Rachel Philip

Rachel Philip serves as Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood at the University of the West of England within the Department of Education and Childhood, a position she has held since 2021. Her professional background spans over a decade in further education teaching early years and health/social care qualifications, preceded by direct infant care experience in early years settings.

Her educational credentials include:

• BA (Hons) Psychology with Education Studies
• PGCE (Post-Compulsory Education and Training)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Dr. Philip specializes in bridging theory and practice through work-integrated learning modules, with research centered on children's emerging identities and pre-verbal communication in infants. Her upcoming project 'An exploration into the importance of listening to babies' pre-verbal communication to advocate their rights: Implications for practice' directly stems from her hands-on baby room experience and aims to transform early childhood pedagogy through attentive non-verbal communication analysis.