Professor Peter Pumfrey - University of Worcester

Professor Peter Pumfrey
Visiting Professor of Education
Institute of Education
Contact Details
email: p.pumfrey@worc.ac.uk
tel: 01905 85 5290
Formerly Dean of the Faculty of Education and Professor of Education in the Centre for Educational Needs at the University of
Manchester, Peter Pumfrey is an Emeritus Professor of Education of the University of Manchester and currently Honorary and Visiting
Professor at the University of Worcester Institute of Education Centre for Education and Inclusion.
He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Chartered Psychologist. Professor Pumfrey is an elected member of the Council of the Dyslexia Action (The Dyslexia
Institute) and a Vice-President of the British Dyslexia Association. To date, Professor Pumfrey has published 90 papers in refereed academic and professional journals,
written, co-authored edited and co-edited 31 books and monographs and authored 69 chapters in books. Since 1986 he has also published 51 Review papers and individual
book reviews.
Qualifications
D.Sc - Honoris causa (University of Hull)
Ph.D (University of Manchester)
M.Sc (University of Manchester)
Post-graduate Diploma in Educational Psychology (University of Manchester)
M.Ed (University of Manchester)
Diploma in Child Psychology (University of Birmingham)
Teacher's Certificate (University of Birmingham)
Teaching & Research
Research Interests and Expertise
My longstanding research interests and special areas of expertise are subsumed under the government’s current strategy based on Removing Barriers to Achievement
(DfES, 2004a) and Every Child Matters: Change for Children (DfES, 2004b).
The nature, identification, incidence, prognoses and alleviation of developmental dyslexia at all stages of education
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
The education of ‘looked-after’ children
Research methodology and special educational needs
Curriculum development.
Teaching Interests
Quantitative and qualitative research methods in Education
Child development in general and specific Developmental Difficulties(for example "Dyslexia") and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders in particular
The nature,assessment and modification of cognitive, affective and socio-emotional aspects of literacy acquisition
Government HE policy and its effects on the first degree educational standards of disabled and non-disabled students: 1998/99 to 2007/08 (continuing)
Professional Bodies
BPS The British Psychological Society
BDA The British Dyslexia Association
DECP Division of Educational and Child Psychology of the BPS
DI Dyslexia Institute
IRA International Reading Association
NASEN National Association for Special Educational Needs
UKLA United Kingdom Literacy Association.
Publications
Wakefield, P. and Pumfrey, P.D. (In press: 2009) “Students’ evaluations of the National Curriculum and their suggestions for improvement: a secondary school case-study”.
Educational Review.Vol.61,No.1. 2.
Pumfrey, P.D. (2008)” Moving towards inclusion? The first degree results of students with and without disabilities in Higher Education in the UK: 1998 – 2005. The European
Journal of Special Needs Education, Vol.23, No. 1, pp. 31-46.
Wheeler, L., Pumfrey, P. D. , Wakefield, P and Quill, W. (2008) “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in schools: incidence, multi-professional involvements and
school training needs in an LEA”. Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. Vol. 13, No.2, pp. 163 – 177. Autumn edition.

Pumfrey, P.D. (2008) Review Paper. “Language Development and Learning to Read. The Scientific Study of How Language Development Affects Reading Skill” by Diane
McGuinness, published by The MIT Press: Massachusetts. In: The Psychology of Education Review, Vol. 32. no. 1., pp.71-73.
Pumfrey, P.D. (2007) “The early identification of dyslexia in schools – the way ahead. Selected considerations and suggestions.” Invited contribution to help inform participants
in a British Dyslexia Association debate chaired by Baroness Warnock to be held on October 13th.,m 2007. Published on the BDA webpages with other invited contributions
prior to the debate. Pp. 8. [2,629 words].
Pumfrey, P.D. (2007) Review Paper. “Dyslexia and Self-concept. Seeking a Dyslexic Identity” by R.L. Burden and published by Whurr: London. In: The Psychology of Education
Review, Vol. 31, No.1., pp. 52-55.
Pumfrey, P.D. (2005) Inclusive Education:Creating Dyslexia Friendly’ Schools and Classes. In: Sultana Zaman, Sultana Banu, Naila Z. Khan, Dhirin Zaman Munir and Shamin
Ferdous (Eds.) Creating Barrier-Free Inclusive Community and Rights-Based Society for Children with Disability. Dhaka: Bangladesh Protibondhi Foundation (BPF), pp. 47-
69.
External Responsibilities
Vice-President of the British Dyslexia Association
Member of the Dyslexia Institute
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