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Areas of expertise
- Teaching practice and pedagogy
- Teacher training and development
- Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
- Autistic Spectrum Condition
- Literacy and language education
- English as an Additional Language (EAL)
- Further education and training
My role
I lead on programme development, teaching and learning quality assurance and enhancement, student support and recruitment of students to the part-time Learning and Teaching with SEND BA. I also deliver and lead modules.
I am an academic personal tutor and supervise final year dissertation students.
Professional experience
My background is in English Language, Literacy and Literature teaching, as well as SEND teaching and support and Teacher Education. I worked in the Further Education sector for 20 years as a Lecturer in English, an Advanced Practitioner and a Teacher Trainer.
My main areas of interest are SEND research and practice, particularly in relation to Autistic Spectrum Condition, and in developing appropriate teaching and support strategies to meet the diverse needs of learners, including EAL. I have carried out doctoral-level research into young men’s identities and dispositions towards writing.
Qualifications
- Cert.Ed (FE)
- M.Ed (TESOL)
- Dip TESOL
- BA (Hons) English Literature
- Senior Fellow HEA
- Qualified Teacher Lifelong Learning Status (QTLS)
Recent publications
July 2024: Future Learn Course (online), Inclusive Education: Exploring SEND Practice and Strategies
Conference papers
- June 2025: EuroSoTL, University of Groningen, Netherlands. Poster presentation - 'Inclusive Education: Exploring SEND Practice and Strategies Through an Inclusive Online Course’ created and presented with Alice Clayton (Digital Education Service, University of Leeds).
- June 2023: UALL/SCUTREA Conference, University of Cambridge. Paper – ‘A Graduate-Staff Collaborative Autoethnography Focused on the Intersections of Gender, Minoritised Ethnicities and Working-Class Student Experiences’ presented with LLC graduates Adia and Asiya and Dr Nadine Cavigioli (Lifelong Learning Centre, University of Leeds).
Professional memberships
- National Autistic Society
- National Association for Special Educational Needs