Staff Profile
Lucy Sors
Senior Lecturer
Following a career as Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCO), school leader, and teacher across the EYFS and Primary age range, I moved to a career as Senior Lecturer at York St John in January 2021.
I teach in Initial Teacher Education, specialising in SEND and Inclusion, Learning Outside the Classroom and Languages and teach on courses related to Inclusion in Children, Young People and Education. I am lead for Inclusion in ITE and teach across primary, secondary and post-graduate programmes to support student teachers, teachers and SENCOs to develop effective inclusive practice in schools. As module lead for Learning Outside the Classroom, I am involved with the York St John’s Institute for Social Justice ‘Living Lab’ project, an interdisciplinary cross-university project engaging students in ecological justice. As Languages lead in ITE, I am involved in the York St John Community Language School by delivering training on creative approaches to developing community language skills with children and adolescents
- School – School of Education, Language and Psychology
- Email – l.sors@yorksj.ac.uk
Teaching
I lead on inclusion and languages in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) and teach on a range of modules across ITE programmes on these subjects. I am module lead for Learning Outside the Classroom (LOTC), Inclusive and Holistic Practices (Foundation Year). I am module leader on the National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination (NASENCO) and Masters in Special Education Needs and Inclusion (MASENI).
Research
My research interests stem from my background in inclusion, anthropology and languages and passion for inclusion, equality and social justice. My current research projects include:
- Developing inclusive practice in Initial Teacher Education
- Place, pedagogy and play in learning outside the classroom
- Creative pedagogy in languages education
Building on my Master’s research which employed participatory research methods to explore the Primary Curriculum through dance, I am passionate about developing research that includes multiple ‘voices’; applying anthropological and participatory research methods to inform creative and inclusive pedagogies in education.
Professional Activities
I am a member of the British Educational Research Association (BERA) and National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) and the Association for Language Learning (ALL).
