Beth Sennett

Learning Designer

I have worked in education for over 20 years in a variety of roles, including primary school teacher, educational developer, lecturer and specialist study skills tutor. I joined Falmouth in January 2022 and currently work in the Digital Learning department as a Learning Designer.

As a neurodivergent individual, I have a passion for educational approaches which challenge oppression, including transformative, inclusive and anti-racist pedagogies. Consequently, I have designed and taught multiple modules on universal design for learning (UDL), inclusive education, decolonising education and research design (with a particular focus on emancipatory research methods).

I frequently contribute to national and international conferences, presenting on topics such as transformative pedagogy, neurodivergence and intersectionality.

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Contact details

Email beth.sennett@falmouth.ac.uk

    Qualifications

    Qualifications

    Year Qualification Awarding body
    2020 Education Doctorate (EdD) University of Winchester
    2013 Diploma in teaching students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) Helen Arkell
    1999 Bachelor of Arts with Qualified Teacher Status (BA:QTS) Chichester University

    Honors and awards

    Year Description
    2016

    FHEA, Advance HE - Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy

     

    Research Interests

    Research interests and expertise

    Education, social justice, neurodivergence, transformative pedagogy, Paulo Freire, emancipatory research methods, ant-racism, decolonising.

     

    Policy engagement within Cornwall

    Engagement with organisations which contribute to the development of educational, cultural or socio-economic policies in Cornwall

    I have worked with PASSHE (Professional Association of SpLD Specialists in Higher Education; formally ADSHE) to develop their policy on intersectionality.

    Professional Engagement

    Engagement with professional associations and societies

    PASSHE - chaired a working group on intersectionality, delivered training to colleagues and created policy on intersectionality

    Professional/scholarly development

    Conferences

    • PASSHE - National conference - 2024
    • Bristol University - Neurodivergence in Higher Education - 2023
    • University of Winchester - Decolonising the curriculum - 2022
    • AMPS - Transformative Pedagogy, 2022