Dr Joanne Cliffe PhD, MSc, BEd (Hons)

School of Education
Honorary Associate Professor
Principal Fellow Higher Education Academy

Contact details

Email
j.e.cliffe@bham.ac.uk
Address
School of Education
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham
B15 2TT, United Kingdom

Joanne is an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Education, University of Birmingham. She joined the University as a Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and held the positions of Programme Lead for Physical Education PGDipEd (QTS), Director of MEd/MA Teaching Studies and Programme Lead for PGDip Teaching Studies. Her research interests cover the areas of Physical Education, school leadership, emotions, emotional labour and emotional intelligence.

Qualifications

  • PhD 
  • MSc Educational Leadership
  • BEd (Hons) Physical Education and Human Movement Studies  

Biography

Before joining the University Joanne held senior management positions in secondary schools. These included Head of Physical Education, Head of Sixth Form, Co-ordinator for BTEC/GNVQ Advanced Diplomas and she held a position as a Local Authority Vocational Advisor. She contributed to the PGCE Physical Education programme at Loughborough University and was a member of their Advisory Group.

Postgraduate supervision

EdD Supervision to Completion

Jacqui Ecoeur (2020) ‘Leadership for learning: A study of middle managers' roles in college-based higher education’

Roseilee Linton (2018) ‘Personal Capacity: An exploration into the extent to which the personal capacity of school leaders influences their response to challenges that occur in the changing educational landscape’

Other activities

Committee Appointments

2020-present     Research Ethics Committee: External Consultant, Royal Academy of Dance

2018-present     Times College International Committee, Nanjing, China

2018-present     Education Sub-committee at the Royal Academy of Dance, London

2017-present     Universities' Council for the Education of Teachers: CPD Committee

2014-2020            Equality and Diversity Lead for School of Education

2011-present     Governor and Trustee Ashby-De-La-Zouch Endowed Schools’ Foundation 

External Examiner Appointments

2014-2018            Royal Academy of Dance/University of Bath PGCE Dance Teaching, Masters

2013-2014            Royal Academy of Dance/University of Surrey PGCE Dance Teaching, Masters

2012-2016            Sheffield Hallam University PGCE Physical Education 

2009-2012            Leeds Metropolitan University PGCE Physical Education

2010-2012            Stockton on Tees Local Authority PGCE Physical Education

2007-2009            University of Warwick GTP Physical Education Programme

Publications

Books

Capel, S., Cliffe, J., and Lawrence, J. (2021) A practical guide to teaching physical education, 5th edition, Abingdon: Routledge

Capel, S., Cliffe, J., and Lawrence, J. (2021) Learning to teach physical education in the secondary school, 3rd edition, Abingdon: Routledge

Williams, A. and Cliffe, J. (2011) Primary PE: Unlocking the Potential, Maidenhead and New York: Open University Press

Book Chapters

Cliffe, J. (2021) Your philosophy of physical education, in S. Capel, J. Cliffe and J. Lawrence (eds) A practical guide to teaching physical education, 5th edition, Abingdon: Routledge

Cliffe, J. (2021) Long-term planning: schemes of work, in S. Capel, J. Cliffe and J. Lawrence (eds) A practical guide to teaching physical education, 5th edition, Abingdon: Routledge

Cliffe, J. (2021) Medium and short-term planning: units of work and lesson plans, in S. Capel, J. Cliffe and J. Lawrence (eds) A practical guide to teaching physical education, 5th edition, Abingdon: Routledge

Capel, S. and Cliffe, J. (2021) Starting out as a physical education teacher, in S. Capel, J. Cliffe and J. Lawrence (eds) Learning to teach physical education in the secondary school, 3rd edition, Abingdon: Routledge

Book Chapters (peer reviewed)

Cliffe, J. (2019) Female school leadership and emotional management: coping in ‘special measures’, in I. Oplatka and K. Arar (eds) Emotion Management in Teaching and Educational Leadership: A Cultural Perspective, Bingley, UK: Emerald. pp. 67-87.

Papers

Fuller, K., Cliffe, J. and Porritt, V. (2020) Joining up networks for women leading in education, BELMAS Research and Development Grant: Final Report, BELMAS.

Cliffe, J. (2018) "Emotional intelligence testing for headteachers: globalization or lost in translation", Journal of Professional Capital and Community, Vol. 3 Issue: 3, pp. 223-240, https://doi.org/10.1108/JPCC-12-2017-0033 

Cliffe, J., Fuller, K. and Moorosi, P. (2018) Secondary school leadership preparation and development: Experiences and aspirations of members of senior leadership teams, Management in Education, Vol 32, Issue 2, pp. 85 – 91 https://doi.org/10.1177/0892020618762714

Cliffe, J. (2016) Female Headship and Life History Research: Using Emotional Turning Points. Creative Education, 7, 2774-2790. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ce.2016.718258

Fuller, K., Cliffe, J. and Moorosi, P., (2015) Women's leadership preparation within the senior leadership team Planning and Changing: An Educational Leadership and Policy Journal. 46(3/4), 388-415

Fuller, K., Cliffe, J. and Moorosi, P. (2014) An investigation into women’s leadership preparation within the senior leadership team (SLT). Final report, BELMAS.

Cliffe, J.E. (2011) Emotional Intelligence: A Study of Female Secondary School Headteachers, Educational Management Administration & Leadership. vol. 39 no. 2 pp.205-218  ISSN: 1741-1432. DOI: 10.1177/1741143210390057

Other Contributions:

Cliffe, J.E. (2008) The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Female Secondary School Leadership, Working Paper, July 2008. http://www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk/cue/research.php

Cliffe, J.E. and Robinson, J.F. (2008) Measuring Emotional Intelligence: A Comparison of Different Methodologies in a Study of Female School Leaders,Working Paper, July 2008. http://www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk/cue/research.php

Robinson, J.F. and Cliffe, J.E. (2006) Digital natives: C21st teaching for C2st learning for C21st kids, Working Paper 2. July 2006. http://www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk/cue/research.ph