Colin Mills (educationalist)

Colin Mills (born 6 January 1951) is a British educationalist and writer on children's literature, literacy. Has written extensively on children's literacy and literature, including 'Language and Literacy in the Primary School, (1988) with Margaret Meek, and contributions to The Routledge Encyclopedia of Children's Literature (2003). Later work focused on education policy and research, including the edited collection, with Professors Helen Gunter and David Hall, on Education Policy Research (Bloomsbury, 2014).

Taught in schools in Cheshire and London, and at Universities of Exeter, Central England, Worcester, and, from September 2007, University of Manchester, where he is Senior Teaching Fellow. His brother is the comedian and writer, Bob Mills. His late father was the actor John Channell Mills.

External links

• University of Worcester – Colin Mills