Dr Duncan Hindmarch

Course Director

Institute of Education

I am Course Director for the Postgraduate and Professional area within the Institute of Education.  I teach on the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher and Professional Education which leads training for academics as well as professional trainers in the police and armed forces.  I am also a supervisor/examiner on the Education Professional Doctorate and PhD. 

Since joining Staffordshire University in 2011, I have been an Award Leader of partnerships-based programmes, such as the Foundation Degree in Education, BA Education and Lifelong Learning as well as the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher and Professional Education (PgCHPE).  Prior to this I taught English as a Foreign Language in Japan and led EFL/ESOL Teacher Training Awards.  In 2019-20 I was Academic Link Tutor with CDUT in Chengdu, China, leading our Masters’ dissertation module there.  My expertise within all education sectors has informed the successful publications of education books which I have either been lead author for or co-written.  These are aimed at supporting practitioners from primary to adult learning sectors to improve their practice-based skills through critically informed reflective thinking. 

Professional memberships and activities

HEA Senior Fellow

Society for Education and Training Fellow

UK Council for Graduate Education Recognised Research Supervisor

Academic qualifications

Doctor of Education Staffordshire University

Masters Education and Leadership Oxford Brookes University

Post Graduate Certificate in Education Manchester Metropolitan University.

Qualified Teacher (Learning and Skills) Lifelong Learning UK

BA History Warwick University

Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults Cambridge UCLES

Expertise

Further and Higher Education 

Research interests

International comparative education
Education policy development
Critical thinking

Assessment and feedback

Teaching

Distance learning part time Postgraduate Certificate in Higher and Professional Education

Education Doctorate and PhD Principal Supervisor

Publications

Recent/Current Research (last 5 years):

Please include details of any external collaborations or partnerships:

Machin, L., Hindmarch, D., Murray, S, Richardson, T. (2023) A Complete Guide to the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training (4th Edn.) St Albans: Critical Publishing. 

Hindmarch, D., Machin, L, Richardson, T., Forrester, G., Hudson, R. and Pugh, J. (2022) A comparative report between China’s International Understanding and Global Competencies and similar foci in specific curricula in England. A report for the British Council. Staffordshire University, Institute of Education.

Machin, L., Hindmarch, D., Murray, S., Richardson, T. (2021) A Complete Guide to the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training. (3rd Edn.) St Albans: Critical Publishing.  

Hindmarch, D. Machin, L., Murray, S., Richardson, T. Walmsley-Smith, H. (2020) A Concise Guide to Lecturing in Higher Education and the Academic Professional Apprenticeship St Albans: Critical Publishing. 

Hindmarch, D. (2018) A case study examining Graduate Attribute implementation in a Higher Education Institute department and its Further Education college partners. Transformative education or ‘ticking the box’? Doctoral thesis, Staffordshire University. 
Hindmarch, D., Hall, F., Machin, L. and Murray, S. (2017) A Concise Guide to Education Studies. St Albans: Critical Publishing.  

Machin, L., Hindmarch, D., Hall, F., Murray, S, Richardson, T. (2016) A Concise Guide to the Level 3 Award in Education and Training. St Albans: Critical Publishing.  

Machin, L., Hindmarch, D., Hall, F., and Hoy, D. (2015) Supporting Primary Teaching and Learning.  St Albans: Critical Publishing.

in the UK for Quality Education

Sustainable Development Goal 4, Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023

for Career Prospects

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

for Facilities

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

for Social Inclusion

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023

of Research Impact is ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Very Considerable’

Research Excellence Framework 2021

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

Four Star Rating

QS Star Ratings 2021