Staff Directory: Mr Andrew Smith

  • Role: Senior Lecturer in Education (SEN & Inclusion)
  • Area: Education - SEN & Inclusion
  • Office location: Sulgrave S032, Park campus

Qualifications

  • BAHons (Open)
  • MEd (Sheffield)
  • CertEd (Oxon)
  • MCIPD
  • MInstLM
  • FCollT
  • FHEA
  • Phd Northampton: Current

Previous employment (1977 to 2003)

  • Teacher, department head (English/Drama ) and senior teacher/assistant headteacher (SENCO/Inclusion) in middle and upper schools in Leicestershire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
  • Former member of the Bedfordshire LEA English Advisory Team (Oracy Research & Development)
  • Head of faculty (General Education, Learning Support and Sport) at a Northamptonshire college of further education (1995 - 2001)
  • Involvement in inspection and school improvement.
  • BA (QTS) Professional Studies & School Experience moderating tutor
  • Foundation Degree in Learning & Teaching (module tutor)
  • BA Learning & Teaching (dissertation supervisor)
  • MA Education (dissertation supervisor)
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education: TDA Endorsed SEN Coordinator's Award (cohort leader)
  • Certificate in Higher Education Supporting Learners (franchise leader: Tamworth, Staffordshire)
  • The Professional role and welfare of Special Educational Needs coordinators in mainstream schools
  • The development of an international inclusion 'roadmap' (UK, Finland, Estonia and Czech Republic)
  • 'Independent Tool for Learning': PE and pupils with additional learning needs at KS3
  • Extended Services in schools and educational settings

Publications on NECTAR


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2012

  1. Smith, A., Groom, B. and Griffiths, S. (2012) Supporting Pupils with Dyslexia: Whole-School Training Materials and Resources for SENCOs. London: Optimus Education. 9781905538980.

2011

  1. Griffiths, S. and Smith, A. (2011) Extended services in schools: developing resources to prepare student teachers for a rapidly changing working environment. Support for Learning. 26(1), pp. 13-16. 1467-9604.

2009

  1. Smith, A. (2009) Darren: a case study in school-college liaison. Support for Learning. 24(4), pp. 185-190. 0268-2141.
  2. Smith, A., Griffiths, S. and Rose, R. (2009) Extended Schools: an investigation into the development and enhancement of initial teacher education capacity.
  3. Griffiths, S. and Smith, A. (2009) School placement experiences of initial teacher-trainee students with dyslexia. Seminar Presentation presented to: European Conference on Educational Research (ECER): Theory and Evidence in European Educational Research, Unversity of Vienna, Austria, 28-30 September 2009. Also presented at: Irish Association of Teachers in Special Education (IATSE) 21st Annual Conference: Partnership for Learning, 11-13 June 2009
  4. Rose, R., Smith, A. and Feng, Y. (2009) Supporting pupils and families: A case study of two English extended secondary schools. Management in Education. 23(2), pp. 57-62. 0892-0206.

2008

  1. Jones, J. and Smith, A. (2008) Facilitating group work: leading or empowering? Paper presented to: Fourth Biennial European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) /Northumbria Assessment Conference, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, 27 - 29 August 2008.
  2. Smith, A. and Jones, J. (2008) Student reflections on a collaborative project. Paper presented to: European Conference on Education Research (ECER 2008), Gothenburg, Sweden, 10 - 12 September 2008.
  3. Smith, A. (2008) Why SEN role isn't new. Education Guardian.

2007

  1. Smith, A. (2007) Developing teachers as researchers – working in partnership with teachers developing research projects. Paper presented to: Challenges and Opportunities within Practitioner Research, Sligo, Ireland, 11-12 May 2007.
  2. Kraftl, P., Horton, J., Armstrong, S. C., Matthews, M. H., Pilkington, A., Mansukhani, N., Bell, S., Derrington, C., Doveston, M., Howley, M., Jones, K., Rose, R., Smith, A., Waine, L. and Wolstenholme, C. (2007) Free Maps for 11 Year Olds: national survey of Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools. Report presented to Ordnance Survey, June 2007 (Unpublished)
  3. Smith, A. (2007) The role & responsibilities of a Special Educational Needs Coordinator in an English school. Paper presented to: Finnish National SENCo Conference, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 19-21 March 2007.

2006

  1. Rose, R., Smith, A. and Feng, Y. (2006) An investigation into the efficacy of two English extended secondary schools. Paper presented to: British Educational Research Association (BERA) National Conference, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK, 6-9 September 2006.
This list was generated from NECTAR on Sat May 25 15:59:42 2013 BST.

Other publications


  • Smith, A. (2004) The Teacher as 'Storyteller' - A practical guide for aspiring teacher storytellers in the National Curriculum. Education Today. Vol.54, No 2, June 2004
  • Rose, R, Smith, A., Feng Yan, M. (2006) An investigation into the efficacy of two English extended secondary schools. Education-line. www.leeds.ac.uk/educol
  • Smith, A. (2006) Why Some Students Refuse Learning Support - an investigation into transition at a further education college. The Journal of Adult & Continuing Education .Vol.12 No 2.
  • Smith, A. (2006) Developing effective partnerships with external services - working within a multi-professional network (chapter). The SENCO Handbook. Ed. Soan, S. Optimus Publishing. London
  • Smith, A. (2010) Developing effective partnerships with external services - working within a multi-professional network (revised chapter). The SENCO Handbook. (2nd Edition) Ed. Soan, S. Optimus Publishing. London
  • Smith, A. (2008) Why SEN role isn't new. Education Guardian. 22.04.2008
  • Rose, R., Smith, A., Yan, F. (2009) Supporting pupils and families - A case study of two English extended secondary schools. Management in Education. Vol. 23. Issue 2: 57-62
  • Smith, A. (2009) Darren: A case study in school-College Liaison. Support for Learning. Vol.24 No.4 2009
  • Jones, J. and Smith, A. (2010) Facilitating group work: Leading or empowering? (chapter 5). Aims, Ethics and Values in Group Work Assessment. Eds. Foreman-Peck, L. And McDowell, L. CETL Occasional Paper 5. Northumbria University
  • Griffiths, S. Smith, A, (2010) Extended Services in Schools: Developing resources to prepare student teachers for a rapidly changing working environment. Support for Learning. Vol 26. Issue 1; 13-16Smith, A. Jones, J. (2011) Is it fair to assess group work for students on undergraduate programmes of study? Narrative reflections on a collaborative project at Level 5. Innovative Practice in Higher Education. Vol. 1(1). April 2011. ISSN: 2044-3315

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