Previous Experience

Nigel has industrial experience as a geophysicist before retraining as a teacher of geology and science. He has thirty years of teaching and leadership experience across a wide variety of schools including: CTC’s, academies, free and local authority schools throughout the Midlands and Bradford.

Teaching Responsibilities

Nigel plans and delivers lectures in Education and Science on the PGCE Secondary programme. Nigel also works as a link tutor on the PGCE Secondary programme and QTS assessment only route and as well as being a Masters dissertation tutor.

Professional Interests

All areas of teaching and learning with particular interest in curriculum and assessment.

Previous Experience

Newly recruited to the PSET team, Claire has been a teacher of English GCSE Language and A-Level Literature in Bradford College and has twenty years further education (FE) teaching experience.

Teaching Responsibilities

Claire is involved in the design, delivery and assessment of our Certificate in Education and Training, Postgraduate Diploma in Education and Training, BA Hons Education Studies and the Level 3 Award in Education and Training. Claire is also the module lead for PSET Teaching Learning and Assessment as well as being a personal and Link tutor for pre-service trainees.

Professional Interests

Claire is particularly interested in the embedding of English and maths in vocational teaching, including the promotion of the importance of this to students and institutions. She also has an interest in the development of formative and summative assessment strategies for 16-18 year olds in further education.

Previous Experience

Lewis graduated in 2015 with a Distinction in his MSc in Music and Sound Technology. He now works as a Producer, Artist and Stage Manager, having worked with range of professional musicians including The Buzzocks, The Proclaimers, and Toumani Diabate. Lewis is currently focused on producing his own electronic music which he releases on Spotify and Apple music.

A majority of students Lewis has taught have progressed to careers in the music industry with artists including: While She Sleeps and Skarlett Riot; as well as engineers and managers for Wembley SSE Arena, Recording Studio London, and a range of freelance and community musicians.

Teaching Responsibilities

Emma trained as a dancer at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, graduating in 2007 and worked as a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher. Trained in contemporary, ballet, commercial styles, jazz, tap and hip hop, Emma has performed both nationally and internationally for different agencies and companies, including performing in shows and events in Abu Dhabi, India, Turkey, Cyprus, London, Birmingham and Newcastle. Choreography credits include Portrait of a Nation (Liverpool, 2008), Dance Bradford (2008), Jonzi D’s Breakin’ Convention (Sheffield 2012), and her choreography has been performed at various youth dance showcases.

As a teacher, Emma has taught for notable organisations including Dance for Life, Qdos Creates, Wayne Sables Project, KliK Arts and RJC Dance. In 2013 Emma achieved her PGDip in Teaching, and since then has worked in education as a lecturer and Curriculum Manager in Further Education settings. Emma is currently the Curriculum Area Manager at the Bradford School of Art, but remains committed to dance and is involved in networks and external events to support dance in the local community.

Previous Experience

Paul recently joined the College having spent 10 years in Primary Education, leading core subjects and being the initial teacher training lead. In addition, he was the Lead Practitioner for Pupil Premium. Prior to this he was Head of Year in a 9-13 middle school, mainly teaching Science.

Teaching Responsibilities

Paul teaches on most of the Primary Teacher Training courses, mainly specialising in Science. In addition, he teaches on Educational Professional Studies Modules and is a link tutor visiting student teachers on their teaching practices. He is also a year lead on the BAQTS course.

Professional Interests

• Current developments within Primary education
• Researching how assessment is evolving in education
• Learning beyond the classroom

Previous Experience

Ian has 20 years of primary school experience as a teacher, in SENDCo, as an assistant/deputy head, headteacher and behaviour consultant. He also holds a National Professional Qualification for Headship being NPQH qualified.

Teaching Responsibilities

Ian is involved with teaching on most primary training courses, mainly on our Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), PGCE, and Teaching and Learning in the Primary Phase courses.

Professional Interests

• Developing inclusion policy
• Comparative teaching of citizenship and young people’s involvement in political participation across the UK and Europe

Previous Experience

Shirley has a passion for education. She qualified as a primary school teacher in July 1990 and has remained in the sector, first as a classroom-based teacher, SENCO, Deputy Headteacher and then Headteacher and then currently with the initial teacher training department at McMillan School of Education, Bradford College.

Teaching Responsibilities

Shirley leads on the three-year degree programme, BA (Hons) in Primary Education with QTS, contributing to the teaching and learning in the following areas and levels:

Level 4

Core Mathematics 1 with a focus on early mathematics and the teaching of geometry.

Professional Studies 1 with a focus on critical thinking, reading and writing.

Level 5

Professional Studies 2 with a focus on small-scale social research projects.

Physical Education in Primary Education – pedagogy and practice.

Level 6

Professional Studies 3 with a focus on a vision of future education.

Dissertation including carrying out research to inform practice.

Level 7

Physical Education in Primary Education – pedagogy and practice.

