Victoria Brown

Senior Lecturer

Programme Lead

Department of Education

01752636700 Ext:7162

vbrown@marjon.ac.uk

Role Summary

Senior lecturer teaching across a range of programmes including:

Programme Leader for MA Education (Marjon Cornwall Campus, part time route)
Programme Leader for PGCert Coaching and Mentoring (Marjon Cornwall Campus)
Primary Postgraduate ITE (Early Years)
BEd (Hons) Primary Education (Early Years).
Professional Development Tutor

Qualifications

MA Education (Early years)
Postgraduate Certificate Teaching in Higher Education (PGCHE)
PGCE (Qualified Teacher Status)
BSc (Hons) Psychology

Teaching

Early Years Education, Play and Child Development
Research Methods and Dissertation supervision
Teacher Professional Development
Coaching and Mentoring
Leadership
Learning and Teaching
Creativity
Learning outdoors

Research

Rural education and place-based disadvantage
Teacher recruitment and workforce challenges in rural contexts
School attendance and engagement in secondary settings
Relational approaches to Coaching and Mentoring
Early childhood development, play, and child agency

Publications

Recent Publications

Ovenden-Hope, T., Brown, V., & Achtaridou, E. (2025). The Pretty Poverty Report: Cornwall Rurality Matters.Plymouth: Plymouth Marjon University.

Ovenden-Hope, T., Brown, V., & Walsh, R. (2025). Teach Cornwall Report. Place-based challenges for trainee teacher recruitment. Plymouth: Plymouth Marjon University.

Publications

Brown, V. (2020). Physical Development in the Early Years. In Veale, F. (Ed.), Early Years for levels 4 & 5 and the Foundation degree (2^nd ed.). Hodder Education.

Brown. V., Moran, M., & Woods, A. (2017). The Child as Consumer in the Early Years (pp.30-46). In Hawkins, C. (Ed.), Rethinking Children as Consumers. Routledge.

Brown V. (2017). The possibilities for assessment (pp.108-122). In Woods, A. (Ed.), Child-initiated Play and Learning (2^nd ed.). Routledge.

Moran, M., & Brown V. (2017). Play as a space for possibilities (pp.95-107). In Woods, A. (Ed.), Child-initiated Play and Learning (2^nd ed.). Routledge.

Brown V. (2016). Involving the environment (pp.43-59). In Woods, A. (Ed.), Examining Levels of Involvement in the Early Years. Routledge.

Brown, V. (2014). Sustained Shared Conversations (pp.103-121). In Woods, A (Ed.), The Characteristics of Effective Learning. Routledge.

Expert Membership of professional bodies

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of Early Education
Professional Affiliate of the Chartered College of Teaching

Roles on external bodies

External Examiner for BA and PGCE Primary Education, Middlesex University

External Verifier (CAVA) Access to HE Social: Sciences and Social Care, Cornwall College

Governor-Federated Nursery School

Trustee, Diocese Board of Education (Diocese of Truro)

Other Interests

Forest School Leader, Level