This candidate is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at the University of Chichester, with over 14 years of experience in early childhood education, leadership, and research. She coordinates the PGCE (SEND Pathway) in Primary Teaching and has previously served as Head of Infants at a school and as an Early Years and Childcare Advisor for a local authority. She holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Exeter and a PGCE from Oxford Brookes University, with research focused on early childhood outcomes and family support.