Dr Alex Morfaki

Biography

Dr Alexandra Morfaki is a Senior Lecturer in Early Years. She co‑wrote the MA in Early Childhood Education and Care with Viki Bennet Kane and was instrumental in its validation. Alex’s research interests lie in inclusion in the early years. Her doctoral thesis examined early years educators’ interpretations of inclusion in practice, and explored interprofessional partnerships for inclusion and their influence on the formation of the role and identities of early years educators.

Alongside teaching on the master’s programme at Norland, Alex leads modules across the undergraduate degree. She also acts as an external examiner for the Foundation Degree in Early Years and the online top‑up degree at the University of Northampton.

Before joining Norland, Alex worked as an early years teacher and manager and has more than 20 years’ experience in the early years sector. She initially trained as a reception class teacher and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Athens and Bath Spa College University. Following her graduation, she briefly worked as a trainee vocational counsellor in Athens before returning to Bristol to complete her master’s degree in education, with a focus on counselling, in 2000.

Alex completed Early Years Professional Status at the University of the West of England (UWE) in 2008 and has extensive experience of mentoring early years teacher trainees on placement. Alongside her managerial role and doctoral studies, Alex also taught occasionally as an associate lecturer at UWE on modules on the Early Years Teacher Status course. She was awarded her doctorate in 2021 and has since published on a wide range of topics affecting policy and practice in education.