Dennis Hayes is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Derby and the Director of the campaign group Academics for Academic Freedom. He sits on the advisory board o...view moreDennis Hayes is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Derby and the Director of the campaign group Academics for Academic Freedom. He sits on the advisory board of The Free Speech Union. In 2006–7 he was the first (joint) president of the University and College Union (UCU). Among his many publications is the controversial and best-selling book, co-authored with Kathryn Ecclestone: The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education. First published in 2009, the book was reissued, with a new preface, in 2019 as a Routledge Education Classic.view less