Jane Headley

Jane Headley is a Principal Lecturer (part-time) in the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Harper Adams University. Her roles include teaching on the PgC Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education, supporting action research projects, and organizing learning and teaching (L&T) training events. She holds a BA (Hons), MA, and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

Education & Professional Background:

• BA (Hons)
• MA
• Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA) qualification (inactive since 2025)

Research & Teaching Focus:

• Student transition to university
• Educational development through exemplars in teaching
• Action research methodologies
• Assessment strategies in higher education

Her work emphasizes collaborative projects, such as founding a Community of Practice on exemplars in 2016, which encouraged colleagues to use exemplars in teaching.

Awards & Recognition:

• 2017 Aspire Award for Innovating and Sharing Teaching Excellence
• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Leadership & Service:

• Chair of the Learning, Teaching and the Student Experience Committee (2020–2023)
• Co-founder of the Pedagogic Interest Group with Emily Chapman-Waterhouse (2017)
• Internal reviewer for FHEA/SFHEA applications
• Validation event chair and panel member

Key Contributions:

• Co-led research on student transition (2018–2019), presented at the European First Year Experience Conference
• Organized workshops on exemplars and feedback strategies at multiple conferences
• Supported student co-researchers in designing focus groups for transition studies