Dr Suzanne Brown BSc(Hons), MA, PGCE, PG Cert, EdD
Senior Lecturer
Summary
Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education. Masters degree and Doctoral supervisor. My research interests are around teacher recruitment and retention, schools-based practices and the day to day lived experiences of women teachers
About
Before working at SHU I taught Science in Nottinghamshire schools for nearly 20 years. I had a variety of leadership roles including Head of Science and Co-ordinator of Continuing Professional Development. I feel very privileged to work at SHU with teachers, trainee teachers and postgraduate students to support their professional and academic development.
Teaching
Sheffield Institute of Education
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Projects:
I am the external lead for the Effective Flexible Working in Schools Practitioner Network
Subject Area:
Sheffield Institute of Education
Courses:
PGCE, Masters degrees, Doctoral degrees
Research
My research interests are around teacher recruitment and retention. I have a particular interest in flexible working in schools. This involves researching taken for granted everyday practices and how these affect those carrying out these patterns of working and their relationships with career progression. I also have an interest in exploring women teachers' day to day lived experiences and have a particular interest in menopause and its implications when working as a teacher.
Marsh-Davies, K., & Brown, S. (2023). A catalyst for change? In Marsh-Davies, K., & Burnett, C. (Eds.) Teachers and teaching Post Covid: Seizing Opportunities for Change. (First). Routledge
Marsh-Davies, K., & Brown, S. (2023). COVID-19: A Catalyst for Change. In Marsh-Davies, K., & Burnett, C. (Eds.) Teachers and Teaching Post-COVID: Seizing Opportunities for Change. London: Routledge: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003352129
Brown, S. (2019). Part-time women teachers and their career progression:A life history approach. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Stevenson, J. https://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00256
Brown, S. (2024). Flexible working and early careers teaching. [Webinar]. https://www.flexibleworkingineducation.co.uk/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flexibleworkingineducation.co.uk%2Fadmin-user%2Fcourse%3Fevt%3D99
Brown, S. (2024). Teaching, menopause and flexible working. https://www.flexibleworkingineducation.co.uk/admin-user/includes/download-resource.php?id=135
Brown, S. (2024). Flexible Working and the Menopause. https://www.flexibleworkingineducation.co.uk/
Brown, S., & Marsh-Davies, K. (2021). How to make teaching more women-friendly post covid. https://theconversation.com/how-to-make-teaching-more-women-friendly-post-covid-164266
Brown, S. (2020). No more excuses for failing to adopt flexible working. https://schoolsweek.co.uk/no-more-excuses-for-failing-to-adopt-flexible-working/
Brown, S. (2024). Flexible working in teaching. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Sheffield Hallam University: https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/sioe/2024/03/08/flexible-working-in-teaching-whats-good-for-the-goose-is-good-for-the-gander/
Publications
Journal articles
Brown, S. (2023). Where are the part-time women teachers in senior school leadership: Inequalities, tensions and timescapes? Educational Management Administration & Leadership. http://doi.org/10.1177/17411432231219679
Book chapters
Brown, S., & Marsh-Davies, K. (2024). Menopause and Flexible Working: Starting Conversations. In Porritt, V., Hannay, L., & Hilton, N. (Eds.) Disruptive Women. (1). Corwin
Brown, S. (2023). Part-time women teachers- having it all? (First). In Marsh-Davies, K., & Burnett, C. (Eds.) Teachers and teaching Post Covid: Seizing Opportunities for Change. Routledge: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003352129-4/part-time-women-teachers-suzanne-brown?context=ubx&refId=c1a364a5-8572-414a-88d4-2fd73cbd98bd
Marsh-Davies, K., & Brown, S. (2023). A catalyst for change? In Marsh-Davies, K., & Burnett, C. (Eds.) Teachers and teaching Post Covid: Seizing Opportunities for Change. (First). Routledge
Marsh-Davies, K., & Brown, S. (2023). COVID-19: A Catalyst for Change. In Marsh-Davies, K., & Burnett, C. (Eds.) Teachers and Teaching Post-COVID: Seizing Opportunities for Change. London: Routledge: http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003352129
Theses / Dissertations
Brown, S. (2019). Part-time women teachers and their career progression:A life history approach. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Stevenson, J. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00256
Internet Publications
Brown, S. (2025). Making the grass greener for teachers. https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/sioe/2025/01/20/making-the-grass-greener-for-teachers/
Brown, S. (2025). Thought piece-flexible working at all stages of career. https://www.flexibleworkingineducation.co.uk/admin-user/includes/download-resource.php?id=166
Brown, S. (2024). Flexible working and early careers teaching. [Webinar]. https://www.flexibleworkingineducation.co.uk/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flexibleworkingineducation.co.uk%2Fadmin-user%2Fcourse%3Fevt%3D99
Brown, S. (2024). Teaching, menopause and flexible working. https://www.flexibleworkingineducation.co.uk/admin-user/includes/download-resource.php?id=135
Brown, S. (2024). Flexible Working and the Menopause. https://www.flexibleworkingineducation.co.uk/
Brown, S., & Marsh-Davies, K. (2021). How to make teaching more women-friendly post covid. https://theconversation.com/how-to-make-teaching-more-women-friendly-post-covid-164266
Brown, S. (2020). No more excuses for failing to adopt flexible working. https://schoolsweek.co.uk/no-more-excuses-for-failing-to-adopt-flexible-working/
Media
Brown, S. (2024). Flexible working in teaching. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Sheffield Hallam University: https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/sioe/2024/03/08/flexible-working-in-teaching-whats-good-for-the-goose-is-good-for-the-gander/
Postgraduate supervision
I am keen to supervise students interested in exploring the day to day lived experiences of working in schools. I am particularly interested in the lives of women teachers. My methodological expertise lies in qualitative research, especially life history approaches.