Hannah Bell

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Lecturer in Early Education and Childcare

Education/Qualifications

  • HNC Early Education & Childcare
  • BA (Hons) Child & Youth Studies (1st class)
  • Postgraduate Teaching Qualification in Further Education

Roles

  • Lecturer- Foundation Apprenticeship: Social Services, Children & Young People
  • Module Leader- Professional Reflection and Personal and Professional Reflection (level 10)
  • Co-tutor- modules on the BA (Hons) Child & Youth Studies
  • Personal Academic Tutor- BA (Hons) Child & Youth Studies
  • Dissertation Supervisor

Employment History

My passion has always been working with and supporting children and young people. I started out in Paediatric Nursing but decided to change career into Early Education. I then took up Practitioner and Leadership posts within the Public and Private sector in Clackmannanshire and Perth and Kinross. I then moved from Early Years into Further Education and started at UHI Perth in 2009. I started teaching within Perth high schools and now teach across a varied level of programmes both face to face and online, as well as engaging in research activity.

Practice/Research Interest

  • Play and childhood
  • Curriculum for Excellence
  • Social pedagogy
  • Educational and intergenerational mobility
  • Reflective practice
  • Personal & professional ethics
  • Student experience/transitions to degree study

Contact

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