Thesis title: Inclusive Education in Chinese Primary Schools – A Critical Realist Analysis

Dissertation title: Understanding Special School Provision for Children with Severe Learning Difficulties in Relation to Inclusive Education in England from Special School Educators’ Perspectives"

Certified linguist (English & Mandarin) by Chartered Institute of Linguists Educational Trust

completed the four-year programme in three years

• Strategic Programme Leadership: Lead the degree course of MEd Educational Studies which has three intakes a year; spearheaded the programme redesign and validation on the London campus and managed transition & exit strategies for the previous version of the programme, ensuring a smooth and successful implementation; worked collaboratively with various departments across the university to enhance student satisfaction and success.
• Management Excellence: Line-managed the MEd staff including a team of six Lecturers (London campus) and four Associate Lecturers (remote), demonstrating effective leadership and fostering a collaborative working environment.
• Teaching Excellence: Designed and delivered the module "Research and Pedagogy"; coordinated and delivered the module "Masters Dissertation" and "Educational Research" providing students with a robust foundation in educational studies and research methodologies.
• Supervision and Examination: Demonstrated commitment to academic development through the supervision of Postgraduate Taught (PGT) and Postgraduate Research (PGR) students, as well as serving as a PhD assessor and internal examiner, contributing to the academic growth and success of students.
• Research Productivity: Exhibited a commitment to academic research by consistently generating high-quality research output, contributing to the advancement of knowledge within the field of educational studies.

• Supported three active cohorts of more than 100 international students on the MEd Education Studies programme as their personal tutor and deputy programme leader, provided pastoral care with a high level of satisfaction - nominated by students as Lecturer of the Year in the UWS Big Awards in March 2022.
• Teaching includes “Inclusive Practice”, “Educational Research”, and “Participation and Children’s rights”.
• PGT & PGR supervision
• Generating high quality research output

• Supported international students to achieve their study abroad goals; created action plans on CampusMate, an online tutoring platform within the company, and made tutor recommendations and booked tutoring classes; monitored and assessed the quality of teaching, and managed customer relationships and user accounts. Demonstrated strong organisation and communication skills.

• Project: Enhancing teacher decision making for children with autism using machine learning (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/departments/learning-and-leadership/enhancing-teacher-decision-making-children-autism-using-machine-learning)
• Responsible for school engagement, research design, data collection, and literature review.
• This is the second cycle of the research project that has started in Jan 2019 as detailed below.

• Designed the coding protocol and an Excel recording grid for classroom observations and developed the interview schedule for the focus group.
• Liaised with the participating special school to arrange and conduct data collection in three classrooms with three teachers and seven children in total.
• Reviewed the literature in the areas of educational data mining, learning analytics, autism education and communication intervention strategies, and education technology.
• Drafted the literature review and data collection sections of the research paper which has now been published in Nature - Science of Learning.

• Tutored three cohorts of MA students on the module ‘Education and Development in Asia’.
• Supported student success by giving constructive written feedback on student coursework, conducting face-to-face tutorials, and marking final essays.

• Planned, developed, and managed international educational programmes in the UK for the Chinese market, such as summer/winter camps, teacher training programmes, international student exchange programmes, and joint degree programmes.
• Successfully led projects such as an exclusive partnership with West End Stage Summer School and a teacher training partnership with South Bank University.
• Worked with various UK university international offices negotiating partnerships and recruiting international students. Demonstrated leadership, management, and teamwork experiences in educational settings.

• Looked after adults with severe learning difficulties in a residential community. Assisted with house management. Helped to organise daily workshops within the community, such as craft, farm, and garden. Demonstrated organisation, teamwork and communication skills.