Biography
Peter has worked as a computing and philosophy teacher, curriculum designer, senior examiner, teacher educator and educational researcher.
He is interested in how computing can be used as a vehicle for social mobility and how interpretations of computing help reinforce social inequalities.
Peter is actively involved with digital arts education through the 3Dami organisation.
Research interests
Peter's research interests include:
- equity and computing
- creativity and computing
- digital arts education (particularly 3D and VFX)
- comparability of exam outcomes
Teaching
Peter teaches on the 'Studying Policy & Professional Practice' module on the PGCE Computing course at King's.
PhD supervision
Peter is able to advise on topics around how computing education relates to equity, creativity, art and multimedia, as well as work using large datasets such as the national pupil database, school workforce census, HESA database and PISA.
Further details
For further details on his research and publications, visit Pete's research staff profile on PURE.
Ofsted inspection reports in early childhood education settings narrowly focussed: A corpus and sentiment analysis
Castro Kemp, S. & Kemp, P., 30 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Early Childhood Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Only Ada?: dominance of entrepreneurial white men as the famous figures in computing and technology for young people
Wong, B., Kemp, P., Hamer, J. & Copsey-Blake, M., 2 Dec 2024, In: Oxford Review of Education. p. 1 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Programming in Secondary Education in England: Technical Report
Hadwen-Bennett, A. & Kemp, P., 28 Oct 2024, King's College London. 30 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report
What Works for Girls in Computing? Insights from Teachers on Supporting Gender Diversity in Computing
Copsey-Blake, M., Kemp, P., Wong, B. & Hamer, J., 2023, In: WiPSCE '23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference paper › peer-review
3D animation in schools
Kemp, P. E. J., 2014, In: NAACE Advancing Education. 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Is being clever enough? Young people’s construction of the ideal student in computer science education
Wong, B., Hamer, J. M. M., Copsey-Blake, M. & Kemp, P. E. J., 11 Aug 2024, In: EDUCATIONAL REVIEW.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cracking the code: exploring student attitudes towards coding in secondary education
Hamer, J. M. M., Kemp, P. E. J., Wong, B. & Copsey-Blake, M., 2024, In: Cambridge Journal of Education. 54, 4, p. 495-516 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The future of computing education: Considerations for policy, curriculum and practice
Kemp, P., Wong, B., Hamer, J. & Copsey-Blake, M., 27 Jun 2024, 66 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report
Who wants to be a computer scientist? The computing aspirations of students in English secondary schools
Hamer, J., Kemp, P., Wong, B. & Copsey-Blake, M., 13 Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Science Education. 45, 12, p. 990-1007Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
What Works for Girls in Computing? Insights from Teachers on Supporting Gender Diversity in Computing
Copsey-Blake, M., Kemp, P., Wong, B. & Hamer, J., 27 Sept 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference types › Poster › peer-review
Using data in the classroom
Kemp, P. & Berry, M., 2023, Becoming a Teacher : Issues in Secondary Education. 6 ed. Open University Press, p. 169-182Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Mobile Phone Bans in Schools: Impact on achievement.
Kemp, P., Brock, R. & O'Brien, A., 15 Feb 2024, British Educational Research Association.Research output: Other contribution
Technical boys and creative girls: the career aspirations of digitally-skilled youths
Wong, B. & Kemp, P., 2018, In: Cambridge Journal of Education. 48, p. 301 316 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Female performance and participation in computer science - a national picture
Kemp, P., Wong, B. & Berry, M. G., Feb 2020, In: ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE). 20, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research
Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)
Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)
King’s International Education Research Network
The King’s International Education Research Network explores key areas of international education.
Subject choice, attainment and representation in Computing (SCARI computing)
This project aims to explore the predictors of computing uptake and performance in English schools, by using a range of case studies and national datasets.
Project status: Starting
News
New report shows state-private divide in programming education
In a new report, King’s academics Alex Hadwen-Bennett and Peter E.J. Kemp in the Centre for Research in Education in STEM (CRESTEM) find key differences...
Stark decline in girls studying computing could harm the UK's ambition to be a tech 'superpower'
The number of girls in England taking a GCSE in computing has more than halved since 2015 which could lead to continued male-dominance of the digital space...
Uncovering new educational trends as students use real-world data to learn about statistics
Brand new data from an international survey of teenagers is being used by students studying quantitative methods in educational research in the School of...
England's computing curriculum could be 'missing the mark' to engage girls
A reform of England’s national computing curriculum could encourage more young people – especially girls – to participate in the subject and aspire to a...
