Key details
Ms Emma Longley
Academic Portfolio Lead for Primary Education
Emma is a Senior Teaching Fellow and Academic Portfolio Lead in the School of Education. She is an Advance HE Teaching Fellow, teaching on Initial Teacher Education programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, an External Examiner at Edge Hill University and a Trustee for Primary First Trust. Emma has expertise in SEND, leading the NASENCO programme at the University before becoming a lead facilitator on the NPQSENCo for the Thames South Teaching Hub. She is also an assessor for Inclusion Quality Mark. As a qualified executive coach, Emma is an active member of the UoG coaching network providing support for colleagues across the wider university.
Emma has over 30 years' experience in education in an extensive range of diverse primary, secondary, and special settings as a teacher, senior leader, Headteacher and school improvement advisor.
Posts held previously
- Regional Lead and Achievement Coach for a national inclusion charity supporting development of inclusive practices in primary and secondary schools
- Advanced Skills Teacher for a Local Authority, supporting teaching and learning in schools in challenging circumstances and working alongside ECTs as a mentor during induction
- Headteacher of a primary school with specialist provision for SLCN/Autism. Deputy Headteacher in a large multicultural primary school. Primary classroom teacher across all phases.
Responsibilities within the university
* Academic Portfolio Lead for Primary Education
* Tutor on the BA and PGCE Initial Teacher Education primary programmes
* Year Lead on BA Primary Education programme
* Personal tutor
* Qualified coach - currently working within the UoG coaching network
* School experience tutor for BA, PGCE and School Direct trainees
Recognition
University of Northampton – panel member on the Periodic Subject Review of the Special Educational Needs and Inclusion (May 2022)
Governor in a Primary School – lead for SEND and Pupil Premium
Research / Scholarly interests
Emma holds an MA in Education (Children's Literacy), a BEd specialising in Mathematics, has completed the National Professional Qualification for Headship, and has a keen interest in positive psychology and strengths-based coaching.