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Paula Needham is an Associate Lecturer in Teacher Training. She has a career spanning 25 years in education, teaching initially in secondary schools, but the majority of her teaching has been in the primary sector. Her experience ranges across a variety of contrasting schools and covers various management responsibilities.

As Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Technical Theatre and Performance Design, Dr Penna is bringing over twenty years of professional performance design expertise and her research to teaching within Derby Theatre, contributing actively to its mission to engage, empower, inspire and enable audience through transformational learning and theatre.

Peter Jordan-Turner is a postgraduate research student in the College of Arts, Humanities and Education. He is also an Associate Lecturer in 2 Photography modules, and a Marketing module in the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences.

Peter Lansley is a Lecturer in Journalism, football reporter and FA coach mentor. Peter is particularly involved with the Football Journalism courses and has many years of first-hand experience in journalism, where he covered a wealth of football tournaments.

Peter is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology within the College of Health, Psychology, and Social Care. Peter primarily teaches social and developmental psychology. Peter's research focuses on cyberbullying, face-to-face bullying, online safety, and bystander intervention. 

Dr Phil Burton-Cartledge is Course Director for the School of Law and Social Sciences and Programme Lead for Sociology. Prior to joining the University in 2013, he previously had worked for a Member of Parliament. A regular commentator on current affairs, his teaching and research interests reflect these concerns.

Phil has worked at the University for 11 years teaching within the hospitality, events and culinary team. Phil works as a Senior Lecturer for Hospitality and Events and is the Assistant Head of Discipline for CCHT