Author
Kate Bowen-Viner
Kate Bowen-Viner is a Social Policy PhD student at the University of Bristol. Kate is interested in what changes young people’s stories can bring about in education. Her PhD considers what young people’s menstruation stories could do in menstruation education in England. Kate has been working in the education sector since she completed her Law degree in 2012. She has been a teaching assistant, a secondary school teacher, a civil servant (Department for Education) and a senior associate at the Centre for Education and Youth.
3 pieces
Newest first, since January 2018
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PhD students to get parental leave, but no support with childcare costs
Kate Bowen-Viner argues that without access to childcare support, parents will continue to be priced out of doctoral study
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Accessing higher education needs a better deal on childcare
Plans to extend the availability of free childcare exclude full time students. Kate Bowen-Viner asks why
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Supporting students who work
Kate Bowen-Viner explains why she studies full-time and works full-time, and why others might do so too