Jan Gourd

Senior Lecturer

Institute of Education

01752 636700 Ext:5228

jgourd@marjon.ac.uk

Programme leader

BA (Hons) Childhood Practice
Undergraduate

MA Early Years
Postgraduate

BA (Hons) Performing Arts Education
Undergraduate

Postgraduate Diploma in Early Years with Initial Teacher Training
Postgraduate

BA (Hons) Primary Education
Undergraduate

Qualifications

B.Ed(Hons)
M.Ed

Teaching

Early Years -ECS Top Up, PGDip Early Years,BA Early Childhood Studies with EYITT, Primary Education-BA(Hons)

Research

Member of EXEL project 1990-1994

Children's writing. Early Years Policy. New technology and it's potential impact on pedagogy. Pedagogical documentation.

Publications

Kingdon, Z and Gourd, J. (eds) (2014) Early Years Policy: The Impact on Practice: London: Routledge.
Gourd,J (2013) 'Using Needs Analysis in Early Years' in Early Years Educator Vol 15 No 7 pp 38-44 Salisbury: MarkAllen Group.

Other Interests

Previously primary teacher, latterly headteacher and Plymouth Able and Talented provision lead. EYPS assessor. I currently programme lead the PGDip Early Years with EYTS and the BA Early Childhood Studies EYTS.