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Training Lead, Colley SEN Training and Consultancy 2020-present
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Senior Lecturer in Special Educational Needs and Disability at Oxford Brookes University, UK 2015-20
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Keynote Speaker and Presenter (Royal College of Psychiatrists UK 2018; Attachment Research Community UK Conference 2019; University of the Algarve Portugal 2019; University of Bilbao 2020)
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Chair, Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA): 2016 – 2019 www.sebda.org
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Department for Education (UK) Steering Group Adviser (Mental Health and Behaviour Guidance to Schools) 2016-18
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Co-editor and author ‘Attachment and Emotional Development in the Classroom’ (Jessica Kingsley Publishing) 2017
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Co-author ‘The Boxall Profile for Young People’ 2010
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Editorial Board Member: Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Journal; The International Journal of Nurture in Education; The International Journal of Emotional Education.
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Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association National Council 2010-2020
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European Network for Social Emotional Competence 2012-present
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Current Research Projects
2021-2023 - The Mulberry Bush Nurturing Schools Project
2021-2023 - The Mulberry Bush Emotional Security Evaluation Project
2019-2021 - An evidence based guide to opening a successful secondary school nurture group
2021-23 - Building Emotional Security in a therapeutic school environment
2021-23- Evaluating the impact of whole school nurturing practices on the well being of staff and pupils
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Oxford Brookes University 2015-2020
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Programme Leader - National SENCo Award: Leading training for teachers wishing to acquire the National SENCO qualification at Masters Level
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Strand Lead MA Education (SEND): Overseeing Special Education pathway to an MA in Education
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Undergraduate Teaching: including Emotional Development and Attachment, SEN and Inclusion, Special Needs and Disability
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SEBDA-Brookes Mental Health courses (PG Certs): Course Content Adviser and Tutor
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Doctoral supervision: Compassion in Education
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Masters Supervision: Multiple students with a SEN,Mental Health and/or well being focus
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DFE Steering Group member: Advising DFE on the refresh of 'Mental Health and Behaviour- guidance for schools'
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Editorial Advisory Boards: Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Journal; International Journal of Nurture in Education; Emotional Education Journal
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External Examiner: Doctorate in Ed Psychology – Dundee University 2020; PhD Bath Spa University 2018; MA thesis York University 2019 MA Revalidation University of South Wales 2017
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Chair, Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA) 2016-2019
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Chaired the National Council
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Reported to the charity's Trustees
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Planned and delivered the SEBDA National Conferences
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Developed the national online SEBDA mental health courses
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Maintained the Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Journal quarterly
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Represented SEBDA at DFE meetings
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Special Educational Needs Teacher
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Falmouth School, Falmouth, UK - Teaching secondary aged pupils with ADHD, Autism, Social Emotional and Mental Health needs
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The Glen, Education Support Centre, Douglas Isle of Man - Head teacher (PRU) for primary aged pupils with Social Emotional and Mental Health needs, autism and ADHD
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St Ninian's High School, Douglas, Isle of Man - Teacher for pupils with emotional difficulties, ADHD and Autism
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Ramsey Grammar School, Ramsey Isle of Man - SEN Unit Manager for pupils with learning difficulties and complex SEN
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Castle Rushen High School, Castletown, Isle of Man - SEN teachers for pupils with learning difficulties and complex SEN
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Special Educational Needs Adviser - Isle of Man Government - Advising primary and secondary schools on SEN issues and managing the SEN support in schools. Managing 15 nurture group initiatives. Developing the multi-agency IOM Parenting Network
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Roundwood Junior School, Arnold, Nottingham - Class teacher
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Conferences and Presentations
2021 - Oxfordshire Head Teachers Conference - Inclusive practice in Secondary Schools
2021 - Oxford Brookes University SENDI Conference - Attachment and Inclusive practice in schools
2020 - University of Delhi, India: Nurture Groups and well being (online)
2019 - University of Algarve, Portugal: Conference keynote presentation: Mental Health and Inclusion
2019 - European Network of Social and Emotional Competence (ENSEC), Budapest, Hungary Research paper: Secondary Nurture Groups
2018 - Attachment Research Community Conference (ARC) – Birmingham UK Keynote: Attachment and Mental Health
2018 - Royal College of Psychiatrists, London UK Workshop: The impact of impaired Emotional Development on learning in the Classroom
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Publications
2021 - An evidence based guide to opening a successful secondary school nurture group - International Journal of Nurture in Education vol. 7 (June 2021) Download here
2017 - Attachment and Emotional Development in the Classroom: Theory and Practice David Colley and Paul Cooper (Eds) Jessica Kingsley Publishing, London
2017 - Models of Emotional Development (with Paul Cooper) in Attachment and Emotional Development in the Classroom: Theory and Practice (JKP 2017) Jessica Kingsley Publishing, London
2017 - Emotional Development and missed early experiences: the nurture group approach in Attachment and Emotional Development in the Classroom: Theory and Practice (JKP 2017) Jessica Kingsley Publishing, London
2013 - Beyond the Boxall Profile for Young People T Rae with co-authors D Colley and H Stollery. Nurture Group Network, London
2012 - ‘Setting up a nurture group in your secondary school’ Chp.8 Transforming Troubled Lives: Visser, Daniels and Cole (Eds) Emerald Publishing
2010 - The Boxall Profile for Young People by M Bennathan, M Boxall and D Colley Nurture Group Network, London
2009 - ‘Nurture Groups in Secondary Schools’ in Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties EBD Journal Vol.14, No.4 Dec 2009 pp. 291-300 Routledge
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