Dr Michelle Meadows

Dr Michelle Meadows is a Research Fellow at Green Templeton College and Associate Professor in Educational Assessment and Course Director for the MSc in Educational Assessment at the Department of Education, University of Oxford.

Michelle has spent her career working at the intersection between research, policy and practice. Prior to joining the university, she was Deputy Chief Regulator and Executive Director of Strategy, Risk and Research at Ofqual where she conducted research to inform England’s educational assessment policy.

Her research evaluates the validity of qualifications and national assessments, including investigations into the maintenance of standards over time, moderation, marking, malpractice and assessment design. She is involved in international projects to support governments in the introduction of national educational testing programmes.

Prior to working at Ofqual she was Director of AQA’s Centre for Education Research and Policy.

Michelle is also a member of the Assessment Committee of the Institute of Directors. The committee is responsible for quality assuring the Institute’s qualifications in business leadership.