Penelope Childs

Ms Penelope Childs - (Penny Childs)

Job title: Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Law, Plymouth Law School (Plymouth Business School (Faculty))
Address: Room 20, 20 Portland Villas, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Postal address: Room 20, 20 Portland Villas, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +441752585763
Email: penelope.childs@plymouth.ac.uk

Role

Director of Teaching and Learning for Law.

Law academic link for partner colleges.

Teaching, supervision and module administration on undergraduate law and criminal justice programmes and the graduate diploma in law.

Personal tutor.

Qualifications & background

November 1981: Master of Laws; University of London:

July 1980: BA (Hons) Law; CNAA

2000 - to date: University of Plymouth, Senior lecturer/lecturer.

1991-1999: Middlesex University, Principal/Senior lecturer.

1980-1991: Middlesex Polytechnic, lecturer.

1988-1990: North London Polytechnic, lecturer.

Teaching interests

Autonomous, self-managed learning in law

Personal development planning

Criminal Law

Law of Tort

Feminist Legal Theory

Staff serving as external examiners

2001-2005 London Metropolitan University. External Examiner for Law Undergraduate Programmes.

Research interests

Pedagogic research generally and in the context of legal education in particular. Main interest in enhancement and development of learning and employability skills and feminist pedagogy.

Criminal law.

Feminist legal theory.

UoP Research group membership

Law

Publications

Books and other publications

Childs, P. 2011. Nutcases: Criminal Law (6th edition), Sweet & Maxwell, London. 179pp. (5th edition 2008, 4th edition 2005, 3rd edition 2002, 2nd edition 1999, 1st edition 1996)

Childs, P, Firth, N and de Rijke, H. 2010. "You're Hired" Bridging the Gap between Law Student Career Aspirations and Employment Opportunities. Plymouth Law Review (2010) 1

Childs, P. 2005. Autonomy and the Ability to learn: Interim Report of findings of research project evaluating data from LLB students at the Universities of Plymouth, Bristol and Middlesex. Paper published by the UK Centre for Legal Education (www.ukcle.ac.uk).

Childs, P and Spencer, J. 2002. Autonomy and the Ability to Learn: Making the Transition to Higher Education. Paper published by the UK Centre for Legal Education (www.ukcle.ac.uk)

Childs, P. 2001. Criminal Liability and Business Organisations. In Prof. B Barrett (ed.), Principles of Business Law, 140-159. Thomson Learning, London

Childs, P. 2001. Criminal Law: Text and Materials, Semple Piggot Roche at www.spr-law.com, 367pp

Childs, P. 1996. Sexual Offences Workbook in Criminal Law IOLIS Computer Assisted Learning software package, Law Courseware Consortium, Warwick University.

Childs, P and Homewood, S. 1995. The Enterprise and its Environment: Planning and Pollution Controls. In A Ruff (ed.)Principles of Law for Managers, 106-132, Routledge, London and New York.

Conference Papers

Childs, P and Firth, N. 2011. Bridging the Gap between career aspirations and employment opportunties for law students: VC's Teaching and Leanring Conference, Univeristy of Plymouth

Childs, P, Firth, N and de Rijke H. 2011. "You're Hired" Bridging the gap between student career aspirations and employment opportunities: Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, Cardiff

Childs, P and Stevenson, K. 2007. "A Waste of Time?" Overcoming Student and Staff Resistance to Academic Development Planning in Curriculum Design and Delivery: Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, University of Plymouth

Childs, P. 2005. Autonomy and the Ability to Learn: Research Project Findings: 7th Annual Learning in Law Initiative Conference, Warwick University.

Childs, P and Spencer, J. 2002. Autonomy and the Ability to learn: Making the Transition to Higher Education and Building on Foundations: 4th Annual Learning in Law Initiative Conference, Warwick University.

Childs, P. 2001. Making the Transition to Higher Education: Law Students First Thoughts. 3rd Annual Learning in Law Initiative Conference, Warwick University.

Childs, P. 2000. Incorporating Benchmark Standards on Skills Outcomes into the Curriculum. 2nd Annual Learning in Law Initiative Conference, Warwick University.

Childs, P. 1997. Computer Based Learning In Law. Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference.