Our staff
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Gero Kaur
Lecturer
Gero qualified as a Social Worker in 2000. Upon qualifying as a Social Worker Gero worked within a Local Authority generic adult team. She started supervising social work students on placement when she became a Senior Practitioner in 2002. In 2005 Gero gained employment as a Practice Educator within a Local Authority...
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Professor Alex Kendall
Associate Dean Research and Business Development
Birmingham City University Associate Dean: Research and Business Development, Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences Jan 2011 - University of Wolverhampton Associate Dean, Education Jan 2004 – Dec 2010 University of Wolverhampton Principal Lecturer, Post Compulsory Education Apr 2003 – Dec...
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Louise Khalid
Head of Department - Early Years and Primary Education
Louise gained her degree and teaching qualification at Liverpool Institute of Higher Education and began her teaching career in Halesowen. After working in a number of primary schools teaching in early years and KS1 classes over a period of 15 years Louise studied for a Masters Degree in Education with the Open University. ...
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Louise Lambert
Course Director for Masters in Education
Louise Lambert is the course director for the taught MA Education pathways and teaches and supervises across Master’s modules. Her background is in secondary education where she taught English and drama and was a senior leader. Since moving to work in Higher Education she has worked in and led courses for various routes in...
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Liz Lawrence
Senior Lecturer in Primary Art and Design
Liz Lawrence is a senior lecturer in primary Art and Design education. She joined BCU in January 2017, having taught in primary schools across Birmingham prior to this. During her teaching career she was an Arts subject leader, English lead, curriculum development leader and deputy head teacher. She co-established an arts...
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Caroline Lee
Senior Lecturer in Social Work / Course Leader (BSc Social Work)
Caroline worked as a social work practitioner in a community setting for a number of years with a range of adult service user groups, primarily within the fields of learning disabilities and mental health. Caroline joined BCU as a full-time social work lecturer in Sept 2006, and teaches across a variety of modules,...
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Zoe Lewis
Senior Lecturer
Zoe worked in early years settings, schools and voluntary organisations in Warwickshire before joining BCU in 2014. She completed her Early Childhood Studies degree and trained to become a teacher as a mature student and then taught predominantly in Reception classes before becoming Head of Early Years. Zoe completed her MA in...
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Rhiannon Lockley
Foundation year Lecturer
Rhiannon’s primary focus as a lecturer is equality and widening participation. I believe access to education for all is essential for democracy and a healthy society. She grew up in the Black Country and studied in the West Midlands, graduating from Aston University in Psychology and Sociology in 2001 followed by an MA in...
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Jessica Lowe
Foundation year lecturer
Jessica joined the PDD in 2019 as a Lecturer on the HELS Foundation Year Programme. Her role is to lead and develop modules to support students on their journey on the Foundation Year Programme. Prior to joining BCU, she has worked in a FE and HE institution teaching students on a range of courses in Early Years and Education...
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Rosemarie Lowe
Programme Director Early Childhood Studies
Having spent 10 years teaching in a variety of primary and infant schools in Birmingham, Rosemarie had the opportunity to develop a service within the local authority of a team of early years specialist whose role was to support and develop early years practice and provision across the maintained and non-maintained sector. ...