Resume
Work Experience in Education
Programme Director for a Teacher Training Provider
Deputy Head of an Education Department at a University
Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer in Education at a University
Local County Council, Team Manager for a Team Around the School, Child and Community
Local County Council, Behaviour Support Advisor across 16 schools
Class Teacher, SEND Year Group Lead and Subject Co-ordinator.
Youth Worker
Current Additional Volunteer Roles:
School Governor at 3 primary schools
Peer Reviewer for the British Journal of Special Education, Chartered College of Teaching Impact Journal, and Routledge.
Member of the Chartered College of Teaching Research Team Steering Committee
Research Ethics Panelist for the Chartered College of Teaching
Autism Education Trust (AET) Member of the Expert Reference Group
External Moderator and Validation Panel Member for a variety of Educational Courses
Essex Family Forum, SEND Family Champion
Qualifications
Doctor of Education, Brunel University – Thesis titled: The Experiences of Trainee Teachers working with Looked After Children
Currently taking the NPQEL, National Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership, Ambition Institute
Master of Education, Anglia Ruskin University
PGCert Teaching and Learning (Higher Education), Anglia Ruskin University
PGCert Autism Spectrum Conditions, Middlesex University
PGCert NASENCO, SENCO qualification, Middlesex University
PGCE Primary with QTS, Anglia Ruskin University
BA (Hons) Psychology, The Open University
Certificate in Humanities, The Open University
Certificate in Leading Schools-Led Provision, NASBTT National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers
A range of Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced (Post-graduate) courses in Philosophy, The Open University
Professional Membership
FCCT, Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching
SFHEA, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Anglia Ruskin Senior Fellowship
GMBPsS, Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society
Autism Education Trust (AET) Member of the Expert Reference Group
Autism Education Trust (AET) Member of the Schools Reference Group
2023 Alumni of the Year Awards!
I was thrilled to be nominated and shortlisted as a finalist for the Brunel Alumni of the Year Award.
Brunel have said ‘Thank you to everyone who made a nomination to celebrate our wonderful alumni community and recognise the career successes, outstanding achievements and contributions to the community of our graduates from Brunel University London.
This year saw another impressive selection of entries. Nominations were shortlisted by staff from Brunel’s Media Relations team, the Professional Development Centre, and the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team to give us our 2023 finalists.’
