Mr Simon Brooman BA (Hons), PGCE
PL Learning and Teaching Manager
Contact Details -
Address: John Foster Building, 98 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5UZ
Telephone: +44 (0) 151 231 3706
Email: S.D.Brooman@ljmu.ac.uk
Teaching -
Simon teaches Obligations A & B; and is module leader for the first-year core module, Independent Learning in Law. He also teaches on the optional modules in Animal Law and Legal research.
Administrative -
Simon is chair of the School’s Learning & Teaching Committee and is Teaching and Learning Manager for the School of Law.
Research Interests -
Retention of Students in Higher Education; the use of mentoring on under-graduate law programmes; the use of reflective diaries in undergraduate HE education; Self-efficacy, personality and success on university law programmes; Law relating to animal rights.
Publications (last three years)
Refereed Articles:
Brooman, S. and S Darwent, ‘Yes, as the articles suggest, I have considered dropping out’: Self-awareness literature and the 1st year student. Studies in Higher Education, May 2011.
‘The new age of law relating to animals: a vision of our future treatment of other species’. Oxford Magazine, Oxford University, No. 265: Trinity Term, 2007.
Non-refereed:
Retention of Law Students: Diaries, study skills and reflective learning – what works? Directions in Legal Education, Spring 2007.
External professional activities (last three years):
• Refereed Papers at external conferences:
Can 1st year law students use self awareness literature to help them adjust to university life? Simon Brooman and Sue Darwent, Faculty of Business and Law, Liverpool John Moores University. Association of Law Teachers Conference, Cambridge, 2010.
‘Don’t lean on the staff – bring them with you. How to turn a good law school into a respected and highly rated school of learning and teaching engagement.’ Association of Law Teachers’ Conference, Oxford, 2008.
‘Enhancing the student experience and improving retention rates.’ United Kingdom Centre for Legal Education: Learning in Law Conference, Warwick January 2008.
• Other Papers at external conferences:
‘Front-Loaded student Support on LLB Programmes’ at Socio-Legal Studies Annual Conference, April 2005, Liverpool; ‘Ist year undergraduate retention’. Conference of the Committee of Heads of Law Schools, May 2008;
‘The future of Animals Rights’, January 2007, Mansfield College, Oxford.
• Presentation of Papers at LJMU Learning and Teaching Conferences:
Brooman, S and S Darwent, Posters, prizes and peer-group skirmishes in one induction process: ‘I’ve made some friends now, I know people on my course and I’ve done some research. What’s not to like?’ LJMU Learning and Teaching Conference 2010.
Brooman S and S Darwent, ‘Taking this research and advice, I tried it out in my reflective diary on days I felt stressed and needed a confidence boost’: the use of self-awareness literature by the first year student. LJMU Learning and Teaching Conference, 2009.
Improve your retention rates by 10%: Is it time for Mr Nice to Met Mr Nasty? LJMU Learning and Teaching Conference, 2008.
‘The Great Retention Conspiracy 1 and 2, LJMU Learning and Teaching Conference, 2006, 2007;
General Enquiries about LLB applications contact:
Carmel Flanagan (Law Admissions and Information Officer)
Tel: 0151 231 3906
Email: C.Flanagan@ljmu.ac.uk
