Staff Profile
Dr Helen Rowe
Senior Lecturer, Programme Lead: Children, Young People and Society; Education, SEN and Mental Health; Early Years Education and Care
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I am a senior lecturer in School of Education, teaching on a number of undergraduate programmes including Children, Young People and Society, Education, SEN and Mental Health and Early Years Education and Care. I also teach on the MA Education and supervise MREs, EdD and PhD students.
After graduating from Kings College London with a degree in Chemistry, I was employed in both the accountancy and recruitment sectors. After a short career break I then retrained and worked both as a practitioner and lecturer in Early Years on a range of FE and HE programmes. I was employed at Harrogate College, part of Hull College Group for approximately 15 years before joining York St John University in 2013.
I completed a Doctorate in Education at Durham University in 2018 and have a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PCET) from Huddersfield University and an MA in Early Years from Leeds Metropolitan University.
- School – School of Education, Language and Psychology
- Email – h.rowe@yorksj.ac.uk
- Phone – 01904 876 116
- Postgraduate Research Supervisor
Further information
Teaching
I am a senior lecturer in the School of Education, teaching on a number of Undergraduate programmes and the MA Education programme. I am currently teaching Child Development; Inclusive Practices; Early Years Theory of Leading and Managing; Special Needs and Inclusion and Questioning the Purpose: Philosophies of Education, Childhood and Society.
In addition to teaching I am a seminar leader, academic tutor and research supervisor for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Research
I completed a Doctorate in Education at Durham University in 2018 and have a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PCET) from Huddersfield University and an MA in Early Years from Leeds Metropolitan University.
My research interests are associated with the Early Years and social justice.
Professional activities
I am an External Examiner at University of Derby for BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies, Joint Honours Early Childhood Studies, BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies (Top Up) (Online).
