Stephen Corbett

Professor Stephen Corbett began his career training in accountancy, a subject which he greatly enjoyed, however, he found his enjoyment of the subject spurred him towards teaching rather than practising accountancy.

He taught Accounting and Business for several years within the further education sector and as he became more interested in the wider context of education began to engage in projects and assumed management responsibilities.

His research focuses on professional development for professionals and education practitioners. Previously this has included the development of further education teachers in response to national policy initiatives. More recently my research has investigated the development of a contextualised competency framework for further education middle managers which has resulted in him developing the first set of professional standards for leaders in the further education sector with the Education and Training Foundation.