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Position: | Deputy Head of Department for Initial Teacher Education |
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School: | Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy |
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E- mail: | sjwatkins@cardiffmet.ac.uk |
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Telephone: | 029 2041 6695 |
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Room No: | C026 |
Memberships:
• Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Member of United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA)
• Member of Universities Council for Education of Teachers Cymru – Primary working group
• Chair of UCET Cymru Literacy Working Group
• Member of UCET Learning and Teaching Group
• Member of Teacher Training and Education Recruitment Forum, Wales
Research Interests:
• Language and literacy in primary education
• Educational developments in Wales, particularly Initial Teacher Education and Training
• Learning through enquiry
• Routes into Teaching Project
Coleman, P., Thomas P., Watkins, S. and Jezerski, G. (2004). Study skills and support: towards an institutional framework to support widening access. In, Jordan, S. (ed.) Learning and Teaching Projects 2000-4. Supporting Research and Development in Learning and Teaching. Cardiff: Cardiff Met Press (ISBN 1-90202724-96-8)
Gadd, J., Meadows, S., Watkins, S. and Richards, N. in conjunction with the Sports Council for Wales (2009) Megan and the Baby Dragon. Cardiff: Welsh Assembly Gov.
Gadd, J., Meadows, S., Watkins, S. and Richards, N. in conjunction with the Sports Council for Wales (2009) The Beach Party. Cardiff: Welsh Assembly Gov.
Gadd, J., Meadows, S., Watkins, S. and Richards, N. in conjunction with the Sports Council for Wales (2009) Planet Play. Cardiff: Welsh Assembly Gov.
Watkins, S. (ed.) (2014)
PGCE Primary - Learning through enquiry. Cardiff: Cardiff Metropolitan University Press
Team member (2003): Cardiff Met Graduate: Towards a School Support framework (LTSU Call 6)
Project Co-ordinator (2008-2010): Cardiff Met E-assignment Project (Cardiff Met Academic Development Fund)
Chair (literacy) - UCET Cymru working group - Development of All-Wales National Skills Tests for Literacy and Numeracy (2011-12)
I joined Cardiff Metropolitan University (then UWIC) in 1998 following an enjoyable primary school teaching career in South Wales. Initial responsibilities included the teaching, direction and development of Language and Literacy in Initial Teacher Education and Training (ITET) programmes including the BA (Hons) Primary and the PGCE Primary. I completed my MA in Education in 1999 and went on to become Year Tutor for Year One (2002-2004) and, later, Year Three (2004-2008) of the BA Primary Programme before taking on the role of Learning, Teaching and Assessment Coordinator for the School (2008-2010). In 2003 I was pleased to receive one of the first UWIC Teaching Fellowships for work on a project linked to study skills and support
Currently, I am Deputy Head of the Department of Initial Teacher Education (DITE), Chair of the Equality, Safeguarding and Wellbeing Steering Group and a member of the Learning and Teaching Management Group for the South East Wales Centre for Teacher Education and Training. In addition, I lead literacy across DITE and am responsible for Child Protection and the Protection of Vulnerable Adults across the School.
External Examiner - BEd Primary and PGCE (Primary) Core English at University of Plymouth (2009-2013)
External Examiner - PGCE Primary at University of St Mark and St John (2012-2016)
External Examiner - B Ed Primary at University of St Mark and St John (2014-2015)
Cardiff Metropolitan representative: Teacher Training and Education Recruitment Forum, Wales
Mentor - Master's in Educational Practice / NQT induction (Welsh Government / Cardiff University)
Governor - Langstone Primary School
