Staff Profile

Vini Lander

Contact details

Telephone: - 01243 812058

Location:- Room S8, St Michaels House, Bognor Regis Campus

Role

Vini is the Head of the BA(Hons) Primary Education and Teaching Programme. She is also Deputy Director of Multiverse -this is a TDA funded professional resource network on achievement and diversity.

Experience

Vini worked in mainstream schools teaching science and A level Biology for a number of years.  In the latter part of her time in schools she worked as a Section 11 Schools Liaison teacher and teacher in charge of pupils with English as an Additional Language. Vini joined the University of Chichester as Head of the undergraduate primary initial teacher education programme. She teaches on the primary undergraduate, postgraduate and Masters level programmes. Vini teaches on the primary science and professional studies modules at the University. 

Interests

Vini has undertaken research in the area of students teachers' developing subject knowledge in science and written subject support materials for the SCIcentre.  She has also been a Ofsted inspector for primary schools and initial teacher training.  As part of her role in Multiverse Vini has delivered training sessions to student teachers and teacher educators on diversity, inclusion and achievement across the country and in Germany. 

Vini's research interests lie in the field of diversity and initial teacher education.  She is undertaking doctoral research in this area.