Teresa Cremin

Prof Teresa Cremin is a Professor of Education (Literacy) at The Open University’s School of Education, Childhood, Youth & Sport, part of the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies. She co-directs the Literacy and Social Justice Centre and holds fellowships from the Academy of Social Sciences, Royal Society of Arts, and English Association. Her work focuses on creative pedagogies, teachers’ literate identities, and fostering reading for pleasure.

• Educational Background: Psychology (Bristol University), PGCE (Homerton College, Cambridge), MEd (Institute of Education, London), PhD (University of Kent).
• Leadership Roles: Trustee of UKLA, Board member of the Reading Agency, DfE reading advisor, and global education collaborator.

Her research emphasizes the interplay between creativity, literacy, and social justice. Notable projects include the Reading for Pleasure coalition supporting over 100 teacher groups and 400 schools. She advocates for playful engagement with poetry and literature, drawing parallels between music and repeated readings to build literacy enjoyment.

Publications include Teaching English Creatively (2023), Reading Teachers: Nurturing Reading for Pleasure (2022), and Reading for Pleasure in the Digital Age (2020). Her work spans 30+ funded projects on topics like digital reading communities, book clubs, and teachers’ creative practices.

• Awards: Recognized through prestigious fellowships and her role in shaping UK literacy policy.
• Impact: Over 45,000 subscribed to her RfP newsletters, with resources benefiting global literacy practices.