Senior Lecturer in Education Studies

I gained Qualified Teacher Status in 1987 and have worked in a number of educational settings since then. I have taught across the whole primary age range.

My main focus, however, has been working with children in the Foundation Stage (0 – 5) in schools, day nurseries and Children's Centres in both a hands-on practitioner and an advisory capacity and in a range of different local authorities in England.

I joined the University of Bedfordshire in 2010.

Other References

• LinkedIn.com/pub/julie-beams

Qualifications

• MA in Integrated Provision for Children and their Families – University of Leicester
• BEd (Hons) Education and English – University of Birmingham

Publications

• ‘Developing Quality Relationships’ in E. Slaughter (ed) (2016) Quality in the early years, Maidenhead: Open University Press

• Wearmouth, J., Gosling, A., Beams, J. & Davydaitis, S. (2017) Understanding Special Educational Needs and Disability in the Early Years: Principles and Perspectives, Abingdon: Routledge

  Forthcoming:

• ‘Personal reflections on responsive inclusive early years’ curricula’ in J. Wearmouth, K. Lindley, J. Shea and U. Maylor (eds) (2023) Social justice in practice in education: Understanding tensions and challenges through lived experiences Abingdon: Routledge

Contact Details

T: +44 (0)1234 793389
E: julie.beams@beds.ac.uk

Bedford campus
Room P1.09