欧美高清

Professor Deborah Robinson

Head Of School

欧美高清 Institute of Education

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Personal statement

I am the Head of the 欧美高清 Institute of Education, and proud to be so. I took my post at 欧美高清 in January 2025. I have had a long career in education. It began as a primary teacher working for the Inner London Education Authority. I have also worked in the City of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire as a class teacher, Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator (SENCO), and Deputy Headteacher. In my career as a teacher, my subject specialisms were literacy and art and I taught children from P2 to P7. I have also worked in Higher Education at Nottingham Trent University, the University of Nottingham and the University of Derby, teaching on UG and PG programmes in teacher education and education studies. I have been a course leader for postgraduate programmes, and the head of the Institute of Education (more latterly the Centre for Research and Innovation in Education). Immediately prior to joining 欧美高清, I was a research professor with a cross university research role, leading the academic theme Public Services. I have a long lasting interest in inclusive education, and my publications and research interests reflect this. One of my most recent publications (Robinson, 2024), critiques teacher education policy in England with a particular focus on the inclusion of children with disabilities and learning difficulties, and proposes principles for teacher education curriculum design which are based on my empirical research. Recent commissioned research has included studies for the Department for Education (England) focussed on parental experiences of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) system, and statutory assessment; for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Ireland) focussed on the implementation and impact of the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), ; for the National Council of Education (Ireland) focussed on services users' perceptions of frontline services.

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Publications

(2024)
, Codina Geraldene
Education Sciences Vol 14 (2024)
Codina Geraldene,
Education Sciences Vol 14 (2024)
Sheridan Denise, , Codina Geraldene, Gowers Sofia J, O鈥橲ullivan Lisha, Ring Emer
Frontiers in Education Vol 7 (2022)
Hanson Jill, , Codina Geraldene
British Journal of Learning Disability Vol 49, pp. 433-444 (2021)
Teaching and Teacher Education Vol 61, pp. 164-178 (2017)

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Professional Activities

Speaker
18/12/2025
Member
9/4/2025

Projects

Dobrushina, Olga (Principal Investigator) Delafield-Butt, Jonathan (Co-investigator) Robinson, Deborah (Co-investigator)
The human population is neurodiverse, with about 15% of individuals reaching the threshold for ADHD, autism, dyslexia and other diagnoses, and many more presenting with neurodivergent traits. This diversity in perception, attention, and communication styles necessitates flexible educational approaches. When neurodiverse needs remain unrecognised and unaddressed, they can escalate into difficult-to-manage crises of academic performance, school attendance and mental health.

This project introduces an AI-based technology to identify and meet neurodivergent support needs early, delivered through a child-friendly, smart and fun iPad game. The AI algorithms use motor pattern analysis to detect early indicators of neurodivergent development. They have been developed and tested in 2000 children using gold-standard procedures to provide a user-friendly, scalable, and validated technology, but this approach has not yet been tested in real-world settings.

This project will evaluate the feasibility of smart game neurodiversity assessment in UK educational settings, focusing on children aged 2 to 6. By enabling objective assessment in nurseries and schools, the tool aims to support earlier access to tailored educational interventions for the best lifelong outcomes.
01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026
Wang, Yuchen (Principal Investigator) Abel, Andrew (Co-investigator) Jia, Laibing (Co-investigator) Ul Ain, Noor (Researcher) Mevawalla, Zinnia (Co-investigator) Catlin, Jane (Co-investigator) Devasya, Ashwitha (Researcher) Tripathy, Aditi (Researcher) Nikou, Stavros (Co-investigator) Roxburgh, David (Co-investigator) Robinson, Deborah (Co-investigator)
This project is to co-design a professional learning programme on AI and inclusive education with teachers and student teachers, funded by EPSRC (拢9,961).
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026

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Professor Deborah Robinson
Head Of School
欧美高清 Institute of Education

Email: deborah.robinson@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8193