My current role is that of associate Dean for Students & Education at the University of Wolverhampton. I provide strong and effective leadership and management, in the pursuit of strategic objectives by motivating and training all staff to continuously raise standards in teaching. I undertake rigorous and robust monitoring and evaluation of staff performance and student work and develop sustainable mutually respective relationships between students, partner settings and staff.

 I have completed my thesis for the Professional Doctorate with a focus on teacher-led research, professionalism and self-efficacy.

Other research interests include a study of the benefits of an international teaching experience on ITE trainees, an area that l have presented on at both national and international conferences. I have also worked on funded European projects relating to school to school collaboration. I have worked with schools to develop Action Research, led CPD sessions on teaching inspirational and creative practical science and taken both trainees and Head teachers to experience teaching and learning in Sweden, India and Gambia in West Africa.

Prior to undertaking employment in HE, I taught in primary schools in Shropshire and the West Midlands for fourteen years after completing a four year BEd Hons degree in English & Initial Teacher Education.

I am currently on the board of Directors for The Royal School, Wolverhampton and Acorn Wood Independent School with specialist provision. 

European Project – September 2017- current,  LELENET, Collaborative schools

Professional Doctorate – Teacher perceptions regarding the value of undertaking research and its link to professionalism. Completion Date – July 2019

MA - Social & Emotional Impact of Forest Schools

Teacher Exchange - Shanghai and Beijing

International Partnerships ‘Towards A Global Understanding of Teaching and Teacher Education’; Learning Wings (The Punjab) 2011

Engaging ITE students with International Education; TEAN Conference (Glasgow) 2010 and UCET 2010

SFHEA 

AES

PiP

Fellow of the Chartered College

EdD, University of Wolverhampton, June 2020

MEd, University of Leicester - July 2007.

PG Cert HE, University of Central England - July 2005.

BEd (Hons with QTS), Newman University - July 1992.

TEAN Conference 2021 Round Table Presentation-'I am an octopus' - An exploration of teachers’ perceptions of professionalism and the value of research. (Links to an external site.)

The influence of international school placements on ITE students' understanding of pedagogy - Presentation IoE Conference June 2020 (Li

Making the Case for Enhanced School Leadership Capacity in a Networked Education System, Vodenje Vol 3, 2019

Engaging ITE students with International Education TEAN Vol 3, No1 (2011).

Associate Dean for Students & Education, FEHW 2021 - current

Head of Primary ITE 2018- current, University of Wolverhampton

Head of Partnership 2016-2018, University of Wolverhampton

Partnership Assistant to Head of Partnership, September 2014, University of Wolverhampton

• PGCE Lead Tutor

Module Leader for 40 credit PGCE Level 7 Module – Research/Scitt, September 2013, University of Wolverhampton

Senior Lecturer, University of Wolverhampton, September 2012.

Primary Science Cluster Leader

Newman University College, (Senior Lecturer, Lead Tutor for Primary Science, Assistant to PGCE Program Leader, PGCE Admissions), September 2005 to July 2012.

World’s End Junior School (Teacher, Science Co-ordinator, Senior Manager), September 1997 to September 2005.

Mount Pleasant Primary School  (Teacher, ICT Co-ordinator), September 1993 to July 1997.