Spring Seminar Speaker Ben Knight

Ben Knight

Director for Language & Pedagogy Research at Cambridge University Press Background in Psychology
leads on using high quality academic research to develop more effective learning materials and resources MA from University of Otago, New Zealand
expertise in curriculum development and pedagogical research
developed the Cambridge Life Competencies Framework
has worked on educational reform projects in countries from Mexico to Japan
studied Linguistics at the University of York and Applied Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh
has worked as a teacher, trainer and lecturer, in schools, universities and the British Council, in various countries around the world – Kenya, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Italy and the UK
spent 8 years working for Cambridge Assessment, developing new tests and services