Victoria Cooke

Courses taught:

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

Victoria is an experienced primary school teacher with extensive school leadership experience. She has a special interest in the development of Early Career Teachers as well as supporting children with Dyslexia and other literacy difficulties. Victoria is a Senior Lecturer Practitioner, working part time with ARU delivering the BEd Primary Education with QTS and part time as a specialist dyslexia teacher.

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Background

With 19 years’ experience as a primary school teacher, Victoria has taught across all year groups and in a range of schools. As well as classroom teaching, Victoria has mentored many trainee teachers and Early Career Teachers, helping them to become successful practitioners themselves. She has also worked as an Assistant Head responsible firstly for Key Stage One and Maths followed by Teaching and Learning including whole school training and CPD.

Victoria is passionate about improving outcomes for children with Dyslexia and other literacy difficulties. She is also a Specialist Dyslexia Teacher, providing intervention and support for children with dyslexia and other special educational needs.

Research interests

• ECT (Early Career Teacher) support
• Dyslexia and literacy difficulties
• Mentoring

Teaching

Victoria currently teaches on the following modules for the BEd Primary Education with QTS:

• Key Professional Skills MOD009267
• Core Curriculum MOD009269

Qualifications

• BA (Hons) Primary Education, Canterbury Christ Church University
• National Professional Qualification of Senior Leadership (NPQSL), Leadership East
• Mentoring for Initial Teacher Training
• Level 5 Certificate in Dyslexia: Literacy, Support and Intervention

Memberships, editorial boards

• Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (PATOSS)