Biography

Chris Midgley is Senior Lecturer in Leadership - with responsibility for apprenticeships within Keele Business School.

Before joining Keele, Chris' previous UK Higher Education roles included Senior Lecturer in Leadership at Manchester Metropolitan University; MBA / Senior Leader Apprenticeship programme director for the National College of Education; Senior Lecturer roles in Medical Leadership and Postgraduate Medical Education at Edge Hill University; and Clinical Leadership and Organisational Behaviour at Sheffield Hallam University.

Chris is a former, Regular Army Officer within the Army Education and Training Services branch, and still works part-time as an Army Reservist. With a full career in professional education, apprenticeships, and leadership development, one of Chris' most recent roles was as the lead educationalist at the Centre for Army Leadership at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

Please contact Chris directly if you are thinking about studying at Keele and you are currently serving - or have served in the Forces.

Chris has a strong interest in public services leadership and senior leader development - specifically in leadership competency, transitions and boundaries in new and aspiring senior leaders.

Educationally, Chris is passionate about the use of Artificial Intelligence in learning - and the use of learning technologies in developing and enhancing accessible and inclusive learning.

In the margins, ask Chris about roller-skiing, Border Terriers, and camper vans - but have an escape plan ready when you do.

Research and scholarship

Scholarship:

Chris Midgley is a member of the following organisations:

Chartered Manager and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMgr FCMI)

Fellow of the Institute for Leadership and Management (FInstLM)

Fellow of the Society for Education and Training (FSET)

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HEA) (FHEA)

Certified Management and Management Educator (CMBE) of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS)

Member of the British Educational Research Association (BERA); Member of Educational Leadership Special Interest Group; Post-Compulsory Education. Member of the Conference and Events Committee.

Trustee: Leading Learners Multi Academy Trust, Bradford. Proud to be taking on the challenge of developing the aspirations of children at some of Bradford’s most challenging primary schools.

Further information

External Examiner Roles:

MSc Healthcare Management; Glasgow University.

BSc Health and Care Management (including the NHS Leadership Academy Mary Seacole programme), Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship; Arden University.

MSc Global Leadership and Management in Healthcare and MSc Global Leadership and Management in Healthcare (Senior Leader Apprenticeship). Teesside University

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