Fay Childs

Courses taught:

• Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) (Undergraduate)

Fay is an experienced teacher with expertise in the development and support of Early Years practice. She has a particular interest in holistic, multi-sensory learning, and drawing this pedagogy into the primary classroom. Fay is a Senior Lecturer Practitioner, working part time with ARU delivering the BEd Primary Education with QTS and part time as a classteacher in a village primary school in Cambridge.

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Background

Fay began her teaching career in 2005, teaching in a Cambridge nursery school whilst gaining many hours of training and CPD. After four years, she then moved into a local authority role as an Early Years Foundation Stage Advisor; sharing expertise, monitoring provision of nursery providers and leading training sessions to practitioners and childminders.

Moving back into a teaching role was crucial to enable Fay to develop her knowledge and skills of the primary curriculum. Whilst at her current school (Bottisham Community Primary) she has moved from the Nursery class and has experience of teaching all age groups to Year 6 and is now settled firmly in 3/4, where she can fully explore her interest of transition from Key Stage 1 to 2. She has extensive experience of mentoring SCITT students, PGCE teacher trainees as well as mentoring students from ARU and Bottisham Village College.

Research interests

• Drawing EY learning into primary education
• Using drama as a teaching tool
• Teacher education and development

Qualifications

• PGCE Early Years, University of Cambridge
• BA Hons Performing Arts

Memberships, editorial boards

• Chartered College of Teaching, member