BA (University of Exeter); PGCE (University of Birmingham); M Ed (University of Birmingham); Ed D (University of Birmingham)

Profile

Kay took up the position of Lecturer in English Education in September 2007. Teaching posts in secondary education have included Head of English 1996-2002; and Deputy Headteacher of a large comprehensive school 2002-2005. She has taught in five comprehensive schools in Sandwell, Birmingham and Worcestershire. Her career in education follows a career in retail management in Blackpool, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Birmingham.

Research interests

• Educational leadership
• Education for social justice
• Extended services provision
• English in Education

Teaching and administration responsibilities

As Lecturer in English Education and PGCE course leader, she is responsible for the planning and delivery of the English secondary PGCE course. Kay also supervises students completing their dissertations as part of their M Ed (Teaching Studies) degree.

Other professional appointments

External Examiner for PGCE secondary English – University of Bedfordshire; Governor of Bartley Green Technology College; Governor of the Birmingham Women’s Hospital Foundation Trust

Publications

Fuller, K. (2009) Women secondary head teachers: Alive and well in Birmingham at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Management in Education 23 (1): 19-31.