Ruth Hart PGCE, MA
Researcher
r.hart@nfer.ac.uk, +44 (0)1904 433448
Ruth has been involved in research and evaluation since 2003 and has a particular interest in qualitative methods and the interplay between education and disadvantage. Since joining the NFER in early 2008, she has worked on a range of relevant projects including: consulting children about their experiences of poverty; exploring the transition of young people with an SEN/disability to adult life and services; an evaluation of the effectiveness of new forms of alternative education provision; a review of the resettlement needs of young offenders; research into the impact of the case of ‘Baby P’ on Section 31 care order applications; and a study of work to improve the public’s perceptions of young people.
Before joining the NFER, Ruth worked for another independent research organisation and as a teacher of English (as a Foreign Language) and Basic Skills (Literacy). She has taught in the UK and abroad (in Thailand and Spain) working over this time with a range of vulnerable adults including refugees, asylum seekers, and people with specific learning difficulties and/or very low levels of basic skills.