Mrs Beverley Hancock-Smith

I have taught in the Further Education and Higher Education sector for over 15 years. My role as Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Learning and Study Support (CLaSS) involves designing and delivering lectures and workshops which develop key academic skills for students across the institution. My wider portfolio includes coordinating Learning Services in-curriculum provision within the faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media; overseeing mentoring opportunities across DMU, with direct responsibility for Dare to Be mentoring; and developing and managing the Learning Services-wide feedback and evaluation tool to contribute to continuous development.

Alongside my role in CLaSS, I am a playwright and am also studying for my PhD within the School of Humanities and Performing Arts at DMU.

Publications

• Hancock-Smith, B; and Hooley, Z. (2023) 'Seen and heard: what role can learning development play in LGBTQ+ inclusion?', Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (29). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi29.1108.
• Lee, J; Hancock-Smith, B; Hooley, Z; McSherry, E. (2023) ‘LGBTQ+ Trauma Informed Pedagogy in a transnational context’, in Stromberg, E (eds) Trauma informed pedagogy in Higher Education. Routledge.
• Hancock-Smith, B. (2021) ‘Goal and Obstacle (the secret ingredients of a good story)’, in Fruish, A (eds) Toolbox: Green, Ideas, Inspirations, Games. Arts Council England, pp. 20-25.

Plays

• Adrift by B. Hancock-Smith (2019) Directed by N. Hajiyianni. [National Schools and Venue tour, Unity Theatre Liverpool, Whitby Hall Studio Theatre and Forum Theatre, Chester].
• Verbatim Pieces Radio Plays by Hancock-Smith and the inmates of HMP Leicester (2014) National Prison Radio (NPR)
• Just for Today by B.Hancock-Smith and in collaboration with Quality of Life and the Criminal Justice Drugs Team (2012) Directed by B. Hancock-Smith. [PACE Studio, De Montfort University, 2012]
• Into the Blue by B. Hancock-Smith (2010) Directed by D. Paige. [Arcola Theatre, 2010] 

The playwright's role in the representation of marginalised groups through documentary and verbatim theatre.

• Learning Development
• Academic Writing

• Doctoral Candidate in the School of Humanities and Performing Arts (De Montfort University, present)
• PGCE Post-Compulsory Education (University of Bedford, 2012)
• MA (with Distinction) Writing for Performance (Goldsmiths University of London, 2009)
• MA Journalism (Liverpool John Moore's University, 2007)
• BA Hons Drama (University of Exeter, 2001)

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• ALDinHE (Association of Learning Developers in Higher Education) member

Conference papers

• Cirstea, A., Hancock-Smith, B., Bochenska-Colinet, K., Hooley, Z., Williams, S. (2024). 'Academic writing in the age of Open AI​'. ​Artificial Intelligence: 'Seize the Opportunities, Avoid the Hazards' Symposium. De Montfort University. 1 March 2024.
• Hancock-Smith, B. and Hooley, Z. (2023). 'Seen and heard: what role can learning development play in LGBTQ+ inclusion?', Association of Learning Developers in Higher Education conference. University of Portsmouth. 13 June 2023.
• Hancock-Smith, B. and Forster, E. (2022). 'Bridging the writing gap. Inclusive strategies to support students' academic writing'. Learning and Teaching Conference. De Montfort University. 4 February 2022.
• Hancock-Smith, B. (2020). 'Learning Communities'. Learning and Teaching Conference. De Montfort University. 11 September 2020.
• Hancock-Smith, B. and Hooley, Z. (2019). 'Critical writing escape room'. Learning and Teaching Conference. De Montfort University. 11 September 2019.
• Hancock-Smith, B. (2019). 'Critical writing escape room'. Playful Learning Conference. University of Leicester. 10 July, 2019.
• Hancock-Smith, B. (2019). 'Reaching the hard to reach'. Association of Learning Developers in Higher Education conference. University of Exeter. 17 April 2019.
• Hancock-Smith, B. (2019). 'Reflection on cross-institutional working'. Associate of Learning Developers in Higher Education conference. University of Exeter. 17 April 2019.
• Hancock-Smith, B. (2018). 'Reaching the hard to reach'. Learning and Teaching Conference. De Montfort University. 12 September 2018.

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