I am a Lecturer in Education and joined the School of Educational Sciences at Bangor University in September 2021 with responsibility for our PhD/EdD Programmes as Postgraduate Research Lead. In addition, I teach, supervise and tutor across ITE, Masters and Doctoral programmes and am a personal tutor for PGCE Secondary postgraduates. Beyond the School of Educational Sciences, I am the College of Human Sciences representative on the Sustainability Strategy Group and a member of a Bangor-wide collaborative research group named Places of Climate Change (PloCC). I have various research interests which focus on teacher education, mentoring, school geography, encountering place, and the 11-18 school curriculum.

I was previously a lecturer in the School of Education, University of Leicester, holding a number of roles including PGCE Subject Lead, SCITT Academic Lead, Research Methods Module Lead on the MSc Educational Leadership programme and Doctoral supervisor. I started my career teaching school geography in a range of secondary schools in the UK and abroad, working as examiner/senior examiner and exam author (AQA, Edexcel and OCR), consulting for a range of educational organisations including the GA, RGS-IBG and FSC leading national training events and authoring a range of textbooks and resources for students and teachers.

I am an active member of the geography education community; a member of the Geographical Association’s (GA) Teacher Education Phase Committee and the Teaching Geography Editorial Board. I am a regular contributor to GA publications and co-authored The Handbook of Secondary Geography (Jones, 2017) and Top Spec title Changing Places (Rawlings Smith et al, 2016). Over the last two years I have supported NASBTT as Subject Network Lead for Secondary Geography. I am a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), Chartered Geographer (and assessor thereof) and interview panellist for the Geography Teacher Training Scholarship programme (DfE/RGS-IBG). I work as an External Examiner for the University of Reading (PGCE Geography) and Liverpool Hope University (SD Secondary PGCE) and I am a member of the Geography Education Research Collective, IPDA Cymru Committee, and BELMAS Reflective Practice RIG.

• PhD: An exploration of the professional capital of authors who recontextualise knowledge about place in English A level geography textbooks
  University of Leicester, 2020
• MA: Education (Distinction)
  Liverpool Hope University, 2014
• Professional: PGCE Secondary Geography
  University of Sheffield, 2000
• MSc: Environmental Archaeology and Palaeoeconomy (Distinction)
  University of Sheffield, 1999
• BSc: BSc Geography (Biols)
  University of Sussex, 1997

2022

• PublishedBreaking the theory-practice relationship: why decoupling universities from ITE would be illogical, CollectivED working papers, Leeds Beckett University
  Rawlings Smith, E., 17 Jan 2022, Leeds: Leeds Beckett University, p. 26-30, (CollectivED Working Paper Series).
  Research output: Working paper
• PublishedMentoring meetings and conversations supporting beginning teachers in their development as geography teachers
  Rawlings Smith, E., 28 Feb 2022, Mentoring Geography Teachers in the Secondary School: A Practical Guide. Healy, G., Hammond, L., Puttick, S. & Walshe, N. (eds.). First ed. London: Routledge, (Mentoring Trainee and Early Career Teachers).
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• PublishedThe professional needs and views of teachers of geography: A national research report by the Geographical Association
  Rawlings Smith, E. & Kinder, A., 27 Jan 2022, Sheffield: Geographical Association. 16 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• PublishedWhat constitutes a good A-level geography education?
  Oakes, S. & Rawlings Smith, E., 22 Jan 2022, Teaching Geography, 47, 1, p. 32-35.
  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

2021

• PublishedEditorial Summer 2021
  Rawlings Smith, E., 17 May 2021, In: Teaching Geography. 46, 2, p. 49 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
• PublishedMaxwell Street: Writing and thinking place
  Rawlings Smith, E., 2021, In: Geography. 106, 1, p. 53-56 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedA breath of fresh air for Birmingham
  Rawlings Smith, E., 1 Nov 2020, In: Geography Review. 34, 2, p. 30-33 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedAn exploration of the professional capital of authors who recontextualise knowledge about place in English A level geography textbooks
  Rawlings Smith, E., 1 Jan 2020, 299 p. Leicester : University of Leicester.
  Research output: Other contribution
• PublishedTechniques for mentors to support early career teachers’ reflective practice
  Rawlings Smith, E., 21 May 2020, In: Teaching Geography. 45, 2, p. 53-55 3 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedAbu Dhabi Case Study in International AQA A Level Geography: Human Geography
  Rawlings Smith, E., 29 Mar 2018, International A Level Human Geography for Oxford International AQA Examinations. Ross, S. & Griffiths, A. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford: OUP
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2017

• PublishedLesson study: a collaborative approach to teacher growth
  Wood, P. & Rawlings Smith, E., 1 Jun 2017, In: Geography. 102, 2, p. 91-94 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPost 16 Geography
  Rawlings Smith, E., 1 Jul 2017, The Handbook of Secondary Geography. Jones, M. (ed.). Sheffield: Geographical Association, p. 260-277 18 p.
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2016

• PublishedChanging Place: Changing Places
  Rawlings Smith, E., Oakes, S. & Owens, A., 1 Jan 2016, Sheffield: Geographical Association. 56 p. (Top Spec)
  Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
• PublishedGCSE Geography for AQA
  Kitchen, R., Payne, D., Rae, A. & Rawlings Smith, E., 1 Jun 2016, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 380 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book

2015

• PublishedHow can we better represent the Middle East?
  Rawlings Smith, E., 1 Jul 2015, In: Teaching Geography. 40, 2, p. 72-75 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedCity: A guidebook for the urban age
  Rawlings Smith, E., 1 Sep 2013, In: Geography. 98, 1, p. 50-53 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMy Place Abu Dhabi
  Rawlings Smith, E., 1 Sep 2013, In: Teaching Geography. 38, 1, p. 35-37 3 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedAbu Dhabi Goes Green
  Rawlings Smith, E., Apr 2012, In: Geography Review. 25, 4, p. 2-5 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe God Species: How the planet can survive the age of humans
  Rawlings Smith, E., 6 Jan 2012, In: Geography. 97, 2, p. 105-108 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

• PublishedAQA Understanding GCSE Geography
  Bowen, A., Pallister, J., Rawlings Smith, E. & Hopkin, J., 1 Sep 2009, Harlow: Pearson Education. 264 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

2021

• NASBTT Secondary Geography Network Live

  16 Nov 2021

  Links:

  • https://www.nasbtthub.org.uk/
  Activity: Consultancy (Consultant)
• NASBTT Secondary Geography Network Live

  24 May 2021

  Links:

  • https://www.nasbtt.org.uk/
  Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)
• Let’s talk: The importance of communities of practice, communication and networking in ECT's practice

  10 Apr 2021

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
• The representation of women and marginalised groups in geography textbooks

  School of Education Research seminar

  18 Feb 2021

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
• Reading geography textbooks through the content analysis of imagery

  28 Jan 2021

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2020

• The use of Q methodology in education research

  School of Education Research seminar

  5 Mar 2020

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2019

• The professional capital and expertise of English A level geography authors who define, curricularise and legitimise knowledge about place in endorsed textbooks

  22 Oct 2019

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

• The experiences of undergraduate Education students managing the transition to and within HE during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales

  01/11/2021 – 15/08/2022 (Active)