CV – Dr Sharon L. Smith

CV and links

Enhanced DBS certificate – contact me for details

British Academy GetTWOIt Passport https://app.gettwoit.com/public/passport-preview/

Additional training attended

ECRN Advancement Workshop: Communicating with Policy-makers
British Academy, Early Career Network
Online, 3-4 June 2026

Fundamentals of Government and Policy-making
British Academy, Early Career Network
Online, 11 February 2026

Taking your research public
Manchester Centre for Public Histories & Heritage/Professor Catherine Fletcher
Online 4 June 2024 – 2 July 2024

Media training
British Academy, Early Career Network – Delivered by Malcolm Love
Online, 8 November 2023

Foundation Course in Easy Read (10 week course)
Photosymbols
Online, January – March 2023

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism (eLearning)
eLearning for Healthcare
Online, 24 November 2022

Engaging with Policy Makers
British Academy ECR Network – Delivered by the Institute of Government
Online, September 2022

Rosi Braidotti’s Summer School 2022 “The Posthuman Life of Methods”
Utrecht University
2 ECTS
Online, 18th-25th August 2022

Radical Research Ethics
NCRM. Trainer: Helen Kara
Online, 12th-13th July 2022

Research and Impact Story Telling Workshop
University of Birmingham. Trainer: Kate Holt
Birmingham, 25 May 2022

Creative Research Methods
NCRM. Trainer: Helen Kara
Online, January-February 2022 (6 week course)

HEFi Introduction to Learning and Teaching (ILT) in Higher Education for Postgraduates – Horizon Award
University of Birmingham
Online, September/October 2021
Modules undertaken:
– Introduction to learning and teaching in Higher Education
– Small group teaching
– Introduction to Assessment and Feedback
– Supporting diversity
– Large group teaching

Dialogue Works P4C Plus Foundation Course
(Philosophy for Children/Community of Philosophical Inquiry)
Trainer: Fufy Demissie
Online, August 2021

Parliament for researchers
UK Parliament Knowledge Exchange/POST
Online, March 2020

British Library Doctoral Training Day
British Library
London, February 2020

Doctoral training modules
University of Birmingham
Research training modules completed 2019/2020:

Philosophy of Social Science Research (20 credits)
Research Design, Practice and Ethics (20 credits)
Foundations in Qualitative Research (20 credits)
Researching Disability (audited)
Policy Evaluation (audited)
Approach to Research on Discourse (audited)

Additional roles (not listed on CV)

ALLFIE’s Coalition for Inclusive Education
Member of coalition since June 2024

Member (and previous Co-chair) of Advisory Board for the Whole School SEND ‘Universal SEND Services’ programme
Member of the Advisory Board since June 2022

ALLFIE ‘Inclusion Now’ Editorial board member
Member of the editorial board & contributor for the magazine since June 2022

Social Media/blog co-ordinator: SEN Policy Research Forum
https://senpolicyresearchforum.co.uk/our-blog/
January 2022-current

Lead Group Member: SEN Policy Research Forum
https://senpolicyresearchforum.co.uk/
January 2021-current

Social Media co-ordinator (volunteer role): Philosophy of Education Society Great Britain (PESGB)
https://twitter.com/PhilOfEdGB
2020-2024

NCB Families Research Advisory Group (FRAG) member
Member of FRAG
2020-2025

Cerebra Research Support Network member
Member of the Research Support Network
2019-current