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Brenna Farrow is a Senior Lecturer within the division of SEN and Inclusion at the University of Northampton (UoN). She teaches across Foundation, BA and MA modules with a particular focus on International perspectives of Special Educational Needs and Inclusion.
Prior to her appointment at UoN, she was a Post Doctorate research Fellow at Palacky University of Olomouc in the Czech Republic. The research, funded by the European Union, focused on Professional partnerships between educational establishments, with a view to improving Inclusive educational practices specifically in the Czech Republic. In addition, she investigated the attitudes of school principals towards inclusion of students with SEN in regular schools, attitudes of peers in relation to students with hearing impairment and early intervention for children with SEN. Her doctoral thesis focused on pedagogy for children with social communication and interaction difficulties.
Before taking up a career in academia she was a teacher for children with SEN for 18 years, pre-school to post 16; provided professional development for across the full range of educational provision in international schools in Hong Kong, and engaged with teacher educators through seminars and workshops in Indonesia and Vietnam.
She is a peer reviewer for a number of international and Asia Pacific journals, and an international editorial board member of the Asian Journal of Inclusive Education, the Disability Equity Research Network (DERN) UK, and a member of the UNESCO-UNEVOC centre in Hong Kong.
My research interests include Children with Autism, International perspectives of inclusive education, special educational needs, teachers professional persona development, teaching and children with trauma related issues, key adult interventions and online learning for post graduate students
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
PhD, Special educational needs and inclusion, Education University of Hong Kong
1 Nov 2009 → 16 Nov 2012
Award Date: 16 Nov 2012
Master, Masters in Special education, University of Manchester
1 Oct 1989 → 29 Sept 1990
Award Date: 1 Nov 1990
Bachelor, Special educational needs, University of Lincoln
1 Oct 1983 → 1 Jul 1987
Award Date: 8 Nov 1987
School governor, Sands Academy
31 Dec 2022 → …
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Book Review › peer-review
Farrow, B. (Examiner)
Activity: Examinations › Examination › Research
Farrow, B. (Author) & Caldwell, H. (Author)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation › Research
Farrow, B. (Examiner)
Activity: Examinations › Examination › Research
Farrow, B. (Reviewer)
Activity: Publication Peer-review and Editorial Work › Publication Peer-review › Research