Professor of Education at BCU. I talk, teach & write about education policy & practice in further & higher education, especially teachers' professional learning. My recent books include: https://tinyurl.com/mr3t8yha & https://tinyurl.com/4k898kpphttps://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3mqw23u33ts2w"Collaborative dialogue between students and staff helped to build trust, challenge traditional hierarchies and create more inclusive learning environments." The final report from this @qaa.ac.uk funded project is available to read https://www.qaa.ac.uk/news-events/news/student-staff-partnership-models-transform-transitions-in-college-based-higher-education18 Jul 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqw23u33ts2whttps://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3mqvzhoaonk2wFinal blog capturing some of the key research findings from our @qaa.ac.uk collaborative enhancement project which focused on supporting effective transitions into college-based higher education https://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/news-events/blog/transforming-transitions-in-cbhe18 Jul 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvzhoaonk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3lossha45hc27Saturday 7-miler with the world's favourite spaniel10 May 2025 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lossha45hc27https://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3llrr4z5aic26TEDH Project Dissemination Event at Hue University of Education, Vietnam. The project partners are Birmingham City University, Hue University of Education, Vinh University, Viettel Company, and the British Council in Vietnam.01 Apr 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrr4z5aic26https://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3llocmc3rg22g🔔 NEW ARTICLE 🔔 'A Systematic Review of Reciprocal Peer Observation in Higher Education', co-authored with Mariona Corcelles Seuba, Maite Ortiz & David Duran from Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FNMTP5IVQQQZ4RAHTEJD/full?target=10.1080/19415257.2025.248076831 Mar 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3llocmc3rg22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3lkfwh6afwc2dAnother gorgeous day for Leo's Saturday six miler15 Mar 2025 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkfwh6afwc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3lheocm245k2b🔔NEW PROJECT AWARD🔔 Delighted that our @qaaforhe.bsky.social application has been one of the 18 successful projects selected for funding ! Title of our project: “Supporting flexible pathways and effective student transitions in college-based higher education”, qaa.ac.uk/news-events/ne… https://qaa.ac.uk/news-events/ne…04 Feb 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lheocm245k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3lfhnqclaxk2bIt's days like this that make me thankful to be alive. Absolutely glorious weather!11 Jan 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfhnqclaxk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3ley24yiqzk2505 Jan 2025 06:57 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ley24yiqzk25https://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3ldpx5n27cc26Discussing the progress of doctoral students over this year with colleagues, TIME is the key enabler & barrier. Naturally, never having enough time is a given for p/t ss, but the way in which that limited time is conceptualised, protected & used is crucial to making progress & managing doctoral work20 Dec 2024 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldpx5n27cc26https://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3ldjeuvba7s2qBLOG #5 from our @qaaforhe.bsky.social Collaborative Enhancement Project. Read the reflections of 3 members of academic staff who share their experiences of participating in a staff-student partnership through an innovative cycle of collaborative observation model: https://www.qaa.ac.uk/news-events/blog/Being-Co-Creators-in-the-Learning-Experience17 Dec 2024 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldjeuvba7s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3ldjegj6tz22qMy article Rethinking teachers' professional learning through unseen observation has now been published in the printed version of the journal Professional Development in Education, Volume 50, 2024 - Issue 6. The full article is free to access and share here 😀: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19415257.2022.212555117 Dec 2024 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldjegj6tz22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmattoleary.bsky.social/post/3l6p3sqwwkv2cFull article: Sorting or supporting teachers? An exploration of the imbalanced role of classroom observation in the development and assessment of Vietnamese secondary schoolteachers https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25783858.2023.2177187#abstract17 Oct 2024 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:ntffrsfkmugukpee2su2xxfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6p3sqwwkv2c