Programme Director (acting)
Canterbury Christ Church University
Oversaw the ophthalmic dispensing degree course; chaired university–ABDO meets and led ratification of student marks.
Academia
Teaching the next lot to do it better than I did.
Alongside clinical work I have spent years in optometry and dispensing education. I have lectured for ABDO College of Education, teaching prospective dispensing and contact lens opticians, and I oversaw the degree course at Canterbury Christ Church University as Acting Programme Director and Academic Link Tutor.
I created module content, oversaw and directed the ratification of student marks, and chaired joint meetings between the university and ABDO College. I now hold the Associate Fellowship of Higher Education (AFHEA).
Roles & responsibilities
Academic Link Tutor
Canterbury Christ Church × ABDO
Connective tissue between the college and the university. Kept modules, assessments and expectations aligned.
Lecturer
ABDO College of Education
Delivering teaching to prospective dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians in the vocational pipeline.
Pre-reg supervisor
College of Optometrists · CLiP
Mentoring and supervising trainee optometrists through qualification. Where the theory finally meets the phoropter.
Looking forward
My focus is on family and continuing in practice for the moment, with a clear intention to return to academia in a substantive role and to complete the Independent Prescriber qualification alongside it.