Yvonne Foley

Yvonne Foley is a Senior Lecturer at the Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh. She specializes in Language, Literacies, and Teacher Education with a focus on social justice and inclusion for linguistically and culturally diverse learners. She teaches on programs including PGDE Secondary, MSc Transformative Learning and Teaching, and MSc TESOL.

Education:

• PhD in Education, University of Edinburgh
• MEd TESOL, University of Edinburgh
• RSA CTEFLA Certificate, University of Cambridge
• Certificate in Theology, Regent Theological College

Research & Teaching Interests: Promoting equitable education through critical approaches to literacies, bilingual education, and addressing systemic barriers for multilingual students. Her work emphasizes teacher professional development and curriculum design to foster linguistic and cultural inclusion.

Professional Roles:

• Chair of NALDIC (National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum)
• Co-director of CERES (Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland)
• Member of BAAL and IATEFL

Grants & Projects:

• Attainment Challenge Project (£109,141, 2018–2021)
• ADiBE: CLIL for All Project (2019–2021)
• National Framework for Languages (£60k, 2016)
• Bell Foundation-funded EAL Learner Voice Study (2014)