Biography
Ben is a Lecturer in Education who joined Keele University in January 2026. Ben's research and teaching focuses on how we can rethink education to support greater inclusion and criticality with particular specialism in critical pedagogy and queer theory. Previously, Ben was Senior Lecturer in Education, Childhood and Professional Studies and programme leader for Studies in Primary Education at Birmingham Newman University and prior to that spent eight years as a primary school teacher and leader working across the UK in a diverse range of settings and contexts.
Teaching
- EDU-10082: Education Identities and Spaces.
- EDU-30074: Higher Education: Policy and the Student Experience.
- Work Placement.
Publications
Supervision
- Reza Ghanavati
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Chancellor's Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5AA
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 733109
Email: humss.office@keele.ac.uk
Head of School
Professor Siobhan Talbott
Room: CBB0.059 (Chancellor's Building, 'B' Extension)
Tel: +44 1782 7 33464
Email: s.talbott@keele.ac.uk
School and college outreach
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 734009
Email: outreach@keele.ac.uk