Having completed a first degree, a masters and a PGCE I worked in two Secondary Schools and a PCET college before moving into HE. While studying for my PhD at Lancaster University I taught undergraduate students for five years. In 2007 I moved to the Faculty of Education at Edge Hill University and I am currently a Reader in Education. I have worked on a number of funded research projects relating to the professional development of those in the school workforce, with a particular focus on the area of inclusive practice and SEN education. I deliver face to face and on-line sessions at UG and PG level relating to inclusive educational practice, Sociology, practitioner research, research methodology and academic writing. I am the Post-graduate Research Co-ordinator for the Faculty of Education and I supervise four PhD students. I have acted as an external PhD examiner and as a peer reviewer for a number of academic journals. My research interests revolve around identity reformation, particularly gendered identity and I have authored a number of articles in these areas.