Marva de la Coudray was appointed as Director of Teaching & Learning at London Met in February 2022, and has led the creation of the Centre for Teaching Enhancement. CTE brings together educational development, digital education (inc. WebLearn), professional staff development and reward, pedagogic scholarship and research, technology enhanced education and teaching and learning change programmes. Marva has responsibility for driving change through the successful implementation of teaching and learning strategies and works at all levels within the institution to champion a culture of continuous enhancement in teaching and learning practice.
Marva provides leadership to support the implementation of the University’s Strategic Plan and Student Success Strategy, ensuring the enhancement of London Met’s practice and reputation for excellence in learning and teaching and pedagogic innovation, especially through our Education for Social Justice Framework.
As the first in her family to go to university, and drawing upon on her expertise and experience in working with academic teams to ensure the achievement of students from the Global Majority. Marva actively champions diverse approaches to learning and teaching which positively impact on student outcomes and achievement.
Marva has over twenty years’ professional experience working in Higher Education as a passionate advocate for equity, student achievement and transformative education which began working in some of London’s most challenging schools in North London. She has worked with a wide variety of universities, international, national and local governmental organisations and educational and community partners throughout her career to drive change in Higher Education, with considerable experience of working with countries in the Global South.
