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Dr Julian Ayres is a Senior Lecturer in Education and Programme Leader for the PGCE Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) at Wrexham University. His work centres on teaching practice, creativity and innovation in education, with a particular interest in how educational environments can support educators to remain motivated, engaged and committed to the profession.

Julian’s teaching and research explore how creativity and innovation can be embedded within everyday educational practice rather than treated as additional or isolated activities. He is particularly interested in the conditions that enable educators to experiment, take risks, develop new approaches and maintain a sense of professional identity and purpose. This includes exploring the relationship between professional wellbeing, resilience, creativity and the retention of talented and innovative staff.

His doctoral research examined resilience and retention within teacher education, exploring how targeted approaches to developing resilience could support trainee teachers through the challenges of entering and sustaining a career in education. This work continues to influence his teaching and professional practice, particularly his approach to creating supportive, reflective and collaborative learning environments.

Julian is also an active researcher in the role of digital technologies, artificial intelligence and immersive learning in supporting creative approaches to teaching and learning. His practice focuses on using technology purposefully to enhance pedagogy, rather than technology for its own sake.