Tracey PattersonProfile page
(She / Her)
Deputy Head of Division
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Deputy Head of DivisionFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
BIOGRAPHY
Tracey’s passion for inclusion is borne from educating young people facing adversity, inequality and challenge in their daily lives. As a reflective practitioner, she strives to enable and empower educational staff to identify and break down barriers to learning resulting in improved outcomes for all learners, particularly those with special educational needs.
Tracey benefits from a rich and varied exposure to inclusion, equality and special educational needs in a variety of roles including secondary teaching, SEND leadership and local authority SEND management. Delivering the National Award for SEN Coordination to an early years, primary, secondary and FE audience ensures that her knowledge and understanding remains broad, current and relevant.
Tracey benefits from a rich and varied exposure to inclusion, equality and special educational needs in a variety of roles including secondary teaching, SEND leadership and local authority SEND management. Delivering the National Award for SEN Coordination to an early years, primary, secondary and FE audience ensures that her knowledge and understanding remains broad, current and relevant.
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS
- Senior LecturerUniversity of Chester, School of Education, Chester, United KingdomFeb 2019
- Visiting LecturerUniversity of Chester, School of Education, Chester, United KingdomJan 2016 - Feb 2019
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Programme Leader: MA Special Educational Needs and Disability, MA Autism, PGCert National Award for SEN Coordination, HLTAUniversity of Chester, School of Education, Chester, United KingdomJan 2020 - Aug 2025
- Course Leader: MA Special Educational Needs and DisabilityUniversity of Chester, School of Education, Chester, United KingdomSep 2025
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- SEN ManagerCheshire West and Chester, SEN, Chester, United KingdomJan 2013 - Jan 2016
- SENCo / Head of Year / TeacherUniversity of Chester C of E Academy, Ellesmere Port, United KingdomJan 1997 - Dec 2012
DEGREES
- MA Special Educational Needs and DisabilityUniversity of Chester, Chester, United KingdomJan 2017 - Apr 2019
- National Award for SEN CoordinationEdge Hill University, Ormskirk, United KingdomSep 2010 - Jan 2012
- BEd (Hons) Secondary EducationManchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United KingdomSep 1992 - Jun 1996
CERTIFICATIONS
- FHEAAdvance HE, York, United KingdomFeb 2022Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Online Professional Development Course for External ExaminersAdvance HE, York, United KingdomSep 2020 - Nov 2020Other
SCHOOL
- Chester School of Education