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About the School of Education

The School of Education offers core teacher education ranging from initial teacher education, postgraduate taught programmes, PhD, and Professional Doctorates to professional development short courses.

Head of Education Partnerships is Mary Nkune, covering Primary and Secondary phases, Lead Partners and Teaching Apprenticeships.

Contact details

Partnership team

Primary Partnerships

Rachel Chaiton
primarypartnerships@stmarys.ac.uk
020 8240 4018 

Fiona Kennedy
fiona.kennedy@stmarys.ac.uk
020 8240 4133

Secondary Partnerships

Jackie Higgins and Michi Penrice
secondarypartnerships@stmarys.ac.uk
020 8240 4151

Abyasa Help

Julie Smeaton
abyasahelp@stmarys.ac.uk

Wrexham University Placement Office / Swyddfa Lleoliad Prifysgol Wrecsam
kevin.hughes@stmarys.ac.uk

Carmel Teacher Training Partnership
iain.knox@stmarys.ac.uk

Who's who in the School of Education?

Head of the School of Education: Dr Jane Chambers
Head of Education Partnerships for the School of Education: Mary Nkune
Head of Initial Teacher Education for the School of Education: Sarah Brooks
Associate Head of School UG Primary Education: Kath Ezzeldin
Associate Head of School UG Primary Work-Based Routes: Carolyn Porter
Associate Head of School PGCE with QTS (Primary and Secondary): Jemima Davey
Associate Head of School International Teacher Training & QTS: Gemma Cass
Associate Head of School for Postgraduate Taught programmes: Mary Mihovilovic
Associate Head of School ITE Partnerships: Eleanor Stewart
Director of The Centre for Catholic Education, Research and Religious Literacy (CERRL) and Subject Lead for Research: Prof Stephen G Parker
Director of Centre for Research into the Education of Marginalised Children and Young Adults (CREMCYA): Prof Mike Seal
Co-Directors of Centre for Wellbeing in Education (CWE): Prof Anna Lise Gordon and Dr Catherine Carrol