Mr Jo Gallagher
- Lecturer in Teacher Education (Pedagogy, Praxis & Faith)
email:
Jo.Gallagher@glasgow.ac.uk
School of Education, St Andrew's Building, 11 Eldon Street, Glasgow, G3 6NH
Biography
I am a Lecturer in Teacher Education where I lead the fourth-year MEduc programme Education in Practice and serve as Subject Lead for Expressive Arts. A graduate of the Glasgow School of Art, I am also a practicing fine artist, specialising in photography, print, and moving image.
With over a decade of experience in arts education, I have worked across both state and independent primary and secondary schools, in roles including Associate Tutor, Regent, Principal Teacher, and while at GSA I worked as an Outreach Tutor. I joined the University of Glasgow in 2020, contributing to dissertation supervision, MEd/MSc teaching, and School Experience support.
My work is grounded in a passion for creativity, with a particular delight in working with young people in arts settings. This joy, combined with a commitment to social justice and inclusion, informs both my teaching and research. I am especially interested in how the expressive arts can be used to amplify pupil voice and explore issues of equity and access in education.
Research interests
My recent scholarship considers the role of the expressive arts — visual art, photography, film and screen — in engaging with themes of social justice, poverty, and inclusion in education. I am particularly interested in how creative pedagogies can amplify pupil voice and enable young people to express issues that matter to them.
I am also interested in learner pathways within the arts curriculum, with a focus on widening access to higher education for underrepresented groups. This includes a commitment to inclusive education, with particular interests in LGBT+ inclusion, equity, and belonging across school and teacher education contexts.
Publications
2025
Gallagher, Jo (2025) Glasgow 850: The Evolving City. [Exhibitions]
Gallagher, Jo (2025) Reflections on Piloting Film and Screen Education in Primary PGDE. Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-21 Nov 2025.
McQuade, Marie 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0526-6274, Jaap, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-6910 and Gallagher, Jo
(2025)
Integrating Film and Screen Education into the Expressive Arts.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-21 Nov 2025.
Gallagher, Jo and Burns, Dominic (2025) My Nitshill. [Film]
Mckee, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7643-3986, Gallagher, Jo, Lappin, Mary ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1077-0925, Nicholson, Joyce ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2921-2045, Phipps, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5958-1207 and McQuade, Marie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0526-6274
(2025)
Trauma is Everyone’s Business: Embedding Trauma-Responsive Practice in the School of Education.
Scottish Educational Research Association Conference 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-21 Nov 2025.
Mitchell, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Jaap, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-6910, Hamilton, C., Gallagher, Jo and Kennedy, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2724-6911
(2025)
The Place of Expressive Arts for Human Flourishing.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Ethics in Education Network Seminar 2025, Glasgow, Scotland, 5 June 2025.
2024
Gallagher, Jo (2024) Reflections on 25 Years of the School of Education: Photography Exhibition. [Exhibitions]
Conference or Workshop Item
Gallagher, Jo (2025) Reflections on Piloting Film and Screen Education in Primary PGDE. Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-21 Nov 2025.
McQuade, Marie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0526-6274, Jaap, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-6910 and Gallagher, Jo
(2025)
Integrating Film and Screen Education into the Expressive Arts.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-21 Nov 2025.
Mckee, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7643-3986, Gallagher, Jo, Lappin, Mary ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1077-0925, Nicholson, Joyce ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2921-2045, Phipps, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5958-1207 and McQuade, Marie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0526-6274
(2025)
Trauma is Everyone’s Business: Embedding Trauma-Responsive Practice in the School of Education.
Scottish Educational Research Association Conference 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-21 Nov 2025.
Mitchell, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Jaap, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-6910, Hamilton, C., Gallagher, Jo and Kennedy, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2724-6911
(2025)
The Place of Expressive Arts for Human Flourishing.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Ethics in Education Network Seminar 2025, Glasgow, Scotland, 5 June 2025.
Exhibitions
Gallagher, Jo (2025) Glasgow 850: The Evolving City. [Exhibitions]
Gallagher, Jo (2024) Reflections on 25 Years of the School of Education: Photography Exhibition. [Exhibitions]
Film
Gallagher, Jo and Burns, Dominic (2025) My Nitshill. [Film]
Teaching
MEduc
- Course Leader: Education in Practice, Year 4
- Curriculum, Pedagogies and Practice in the Primary: Film & Screen
- Education in Practice 2A: Learning Through Curriculum
- Education in Practice 2B: Educational Philosophies and Pedagogy
- Education & Society: The Child, Education and the Global Environment
- Curriculum Enquiry 1A
- Educational Elective: Science Meets the Arts
PGDE
- Research & Enquiry-Led Learning and Teaching (RELLT)
- Becoming a Teacher: Connecting, Challenging, Changing (BAT)
- School Experience Tutor
Additional information
- Member: General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS)
- Member: British Educational Research Association (BERA)
- Affiliate: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
