Education and Teacher Training staff
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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.
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David Redfern
Senior Lecturer in Primary Education
David worked as a Visiting Lecturer at BCU from November 2023 before joining BCU full time in April 2024 as a Senior Lecturer in Primary Education. He teaches on the BA (QTS) and PGCE Primary & Early Years courses whilst supporting the development and pastoral care of Associate Teachers. This is through his role as a...
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Paul Sanders
Senior Lecturer - Geography
Paul is the PGCE Secondary Geography Subject Leader and Geography Tutor at Birmingham City University. Paul has taught Geography in secondary schools since completing a B.Ed(Hons) in Geography education and has been responsible for developing a range of whole school policies including Teaching and Learning policy as an...
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Michelle Sangster
Senior Lecturer in Primary Education
Prior to being a Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at Birmingham City University’s College of Education, Michelle worked as a visiting lecturer. Michelle i s an experienced primary school teacher and leader, including many years as Deputy Headteacher (NPQH) in a larger than average Primary School. During this time, she...
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Professor Mike Seal
Professor of Critical Pedagogy
Mike has been involved in the multiple disadvantaged , homeless and youth and community work fields as client, worker, manager, academic and researcher for over 30 years . He previously worked at Newman University Birmingham, the University of Suffolk, the Open University and Oxford University. He is a National...
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Neil Sheasby
Teach First Master's Course Leader, Master's in Learning and Teaching Tutor, and Deputy Chair Ethics
Neil has worked at Birmingham City University since 2014, after leaving the Open University. He is currently the Course Leader for the Teach First Master's (Leadership in Learning) that builds on the structure and content of the LDP and the PGDE. Additional roles include delivering on the Master's in Learning and Teaching....
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Shahla Sheasby
Senior Teaching Fellow
Shahla has worked at BCU since 2014 and she has had multiple roles. She is currently the Chemistry Module Lead (since 2016) for the Graduate Certificate Subject (Chemistry) Knowledge Enhancement course, where her SKE course was one of four Universities accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry (in 2017), and she has been ...
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Dominique Simpson
Senior Lecturer in Primary and Early Years Education
Dominique is an experienced Primary and Early Years teacher who has led Early Years phases across a variety of settings, including both the state and independent sectors. She has held subject leadership roles in History, Drama and ICT, reflecting her broad pedagogical expertise. As an Early Years Advisory Teacher in...
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Dr Rebecca Snape
PhD student and Assistant Lecturer in Education
Dr Rebecca Snape started working at BCU in 2015, firstly as a Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, and then as a Visiting Lecturer. She is now working as a Lecturer in Education Studies.