Institute of Education London

Gill Brackenbury

• Qualifications and position:
  • National and International Inclusive and Special Needs Programme Leader
• Faculty:
  • Faculty of Policy and Society
• Department:
  • Department of Psychology and Human Development
• Summary:
  • Background: Originally a teacher of children with specific learning difficulties. Ran a special unit for chilren with severe learning difficulties. Interests in literacy development and difficulties. Impact of training on teacher's and teaching assistants in their work place
• Teaching:
  • Module leader and teaching on Promoting the education and well-being of children and families with additional needs core module part of the Foundation Degree.
    Module leader and teaching on Concepts and Contexts of Special Education core module part of the Graduate Diploma in Special and Inclusive Education.
    Course leader and teaching on the Post-graduate Diploma in Special and Inclusive Education (specialising in SpLD dyslexia) with recognition from the British Dyslexic Association (AMBDA. Consisting of: Understanding Specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), Assessment of Specific learning difficulties (dyslexia) and Evidence based practice: Specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), all three optional modules are also part of the Masters in Special and Inclusive Education.
    Programme leader of the Joint Professional Practice Language and Communication Needs Masters.
    Programme leader and teach on the Masters in Special and Inclusive Education (Cairo).
    Coordinate Outreach accredited courses in Specific Learning Difficulties (dyslexia), the National award for SENCOs and PPD as part of SENJIT.
    I run day courses for SENJIT on dyslexia, literacy development and difficulties and Special Educational Needs.
• Research Projects:
  • Impact of training on teacher's attitudes and behaviour in their educational settings
• Professional Activities:
  • Co-Coordinator for SENJIT. Programme leader for all the accredited courses at graduate and postgraduate levels.
• Conferences/presentations:
  • Workshop on assessment of children with Spld
    BDA conference
    March 2008
• Personal Country Knowledge:
  • Running courses in Egypt since 2005
    Specific learning difficulties and SEN