Our staff
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Peter Carr BA (Hons) PGCE MA
PGCE Secondary Course Director, PGCE Art and Design Subject Leader
Peter has taught Art and Design in secondary schools and FE colleges since completing a PGCE in Art and Design education. He has been involved in Initial Teacher Education firstly through the Art and Design PGCE course at Middlesex University where he was a initially a Subject Mentor in a partnership school and latterly...
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Dr Nicola Clarke
Senior Lecturer / Professional Navigator / Academic Advisor / SEDA Accredited Doctoral Supervisor
Nicola is a registered mental health nurse completing her degree with honours in Mental Health Nursing at Oxford Brookes University. She has an MSc in General Psychiatry which she completed at Keele Postgraduate Medical School. In 2013 Nicola was awarded her Educational Doctorate and she has since become a Senior fellow of the...
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Damienne Clarke
Senior Lecturer in Primary Education (History and Professional Studies)
Damienne gained her undergraduate degree from the University of Liverpool and then completed a PGCE in Primary Education at the University of Durham. Prior to joining Birmingham City University in September 2013, Damienne’s background was in Primary Education and she worked in six primary schools over a twenty three year...
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Dr Tina Collins
Senior Teaching Fellow
Tina is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Initial Teacher Training. Her responsibilities include planning and delivering ITT in Secondary English on a number of taught programmes including the Masters in Teaching and Learning and the Masters in Educational Leadership. Tina is also the Curriculum Lead on the Teachfirst programme...
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Vanessa (Fengqiao) Cui
Research Fellow
Vanessa is currently working on ‘ Improving Learning and Teaching through Collaborative Observation’ with colleague Professor Matt O’Leary. The pilot stage of this project was funded by HEFCE Catalyst fund and now the pair is working on the publications of the pilot work as well as developing the project with international...
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Tracey Cutler
Director of Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Tracey oversees both accredited and some non accredited CPD. Working in collaboration with the Schools and partner organisations.
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Mrs Fiona Darby
Senior Teaching Fellow
Fiona spent 15 years working as an English teacher in secondary schools in Warwickshire and Oxfordshire. She was a Head of Department for 4 years, and an Assistant Head Teacher for 5 years. She has had various areas of responsibility in schools including leading whole school teaching and learning, Designated Safeguarding Lead...
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Kelly Davey Nicklin
PGCE Secondary Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Music Education
Kelly has previously been a Head of Faculty for Performing Arts and taught music across three key stages in a secondary school where she was judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted for Key Stage 3 music teaching. During her time as a secondary school teacher, Kelly was also an international links coordinator and she organised a...
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Simon Davies
Senior Lecturer and admissions tutor for BA QTS
Simon was a primary teacher in the Midlands for 22 years and has been a deputy Head and Acting Headteacher. Since 2011 Simon has been a senior lecturer at BCU and teaches on both the PGCE Primary and BA QTS courses. Simon teaches professional studies and is module leader for the Emerging Teacher module. Simon also support...
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Julie Davis
Foundation Year Lecturer
Julie joined the PDD in 2018 as a Lecturer on the HELS Foundation Year programme. Prior to joining Birmingham City University, she worked at a number of local FE and HE institutions where she developed and delivered a range of Early Years and Education programmes. Her professional background is as a Family Support Worker,...