Cacie_xoxo

A dedicated educator who has a background within creative arts, SEND, education teaching, and inclusive practice for all. My academic and professional journey has been shaped by my own lived experiences as well as others, which has driven my passion for wanting to improve the support around neurodivergent adults in both education and employment. I am now seeking to undertake a distance-learning/online learning PhD exploring workplace inclusion for SEN adults, integrating psychological and neuroscientific perspectives.

My end goal is to become a university lecturer specialising in SEND, disability studies and learning. Doing this I can always keep progressing within the research in this field but also helping others within an education setting which is something that brings me joy.

Teacher at UCLAN partnership with wigan and leigh university centre (2024-09 – Present)

PGCE in Further Education (Dance and SEND specialism)

• Choosing to specialise within SEND within this due to personal experience and passion for inclusive education is so important.
• For part of this I did research and an academic poster on SEND adults in workplaces and within education sector, highlighting the lack of existing information and knowledge around this
• Further developed my skills within my teaching, differentiation, and inclusive practice.

Teaching experience

• Experience teaching within education settings.
• Teaching in Further Education setting with SEND.
• Strong communication and pastoral support skills.
• My way of thinking really helped me to help others especially with needs and disabilities.
• I first had teaching experience from a young age due to dance and used that as a way to express teaching in education, special needs schools and to now put my passion forward for my research topic.

PGCE in Further Education (Dance and SEND specialism) – UCLAN partnership with wigan and leigh university centre (2024-09 – 2025-06)

BA (Hons) in Dance, Choreography and Teaching – UCLAN Preston campus (2021-09 – 2024-06)