Ruth Wareham
lecturer in Philosophy of Education, University of Birmingham; education policy researcher, Humanists UK

Dr Ruth Wareham is a lecturer in Philosophy of Education who joined the School of Education at the University of Birmingham in 2021. Prior to that, she was education campaigns manager for Humanists UK, where she continues to work as an education policy researcher.

Ruth’s primary research interests sit at the intersection between religion and education, and she previously worked as a postdoctoral research fellow on the Faith Schooling: Principles and Policy project at the University of Warwick.

Before entering academia, Ruth qualified as a primary school teacher and worked in schools across Birmingham and the West Midlands for six years.

Ruth is on the editorial board for the IMPACT pamphlet series and the executive committee of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain. She is a trustee of The Inclusive Education Trust (Accord) and sits on the steering group of the Northern Ireland Coalition for Inclusive Education.

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