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Dr Lizana Oberholzer
@drlizanaoberholzer.bsky.social
Educator, Author, Executive Leadership Coach, Leadership Development, Strategy, Senior Lecturer, Doctoral and MA supervisor, Doctoral Examiner, HE External Examiner, Director, Trustee, Governor and Researcher
Website: https://mentoringandcoaching.education
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In our latest podcast episode Stuart Mitchell and Lizana Oberholzer reflect on the upcoming 2026 conference theme. Listen to the full episode on our website or on Spotify. ipda.org.uk/podcast/
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Listen to the @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social Conference Podcast Conversation
Something for the weekend? You may enjoy this IPDA conference podcast conversation - find out about the 2026 conference theme, why we're going over to Ireland, the emerging researcher forum and much more.
👉 Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/7AMX...
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Please note the deadline for submitting proposals for the 2026 LfPL Symposium has been extended until the 16th November.
Learn more about the symposium’s guiding theme and proposal guidelines at lfplsymposium.org/proposals/.
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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New article published by @htenuk.bsky.social co-Chairs @victoriacrooks.bsky.social and @lauralondo1017.bsky.social and our greatly missed former committee member Helen Snelson exploring the impact of subject-specific #mentoring on #historyteacher #mentors.

#TeacherEducation #HistoryEducation
November 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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The next @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social Researchers' Retreat will take place on the 15th November.
More information and registration details below
Join us on 15 Nov for our popular Researchers' Retreat. Aimed at early career researchers, doctoral and masters students, it is a great opportunity to block out some time to work on your project whilst checking in with the group through the day. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Just published online - the Open Access Article - “An incentive for innovation”: the impact of being a subject-specific secondary ITE mentor within an HEI partnership on the professional learning of teacher mentors by Victoria Crooks et al. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/4oD8YSs
“An incentive for innovation”: the impact of being a subject-specific secondary ITE mentor within an HEI partnership on the professional learning of teacher mentors
This paper explores how the subject-specific professional learning of secondary history teachers is supported by mentoring a preservice teacher within a subject-specific Higher Education Institutio...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Something for the weekend? You may enjoy this IPDA conference podcast conversation - find out about the 2026 conference theme, why we're going over to Ireland, the emerging researcher forum and much more.
👉 Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/7AMX...
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The next IPDA Scotland Professional Learning Research Network meeting will take place on the 18th November
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Join IPDA Scotland for the next Professional Learning Research Network meeting, which will be led by Prof Gary Husband, University of Sunderland. We will look at how the experience and knowledge of the practice-based researcher can shape their research. ipda.org.uk/18-november-...
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Just published online - Justice-centered praxis is work in perpetuity: critical professional learning as unfinishedness by Asif Wilson & Rachel McMillian. More information @ bit.ly/4nQ6waJ
Justice-centered praxis is work in perpetuity: critical professional learning as unfinishedness
Drawing on Freire’s notion of unfinishedness, this study explored the experiences of P-20 social studies teachers in the U.S. who participated in a five-part professional learning series on the int...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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The next @ipdaireland.bsky.social event will take place on the 13th November.
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Join IPDA Ireland on 13 Nov 2025 for a member meet and greet session coupled with an abstract clinic, helping you to understand our 2026 conference theme and gain guidance on writing a strong, impactful proposal. Find out more: ipda.org.uk/irelandmeeta...
October 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Join IPDA Scotland for the next Professional Learning Research Network meeting, which will be led by Prof Gary Husband, University of Sunderland. We will look at how the experience and knowledge of the practice-based researcher can shape their research. ipda.org.uk/18-november-...
October 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Just published online - Communicative leadership of middle leaders in teacher professional learning: resolving contradictions and fostering change by Mengting Liu, David Gurr & Jiali Huang. More information @ bit.ly/3Lc6w6Z
Communicative leadership of middle leaders in teacher professional learning: resolving contradictions and fostering change
Middle leadership has been increasingly recognised as critical to teacher professional learning, yet empirical understanding of their communicative leadership remains limited. Drawing on Activity T...
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October 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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The next @ipdaireland.bsky.social event will take place on the 13th November.
More information below
Join IPDA Ireland on 13 Nov 2025 for a member meet and greet session coupled with an abstract clinic, helping you to understand our 2026 conference theme and gain guidance on writing a strong, impactful proposal. Find out more: ipda.org.uk/irelandmeeta...
October 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Just published online - Behind the scenes of project management in academia: reflective lessons from a teacher training project by Merih Ugurel-Kamisli & Ozlem Erden-Basaran. More information @ bit.ly/48v9Y6A
Behind the scenes of project management in academia: reflective lessons from a teacher training project
This collaborative autoethnography study aims to discuss our retrospective and prospective reflections on managing an in-service teacher training project in Türkiye as part of our professional deve...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Just published online - The journey of teachers’ professional growth through reflective school practices by Remigijus Bubnys, Odeta Šapelytė & Tony Ghaye. More information @ bit.ly/494zOhP
The journey of teachers’ professional growth through reflective school practices
This paper aims to provide an example of how teachers’ professional growth in a general education school in Lithuania was enhanced and sustained through engagement with the principles and practices...
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October 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Thank you to all our delegates and speakers who joined us for the IPDA England Conference in Wolverhampton. The event was filled with valuable insights, engaging discussions, and meaningful connections. We’ll be sharing photos and highlights from the conference on our website soon—stay tuned!
October 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Just published online - Transforming teacher beliefs through professional learning for powerful learning environments by Heline Katrien Van Peteghem, Nadine Engels, Machteld Vandecandelaere & Ingeborg Placklé. More information @ bit.ly/47fmZia
Transforming teacher beliefs through professional learning for powerful learning environments
This study examined whether a professional development (PD) programme on powerful learning environments (PLEs) could enhance teachers’ (collective) efficacy beliefs and expectations towards student...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Join IPDA Ireland on 13 Nov 2025 for a member meet and greet session coupled with an abstract clinic, helping you to understand our 2026 conference theme and gain guidance on writing a strong, impactful proposal. Find out more: ipda.org.uk/irelandmeeta...
October 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Just published online in Vol 51(5) - Leadership professional learning for accelerating student achievement: the role of a collaborative problem-solving intervention by Jacqui Patuawa, Claire Sinnema, Viviane Robinson & Tong Zhu. More information @ bit.ly/48CSqFp
Leadership professional learning for accelerating student achievement: the role of a collaborative problem-solving intervention
This study explains the impact of a leadership intervention in collaborative problem-solving on the behaviour of eight middle leaders, on the teachers of those leaders, and on the reading achieveme...
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September 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Lovely to attend the book launch of ‘Coaching with Purpose’. As always thought provoking and insightful CollectivED: The Centre for Coaching, Mentoring, Supervision and Professional Learning
September 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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There is still time to book your place for the upcoming IPDA England Conference.
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In a few weeks, we’ll gather in Wolverhampton for the IPDA England Conference. Across two days, enjoy a varied programme of presentations, three keynote speakers and a book launch.
Places available at excellent value, including IPDA membership. Secure your spot today
👉 ipda.org.uk/ipda-england...
September 18, 2025 at 6:22 AM
September 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Belgrade
September 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Proposals are now being accepted for the 2026 Leadership for Professional Learning Symposium! This year’s theme is Leading Professional Learning: Revisiting and Reimagining Moral Purpose. Learn more and submit a proposal by October 31 at: lfplsymposium.org/proposals/
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September 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM