Dr Chris Bagley
Chris started his career as a secondary school teacher and later trained as an Educational Psychologist. For the last ten years he has worked as a practitioner psychologist, mostly in the Youth Justice sector, Pupil Referral Unit and child prison contexts. Chris is a lecturer, tutor and doctorate research supervisor on the Child and Adolescent Educational Psychology course at the Institute of Education, UCL.
Chris is Non-Executive Director of Square Peg, joining in 2022 to support the transition as Fran retired from the organisation and Ellie became Executive Director.
At States of Mind, he is Director of Research and collaborates with UCL and others to conduct participatory action research that generates young peoples’ insights and empowers them to facilitate societal change.
Over the years, Chris has written numerous journal articles, alongside book chapters and opinion pieces in media such as The Independent, The Guardian, Byline Times, Schoolsweek, The Psychologist and other publications. He has also appeared on numerous podcasts and videos with a focus on education transformation and is a musician and recording artist.
Chris started his career as a secondary school teacher and later trained as an Educational Psychologist. For the last ten years he has worked as a practitioner psychologist, mostly in the Youth Justice sector, Pupil Referral Unit and child prison contexts. Chris is a lecturer, tutor and doctorate research supervisor on the Child and Adolescent Educational Psychology course at the Institute of Education, UCL.
Chris is Non-Executive Director of Square Peg, joining in 2022 to support the transition as Fran retired from the organisation and Ellie became Executive Director.
At States of Mind, he is Director of Research and collaborates with UCL and others to conduct participatory action research that generates young peoples’ insights and empowers them to facilitate societal change.
Over the years, Chris has written numerous journal articles, alongside book chapters and opinion pieces in media such as The Independent, The Guardian, Byline Times, Schoolsweek, The Psychologist and other publications. He has also appeared on numerous podcasts and videos with a focus on education transformation and is a musician and recording artist.
Chris started his career as a secondary school teacher and later trained as an Educational Psychologist. For the last ten years he has worked as a practitioner psychologist, mostly in the Youth Justice sector, Pupil Referral Unit and child prison contexts. Chris is a lecturer, tutor and doctorate research supervisor on the Child and Adolescent Educational Psychology course at the Institute of Education, UCL.
Chris is Non-Executive Director of Square Peg, joining in 2022 to support the transition as Fran retired from the organisation and Ellie became Executive Director.
At States of Mind, he is Director of Research and collaborates with UCL and others to conduct participatory action research that generates young peoples’ insights and empowers them to facilitate societal change.
Over the years, Chris has written numerous journal articles, alongside book chapters and opinion pieces in media such as The Independent, The Guardian, Byline Times, Schoolsweek, The Psychologist and other publications. He has also appeared on numerous podcasts and videos with a focus on education transformation and is a musician and recording artist.