Dr Julia Hope

Julia Hope joined the department in 2003, after 17 years teaching in inner London schools, and two years teaching in Zimbabwe. With experience mainly in the Primary Sector, she has taught across the age ranges from Foundation stage up to Secondary, as a class teacher, English teacher, EAL teacher, and Refugee Support teacher. Immediately prior to teaching at Goldsmiths, Julia was a freelance Education Consultant, with particular expertise in Family Learning, running courses for refugee parents, and conducting training for Lewisham Education Authority.

Julia Hope is Head of Programme for the MA in Children’s Literature, in the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths College.  She teaches on modules for the Issues and Debates pathway of the MA in Children’s Literature, including Theory and Reading Practice, Researching Children’s Literature, and Children’s Literature and Cultural Diversity, as well as supervising dissertations on the course.  Julia also lectures on the PGCE Primary programme, where she was previously the Academic Coordinator.  She now teaches on the Studies in Professional Issues in Education (SPIRE) module and runs her own specialism in Children’s Literature for Primary teaching students.  She runs a module on the BA in Education, Culture and Society called “Children’s Literature and Controversy”.   

Currently supervising a PhD on Arab Muslim Refugee Women’s Experiences of ESOL Courses in the UK.

Awards
2007 – Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Goldsmiths College
2015 – Research and Enterprise Committee Award, Goldsmiths College

External Examining
2004 – 6: London Metropolitan University, University Certificate in Educational Partnership
2009 - 2015: Roehampton University, Primary PGCE, School Centred Initial Teacher Training, East London Site (SCITTELS)
2015 ongoing: University of Glasgow, School of Education, MEduc, Year 2