HDRC Discussion Series - Part 11 with Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope

HDRC Discussion Series - Part 11 with Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope.

Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope is a committed and enthusiastic educationalist with over three decades of experience in schools, colleges, and universities in England as a teacher, teacher educator, educational leader, and educational researcher. She is a Professor of Education at Plymouth Marjon University and Dean of Place and Social Purpose, where she developed and leads Plymouth Marjon University | Cornwall.

The author of over 100 papers, reports, articles, and books, Tanya is dedicated to exploring social inequity and educational disparity. For more than a decade, her research has focused on the challenges faced by coastal, rural, and small schools, including issues of teacher recruitment and retention, access to funding, and professional development. She is the Education Research Lead for the University, leading UoA 23 in REF 2021, and Director of the Research and Knowledge Exchange Group Context Agency Place and Education (CAPE).

Most recently, Tanya led the landmark Pretty Poverty Report: Cornwall Rurality Matters, which exposes how traditional deprivation measures fail to capture the realities of rural hardship. This groundbreaking study challenges policymakers to rethink how rural disadvantage is understood and addressed.

As part of Session 11 of the HDRC Cornwall Discussion Series, we look forward to Tanya presenting the findings and applications of this report and engaging in provoking discussions alongside council officers, academics, and community and voluntary organisations, exploring how these findings can inform policy and practice to address rural poverty in Cornwall.

We're looking forward to seeing you there!