Dr Kelly Richens
BASCITT Centre Director
Kelly is a former postdoctoral scientist who has been teaching for 13 years. Her love of research continued into her career change, and she remains committed to research-informed practice. She was asked by the National Association of School Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT) to write the book ‘Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers: Using Cognitive Science in the Classroom’ which was published in November 2021. Kelly has just completed a national working party project with NASBTT, helping to shape the future of how we train teachers to meet the needs of students with SEND.
Kelly is also a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching, recognising the impact and contributions she has made to the profession in the last 10 years. She has had several articles published in their national journal.
Kelly is passionate about training teachers and believes that being human-first in our understanding of pupils is fundamental to their success in the classroom. This value of relationships extends to how she trains her teachers, and she is proud of the support she gives to ensure they ‘thrive’ in not ‘survive’ their teacher training year.
In addition, Kelly:
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Is the Director of Development and Research for our lead school’s special needs Trust.
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Is an ITT External Moderator for three other SCITTs.
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Is Subject Consultant for Secondary Biology for National Association of School Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT), writing resources that are used nationally.
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Has written modules for NASBTT’s mentor training.
Claire Daniel
BASCITT Centre Operational Lead
Claire has worked within adult education for over 20 years and the last 13 years in Initial Teacher Training. Claire loves working with each year of Trainees, supporting them on their journey to becoming amazing teachers. She is always highly welcoming and supportive.
