- Paper presentations to the National Autistic Society, Berkshire Autistic Society, Reading Borough Council.
- Led the successful bid to be a provider of the SENCO qualification programme in conjunction with the six Berkshire Local Authorities.
- Past member of the Bracknell Forest Adult Autism group.
- Assistant editor for Early Child Development and Care.
- Trustee, Prior's Court School.
- Past Governor, Thames Valley Free School.
Cathy Tissot

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Professor
University:
- University Teaching Fellow Community of Practice
Institute of Education:
- SENCO accreditation/qualification
- MA (Inclusive Education) Pathway leader
Areas of interest
- Special education theory and practice
- Autistic spectrum disorders
- Inclusive education
- International perspectives on inclusion
- Disability issues in general
Postgraduate supervision
Masters and PhD level supervision offered in:
- Special education theory and practice
- Autistic spectrum disorders
- Inclusive education
- International perspectives on inclusion
- Disability issues in general
Current Research Students:
- Abdulsalam Alfadhel: Social inclusion for students with hearing impairments in Saudi Arabia
- Reham Bukhari: A qualitative investigation of the relationship between social and cultural factors for people who stutter on academic and professional experience and performance
- Regina Cobbinah: The experience of adolescents with severe mental health illness in hospital and mainstream school following hospitalisation in an inpatient unit
- Khummit Keshinro: Understanding Jamaica’s Secondary Students’ Performance through Students’ Voice
- Tricia McAfee: Outdoor learning
- Ruth Moyse: Autistic girls missing from education
- Amy Nokes: Developing active ways of learning in and through music for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
- Paul Van Walwyk: The views of Head Teachers within Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) special schools on the changes following the Code of Practice (2014)
Recent Research Students:
- Manar Alarfaj: Provision for students with autism in Saudi Arabia.
- Najlaa Bajaber: Gifted educational programmes for girls in Saudi Arabia.
- Reem Balubaid: Transition to adulthood for adolescents with autism in Saudi Arabia and the UK.
- Lois Beaver: Using Pupil Voice to Explore and Improve the Experience of Pupils with SEN in a Mainstream Secondary School.
- Eileen Hyder: Reading groups for visually impaired readers completed in 2011.
- Sufang Li: Student Teachers' Perspectives of the Impact of Inclusive Education Training on their Teaching Practice.
- Chui Ling Liu: Inclusion in Taiwan.
- Muna Muqaibal: Effectiveness of CALL in Teaching and Learning English Vocabulary: The Case of Oman
- Hayley Sae-Kang: Professional Identity, Team Work and School Culture.
- Budor Saigh: Quality of life for children with autism in Saudi Arabia.
- Rob Webster: The extent to which the classroom experiences of pupils with special education needs and disabilities have changed over time
Teaching
- Educating Diverse Groups (EDM188)
- The Reflective Practitioner (EDMPPS)
- Education for Inclusion (ED1 BEC)
Research centres and groups
Member of the Equity, Inclusion and Improvement Research Group.
Research projects
- 2010-2011: Service Families with children with SEN (with Georgina Lovett).
- 2009-2013: SENCOs views on SEN provision.
- 2008-2011: Personalised learning for SEN learners: ensuring ITT staff expertise (£18,000).
Selected publications
- Tissot, C; Butcher, S & Piper, S (2018) A time and place for sexual activity. Network Autism
- Tissot, C. (2016). Top 5 autism tips for professionals: sex education for autistic children Network Autism http://network.autism.org.uk/knowledge/insight-opinion/top-5-autism-tips-professionals-sex-education-autistic-children
- Kent, M & Tissot, C. (2010) Mark Kent. In Cases on Teaching Sexuality Education to Individuals with Autism; P. Schaefer-Whitby (ed)
Enterprise activity, external roles and consultancy:
Publications
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Muqaibal, M.
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Kasprowicz, R.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9248-6834 , Tissot, C. (2023) Evaluating the impact of spaced practice using computer-assisted language learning (CALL) on vocabulary learning in the classroom. Language Teaching Research ISSN: 1477-0954 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13621688221146146
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Kent, M.
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Tissot, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9835-0903 (2022) Mark’s story. In: Khosrow-Pour, M. , (eds.) Research Anthology on Physical and Intellectual Disabilities in an Inclusive Society. IGI Global pp. 1609-1625. ISBN: 9781668435427 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3542-7.ch084
- Tissot, C. (2013) The role of SENCOs as leaders. British Journal of Special Education , 40 (1). pp. 463-474. ISSN: 1467-8578 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8578.12014
- Hyder, E. and Tissot, C. (2013) ‘That’s definite discrimination’: practice under the umbrella of inclusion. Disability and Society , 28 (1). pp. 1-13. ISSN: 1360-0508 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2012.695579
- Kempe, A. and Tissot, C. (2012) The use of drama to teach social skills in a special school setting for students with autism.. Support for Learning , 27 (3). pp. 97-102. ISSN: 0268-2141 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9604.2012.01526.x
- 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: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2011.552228
- Tissot, . (2009) Establishing a sexual identity: case studies of learners with autism and learning difficulties. Autism , 13 (6). pp. 551-566. ISSN: 1362-3613 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361309338183
- Tissot, C. 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
- Tissot, C. 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: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0300443032000079104