Katharine Pemberton

Lecturer

Department of Education

01752 636700

kpemberton@marjon.ac.uk

Role Summary

I joined the lecturing team at Marjon in September 2025 having taught on PGCE courses at other universities in the Southwest. My specialist area is primary science and I currently teach on undergraduate and PGCE courses here. When I am not at Marjon, I continue to teach part-time in a primary school. I am also the Southwest Area Mentor for the Primary Science Teaching Trust and in this role, I support other teachers in the region through training and provision of resources for primary science. My background in scientific research has led to my interest in making science accessible to children.

Qualifications

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), University of Exeter

Ph.D. Biological Oceanography, University of Southampton

M.Sc. Biological Computation, University of York

B.Sc. Marine Biology, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne

Teaching

Undergraduate and Postgraduate primary science.

Publications

Trew, A.J., Bird, L., Early, C., Ellis, R., Harrison, T.G.. Nash, J., Pemberton, K., Tyler, P. and Shallcross, D.E. (2019) Cutting-edge science research and its impact on primary school children’s inquiry. J. Emergent Sci., 17, pp 40-44.

Trew, A.J., Early, C., Ellis, R., Nash, J., Pemberton, K., Tyler, P., Skerry, C., Bird, L., Shallcross, N.K.R., Harrison, T.G. and Shallcross, D.E. (2021) Can current science research in the biological sciences be used in primary school children’s scientific enquiry? J. Biol. Ed., 57 (3), pp455-468.

Trew, A.J., Early, C., Ellis, R., Nash, J., Pemberton, K., Tyler, P., Harrison, T.G. and Shallcross, D.E. (2024) Chemical science research, elementary children and their teachers are more closely related than you may imagine: The “I bet you did not know” project. J. Chem. Ed., 101 (2), pp 337-343.

Trew, A. J., Nash, J., Early, C., Ellis, R., Pemberton, K., Tyler, P. and Shallcross, D. E. (2020) Cutting-edge science in primary schools: support for classroom practitioners and the development of teacher guides. Primary Science, 160, 8– 11

Roles on external bodies

Primary Science Teaching Trust Fellow