Nicholas Hedley Foskett (born 12 March 1955)''FOSKETT, Prof. Nicholas Hedley'', Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011, accessed 27 October 2012
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Keele University Keele University, officially known as the University of Keele, is a public research university in Keele, approximately from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire, Keele ...

in Staffordshire (August 2010 – August 2015), a Professor of Education at the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

and Dean of the Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences.

Biography

Born in

Burslem Burslem ( ) is one of the six towns that along with Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent form part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It is often referred to as the "mother town" of Stoke on Trent. ...

, Stoke-on-Trent, Foskett was educated at Wolstanton Grammar School in Milehouse Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme (now The Orme Academy). He read

Geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, an ...

at Keble College, Oxford before becoming a secondary school geography

teacher A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...

. He was appointed senior academic administrator at

Aston University Aston University (abbreviated as ''Aston''. for post-nominals) is a public research university situated in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK's first ...

in 1987, two years later he moved on to the

as a lecturer in education, where he became a

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors ...

in 2000. In August 2010 he became Vice-Chancellor of Keele University. He is also a Trustee of

Regent's University London Regent's University London (formerly Regent's College) is a private university located in London, England. It is part of Galileo Global Education, Europe’s largest higher education provider. Regent's University London was established in 1984 ...

Academic work

His particular areas of interest and expertise lie in the field of educational policy and management, with a particular focus on education 14-19 and

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after comple ...

. Foskett also retains a strong interest in

environmental issues Environmental issues are effects of human activity on the biophysical environment, most often of which are harmful effects that cause environmental degradation. Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment on t ...

and

environmental education Environmental education (EE) refers to organized efforts to teach how natural environments function, and particularly, how human beings can manage behavior and ecosystems to live sustainably. It is a multi-disciplinary field integrating discip ...

from his background in geography teaching, and continues to publish on aspects of the role of fieldwork and outdoor education in schools and colleges. His latest books are on educational management (Sage) and young people’s decision-making in education (Routledge Falmer) (see bibliography).

Personal life

He is married with two children.

Bibliography

*''Choosing Futures: Young people's decision-making in education, training and careers markets'' (2001), with Jane Hemsley-Brown, Routledge Falmer *''Leading and Managing Education: The International Dimensions'' (2003), with Jacky Lumby, Paul Chapman Publishing/Sage Publications *''Leading and managing education: international dimensions'' (2003), with Jacky Lumby, Sage Publications *''14-19 Education: Policy, Leadership and Learning'' (2005), with Jacky Lumby, Sage Publications *''Postgraduate study in the UK: the international student's guide'' (2006), with Rosalind Foskett, Sage Publications

References

External links

Profile
at Keele University website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Foskett, Nick People educated at Wolstanton Grammar School Academics of the University of Southampton Alumni of Keble College, Oxford People associated with Aston University Schoolteachers from Staffordshire Living people People from Burslem Vice-Chancellors of Keele University Vice-Chancellors of Bath Spa University 1955 births