
Dr Janet Ramdeo
About
Biography
I joined Surrey Institute of Education in July 2022, having previously worked in various academic and programme leadership roles in universities in London and Cambridge since 2006. Prior to my HEI career, I was a primary classroom practitioner for six years after achieving Qualified Teacher Status. I have a background in teacher education within HEI, including international teacher development and initial teacher training (ITT). At LSBU and UCL Institute of Education, I led the postgraduate employment-based ITT programmes, working closely with schools across London to enhance school-based mentor provision and local training delivery.
In recent years, due to my research interest, I became more engaged with issues of 'race' equality in educational spaces, and more broadly in inclusive educational experiences for students.
I gained Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) in 2018.
Areas of specialism
University roles and responsibilities
- EDI Advisor (Race Equality)
- Student Success Group
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Forum
- Chair of the Inclusive Curricula Framework Working Group
- Race Equality Charter (REC) Implementation Team
My qualifications
Previous roles
Initial Teacher Training) inc. School Direct (salaried)
Affiliations and memberships
Conference Abstract Reviewer (2023).
Reviewer for The Curriculum Journal (January 2023 - current)
Consultancy: Cambridge Assessment (International Education) in partnership with Cambridge University Press. Cambridge Early Years Programme (India): Designing the Assessment Framework and Practitioner Guidance documents for the project. August-October 2020
News
In the media
ResearchResearch interests
My research interest is primarily in 'race' equality/inequalities, specifically focusing on examining the lived experiences of racialised women through the lenses of Black feminism and intersectionality. I also have an interest in wider issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Students with similar research interests seeking supervision (PGRs and PGTs) can contact by email for further discussions.
Research projects
Raising racial and ethnic representation within performing arts training: evaluating the effectiveness of implementing an Inclusive Curriculum FrameworkSEDA Research and Evaluation Small Grants 2023 (June 2023 - July 2024).
Indicators of esteem
April 2023- (current) - Quality Assessor for Office for Students
2022/2023 (four-year tenure) - External Examiner for PGCE Primary Key Stages 2/3, Newcastle University (current)
2019/2020 (three-year tenure) - External Examiner for PGCE Primary School Direct, Liverpool Hope University (complete)
April-June 2020 – External Advisor for the Periodic Review of Education Department portfolio (Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught, PGCE and International), University of Chichester (complete).
Invited Guest Lecture: Black female teachers in white-dominated school spaces - Challenging normative views. Lecture to the PGCE ITE cohort, London South Bank University, 22 September 2022.
Invited Guest Keynote Speaker (International): Teacher Development and Education in England: Initial Teacher Training and beyond, 2nd Annual EDU Forum, Jinan, Shandong Province, China, 20 May 2019.
Research interests
My research interest is primarily in 'race' equality/inequalities, specifically focusing on examining the lived experiences of racialised women through the lenses of Black feminism and intersectionality. I also have an interest in wider issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Students with similar research interests seeking supervision (PGRs and PGTs) can contact by email for further discussions.
Research projects
SEDA Research and Evaluation Small Grants 2023 (June 2023 - July 2024).
Indicators of esteem
April 2023- (current) - Quality Assessor for Office for Students
2022/2023 (four-year tenure) - External Examiner for PGCE Primary Key Stages 2/3, Newcastle University (current)
2019/2020 (three-year tenure) - External Examiner for PGCE Primary School Direct, Liverpool Hope University (complete)
April-June 2020 – External Advisor for the Periodic Review of Education Department portfolio (Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught, PGCE and International), University of Chichester (complete).
Invited Guest Lecture: Black female teachers in white-dominated school spaces - Challenging normative views. Lecture to the PGCE ITE cohort, London South Bank University, 22 September 2022.
Invited Guest Keynote Speaker (International): Teacher Development and Education in England: Initial Teacher Training and beyond, 2nd Annual EDU Forum, Jinan, Shandong Province, China, 20 May 2019.
Teaching
I teach on the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and act as a Personal Tutor to participants on this programme.
I am a Personal Tutor on the MA in Higher Education programme.
I am also a mentor and reviewer for Surrey Open Pathway to HEA Fellowship (AFHEA, FHEA and SFHEA).