, R. in Conner, C. (Ed) (1999) 'Assessment in Action in the Primary School', London: Falmer Press

Keynotes

Frost, R. (2007) '"It's about what to do with what you're learning in life, not getting a better job!" The HCD Student Partnership: learning from young leaders of research', Researching Children: 2^nd International Conference on Research with and by Children', SOS Children's Villages, Hermann Gmeiner Academy, Innsbruck, Austria, 10^th – 12^th December 2007

Frost, R. (2007) 'What's all this noise?' developing voice through research engagement', Speaking for Ourselves: Schools, Students and Research Engagement, Edge Hill University College with Knowsley Secondary Partnership, 17^th October 2007

Frost, R. (2007) 'You mustn't research what's in your mum's handbag!' developing young researchers in the school context', HertsCam MEd Residential Conference, University of Cambridge Faculty of Education, 21^st April 2007

Selected conference papers, reports and presentations

Frost, R. (2008) 'The HCD Student Partnership: learning from young leaders of research', paper presented at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Auckland, New Zealand, 6^th – 9^th January 2008

Frost, R. (2007) 'The Hertfordshire Participation Pilot Leading Research Group', paper presented at the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, University of London, Institute of Education, 5^th – 8^th September 2007

Frost, R. (2007) 'You mustn't research what's in your mum's handbag!' developing young researchers in the school context', presentation at 'Meaningful pupil participation through Rights Respect and Responsibility', Primary RRR County Conference Winchester Area, 3 May 2007

Frost, R. (2007) 'You mustn't research what's in your mum's handbag!': developing young researchers in the school context' and 'Researching inside your mum's handbag – how to do it!', presentations at 'One Voice', Maidstone Children and Young People's Conference, Kent, 30^th April 2007

Frost, R. (2007) 'Developing the skills of seven- and eight-year-old researchers: a whole class approach', presentation at 'Children as Researchers in Primary Schools in Europe' (CARIPSIE) training day, Blackheath, 20^th January 2007

Frost, R. (2007) Supporting student participation: the HCD Student Partnership Initiative, paper presented at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Portoroz, Slovenia, 3^rd – 6^th January 2007

Frost, R. and Holden, G. (2007) Student Participation and Future Schools: a new role for pupil voice?, paper presented at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Portoroz, Slovenia, 3^rd – 6^th January 2007

Frost, R. (2006) The Picnic: developing seven and eight year olds as researchers, paper presented at the Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) Conference (30th Anniversary) The University of Nottingham, 10^th-12^th November 2006.

Frost, R. (2006) The Picnic: developing seven and eight year olds as researchers, paper presented at the British Psychological Society Education Section annual conference focusing on Learners' Voices, Milton Keynes 10^th-12^th November 2006

Frost, R. and Sutherland, G. (2006) Building Schools for the Future in Thanet: students' views about their learning environments inside and out of school', report for Thanet secondary headteachers and the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education