Personal statement

Jason works as a senior lecturer and academic tutor on the BA Undergraduate in Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Primary Education with QTS. 

Prior to working in ITE, Jason started his career as a teaching assistant at an Oxford city primary school before completing his PGCE at Oxford Brookes University. After securing his first teaching role, Jason took on a range of leadership responsibilities at schools in both Oxford and Bristol, including subject leadership for science (achieving the silver Primary Science Quality Mark with his school), mathematics (introducing a change towards a Mastery curriculum and pedagogy) and then reading (embedding systematic synthetic phonics and reinvigorating the reading curriculum through Key Stages 1 and 2).  

In addition to this, he was Key Stage 2 leader, an educational visits co-ordinator and organised a range of clubs, enrichment events and projects to support pupil wellbeing and behaviour.

Academic qualifications

  • Master's in Professional Practice in Higher Education (currently studying)
  • PGCHE, Bath Spa University
  • PGCE in Primary and Early Years, Oxford Brookes University
  • BA (Hons) Broadcasting, University of Falmouth.

Professional memberships

  • Chartered College of Teaching
  • Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association (TPEA)
  • Association of Teachers of Mathematics.

Areas of expertise

In addition to supporting and assessing Bath Spa Teachers (BSTs) during their university studies and school-based training, Jason has the following areas of responsibility:

  • Foundation 1 module co-leader on the BA with QTS
  • Curriculum lead for primary computing and AI in education
  • Teachers as Professionals (TaP) 'Planning for learning'
  • Part of the Primary and Early Years mathematics team.