This is a brief hello and a few facts to let you know who I am . . .

Julie Jones – taught in Northamptonshire primary schools and previously an Advisory Teacher for Northamptonshire in the teaching of English.

• Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Northampton and Course Leader of the Foundation Degree in Learning and Teaching
• teach on the Certificate for Teaching Assistants in an International Context and have recently taught groups in Rome and Bucharest
• teach on the BA(Hons) Learning and Teaching and support students preparing their dissertations

I am looking forward to meeting you all in September and supporting your studies on FDLT.