Staff profile

Chris Bristow

Senior Lecturer in Special Educational Needs and Disability

Subject

Education, Childhood and SEND

College

College of Arts, Humanities and Education

Department

Institute of Education

Research centre

Centre for Educational Research and Innovation

Email

c.bristow@derby.ac.uk

About

Senior Lecturer in SEND.

Employment Champion and Placement lead for BA SEND undergraduates.

Trustee Discovery Schools Academy Trust.

Teaching responsibilities

BA SEND
BA Education Studies
MA Inclusion & SEND
National SENCO award

Professional interests

Strategic leadership and management in SEND
Law, policy and funding in the SEND sector
Social justice for children and young people with SEND
Trustee for Multi Academy Trust

Research interests

interests focus on the social justice agenda of disability and send with a particular interest in disability from a historical context

Membership of professional bodies

Fellow of Higher Education Agency

Qualifications

B.Ed(Hons) Children with Special Needs
PGCert. Socio-legal Studies in Children
PGCert. in Higher Education
MA Special Educational Needs

Recent conferences

Attended a range of conferences related to SEND reform, legal issues and SEND, preparing for adulthood.

Contributed to regional SEND Conferences re SEND inspection, Funding and SEND reform

Experience in industry

Head of Strategy-SEND
OFSTED Inspector-SEND local Area inspection
Member of Local Government Association; SEND expert committee
SEND consultant for strategic and financial leadership and planning
Senior Education Officer(SEND)
SEN Assessment and Commissioning service manager
SEN Officer
SEN Teacher