Jordan Wilson MA, BA (Hons),FdA.

Summary

I have been working within the SEND sector for the past decade in various roles. I began as a teaching assistant at a local special education school, whilst also working as a short breaks worker – providing activities for children with SEND after school and during the school holidays. After this, I moved to City of Doncaster Council, where I was the Independent Travel Training Coordinator – creating a service that helped young people with SEND make an independent journey using public transport, between their place of education and home.

I then moved to DNColleges Group, initially in an academic support role, helping Higher Education students with academic skills, before moving to a full-time lecturing role. I teach across University Campus Doncaster, University Campus North Lincolnshire and our Distance Learning provision.

I hold a Foundation Degree, Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in supporting children and young people with SEND, and I am currently studying for a Doctorate in Education. My research interests include socio-economic factors to development, representations of disability, and supporting siblings of children with disabilities.

About

I began working at UCDon as a part of the Adapt Team, helping HE students with academic skills such as essay construction, referencing and critical writing/thinking, before I began lecturing across a range of Children’s Learning and Development programmes.

Teaching

I am passionate about working with, and supporting, children with SEND as well as helping practitioners to develop their own pedagogies that will help them develop in their roles. I have lectured on a range of modules for FD Children’s Learning and Development, FD Supporting Children with SEND and BA(Hons) Early Childhood Studies programmes.

Further Industry Experience

I have over a decade’s worth of sector experience. I have worked in various roles supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) since 2014. I first worked as a teaching assistant at a local special school alongside being a short breaks worker for families of children with SEND. I then moved to Doncaster Council where I implemented and launched and independent travel training scheme to help teach independence to young people with SEND wanting to travel to school or college independently.