Staff Profile:Dr Cathy Tissot

Name:

Dr Cathy Tissot

Job Title:

Programme Director for the SENCO Qualification/Deputy Director of Research

Responsibilities:

University responsibilities:

• Library representative for the Institute of Education

Main responsibilities at the Institute of Education:

• Director of the MA in Education
• Convenor for MA in Education (Inclusive Education)
• SENCO accreditation
• Chair of the Ethics Committee
• Deputy Director of Research

Teaching:

• Masters level-SENCO 1; SENCO 2; SENCO 3
• Learners with Special Educational Needs
• Supporting Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorders; School Development and Provision for Difficulties in Learning

Areas of Interest:

Areas of expertise and research interest

• Special education theory and practice
• Autistic spectrum disorders
• Inclusive education
• International perspectives on inclusion
• Disability issues in general

Areas in which you are able to supervise at Masters and PhD level:

• Special education theory and practice
• Autistic spectrum disorders
• Inclusive education
• International perspectives on inclusion
• Disability issues in general

Current and recent Research Students:
• Chui Ling Liu-Inclusion in Taiwan
• Najlaa Bajaber-Gifted educational programmes for girls in Saudi Arabia
• Anna Tsakalaki-Reading and spelling difficulties

Completed:

• Dr. Eileen Hyder - Reading groups for visually impaired readers

Current and recent Research Projects:

• 2010-2011 Service Families with children with SEN (with Georgina Lovett)
• 2009-present SENCOs views on SEN provision
• 2008-present Personalised learning for SEN learners: ensuring ITT staff expertise (£18,000)

Research groups / Centres:

Member of the Equity, Inclusion and Improvement Research Group, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Network

Publications:

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Jump to: 2012 | 2011 | 2009 | 2006 | 2003

Number of items: 5.

2012

• Hyder, E. and Tissot, C. (2012) ‘That’s definite discrimination’: practice under the umbrella of inclusion. Disability and Society. ISSN 1360-0508 (In Press)

2011

• Tissot, C. (2011) Working together? Parent and local authority views on the process of obtaining appropriate educational provision for children with autism spectrum disorders. Educational Research, 53 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1469-5847 doi: 10.1080/00131881.2011.552228

2009

• Tissot, C. (2009) Establishing a sexual identity: case studies of learners with autism and learning difficulties. Autism, 13 (6). pp. 551-566. ISSN 1362-3613 doi: 10.1177/1362361309338183

2006

• Tissot, C. A. and Evans, R. (2006) Securing provision for children with autistic spectrum disorders: the views of parents. Perspectives in Education, 24 (1). pp. 73-86. ISSN 0258-2236

2003

• Tissot, C. A. and Evans, R. (2003) Visual teaching strategies for children with autism. Early Child Development and Care, 173 (4). pp. 425-433. ISSN 1476-8275 doi: 10.1080/0300443032000079104

This list was generated on Sat May 26 01:26:07 2012 BST.

Recent publications/conference presentations/professional achievements:

Hyder, E., & Tissot, C. (in press). 'That's definite discrimination': Practice under the umbrella of inclusion. Disability & Society.

Sutton, S. and Tissot, C (under review) Increasing the inclusive practice of trainee teachers through the use of specialist SEN placements in a PGCE Primary programmeEducational Research

Kempe, A. and Tissot, C. (under review) The use of drama to teach social skills with students with autism International Journal of Inclusive Education

Tissot, C. (2011). Working together? Parent and local authority views on the process of obtaining appropriate educational provision for children with autism spectrum disorders. Educational Research, 53(1), 1-15.

Tissot, C. (2009). Establishing a sexual identity: Case studies of learners with autism and learning difficulties. Autism, 13(6), 551-566.

Tissot, C., & Evans, R. (2006). Securing provision for children with autistic spectrum disorders: The views of parents. Perspectives in Education, 24(1), 73-86.

Tissot, C., Faraday, S., Macqueen, L., & Maudslay, L. (2005). Through Inclusion to Excellence: A literature and research review to support the Strategic Review of the Learning and Skills Council's funding and Planning of Education and Training for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities across the post-16 sector. . London: Learning and Skills Development Agency.

Tissot, C., & Evans, R. (2003). Visual teaching strategies for children with autism. Early Child Development and Care, 173(4), 425-433.

Tissot, C., Bovell, V., & Thomas, S. (2001). Addressing the system failures for children with autism. Educational and Child Psychology, 18(2), 63-75.

Tissot, C. (1999). Decisions after diagnosis: A practical path for parents. Early Child Development and Care, 157, 85-96.

Enterprise activity; external roles and consultancy:

• Led the successful bid to be a provider of the SENCO qualification programme in conjunction with the six Berkshire Local Authorities
• Presentations to two Local Authorities on Autism
• Member of the Bracknell Forest Adult Autism group
• Assistant editor for Early Child Development and Care
• External Examiner for University of Chester (2008-2011); Leeds Metropolitan (2010-2014)
• Lead organiser for Public Lecture Series of external experts including Baroness Warnock, Prof. Simon Baron Cohen, Prof. Maggie Snowling, Prof. Tony Charman, Prof. Usha Goswami, Prof. Brian Butterworth
• Member of AERA, BERA