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James Biddulph

E-mail Address

jwb33@cam.ac.uk

Qualifications

BA (Hons) English Literature and Music, Durham University
PGCE University of Cambridge
MA Music Education, Institute of Education, University of London
NPQH National Professional Qualification for Headteachers
MEd Education Research University of Cambridge

Membership of Professional Bodies and Associations

On Editorial board of British Journal of Music Education

Supervisors

Dr Pam Burnard & Dr Mandy Swann

Profile

James Biddulph has been a primary school teacher since 2001 and is now the Head Teacher of University of Cambridge Primary School. In 2002 his creative and successful approach to teaching gained him Advanced Skills Teachers (AST) status in Music and in 2003 he was awarded 'Outstanding New Teacher of the Year for London'. He successfully develops partnerships with a number of local schools and Creative Partnerships, developing the Arts to enrich the curriculum and share good practice. His two Masters degrees focus on children's and teachers' perceptions of creative learning experiences. He is on the review board for the British Journal of Music Education and is a trustee of Stratford Circus (a theatre and arts space in East London). Since April 2010 he has been working on his PhD at Cambridge University focused on Creative Learning in ethnic minority children's family homes.

Research Topics and Projects

Creativity
Creative Learning
Social construction of meaning in multicultural contexts
Music education in inner city primary schools
Perceptions of creativity
Music, creativity and spirituality

Publications (max 2)

Burnard, P and Murphy, R. (forthcoming, 2013) with James Biddulph, Kathryn Marsh, Alex Ruthman, and Jane Wheeler Teaching Music Creatively. London: Routledge.

Burnard, P. and Biddulph, J. (2012) 'Music'. In R. Jones and D. Wyse (Eds) Creativity in the Primary Curriculum. 2nd edition, The Chiswick Centre London: David Fulton.