Antonina Tereshchenkoمشاهده پروفایل
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Dr Antonina Tereshchenko is a Senior Lecturer in Education at Brunel University London, within the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences. She currently serves as the Education MA Programme Leader and teaches in the postgraduate programme. Prior to joining Brunel in 2021, she worked at the UCL Institute of Education, King's College London, and the University of Porto on postdoctoral projects related to migration and education. Her educational background includes a PhD and MPhil in Education from the University of Cambridge. Dr Tereshchenko's research focuses on teacher retention, particularly for minority ethnic and migrant teachers, educational equity, racial microaggressions in teacher training, and the impact of attainment grouping in secondary mathematics. She investigates how structural and racial inequalities affect teachers and students, with a strong emphasis on policy-relevant outcomes. Her recent publications (2020–2025) demonstrate a consistent focus on equity in education, especially around teacher diversity, attainment tracking, and the experiences of marginalized educators. These works span journals in education, sociology, and policy, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement. She has received funding from major bodies including the ESRC, Education Endowment Foundation, British Academy, and Brunel University London for projects on teacher recruitment, retention, and grouping practices. Co-I, ESRC Education Research Programme: Recruitment and retention of minority ethnic teachers (2022–2025) Co-I, Education Endowment Foundation: Effects of attainment grouping in secondary mathematics (2019–2025) Principal Investigator, Brunel BRIEF: Professional experiences of teachers with a migration background Dr Tereshchenko supervises PhD students on topics including contextual admissions, equity in urban schools, and quality assurance in higher education. She also contributes to public discourse through media appearances in BBC, TES, The Guardian, and The Conversation, advocating for diversity and inclusion in education. She is a member of the European Sociological Association and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice .








