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Dr Mike Cole

Assistant Professor

School: Communities and Education

Mike joined Northumbria University in 2012.

Prior to this he taught science in secondary schools across the UK, gaining a number of leadership and management responsibilities, whilst also completing a Master’s in Education.

Mike then went on to work at Durham University as a Deputy Director within the national network of Science Learning Centres, which involved leading a team of professionals to provide high quality subject specific CPD for primary, secondary and post-16 teachers across the region.

Mike is currently an assistant professor in education with research interests within the areas of science education and models of teachers' professional development. 

Mike Cole

Key Publications

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • The importance of building teachers’ intrinsic control into the design of professional development (PD) programmes, Cole, M. 3 Dec 2025, In: Professional Development in Education
  • Using Simulation as an innovative pedagogy to reduce Impostor Phenomenon amongst early career academics, Cole, S., Cole, M., Counihan, C., Gibson, M., Mulholland, K., Nichol, D. 2 Dec 2024, International Federation of National Teaching Fellows (IFNTF) Conference and Symposium

Qualifications

  • Education PhD March 01 2019
  • Education MA September 01 2006
  • Biology BSc (Hons)
  • PGCE Secondary Science with QTS

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