Jane Weavers
Alumni Officer and Senior Lecturer
Prior to joining the University of Chester, Jane Weavers taught in a number of schools and worked with a wide age range of children, initially specialising in science and mathematics in middle school, she became interested in younger children and moved into teaching in primary schools. I have had management roles in schools, including managing Foundation Stage units, and SENCO.
At the University of Chester, she worked initially worked on Initial Teacher Education Programmes in the Department, co-ordinating the teaching of Primary Science and teaching on specialist early years modules. Her role developed into working on MA programmes, working with teachers in the early stages of their careers initially, however this has became wider as I took on leadership of MA programmes, enjoying the the privilege of working with students drawn for different phases of education and at different stages in their careers. Currently she is Deputy Head of Department for our Childhood, Education and Professional Development, which includes our non-QTS BA programmes and MA programmes.
Jane continues to teach on a range of programme in the CEPD department, primarily working on MA programmes where she leads modules on the MA Education on Pupils Identity and Agency and Transforming the Curriculum. She is also engaged in work on Attachment, Trauma and Mental Health with our partnership.
Whilst I maintain my interest in the teaching of science, I also have a particular interest in the effect of children’s development on learning and how their life experiences can have an impact. Personal study of and research into this informs my teaching on the programmes.