Dr Rhiannon Moore

Rhiannon is a Lecturer in Education (Inclusion) at The Open University. She is joint-Pathway Lead for the Masters in Education Inclusive Practice pathway, and is module chair for the Stage 1 Inclusive Practice module (EE814 / EE844) 'Equity, inclusion and social justice in educational practice'. Rhiannon is also an associate lecturer on E309: 'Comparative studies in primary education'.  

Prior to joining The Open University, Rhiannon was an Education Researcher on the Young Lives study (based at University of Oxford), leading on a large-scale school survey in two states in India (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana). She also led a complementary classroom observation study, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which examined the extent to which interactive classroom practices were associated with greater student learning in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. Rhiannon previously worked on several of The Open University's large-scale teacher education projects, including TESS-India and TESSA. She began her career as an ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) teacher, working with children and adults in schools and colleges, probation settings, and within a London-based NGO for refugees and asylum seekers. 

Rhiannon has experience of educational research across a range of contexts, including the UK, India, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Nigeria and Ghana. Her research makes particular use of advanced quantitative research methods, large-scale surveys, measurement of learning, and cross-country analyses, and has focused specifically on questions relating to student learning, teacher capacity, and teacher professional development in lower and middle income countries. She has a PhD in Advanced Quantitative Methods / Education from University of Bristol, funded by ESRC. Her doctoral research used mixed methods to examine some of the factors affecting teacher motivation, professional knowledge and classroom practice in two states in southern India. During her PhD, Rhiannon worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant on two University of Bristol masters modules. She was also a research assistant for the Centre for Multilevel Modelling and a research associate working on impact case studies for REF2021. 

Rhiannon has collaborated as an external research consultant on a number of international projects, including ‘Evaluating a System-led Approach to Improving Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Outcomes in India’ project led by Educational Initiatives Ltd and Central Square Foundation; and the 'Gendered Young Lives' project which was led by Young Lives (University of Oxford) and funded by Echidna Giving. She has written blogs for IIEP-UNESCO, UKFIET, Young Lives, and University of Bristol School of Education.