Dr Marcus Hill
Lecturer in Primary and Childhood Ed
Primary & Childhood Education
Profile
Biography
Marcus trained as a Secondary Mathematics tacher and taught in FE, leading a mathematics department prior to working for 10 years at Liverpool John Moores University, where he diversified into broader mathematics education, leading the BA Hons (QTS) in Primary and Secondary Mathematics Education and BA Hons Mathematics and Education Studies programmes. He briefly returned to schools in a senior leadership role prior to joining the Primary Mathematics team at Edge Hill. Marcus was Programme Lead for the MA Specialist Primary Mathematics Practice programme, and is Course Lead for the PGCE Primary Education (satellites) programme, as well as leading the Assessment strand across the 5 – 11 provision.
Research Interests
Marcus is broadly interested in Mathematics education, especially in the interaction of policy and curriculum and the way assessment at all levels drives children’s educational experiences.
Teaching
Marcus teaches across the 5-11 Primary programme, mainly in mathematics education but also deivering on assessment and other professional practice topics.