I am a Primary trained teacher with a special interest in early reading and Dyslexia and a licensed Reading Recovery Teacher and Associate Member of the British Dyslexia Association. For a number of years I have also trained and assessed Teaching Assistants who often have a particular responsibility for supporting children with Special Educational Needs. These experiences have led me to become more interested in local, national and international policy with regards to SEN and inclusion and I have more recently spent some time working for a local authority in an advisory role to ensure their statutory obligations as well as their aspirations for inclusion were implemented in their primary and secondary schools.

 I have gained all my academic and professional qualifications as a mature learner in a second language.

• BA (Humanities with Religious Studies): The Open University
• MA (Education): The Open University
• PGCE (Primary) with QTS: Greenwich University
• Advanced Dimploma in Equlity and Diversity: The Open University

I am currently working towards a Professional Doctorate in Education

Module leader for ED3004  

 BA Special Education

 New Beginnings    

ED 1000: Critical Reading and Writing

ED 2000: Research Design and Methods

ED 3000: Independent Research Project

ED 3004: Critical issues in Special Education