Key Staff in the School of Education

Head of School
Professor Karen Guldberg
Email: k.k.guldberg@bham.ac.uk

Deputy Head of School
Professor Ian McGimpsey
Email: i.mcgimpsey.1@bham.ac.uk

Executive Officer (PA to the Head of School)
Louisa Whitehouse
Email for Head of School PA enquiries: educationpahos@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Head of Department, Disability, Inclusion and Special Needs (DISN)
Dr Rachel Hewett
Email: r.g.hewett@bham.ac.uk 

Head of Department, Education and Social Justice (ESJ)
Professor Andrew Peterson
Email: a.peterson@bham.ac.uk 

Head of Department, Teacher Education (DTE)
Dr Nicola Smith
Email: n.smith.9@bham.ac.uk  

Head of Education
Dr Graeme Dobson
Email: g.j.dobson@bham.ac.uk  

Head of Quality Assurance and Enhancement, PGTA Coordinator
Dr Paul Watts
Email: p.m.watts@bham.ac.uk   

Head of Research
Professor Karl Kitching
Email: k.kitching@bham.ac.uk  

Deputy Head of Research
Professor Helen Breadmore
Email: h.breadmore@bham.ac.uk  

Head of Postgraduate Programmes (Full-Time)
Dr Dawn England
Email: d.england@bham.ac.uk

Head of Postgraduate Programmes (Part-Time)
Neil Hall
Email: n.hall.1@bham.ac.uk  

Head of Undergraduate Programmes
Dr Sarah Gillborn
Email: s.gillborn@bham.ac.uk  

Head of Postgraduate Research
Dr Laura D’Olimpio
Email: l.dolimpio@bham.ac.uk  

School Global Engagement Lead
Dr Donna Dawkins
Email: d.j.dawkins@bham.ac.uk  

School Equity, Diversity and Belonging Lead
Professor Chris Millward
Email: c.millward@bham.ac.uk  

Senior Tutor
Tracy Whatmore
Email: t.whatmore@bham.ac.uk   

Head of Operations
Manjit Jutlla
Email: m.k.jutlla@bham.ac.uk  

Deputy Head of Operations
Poppy Taylor
Email: p.j.taylor@bham.ac.uk  

Education Support Manager
Laura Aboagye-Ward
Email: l.g.aboagye-ward@bham.ac.uk