Staff directory

Jahangir Ahmed

Senior Learner Developer

Jahangir (Jay) is responsible for teaching sessions, workshops and tutorials in project management, PRINCE2 methodology, ITIL Methodology, Microsoft project, Cisco networking (CCNA), business finance (budgeting), marketing, presentation skills, academic poster design, and Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint). His...

Rachel Curzon

Senior Education Developer

Stephen Deane

Learner Developer

Stephen has taught English in several countries overseas – Spain, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia. His experience in the field of English for Academic Purposes includes working full-time at the University of Exeter and the University of Birmingham. He completed his DELTA certificate in 2009 and did a MEd TESOL in 2011/12. ...

Maggie Gibson

Head of Learner Development

Maggie's role includes leading the work of the Centre for Academic Success, which works with students and staff across the University to support learning development. The Centre provides individual tutorials in academic writing, maths, statistics, programming, networking, project management and study skills; offers a schedule...

Melanie-Marie Haywood

Director of Education Development Service

Dr Melanie-Marie Haywood is the Director of Education Development Service (EDS) at BCU, and has a passion for academic development, quality, and equity in education and leadership. She has worked across the field of education in primary, secondary and higher education, both in the Caribbean and the UK. Dr Haywood has attained...

Richard Jones

Senior Learner Developer

Richard is the liaison within the Centre for Academic Success for the faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences, offering support in presentations, workshops, inductions and one-to-one tutorials. His areas of expertise include dyslexia, presentation skills, critical analysis, academic writing, study skills, referencing and...

Sundip Kaur

Learner Developer

Sundip (Sunny) specialises in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). She has been teaching international students both in the UK and overseas for over 10 years. She has a BA (hons) in Performing Arts & Media Studies alongside a PgDip in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. In her previous roles she has taught English...

Chris Martin

Senior Learner Developer

Chris is a Senior Learner Developer with responsibility for overseeing CAS’ open-access and embedded workshop provision as well as contributing to staff development and projects related to embedding learner development within modules and programmes at all levels across the university in addition to faculty liaison for BLSS and...

Yolanda Martinez

Learner Developer / Student Success Coach

Yoli works with first year repeating students on a one-to-one basis helping them identify and assess their academic strengths and needs, and assisting them in building general and transferable skills for use throughout their academic career and beyond. Support areas range from time management and goal setting to study skills...