Val’s practice and research explores the perceptions that individuals have in relation to their personal and social identities, including self-concept and self-categorisation.  Val is particularly interested in the development of student voice and the spaces within which dialogue occurs between students and teachers.  She has explored the frameworks and layers within and around communities of practice and has a focus on ecological learning systems and the potential for these to be utilized further in student-teacher interactions.

Senior Fellow of HEA 

Fellow of the Society for Education and Training 

Accredited member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council 

Member of Chartered College of Teaching (Mentor and Lead Mentor for Chartered Teaching Status Scheme)

Hall, V. J. (2018) Student Voice: Time for a conversation [online]

Available at: https://chartered.college/student-voice-time-conversation  

Wright, V., Loughlin, T., Hall, V. J. (2018) Exploring transitions in notions of identity as perceived by beginning post-compulsory teachers. Research in Post-compulsory Education Journal, 23(1), pp 4-22.  https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2018.1420621

Hall, V. J. (2017) A Tale of Two Narratives: Student Voice – What Lies Before Us? Oxford Review of Education. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2016.1264379

Wright, V., Loughlin, T., Hall, V. J. (2017) ‘Lesson observation and feedback in relation to the developing identity of student teachers’, TEAN Journal, 9(1), pp 100-112. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/620290

Hall, V. J. (2015) Exploring teacher-student interactions: communities of practice, ecological learning systems – or something else. Journal of Further and Higher Education.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0309877X.2015.1070395

Hall, V. J. (2014) Peer Observations as a Vehicle for Engaging with the Student Voice: A Phenomenological Inquiry. SAGE Research Methods Cases

http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/978144627305013508713

Hall, V. J. and Spiller, M. (2014) Recognising and Developing Professional Support Staff: The Emergent Staffordshire professional. Staff Development Forum, Sheffield.

(ISSN 2053-745X)

Conference workshop

Hall, V. J. (February 2018) Student Voice: Time for a Conversation

The Student Engagement Partnership, 15^th February 2018 (Resource for London)

Conference paper on 5^th July 2017 at:

HEA’s Annual Conference: Generation TEF – Teaching in the Spotlight (Strategic Theme of Student Engagement Through Partnership)

A Tale of Two Narratives: Student Voice – What Lies Before Us?

Poster presentation

Hall, V. J. (2014) The Staffordshire Professional Project. Association of University Administrators, 15^th April 2014 (University of Manchester)

Conference workshop

Hall, V. J. and Lillie, C. (2014) Parity of Esteem for Professional Support Staff. Association of University Administrators, 15^th April 2014 (University of Manchester)

Conference workshop

Hall, V. J. (2014) Using peer observations as a platform for developing expert students and enabling student voice. Daring to make an impact: Dynamic qualitative research conference (University of Keele)