Senior Lecturer

I started my career as a PE teacher, training at Bedford College of Higher Education. Since qualifying I have taught in the independent sector and the state sector. Over the years I have progressed from the subject specialist teacher through to general primary teacher, pastoral deputy, and into headship. I went on to work for Bedfordshire Borough Council as a Primary Improvement Consultant, supporting local schools and teachers in the area of teaching and learning in primary education. I currently work part-time at the University of Bedfordshire and am seconded out to work at a local Primary School, where I am a dyslexia specialist teacher supporting the school with assessments for children with specific learning difficulties.

Other References

• LinkedIn

Qualifications

• B.Ed Degree
• Advanced Diploma in Dance in Education
• M.A in Education (Management)
• PGCAP
• OCR Certificate in Teaching Learners with Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia)
• Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy

Membership of Professional Bodies

• NATE
• HEA

Teaching Expertise

• English
• Art
• SEND

Research Interests

• Mentoring
• Student teachers with disabilities
• Reading (Literacy difficulties)

Research Projects

• Placement experiences of student teachers with dyslexia
• Consultancy: Developing the commercial proposition for a device for supporting children with reading difficulties

External Roles

• I am a Governor for a local primary school

Publications

• UNESCO’s International Standard Classification of Education: The Provision of Primary Education in England – Bloomsbury Publishing 2018)
• Parton, D (2010). 'In the head activity' Reading Recovery Journal

Contact Details

• T: +44 (0)1234 793143
• E: diana.parton@beds.ac.uk