About me
With over 15 years’ experience supporting disabled students in education, I am committed to fostering access and inclusion for all. My work is underpinned by the social model of disability, the need to proactively remove disabling barriers, and the belief that inclusive practices benefit everybody, not just disabled people.
Professional experience
Educational Developer / Senior Lecturer in Education.
10 years’ management experience in student Disability Services.
Steering group member of my institution’s Disabled and Neurodiverse Staff Network.
Qualified member of my institution’s Coaching Network.
Former member of Lewisham Disabled People’s Commission.
Access to Work one-to-one mentor.
Academic qualifications
Current PhD student at the Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds
MA Academic Practice: University of the Arts London
Postgraduate Diploma in Education: University of Gloucestershire
PGCE English: King’s College London
MA Sociocultural Linguistics: Goldsmiths, University of London
BA (Hons) English and Comparative Literature: Goldsmiths, University of London
Professional qualifications and accreditations
Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA)
Senior Accredited Member of the National Association of Disability Practitioners (SAMNADP)
Fellow of Staff and Educational Development Association (FSEDA)
ILM Level 5 in Coaching and Mentoring
ILM Level 3 in Leadership and Management
NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance
Signature British Sign Language Level 2
Trinity CertTESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
IOSH Managing Safely