Exploring female performance and participation in computing education
A new research project jointly led by the School of Education, Communication & Society will explore the factors that influence female performance and...
Events
Computer science and digital education in England
Dr Peter Kemp will present his research and explore the impact of the computing curriculum change in England on underrepresented groups.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Programming Education in England's Secondary Schools
This blog post offers a glimpse into the findings of the report on programming education in secondary schools across England. The full report delves deeper...
Ofsted inspection reports in early childhood education settings narrowly focussed: A corpus and sentiment analysis
Castro Kemp, S. & Kemp, P., 30 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Early Childhood Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Only Ada?: dominance of entrepreneurial white men as the famous figures in computing and technology for young people
Wong, B., Kemp, P., Hamer, J. & Copsey-Blake, M., 2 Dec 2024, In: Oxford Review of Education. p. 1 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Programming in Secondary Education in England: Technical Report
Hadwen-Bennett, A. & Kemp, P., 28 Oct 2024, King's College London. 30 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report
What Works for Girls in Computing? Insights from Teachers on Supporting Gender Diversity in Computing
Copsey-Blake, M., Kemp, P., Wong, B. & Hamer, J., 2023, In: WiPSCE '23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference paper › peer-review
3D animation in schools
Kemp, P. E. J., 2014, In: NAACE Advancing Education. 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Is being clever enough? Young people’s construction of the ideal student in computer science education
Wong, B., Hamer, J. M. M., Copsey-Blake, M. & Kemp, P. E. J., 11 Aug 2024, In: EDUCATIONAL REVIEW.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cracking the code: exploring student attitudes towards coding in secondary education
Hamer, J. M. M., Kemp, P. E. J., Wong, B. & Copsey-Blake, M., 2024, In: Cambridge Journal of Education. 54, 4, p. 495-516 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The future of computing education: Considerations for policy, curriculum and practice
Kemp, P., Wong, B., Hamer, J. & Copsey-Blake, M., 27 Jun 2024, 66 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report
Who wants to be a computer scientist? The computing aspirations of students in English secondary schools
Hamer, J., Kemp, P., Wong, B. & Copsey-Blake, M., 13 Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Science Education. 45, 12, p. 990-1007Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
What Works for Girls in Computing? Insights from Teachers on Supporting Gender Diversity in Computing
Copsey-Blake, M., Kemp, P., Wong, B. & Hamer, J., 27 Sept 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference types › Poster › peer-review
Using data in the classroom
Kemp, P. & Berry, M., 2023, Becoming a Teacher : Issues in Secondary Education. 6 ed. Open University Press, p. 169-182Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Mobile Phone Bans in Schools: Impact on achievement.
Kemp, P., Brock, R. & O'Brien, A., 15 Feb 2024, British Educational Research Association.Research output: Other contribution
Technical boys and creative girls: the career aspirations of digitally-skilled youths
Wong, B. & Kemp, P., 2018, In: Cambridge Journal of Education. 48, p. 301 316 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Female performance and participation in computer science - a national picture
Kemp, P., Wong, B. & Berry, M. G., Feb 2020, In: ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE). 20, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research
Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)
Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)
King’s International Education Research Network
The King’s International Education Research Network explores key areas of international education.
Subject choice, attainment and representation in Computing (SCARI computing)
This project aims to explore the predictors of computing uptake and performance in English schools, by using a range of case studies and national datasets.
Project status: Starting
News
New report shows state-private divide in programming education
In a new report, King’s academics Alex Hadwen-Bennett and Peter E.J. Kemp in the Centre for Research in Education in STEM (CRESTEM) find key differences...
Stark decline in girls studying computing could harm the UK's ambition to be a tech 'superpower'
The number of girls in England taking a GCSE in computing has more than halved since 2015 which could lead to continued male-dominance of the digital space...
Uncovering new educational trends as students use real-world data to learn about statistics
Brand new data from an international survey of teenagers is being used by students studying quantitative methods in educational research in the School of...
England's computing curriculum could be 'missing the mark' to engage girls
A reform of England’s national computing curriculum could encourage more young people – especially girls – to participate in the subject and aspire to a...
Exploring female performance and participation in computing education
A new research project jointly led by the School of Education, Communication & Society will explore the factors that influence female performance and...
Events
Computer science and digital education in England
Dr Peter Kemp will present his research and explore the impact of the computing curriculum change in England on underrepresented groups.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Programming Education in England's Secondary Schools
This blog post offers a glimpse into the findings of the report on programming education in secondary schools across England. The full report delves deeper...