Shirley is an experienced teacher and senior leader in primary education.  The current role allows a focus on designing and developing programmes for undergraduate teachers with a determination to encourage innovation within education.

Professional Interests

Shirley enjoys carrying out research particularly in the pedagogy of teaching and learning.  She is a firm believer in the influence of education and its transformative power. Shirley is passionate about social injustice and the challenges it presents to those within education and shares this with trainees.  It is clear that teachers make a difference and that their influence is able to rectify some of those social injustices.  She feels proud to be a small part of that journey for the young people she works alongside.

Shirley is a member of the Strategic Board of the West Yorkshire Maths Hub, is a Workgroup Leader for Initial Teacher Training and enjoys exploring Mastery in Mathematics.

Previous Experience

John has a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Popular Music from University of Liverpool and a Diploma in Popular Music and Sound Recording from the internationally renowned Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts.

He is a well-established lecturer in Music and is responsible for the development and delivery of the Foundation Degree and BA (Level 6) in Music for the Creative Industries. His teaching specialisms are Music Performance, Improvisation and Project Development/Professional Studies.

John is strongly connected to the local music scene and is a member of the Bradford Music Steering Group, which is taking a lead role in the future development of music within the city.

Previous Experience

Liz has worked in the field of education since 1998 initially as a primary class teacher predominantly in Key Stage Two. During this time she co-ordinated different subjects including Science, ICT and SEND.

Since 2006 Liz has worked in the field of teacher training and education at higher education level. This has included lecturing on many subjects including ICT/Computing, science, maths, education and professional studies, safeguarding and child protection. In 2018/19 Liz returned the primary classroom for 1 year an worked as a year 3 teacher.

Teaching Responsibilities

Liz is currently the programme lead for the Level 6 Teacher Apprenticeship. On postgraduate and undergraduate teaching degree she teaches and assesses primary science and computing to all levels.  As well as this Liz is a CEOP Ambassador and has embedded accredited esafety into the teacher education department.

Professional Interests

Liz has an interest in Primary Science and embedding science capital into the lives of young people. She also has a strong interest in the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning and how the blended approach to teaching can remove barriers.

Previous Experience

Andrew has been a Senior Lecturer in Post-Secondary Teacher Education at Bradford since 2008, having previously worked at Blackburn College for ten years as a maths teacher, and in adult and community education before that.

Teaching Responsibilities

Andrew leads on in-service teacher training and post-secondary maths teaching. He also has substantial teaching involvement in a range of teacher training modules with a focus on theories of learning, professional practice and curriculum. A supervisor for Masters dissertations, he also mentors and assessor fellowship of the HEA, a professional designation for educators in Higher Education.

Professional Interests

A maths and numeracy specialist, Andrew has a long standing interest in situated numeracy practice and embedded approaches to maths teaching in the post-secondary sector.

Developing Curriculum is a particular focus, developing the teacher training curriculum to enable teachers to innovate in the teaching of their own curricula. A strong advocate for the importance of understanding the theoretical underpinnings to practice, Andrew works with trainees to bring theory to practice through active learning approaches.

Previous Experience

Sara started working with the PSET team in 2021 as an English specialist. Before that, she spent ten years teaching academic English to international students and delivering short teacher training courses to postgraduate students. She started her teaching career teaching literacy and ESOL in FE.

Teaching Responsibilities

Sara leads post-secondary English (ESOL and Literacy) teaching and is the year lead for the year one part time PSET group. She is also course leader for the Cert TESOL qualification and teaches modules on philosophy and English teaching on the Education Studies degree.

Professional Interests

Sara has a particular interest in ESOL/Language teaching and support (including supporting EAL learners in FE and embedding English in the teaching of vocational subjects).

Sara is interested in innovative ways of supporting English trainees to develop specialist subject knowledge and enabling them to incorporate this creatively in their planning and classroom practice. She is especially interested in encouraging critical engagement with language and texts.

Previous Experience

Following a career teaching English and Adult Literacy in Further and Community Education settings, Katya has been a senior lecturer and teacher educator since 2017. She now supports teachers to make a positive impact on the educational outcomes of their own learners and communities.

Teaching Responsibilities

Programme Lead for Post-Secondary Education and Training, Katya’s practice and research specialism is pedagogy and teacher education. As course leader for the Full-Time PSET cohort, Katya supports trainee teachers to become critically reflective practitioners, working closely with mentors across a range of subject specialisms. Katya teaches across a range of PSET modules and is module lead for Theories that Underpin Teaching and Learning, Teacher as Researcher and Subject Specialist Pedagogy as well as supervising Masters Dissertation students.

Professional Interests

Katya has a research interest in critical thinking and education for social justice. She marries these interests with a focus on critical, innovative and socially-situated pedagogy and inclusive curriculum design, preparing educators at all stages in their careers against an ever-shifting educational landscape. Katya writes for peer-reviewed and professional publications on a range of themes including grounded theory, critical thinking and inclusion.