Teacher Agency for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Making
Public lecture by Prof. Mark Priestley
Sent on behalf of Dr. Ramsey Affifi at the University of Edinburgh
You are warmly invited to a public lecture I have organised, and hosted by the Teacher Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy Hub at Moray House School of Education and Sport, as part of the Stewart Alan Robertson Lecture Series, funded by the Robertson Endowment:
Teacher Agency for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Making
Speaker: Professor Mark Priestley (University of Stirling)
Date: Thursday 25 June 2026
Time: 17:00–19:30
Location: In person at G.1 Paterson’s Land, EH8 8AQ, and online on MS Teams
Agenda
17:00–17:30: Registration and refreshments
17:30–18:30: Sharing practice from PGDE tutors: IDL and curriculum making
18:30–19:30: Speaker: Professor Mark Priestley
This hybrid public lecture will explore teacher agency as a central feature of interdisciplinary curriculum making for social and environmental sustainability.
The event opens with a panel of Moray House tutors who will share insights from their work supporting student teachers to engage in interdisciplinary learning (IDL) curriculum development.
In the second half, Professor Mark Priestley will respond to the panel, drawing on curriculum theory, policy, and practice to examine the role of teachers as curriculum makers in the Scottish context. His response will foreground ecological understandings of teacher agency and highlight the critical importance of interdisciplinary approaches in addressing complex global challenges.
Full event details are available on our website:
🔗 https://edin.ac/42i2KhW
This is a free, hybrid event, and registration is required. Please register via the Eventbrite link on the webpage.
About the Speaker
Professor Mark Priestley is Professor of Education at the University of Stirling. His research interests focus on school curriculum theory, policy, and practice, particularly the processes of curriculum making across different layers of education systems. He was Lead Editor of The Curriculum Journal from 2018 to 2024, is a member of the Scottish Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Board, and is Co‑Convener of the EERA Network 3 (Curriculum). His publications include Teacher Agency: An Ecological Approach and Curriculum Making in Europe: Policy and Practice within and Across Diverse Contexts.
For any enquiries, please contact MHSES-REI-Events@ed.ac.uk.
We hope you can join us.
Ramsey