Emily Shortland

Emily Shortland is a Teaching Associate in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. She holds an MA from the University of Oxford, supported by the Farmington Scholarship, and qualified teacher status (QTS). Her research focuses on integrating psychoanalytic thinking into Religious Education (RE) curricula, relational pedagogies, and the dynamics of group learning in adolescent and higher education contexts. She has extensive experience mentoring early career teachers and has held academic and pastoral roles in London and Cambridge secondary schools.

Teaching responsibilities include the PGCE Secondary: Religious Studies program and the MEd: Transforming Practice course. Her work emphasizes the subjective curriculum and theoretical frameworks for understanding classroom dynamics.

Professional recognition includes the Farmington Scholarship from the University of Oxford. She is actively involved in teacher training and curriculum development within religious and philosophical education.