Suzanne Straw MSc (Dist)
Deputy Head of Centre for Evidence and Evaluations
s.straw@nfer.ac.uk, +44 (0)1904 433434
Suzanne Straw is Deputy Head of NFER’s Centre for Evidence and Evaluation and Head of NFER’s York office. She has over seventeen years’ experience of managing and directing a wide range of evaluation and research projects related to education and skills and has expertise in using both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Suzanne leads NFER’s work in relation to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) agenda.
In relation to STEM subject-specific teacher professional development, Suzanne is currently directing: the evaluation of the Mathematics Specialist Teacher (MaST) programme for DfE and an evaluation of the pupil impacts of the National Science Learning Centre continuing professional development programme for Myscience. She previously completed an evaluation of 'Starting Out’ - a mentoring programme for trainee teachers and early career teachers of science and mathematics - for the TDA and the evaluation of Chemistry for Non-specialists for the RSC. In relation to teacher professional development more broadly, Suzanne directed the evaluation of the Teacher Learning Academy for the GTC.
In relation to STEM subject-specific teacher professional development, Suzanne is currently directing: the evaluation of the Mathematics Specialist Teacher (MaST) programme for DfE and an evaluation of the pupil impacts of the National Science Learning Centre continuing professional development programme for Myscience. She previously completed an evaluation of 'Starting Out’ - a mentoring programme for trainee teachers and early career teachers of science and mathematics - for the TDA and the evaluation of Chemistry for Non-specialists for the RSC. In relation to teacher professional development more broadly, Suzanne directed the evaluation of the Teacher Learning Academy for the GTC.
Prior to joining NFER, Suzanne was Associate Director at Shared Intelligence, an economic development consultancy, where she led on research and evaluation with a particular focus on: education and skills; workforce development; unemployment and social inclusion. Prior to this, she worked at EDAW as Associate Director (Economic Development) and at West London TEC as Evaluation Manager.