College of Arts, Humanities and Education staff

Cath Badham is a Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Technical Theatre. Previously, she worked in Stage Management (as Cath Booth) with companies such as Sheffield Theatres, Nottingham Playhouse, The Royal Exchange Theatre The Stephen Joseph Theatre and the RSC. Her professional experience helps to develop the next generation of theatre production practitioners.

As Head of Discipline for Primary ITE Dr Sarah Charles has responsibility for overseeing the leadership/management of the Core PGCE, School Direct Primary, BEd/MEdu and iPGCE programmes. She also teaches on a range of modules across these programmes and supervises a number of Doctoral students.

Matthew Cheeseman is a writer. He works across fiction and non-fiction, drawing on critical theory and cultural studies, often collaborating with others to create books and pamphlets. He is Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Programme Leader for MA Creative Writing. A folklorist, he researches neoliberalism in post-war popular culture.

I am a creative writing teacher and free-lance writer, with a background in literature development. From 1999 to 2001 I was poet in residence for the Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere.

Anita is a Team Leader in Creative Media. She works across the College of Arts supporting both staff and students with their learning and teaching resources required for Media courses.

Geraldine is the Programme Leader for the MA Inclusion and SEND and the National Award for SEN Co-ordination: Leading effective inclusive practice in SEN (PG Certificate)