LLB (Hons) with French Law, PGCE (Primary), MEd Professional Education, Senior Fellow (SFHEA)
Lecturer
- 51cg
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- Email Address
- alyson.young@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272734
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Education
Biography
Alyson Young is a lecturer in Education and Programme Director of the one-year Professional Graduate Diploma in Primary Education. She previously spent 15 years as a primary teacher in the northeast of Scotland. Alyson’s Masters thesis explored inclusive assessment practices in Higher Education and her current interests focus on inclusion within Higher Education, particularly supporting neurodivergent students in Initial Teacher Education, as well as a desire to continually improve her own languages teaching pedagogy.
Qualifications
- LLB (Hons) with French Law Law with French Law2003 - 51cg
- PGCE (Primary) Primary Education2005 - University of Paisley
- M.Ed. Professional Education2024 - 51cg
External Memberships
Senior Fellow of AdvanceHE
Prizes and Awards
Excellence Awards 2026: Most Accessible Lecturer - Winner
Excellence Awards 2025: Excellence in Inclusive Education - Winner
Principal's Teaching Excellence Awards 2024 - Commendation
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 2 semester, August start
- Postgraduate, 1 , January start
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
ED101B
ED251D
- Undergraduate, 5 year, September start
Teaching Responsibilities
PGDE (Primary) - Programme Director, LinC Tutor, Modern Languages, Music, HWB
MA Programme - 2nd Year Health & Wellbeing Course Coordinator