Associate Professor Sue Davies MEd, BSc, Cert Ed, Dip App SSc, FHEA
Contact Details
School of Social Justice and InclusionFaculty of Education and Training
Tel: (01267) 676737 (6737)
Fax: 01267 676766
E-mail: s.davies@trinitysaintdavid.ac.uk
Location
1st Floor, DewiCampus
Carmarthen CampusJob Title
Assistant Dean: Faculty of Education and Training
Head of School: Social Justice and Inclusion
Role in the University
Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Education and Training and Head of School of Social Justice and Inclusion.
Sue is the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Education and Training, supporting the work of the Dean on issues relating to the work of the Faculty in areas such as Research and External Activity, Learning and Teaching, Collaborative Activity, Community engagement and Quality Enhancement.
As Head of School, Sue oversees all the work of the School of Social Justice and Inclusion, which is innovative, dynamic and responsive to external needs.
In addition, Sue is the Founder of the Centre for Special Education in the National University of Lesotho in Southern Africa. Sue has been an External Examiner for a number of Foundation Degree programmes at Huddersfied University, University of Plymouth and Bath Spa University and the University of Worcester; and has acted as external validator for academic programmes at Lincoln, Leicester and Worcester.
With a background in social policy and inclusion, Sue has been a consultant in the development of an Inclusion Quality Mark for Schools and the Inclusion Standards Toolkit. She is a Senior Assessor for the Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status for the Welsh Government (WG). Sue sits on several focus groups in the fields of Special Educational Needs, Workforce Development and Higher Education Providers.
Background
PhD: Sue's doctoral thesis was in the field of Work Based Learning and Special Education
MEd, Open University
BSc Social Sciences, Open University
Diploma in Applied Social Sciences, Open University
Cert. Supervision and Management
Cert Ed Trinity College, Carmarthen
Academic Interests
Toolkit for Inclusion Standards: September 2010 - present
Inclusion Standards for Wales: Materials and pilot phase activity, 2009 – present (Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) initiative)
Literature Review for Parent Partnership Services: Scoping Exercise (SNAP Cymru: 2009)
The Impact of Work Based Learning on the Working Practice of Teaching Assistants who Support the Inclusion of Pupils with Special Educational Needs (2004-2007)
An Evaluation of the Across Wales SEN Disagreement Resolution Service provided by NCH Children’s Services, Commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government, 2006
An Investigation into Regional Provision and Audit of Needs for Pupils with Low Incidence Special Educational Needs, Commissioned by WAG, 2002
An Investigation into the Costs of Out-of-County Placements for Pupils with Special Educational Needs, Commissioned by ADEW and WAG, 2001
Publications
Davies S & Lewis P, The contribution of the UNICEf Rights, Respecting Award to School Improvement and the Standards Agenda. Paper presented at UNICEF ‘Rights Respecting Schools’ conference: Swansea, July 2010
Davies S, Gibbon M, Lewis P, Napieralla K & Radford J, A National Framework for School Effectiveness: A Regional Case Study of Developing System Leadership in Action. Paper presented at ICSEI ‘Empowering Schools for Learning: From Improvement Policy to Effective Practice’ conference: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2010
Children with Learning Difficulties: Second Language Acquisition (2004) in O’Riagain D (2006) (ed) Voces Diversae: Lesser-Used Language Education in Europe, Belfast, Queen’s University Belfast
Publications with the Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government (2003) The Handbook of Good Practice for Children with Special Educational Needs, NAfW
Welsh Assembly Government (2002) Special Educational Needs: Information for Parents and Carers, NAfW
Welsh Assembly Government (2003) Inclusive Schooling, NAfW
