Helen Knowler is an experienced and qualified teacher, and since 2006 has been a lecturer teaching and researching in the field of Special and Inclusive Education. Her specific interests relate to the educational experiences of pupils identified as having Social, Emotional and Mental Heath needs and the role of teachers in supporting them. Helen's work focusses upon the ethical and affective dimensions of teaching and learning, and she draws her theoretical and methodological inspiration from sociology, socio-cultural theory and visual methodologies. Helen continues to work closely with schools and teachers and is committed to the principles of inclusion, social justice and participation in every aspect of her work - including use of critical pedagogies, inclusive assessment practices and designing research that is meaningful and important to the people she works with.
Experience
2009–present
Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Bristol
2006–2009
Programme Director/Lecturer , University of Plymouth
2005–2006
Advisory Teacher (SEBD) , Devon Local Authority
1994–2006
Classroom Teacher , Primary Schools in the Midlands and Devon
Education
2006
University of Plymouth, MA (Ed) Inclusive Education
Publications
2014
Done, E., Murphy, M. and Knowler, H (2014) Mandatory accreditation for special educational needs coordinators: Bio-politics, neoliberal managerialism and the Deleuzo-Guattarian 'war machine', Journal of Education Policy
2012
Done, E. & Knowler, H. L. (2012) Features of a post-identitarian pedagogy (with reference to postgraduate student writing and the continuing professional development of teachers). , Studies in Higher Education
2011
Done, E. & Knowler, H. L. (2011) (Re)writing reflective practice with Deleuze, Guattari and feminist poststructuralism ., Reflective Practice
2011
Done, E., Knowler, H., Murphy, M., Rea, T. & Gale, K. (2011) (Re) Writing CPD: creative analytic practices and the professional development of teachers , Reflective Practice
2009
Knowler, H. (2009) Special, Mainstream or the place in-between: participation and inclusion for pupils who experience SEBD in Gibson, S & Haynes, J (Eds)(2009) Perspectives on Participation and Inclusion: Engaging Education London: Continuum , Perspectives on Participation and Inclusion: Engaging Education
2007
Gibson, S. & Knowler, H. (2007) The Joy of meeting pupil needs through developing community in D. Hayes (Ed.), Joyful Teaching and Learning in the Primary School Exeter: Learning Matters, Joyful Teaching and Learning