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Dr Helen Simmons is a Senior Lecturer in Education (Childhood, Youth and Families) at the University of Northampton with almost twenty years of experience in further and higher education. Prior to this, Helen worked in early childhood settings and as a private nanny with very young children.
Helen’s teaching, research, and publications relate to the discipline of Early Childhood Studies, focussing on support for children, families and the early childhood workforce. Helen’s most recent publication, a monograph, based on her doctoral thesis, is titled ‘Surveillance of Modern Motherhood: Experiences of Universal Parenting Courses’ and was published with Palgrave MacMillan in 2020.
Helen is Vice Chair (Policy, Lobbying and Advocacy: National and International) of the Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network (ECSDN), an External Examiner for Early Childhood Studies Degrees at Liverpool John Moores University, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Helen is Co-Lead for the 'Families and Communities' Special Interest Group within the Centre for Education and Research. Her research and publications centre on the sociology of childhood, the social and cultural pressures in modern motherhood, and support for a critically reflective early childhood workforce.
D Prof, Education , University of Derby
2013 → 2019
Award Date: 1 Feb 2019
Master, Education , University of Warwick
2006 → 2008
Award Date: 1 Aug 2008
PGCE, Post Compulsory Education , University of Wolverhampton
2003 → 2004
Award Date: 1 Aug 2004
Bachelor, Childhood Studies, Liverpool John Moores University
1998 → 2001
Award Date: 1 Jul 2001
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter
Simmons, H. (Organiser) & Bell, S. (Organiser)
Activity: Organising a conference or workshop › Research
Simmons, H. (Reviewer)
Activity: Publication Peer-review and Editorial Work › Publication Peer-review › Research
Simmons, H. (Chair)
Activity: Membership of a Board, Committee, Council or Network › Membership of network › Enterprise
Simmons, H. (Author)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Podcast › Research