Staff Profile

Gianna Knowles

Contact details

Telephone: - 01243 812055

Location:- Room F8, St. Michaels House, Bognor Regis Campus

Role

Gianna is the Co-ordinator for the Foundation Degree in Teaching and Learning Support and a Primary Education Lecturer.

Experience

Gianna has over 12 years experience of working in primary schools in London and across the country, She has experience of classroom teaching and leadership and management and her specialist curriculum area is English.  She has also worked in the advisory service as an advisory teacher for English and monitoring and assessment, as part of this role she worked with individual teachers and whole school staffs to develop practice and policies in these areas.

Interests

Gianna's research interest is in the area of social justice and inclusion. She is the editor of Supporting Inclusive Practice, written with colleagues from the School of Teacher Education,  to help students and teachers develop their knowledge and understanding about inclusion in schools. Gianna has also worked as a QAA subject reviewer and as an Ofsted Inspector for nursery and primary school inspection teams.