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How can you become a teacher?
9th May 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Join us on Tuesday 9 May at 6pm – 7pm for the LEARN LIVE webinar ‘How can you become a teacher?’
Our presenters are Karen Duffy (Principal Lecturer) & Louise Quinn (Senior Lecturer) from Manchester Met University. If you have ever considered teaching as a career but have not been sure whether it is right for you or what route to take then this is the webinar for you.
We often have our candidates asking us for advice in this area and so this webinar provides the ideal opportunity to find out more. Here is a bit more about our presenters:
Karen Duffy
I worked as a successful Head of Psychology and Social Science for 15 years before coming to lecture in Psychology and Social Science PGCE at MMU. I have worked as a Team leader for AQA Psychology A level examinations since 1994. I am currently the Chair of the British Psychological Society (SCOPTE branch) dealing with issues in preteriary Psychology. I am the HEI representative for the new A level specification changes from 2015. I engage in training A level Psychology teachers both nationally and internationally.
Louise Quinn
I am the PGCE subject co-ordinator for Psychology and Social Science at Brooks Campus – Manchester. I teach on the PGCE Secondary programme. In addition to my teaching responsibilities I am the Secondary Admissions Tutor.
Prior to joining the Faculty of Education at MMU, I worked for 7 years in secondary schools teaching Sociology, Psychology and Health and Social Care, Headed a Sociology department and was a PSHE corodinater. In September 2008 I joined MMU on a permanent basis.
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