Professor Pamela Sammons elected Fellow of British Academy

Professor Pamela Sammons, Professor Emeritus of Education, has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy.

Professor Sammons’ research focuses on school effectiveness and improvement, school leadership, teaching effectiveness and professional development, and promoting equity and inclusion in education.

Commenting on the honour, Professor Sammons said: “I’m delighted and honoured to be elected a Fellow of the British Academy and for the recognition of the contribution to research on educational effectiveness across four decades.

“The research reveals the powerful impact of disadvantage on children’s achievements and ways to promote equity. It has influenced educational policy in the UK and beyond. As well as highlighting the importance of the early years, it has investigated ways to support school improvement. More recently, it has influenced the work of the University’s Admissions and Access team at Oxford, and supported the development of online resources for schools at Oxford University Press.”

This year, the British Academy elected 92 new Fellows, who join a community of more than 1,800 distinguished scholars.