Education and Teacher Training staff
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Don Newton
Senior Lecturer Mathematics Education
Having graduated from Reading University I took up my first teaching post at an innovative community school in Telford, Madeley Court, where I worked as head of department. From there as a deputy headteacher at another community school in Nottingham, eventually taking up a headteacher post at a large secondary school near...
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Dr Jane O'Connor
Associate Professor in Childhood Studies
Jane is particularly interested in researching cultural aspects of childhood and media/technology. She has extensive experience using a variety of qualitative research methods including discourse analysis.
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Inderjit Patel
Senior Lecturer/Programme Director
Inderjit has delivered teaching and learning across a range of modules on professional social work programmes including Social Work Theory and Method, Law, Values and Ethics, Sociology, Child Protection, Mental Health and Inter professional practice during the last 10 years as a Senior Lecturer in Social Work. She has also...
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Vina Patel
Senior Lecturer
Vina has worked with children and their families in the private and public sector. She has developed, led and managed early years teams for a large chain in the private sector. Vina also area managed the Midlands region where she worked with host companies running childcare, including those in the car industry.
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Dr Paola Pedrelli
Senior Lecturer
Dr Paola Pedrelli teaches on the MA Education, AIC, Singapore programme, focussing on Leadership and Management; Coaching and Mentoring and dissertation modules as well as supervising MA dissertation students.
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Alison Pemberton
Deputy Course Leader PGCE Primary & Early Years
Alison joined the team at BCU in 2013 through a secondment from a local primary school. Prior to that s he spent 13 years teaching in primary schools across the West Midlands and has a proven and successful record in leading both core and non-core curriculum areas before she started her journey at BCU. She is now the...
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Jonathan Potter
Lecturer in Academic Skills
Jonathan provides academic skills support for students at all levels within the Faculty of Health, Education, and Life Sciences. This includes in-course sessions, as well as extracurricular provisions such as workshops and one-to-one tutorials, and online resources. Previously, he has taught academic writing across all...
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Paul Purser
Associate Professor of Education & Social Work
Having completed a Science degree, Paul undertook a PGCE and qualified in 1990. He has always led Science within school in addition to his teaching and leadership commitments. Alongside this he developed his skills in whole school leadership, leading year groups and phases within school. This range of experience enabled...
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Gary Pykitt BA (Hons) QTS, PGCE, PGDip
Senior Lecturer in Primary Education/College Academic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Gary's association with BCU started in November 1997 when he was interviewed for the BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS course which commenced in September 1998, graduating with First Class Honours in 2002. Gary’s teaching career commenced at a large primary school in Burton upon Trent, undertaking a variety of...
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Emma Ransome
Senior Lecturer in Education, Course Leader for Working with Children, Young People and Families
Emma Ransome has worked in the Education sector for over fifteen years, in that time she has taught children from 0 – 10 years old, in a variety of settings, including a childminder setting, children’s centres, primary schools, and nurseries.