ICTS Trainers and Administrators : Profiles
 Lesley Waddell
Email address:
lesley.waddell@inclusive.net
UK ICT Development Officer - Education, Royal National
Institute for the Blind
Lesley trained as a Primary teacher in Nottingham and gained
a BED (hons) Primary Generalist degree, with a specialist subject of Technology
and SEN. She then took up a post at All Saints Primary School as a mainstream
teacher with responsibility for technology.
For a two year period, Lesley was seconded to the
Educational Micro technology Unit (EMU) in Sandwell as an Information
Technology Advisory Teacher. Her role involved In-service training, curriculum
and resource development and advisory support to Primary and Special
schools.
Lesley at this time also worked as an In-service teacher
trainer for LEGO where she trained teachers in the use of LEGO and its
application across the curriculum.
Later, Lesley took up the post of ICT lecturer at Queen
Alexandra College, Harbourne, a vocational college for people with a visual
impairment. Her role was to plan and manage the delivery of IT as a core skill
to Pre-vocational students with a visual impairment. Here she gained an
Advanced Certificate in Education.
Lesley's current role is that of UK ICT Development Officer
for the Royal National Institute for the Blind based at the Technology in
Learning and Employment Centre in Coventry. The aim is to improve education and
opportunity for children with a visual impairment through Project development
and management, Policy work in the field of children's education, In-service
Assessment and training, Publication and article production. Lesley is
currently in her final year of studying for a MEd Professional Studies.
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