Key contacts in the School

Main contact information

Reception: 
education@contacts.bham.ac.uk

School Department Administrators:
educationschooladmin@contacts.bham.ac.uk

School Finance queries:
educationfinance@contacts.bham.ac.uk

School HR queries:
educationhr@contacts.bham.ac.uk

School Research Office (Staff) and School research funding:
research-office-soe@contacts.bham.ac.uk

School Compliance, VISA Assessments and Freedom of Speech:
compliance-soe@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Head of School

Professor Karen Guldberg
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3470
Email: k.k.guldberg@bham.ac.uk

Deputy Head of School

Professor Ian McGimpsey
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8219
Email: i.mcgimpsey.1@bham.ac.uk

Download a complete contacts list for emails, rooms and telephone numbers of all staff based in the School of Education.

Departmental contact details

Education and Social Justice (ESJ) 

Head of Dept: Professor Andrew Peterson
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6211
Email: a.peterson@bham.ac.uk

Deputy Head of Dept: Dr Helen Breadmore
Email: h.breadmore@bham.ac.uk


General enquiries

Email educationschooladmin@contacts.bham.ac.uk
 

Disability, Inclusion and Special Needs (DISN)

Head of Dept: Dr Rachel Hewett
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4394
Email: r.g.hewett@bham.ac.uk

Deputy Head of Dept: Dr Prithvi Perepa
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8283
Email: p.perepa@bham.ac.uk


General enquiries

Email: educationschooladmin@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Teacher Education (DTE)

Head of Dept: Dr Donna Dawkins
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4404 
Email: d.j.dawkins@bham.ac.uk 

Deputy Head of Dept: Dr Nicola Smith
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4806
Email: n.smith.9@bham.ac.uk


General enquiries

Email: educationschooladmin@contacts.bham.ac.uk
  

Other key academics

Director of Education

Dr Graeme Dobson
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3805
Email: g.j.dobson@bham.ac.uk

Director of Research 

Professor Karl Kitching
Email: k.kitching@bham.ac.uk

Director of Postgraduate Research

Dr Laura D’Olimpio 
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8148 
Email: l.dolimpio@bham.ac.uk

Director of undergraduate programmes

Dr Catherine Darnell 
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6860
Email: c.a.darnell@bham.ac.uk

Head of Quality Assurance & Enhancement

TBC
Tel: 
Email: 

Director of Primary Education

Dr Nicola Smith
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4806
Email: n.smith.9@bham.ac.uk

Director of Secondary Education

Dr Sandy Wilkinson
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4825
Email: s.wilkinson@bham.ac.uk

Senior Tutor

Associate Professor Tracy Whatmore
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4818
Email: t.whatmore@bham.ac.uk

 

Programme specific contacts

Download spreadsheet of programme support

Undergraduate ug-education@contacts.bham.ac.uk
PGR research pgreducation-enquiries@contacts.bham.ac.uk
MA Inclusion  soe-inclusion@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Character Education p.m.watts@bham.ac.uk
Educational Leadership school-improvement@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Hearing Impairment (HI) hearingimpairment@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Dyslexia  languageliteraciesdyslexia@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Leadership of Educational Inclusion senco@contacts.bham.ac.uk
MA Education  (and pathways) maeducation@contacts.bham.ac.uk
SENCO senco@contacts.bham.ac.uk  
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) send@contacts.bham.ac.uk
TESOL Education tesol-msc@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Visual Impairment (VI) visualimpairment@contacts.bham.ac.uk 

College and university services

College of Social Sciences Facilities

Rita Whitehouse is the School Facilities Manager.
Tel: 44801  email: SOC-c-cossfacilities@adf.bham.ac.uk

Please report any faults concerning the building or services therein to Reception in the first instance.

IT Services. For all enquiries, fault reporting and requests please log a call using the IT Service Desk.

College Research Support Office

College Marketing and Communications Team

College e-Learning team

College Reprographics 

Estates Office including Maintenance and Development

Hopitality and Accomodation Services (HAS) including:
Cleaning, ID Cards, Portering, Postal Services, Transport,
Environmental Services etc.

Security

Health & Safety 

 

Colleges

Professional Services