I am currently working on the Primary PGCE as co-Module Lead for the M level Learning and Teaching module, as a tutor on the English Team and as a supervision tutor. I also work on the MA Early Years/Primary course as a dissertation supervisor and a tutor on the REYE module within the online programme. The remainder of my time is spent on research, including the CTTR work outlined above.

My background is in primary teaching. I taught for over a decade in an inner London state primary. During my time at the school, I had classes in Year groups throughout the primary age range and led the provision of English for the school. I also worked for the borough in supporting new teachers and mentored NQTs. 

My area of particular interest is the way in which a high-stakes assessment regime creates restrictions on the support for a teacher's competence and autonomy, the impact this has on their pedagogy and the resulting disproportionate impact on different groups of learners. So far I have focused on the teaching of writing and the way in which children are grouped in the classroom.