Degrees and certificates
PG Cert: Leadership in Professional Contexts
University of Aberdeen - 2022
Exploring Leadership: explored the full range of leaderships types and styles, and researched them in a variety of contexts;
Action Research project focussed on the introduction of a new maths framework into the primary school I was working in at the time;
MA: Education
University of Nottingham - 2016
Flexible, distance learning course completed as a continuation from Postgraduate Certificate;
Modules covered include Planning Practice Based Inquiry, Leading Learning, Nature and Practice of Mentoring and Coaching, and Understanding Curriculum, Learning and Assessment;
Dissertation focussed on perceptions and misperceptions of neuroscience in the field education;
Involved several independent Action Research projects of my context which were then utilised to improve both my teaching practice and the practice of others in my department;
PGCE
University of Nottingham - 2014
Distance Learning while continuing employment within a school environment;
Covered the basics of all aspects of current thinking in the field of pedagogy;
BA: Criminology & Criminal Justice
University of East London - 2005
Focus on all aspects of sociological, psychological and legal academia, related to the study of crime;
Strong focus on media representation of crime, criminal justice and their effects on public opinion; Specialist options include policing, cybercrime, gender, punishment and social theory.