Doctor Jemma Monkhouse BA (Hons), MA Learning and Teaching
Senior Lecturer in Early Years and Primary Education
Summary
I am the Course Leader for the BA Early Years and Primary Educations (3-7) and BA Primary Education (5-11) courses. I am also the Student Success Lead for completion and attainment across the Sheffield Institute of Education. My teaching specialisms include primary English, educational research and professional learning.
About
I joined the Primary education team at Sheffield Hallam in September 2013. Prior to this I taught in Key Stage 2 and was subject leader for Literacy across the early years and primary age range.
At Sheffield Hallam I am the Course Leader for the BA Early Years and Primary Educations (3-7) and BA Primary Education (5-11) courses. I am also the Student Success Lead for completion and attainment across the Sheffield Institute of Education.
My teaching interests mainly involve the teaching of English, particularly in relation to drama and 21st century literacies.
Teaching
Sheffield Institute of Education
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Sheffield Institute of Education
College of Social Sciences and Arts
BA Early Years and Primary Educations (3-7) with QTS
BA Primary Education (5-11) with QTS
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My MA research focused on the teaching of English in primary education. This included research into the use of drama and digital literacies. My dissertation project focused on the evolution of language and grammar and implications for the teaching of English.
My doctoral research focused on the emergent experiences of Key Stage 2 children exploring Shakespeare's Macbeth in an after-school drama club. My contributions to knowledge related to the responsive role of the educator in educational experience as well as contributions to postqualitative research methods and methodology.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ projects I have been involved in have related to different aspects of English teaching in primary education, including 21st century literacies, grammar and reading intervention.
Publications
Journal articles
Daniels, K., Burnett, C., Bower, K., Escott, H., Ehiyazaryan-White, E., Hatton, A., & Monkhouse, J. (2019). . Education and Information Technologies, 25 (4), 2415-2426.
Taylor, R., Burnett, C., Monkhouse, J., & Merchant, G. (2014). Zombie Apocalypse: Problem solving in a virtual world. Reading 3-11.
Burnett, C., Merchant, G., Daniels, K., Taylor, R., Bailey, C., & Monkhouse, J. (2013). Zombe Apocalypse: Children's problem-solving in a virtual world. English 4-11, (48), 7-10.
Book chapters
Monkhouse, J., & Smith, L. (2025). Drama. In An Introduction to Diverse Literacies in Primary Classrooms. (pp. 149-164). Routledge:
Monkhouse, J., & Bailey, C. (2025). Drawing on children's digital repertoires to enable playful digital literacies in the primary classroom. In An Introduction to Diverse Literacies in Primary Classrooms. (pp. 137-148). Routledge:
Theses / Dissertations
Monkhouse, J. (2024). . (Doctoral thesis).
Presentations
Monkhouse, J. (2024). Developing a methodology to explore emergent experiences in an after-school drama club. Presented at: Language and Literacy Seminar, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Monkhouse, J. (2024). Working as a ‘participant-educator’ as a means to being sensitive and responsive to the complexity and individual nature of educational experience. Presented at: Literacy Conversations, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Monkhouse, J., & Booth, J. (2022). Teaching Assistants' Insights following a one-to-one Year 3 Reading Intervention: Gentle negotiations. Presented at: 2022 United Kingdom Literacy Association International Conference, McDonald Burlington Hotel, Birmingham
Ehiyazaryan- White, E., Hatton, A., & Monkhouse, J. (2018). Teachers' beliefs, experiences and perceptions of digital and multimodal literacies in early years settings. Presented at: UKLA 54th International Conference. Literacies in a changing world: creativity, criticality, empowerment, Cardiff, Wales
Daniels, K., & Monkhouse, J. (2017). Working collaboratively to develop a descriptive pedagogy of grammar. Presented at: Faculty of Development and Society Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Conference: Challenging norms and conventions in education, pedagogy and employability, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Daniels, K., Myers, J., Monkhouse, J., & Creasey-Gray, L. (2016). Working Collaboratively to Develop a Descriptive Pedagogy of Grammar : A research report. Presented at: UKLA 52nd International Conference. Literacy, Equality and Diversity. Bringing voices together: 50 years of literacy continuity and change, Bristol, UK
Other activities
Previously Chair of Governors for Ashgate Croft School for 9 years
Currently Trustee for The Learners' Trust, and Chair of their Standards and Performance Committee