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Staff and Departmental Development Unit

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Organisational structure || Expertise of Staff Developers in SDDU  

For a detailed list of SDDU activities and relevant contacts, see this list of SDDU services.

For details of how to find us see the location page.

Name

Telephone (use last 5 digits for internal calls)
and e-mail

Room

Gerard Aylward Finance & Resources Manager

0113 34 34097

G.M.Aylward@adm.leeds.ac.uk

 

G13a
Baines Wing

Finance and purchasing courses, SDDU financial and administration matters  

Ellie Barker

0113 34 38959

e.barker@Adm.leeds.ac.uk

LG36
Baines Wing

Ellie is a Course Coordinator

 

Dr Jim Baxter Senior Staff Development Office

0113 34 32205

J.E.Baxter@adm.leeds.ac.uk

LG29
Baines Wing

Staff development support for research, research supervisors, knowledge transfer and commercial awareness. 

 

Jennifer Benson Course co-ordinator

0113 34 34148

J.R.Benson@adm.leeds.ac.uk

LG36
Baines Wing

Support for the Management Know-How Programme; SRDS reviewer training; project management courses; presentation skills; recruitment and selection courses and the Springboard Programme.

 

Paula Billcliffe Administration Manager

0113 34 38814

P.M.Billcliffe@adm.leeds.ac.uk

G13a
Baines Wing

SDDU administration and Health and Safety matters.

 

Dr Tony Bromley Senior Training and Development Officer

0113 34 32531

t.p.bromley@adm.leeds.ac.uk

1.35c Graduate Training Support Centre

Research Student training, development and personal development planning; Vitae Programme.

 
Christopher Butcher Principal Academic Staff Development Officer 0113 34 34047

C.W.Butcher@adm.leeds.ac.uk

G11a
Baines Wing

University of Leeds Teaching Award (Ulta2), Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Postgraduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education,departmental development for learning and teaching, University Teaching Fellowship Scheme.

 

 Dr Dragos Ciobanu Staff Development Officer

0113 34 35877 d.i.ciobanu@leeds.ac.uk LG27
Baines Wing

Staff development training and support for blended learning; tutor on the University of Leeds ULTA-1 course; generic and bespoke blended learning and learning technology courses.

 
Dr Clara Davies SeniorAcademic Staff Development Officer 0113 34 31465 C.M.A.Davies@adm.leeds.ac.uk G11
Baines Wing

University of Leeds Teaching Award (ULTA-1), Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Route 2, training in teaching for postgraduates who teach, learning & teaching, Student Support Network, University Learning and Teaching Support Network

 
Rebecca Dearden Senior Academic Staff Development Officer 0113 34 31464 r.dearden@adm.leeds.ac.uk LG29
Baines Wing

ULTA-1 course and short courses on teaching for postgraduates, research staff and other part-time teachers

 
Dr Odette Dewhurst Senior Research Training and Development Officer 0113 34 36883 L.O.Dewhurst@leeds.ac.uk 1.35b Graduate Training Support Centre

Research and academic staff development particularly in the areas of research funding and publications.

 
Karen Donnelly Researcher Skills Senior Training and Development Assistant
0113 34 32544 k.j.donnelly@leeds.ac.uk 1.35 Graduate Training Support Centre

Support for career development for research staff, research student development and research ethics course.

 

Mandy Ellis Course co-ordinator

0113 34 34148

A.D.Ellis@adm.leeds.ac.uk

 

LG36
Baines Wing

Support for leading and managing courses; finance and purchasing courses and other personal effective courses.

 

Dr Kate Exley PGCLTHE Route 2 Tutor

011334 36658

Kate@kate-exley.com

G13
Baines Wing

Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Route 2

 

Penny Foster Senior Staff Development Adviser

0113 34 37896 P.V.Foster@adm.leeds.ac.uk

LG35
Baines Wing

Penny is responsible for management and leadership development, women's development, work-based learning and departmental development. Penny is the Faculty/Service contact for ESSL, MAPS and a number of central services.

 

Debbie Greenwood Principal Staff Development Officer

0113 34 34148

D.L.Greenwood@adm.leeds.ac.uk

LG31
Baines Wing

Debbie is the Principal Staff Development Officer and leads on the People Management Framework, which includes the Investors in People Standard, the Management Know How Programme, the Leadership and Managment Standard and the development and implementation of the Staff Review and Development Scheme. She is the first line contact for the Support During Organisational Change programme. She delivers the Springboard Programme for women and is the Faculty contact for Medicine and Health and LUBS.

