George Stobbart

George Stobbart is a Senior Lecturer and is involved across undegraduate and postgraduate modules in Education.  George has much experience in working with children and young people, including 19 years of delivering and managing a range of youth work practices in Oxford, North Tyneside and County Durham.

George then moved on to become a Project Leader of a multi-disciplinary team working with young people in a regeneration area near Sunderland. Since then George spent 10 years as a Deputy Principal of a purpose built community primary school. This role included developing: day care and after school provision, work with families and supporting the development of a Children Centre on the school site.

George obtained a Certificate in Community and Youth Work and has also completed a M. A. in Management Studies from Northumbria University, specialising on youth service practice. George has also achieved an M. Ed. in Inclusive Education from the University of Sheffield whereby he focused his studies on ‘extended’ and 'community' schools.

In 2022 George was awarded a PhD for his research into the settlement of refugee children and families within a post industrial town in the North East

George’s research interests are concerned with the experiences of asylum seeker and refugee children in North East settings. This interest has also led  exploring the notion of children's 'informed consent' in research.