Media Biography – Sharon Goldie
Sharon Goldie – Education Consultant
Sharon's role is split across two sectors – the ‘secondary education’ and also ‘disabilities in the workplace’.
Job Responsibilities:
As the iansyst consultant for the secondary education sector, Sharon works directly with schools, delivering workshops, software demonstrations, training and advice for teachers and pupils. She also works with Local Authorities to help them achieve their BDA kitemark and hosts conferences for dyslexia and some related disabilities throughout the UK. As one of the consultants on the Re-adjust Team, she delivers seminars, undertakes workplace assessments as well as supporting individuals on 1 to 1 coping strategies.
Sharon Can Talk About:
Dyslexia in Schools:
Sharon’s passion for providing the best technologies to suit individuals’ needs is borne from spending 22 years as a Special Education Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) in schools. This experience has given Sharon a thorough understanding of the constraints and restrictions of funding in schools. While teaching, Sharon saw first-hand the dramatic effect assistive technologies can have on the education and confidence of SEN pupils, and she wants to help make these technologies more widely available to those with dyslexia and related disabilities.
Dyslexia in the Workplace:
Sharon’s talks regularly include the following areas
- The workplace assessment
- Types of reasonable adjustments
- Strategies for different disabilities
Skills & Experience:
Sharon joined iansyst in 2002. She has also worked in comprehensive schools across Nottinghamshire and provided Special Education Needs (SEN) training for Governors.
Sharon is highly qualified to support people with dyslexia with a BEd (Batchelor of Education), OCR Diploma in Special Learning Difficulties, Post Graduate Diploma in Dyslexia, MA in Education and is an Associate Member of the British Dyslexia Association.
Whilst a SENCo Sharon took part in a research project “The Effect of Voice Recognition Software on English and Dutch Dyslexic Students” (2000) with Dr Andi Sanderson & Anneke Smits, and consequently is able to give a more informed response on the application of voice-activated software in schools.
In her spare time, Sharon also works part-time as a dyslexia support tutor for the Open University, providing advice and support to students with dyslexia.
created by: Jan Taylor
published on: 06 Jul 2009
