Jane Murray PhD is Professor of Education and Co-Director of the Centre for Education and Research at the University of Northampton. Jane researches, teaches, supervises, advises and has published widely in the field of education, with specialisms in pedagogy, early childhood, social inclusion and participatory research. Jane is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Having qualified as a teacher in England, she worked as a qualified early childhood and primary school teacher as well as a teacher educator in the UK and she holds the UK National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH). Jane has worked with government education departments and ministries in countries including Ethiopia, Bhutan, Georgia and the UK, as well as national and international organisations including UNICEF and The National Gallery in England. She led on the Young Children Are Researchers (YCAR) Project and she is Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Early Years Education, a Taylor and Francis peer reviewed journal.

International Journal of Early Years Education is a forum for researchers and practitioners to debate the theories, research, policy and practice which sustain effective early years education world-wide. It offers a comparative perspective on early years research and major new initiatives in the care and education of young children. Since its inception, the journal has carried reports and research articles which evaluate and highlight innovative practice throughout the international community.

Teaching in nursery, primary and middle schools.