 

Dr Ged Hall
Innovation and Enterprise Senior Staff Development Officer

0113 34 33357 

G.Hall@adm.leeds.ac.uk

LG27 Baines Wing

Ged's role is to provide bespoke and specific development programmes for researchers who are actively looking to commercialise their research as well as other follow on activities. He is also leading the development of a new central programme of support in this area called Innovator. 

 

Penny Hatton Director

0113 34 38814

P.M.Hatton@adm.leeds.ac.uk

LG30
Baines Wing

Staff development strategy and policy; senior leader development; academic and professional staff development; faculty and school away days; company director programme.

 

Paul Heaton Principal Staff Development Adviser

0113 34 36337

P.Heaton@adm.leeds.ac.uk

LG31
Baines Wing

Paul is the Principal Staff Development Adviser and leads on leadership and management development, including the Senior Leadership Development Programme, 'Tomorrow's Leaders'. Development Programme and Leading and Managing in the new Academic Environment. He is Faculty/Service contact for Engineering, PVAC, Finance, Purchasing, ISS, Student Admin, Joint Honours, Media and the Secretariat.

 

Marcus Hill Senior Staff Development Adviser

0113 34 33935

M.Hill@adm.leeds.ac.uk

LG35
Baines Wing

Management and leadership development, personal effectiveness suite, HEaTED Technician development contact and departmental development . Marcus is the Faculty/Service contact for Earth & Environment, Biological Sciences and a number of central services.

 

Mark Lewis Senior Staff Development Adviser

0113 34 31464 m.lewis@adm.leeds.ac.uk LG35
Baines Wing

Mark is Senior Staff Development Officer, Mark’s primary role is in supporting the University’s approach to ‘Valuing and developing all our staff’ and coordinates much of the work being undertaken with Schools and departments in reviewing their practices in line with the University’s standards and expectations (Health-checks). He works with faculties, schools and departments to design and deliver bespoke activities specific to their needs and delivers a number of personal effectiveness courses.

 
Jane O'Neill Senior Staff Development Officer 0113 34 31664 J.M.Oneill@adm.leeds.ac.uk G10 Baines Wing

Staff development for blended learning, including the VLE and other learning technology. ULTA-2 and Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.

 

 
Claire Perry Course Co-ordinator

0113 34 35587

c.perry@adm.leeds.ac.uk LG36 Baines Wing

Administrative support Learning & Teacing Open Programme, Learning Technologists Network, CPD Network, Company Director Programme, Effective Research Student Supervision Programme, Introduction to the University for New Staff and Research Round Table Meetings.

 

Catherine Porter (nee Taylor) Course Co-ordinator

0113 34 36658 c.porter@adm.leeds.ac.uk G09 Baines WIng

Administrative support for the University of Leeds Teaching Award (Professional Standard 2) and the Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching for Higher Education. Secretarial support for the Approved Programmes Teaching and Learning Committee.

 

Dr Heather Sears

Researcher Skills Senior Training and Development Officer

0113 34 37479

h.j.sears@adm.leeds.ac.uk

 @HJSears

1.38 Graduate Training and Support Centre
Support for faculty-based 'Roberts' generic skills training for postgraduate research students and staff  

Kay Sedgwick

Course Co-ordinator

0113 34 34906 K.Sedgwick@adm.leeds.ac.uk 1.35 Graduate Training and Support Centre
Support for research student development, career development for research staff and Vitae Yorkshire and North East Hub Assistant  
Joanne Sutherland Course Co-ordinator

0113 34 34167

j.sutherland@adm.leeds.ac.uk

 

LG36
Baines Wing

Support for senior leaders and Tomorrow's Leaders, media skills, professorial networks and induction for new staff.

 

Dr Alice Temple Research Ethics Training and Development Officer

0113 3438705 (SDDU)

0113 3437796 (CETL)

a.c.temple@leeds.ac.uk 1.38 Graduate Training and Support Centre
Research Ethics Training and Development  
Kirsten Thompson VLE Training and Development Officer 0113 34 38842 k.thompson@adm.leeds.ac.uk LG27
Baines Wing

Staff development support for blended learning, pedagogy, VLE and other learning technologies. Member of the Learning and Teaching Team (ULTA2, PGCLTHE, PGCAP).

 
Heather Timm Project Officer

0113 34 38843

h.timm@adm.leeds.ac.uk International Office

Project Officer on the International Staff project - partly responsible for the roll-out of the International Staff website. The site has recently been awarded funding from HEFCE and the next 12 months will concentrate on further developing the site, gaining further subscribers from UK HE institutions and improving support for international staff here at Leeds.

 

Vicky Willett

Vitae Yorkshire and North East Hub Manager

0113 34 36659 v.willett@adm.leeds.ac.uk

1.35a

Graduate Training Support Centre